Joe Kamal
Université Laval, Class of 2025
Pronouns: he/him/lui
Education (Prior to pharmacy school): CEGEP
3 adjectives to describe yourself: friendly, approachable, talkative
Why did you join CAPSI?
I love meeting new people and CAPSI gives me the opportunity to get to know other students from around the country (not gonna lie, I got peer-pressured to join CAPSI. Best choice of my life)!
If you were to name something living in your possession (eg. baby, pet, etc) after a drug what would you choose?
Max, short for Fosamax.
secretary@capsi.caDuties for Executive Secretary
- Coordinate the internal correspondence of the Association.
- Maintain an accurate and up to date mailing list of all Executive and General Council members.
- Establishes a Focus List Discussion, with the President, and mediate discussion over e-mail of various issues, which affect the Association. (Section 5.8.2)
- Prepare the meeting agendas with the President.
- Compile the meeting minutes, Focus List Discussions, resolutions, motions adopted and directives of all meetings and relevant discussions of the National Council.
- Distribute minutes and directives to all National Council members no later than one month following the respective meetings.
- Act as a Chair of the CAPSI membership Committee (Section 7.4)
- Actively participate in the CAPSI Constitutional Committee (Section 7.3)
- Maintain the CAPSI membership database, and format it to be submitted to CPhA for coordination of membership benefits
- Coordinate the entire election process and ensure that the election and by-election protocol is enforced.
- Maintain a turnover document-tracking sheet to be electronically signed by incoming council members once they have received turnover documentation, no later than 2 weeks prior to CAPSI’s meeting at CPhA.
- Update the Association’s Operating Manual and Constitutional Bylaws.
- Ensure that all members of the National Council have copies or access to copies of the Operating Manual and Constitutional Bylaws
- Maintain “CAPSI Archives” (List of all National Council Members)
- Submit articles of national student interest and an update of activities to the CAPSIL
- Participate as an active member of the National Council, offering feedback and input on any issues and discussions that arise.
- Attend meetings and prepare and distribute reports at the two Annual Meetings: PDW and TC prior to the CPhA Conference (Reports may be made throughout the year to inform the National Council as needed).