Cara Stevenson
Dalhousie University, Class of 2024
Pronouns: she/her/elle
Education (Prior to pharmacy school): BSc Chemistry from StFX University
3 adjectives to describe yourself: Diligent, passionate, and driven
Why did you join CAPSI?
CAPSI provides a collective voice for the future of pharmacy, uniting the diverse perspectives of over 4000 pharmacy students across Canada. As CAPSI members, students have the platform to advocate for change within the profession and can take advantage of many opportunities for personal and professional development to prepare them for their future practice. Being welcomed into the CAPSI community has empowered me to become a changemaker in advocating for the betterment of the pharmacy profession alongside many strong, inspiring student leaders from each Canadian pharmacy school.
What drug are you and why?
ASA, because I’m aspirin-g to become a leader in pharmacy!
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).