2025 Women’s Profile: Regina K. Jaquess, Pharm.D.

Emerald Coast Compounding Pharmacy

It’s no secret that Regina Jaquess enjoys a win. Jaquess experiences wins by helping patients pursue optimal health as the owner of Emerald Coast Compounding Pharmacy and as a 10-time World Ski Champion who has set 13 world records.

There has long been a duality to Jaquess’ life; she’s balanced her passions for medicine and sports since her college years as a scholarship athlete at the University of Louisiana-Monroe studying pharmaceuticals.

In 2010, she made her way back to her hometown of Santa Rosa Beach to open Emerald Coast Compounding Pharmacy all while traveling the world as part of the USA water ski team.

In 2023, ECCP was voted “Best Pharmacy” on the Emerald Coast in Emerald Coast Magazine’s “Best of” awards for the seventh time. This is an accomplishment Jaquess holds dear because she values her relationships with both the patients and the providers.

“Whether you’re coming in for vitamins to help with your energy levels, hormonal imbalance treatments, or medicine for your pet, we provide clear communication so everyone can achieve their health and wellness goals,” says Jaquess.

Goal setting extends beyond the patients to include those whom she mentors both in her pharmacy and on the water. Her appearance on the cover of her alma mater’s La Pharmacie en Louisiane, the College of Pharmacy Alumni Newsletter 2022, issue two, garnered interest.

In addition to her pharmaceutical endeavors, at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, she captured gold medals in slalom, jump, and overall, defending her title from four years prior in Peru. She is the current world record holder in slalom, breaking her own record in 2023 at the Malibu Open in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 

Jaquess has been inducted into the National Collegiate Hall of Fame and Georgia Water Ski Hall of Fame. In 2021, she was named the Most Outstanding Female Water Skier of the Past 25 Years by the International Water Ski Federation (IWWF) and was recently named Female Water Skier of the Year by the IWWF, which is the sixth time she has received this award. 

While Jaquess is no stranger to winning awards, her proudest accomplishment yet is being nominated as Female Athlete for All Sports at the Pan American Games for 2023. Jaquess is one of five nominees, and the award encompasses all sports that participate in the games.

“Balancing and succeeding in both my roles is no easy feat, and it’s largely made doable by the foundational support I receive from staff, fellow athletes, and the community,” says Jaquess. “I’m blessed and lucky to be surrounded on all sides by those who support me, protect me, and have the same goals and mindset that I do.”

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