Canadian pharmacy students and interns unified for excellence, advocacy and academics in pharmacy.

Executive Secretary

Joe Kamal

Executive Secretary

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.ca

Duties 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).