Vice President of Legislative Affairs
Keerat Kandola
Email: k_kandola@u.pacific.edu
Involvements: SPAC, POYSE, Phi Lambda Sigma
Responsibilities
– Organizes events and programs promoting the importance of advocacy and legislative affairs to undergraduate students, pharmacy students, faculty/staff and our community (may include the following: Legislative Week, Legislative Day and Legislative Breakfast, as well as legislative visits)
– Serves as the CPhA Board of Directors (BOD) student representative as the state liaison to represent the student body
– Submits quarterly articles for publication in California Pharmacists magazine to highlight the achievements of the students
– Organizes CPhA student outreach programs and collaborates with local CPhA associations to promote the importance of being actively involved with organizations/associations on a local, state and national level
– Selects and collaborates with student delegates and policy writers for state and national conferences
– Serves on the Student Pharmacist Advocacy Coalition (SPAC) executive board
– Advocates for the pharmacy profession by gathering support or opposition for pharmacy related legislation in collaboration with students and pharmacists
– Provides legislative updates during ASP General Meetings to increase student awareness of current legislation
– Attends monthly San Joaquin Pharmacist Association and Sacramento Valley Pharmacist Association meetings as the student liaison between the associations and the student body
– Works with board members to promote American Pharmacists Month and other ASP general events
– Sits on the San Joaquin Pharmacists Association Board with a standing vote