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e-Communicator PHARMACY FRATERNITY August 2011

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MEET OUR NEW GRAND OFFICERS! • Grand President Amy Valdez (Beta Iota) GRAND PRESIDENT Amy Valdez (Beta Iota) • Grand Past President Brandon Sucher (Beta Rho) 12663 SW Springwood Drive • Grand Vice President for Collegiate Affairs Lexie Turner () Tigard, OR 97223 503.704.4783 • Grand Vice President for Alumni Affairs Lindsay Watson (Beta Nu) [email protected] • Grand Vice President for Student Affairs Ryan Costantino (Eta) GRAND PAST PRESIDENT Brandon Sucher (Beta Rho) • Grand Vice President for Communications Michael Nelson (Theta) 3333 Regis Blvd, H-28 Upcoming Events Denver, CO 80221 303.625.1282 [email protected] Event Date Contact Great Lakes Regional Conference March 23 – 25, 2012 Mu Chapter GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGIATE AFFAIRS Mid-Atlantic Regional Lexie Turner (Alpha Iota) March 30 – April 1, 2012 Gamma Delta Chapter 255 Patroon Creek Blvd #1109 Conference Albany, NY 12206 678.982.2276 Midwest Regional Conference April 13 – 15, 2012 Psi Chapter [email protected] Mountain Regional Conference March 30 – April 1, 2012 Gamma Alpha Chapter GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALUMNI AFFAIRS Northeast Regional Conference TBA Alpha Theta Chapter Lindsay Watson (Beta Nu) 1160 N. Quincy St. Apt #207 Arlington, VA 22201 Pacific Regional Conference Febrary 3 – 5, 2012 Gamma Beta Chapter [email protected] Southcentral Regional March 23 – 25, 2012 Alpha Tau Chapter GRAND VICE PRESIDENT Conference FOR COMMUNICATIONS Michael Nelson (Theta) Southeast Regional Conference March 30 – April 1, 2012 Gamma Lambda Chapter 3333 Regis Blvd, H-28 Denver, CO 80221 14th Leader Development 303.625.1265 Seminar (LDS), Hyatt Regency August 1 – 5, 2012 [email protected] [email protected] Lexington, KY 69th Grand Council, Embassy GRAND VICE PRESIDENT August 8 – 11, 2013 [email protected] FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Suites Hotel, Omaha, NE Ryan Costantino (Eta) 23A Smith St. Please send major Chapter or Region events to [email protected] Boston MA, 02120 518.366.1023 [email protected] Fraternity Links

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • Phi Delta Chi website • Links to chapters Kenny Walkup (Alpha Upsilon) 116 N Lafayette, Suite B • Register for Grand Council • National office South Lyon, MI 48178 800.PDC.1883 • Phi Delta Chi merchandise • Send content for e-Communicator [email protected] • Phi Delta Chi jewelry • Alumni Foundations Program

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GRAND PRESIDENT AMY VALDEZ [email protected]

As Grand Vice President for Collegiate This yearly opportunity to see my placements. I am a member of APhA, Affairs, I have had the pleasure to visit Brothers from near and far is something Oregon State Pharmacy Association, many schools and expand my family of I look forward to and will not miss! I and participate in the Oregon collegiate and alumni Brothers. If I have am one of the founding members of Pharmacy Coalition, a group that not yet had the chance to meet you, let the Beta Iota Alumni Chapter and have monitors legislative activity related to me tell you about myself! continued to attend chapter events the practice of pharmacy in our state. and regional and national meetings I am a preceptor for Oregon State I am a native of Southern Oregon, serving as my chapter’s alumni delegate University and Pacific University and growing up in a coastal town near the whenever possible. I have previously enjoy teaching and mentoring pharmacy Oregon/ border. I got my served the fraternity as Western students. I try whenever possible to first taste of pharmacy working in a Regional Director for Alumni Affairs attend local formal meetings to remind small independent in my hometown from 2005-2009 before being elected myself of my alumni obligation and of Brookings, OR and realized that to my current position of Grand Vice renew my passion for Phi Delta Chi. pharmacy was the career path for me. President for Collegiate Affairs at the I am lucky to have two chapters, Beta I accepted early admission to Oregon 67th Grand Council in Phoenix, AZ. Iota and Gamma Beta nearby to interact State University and pledged Phi Delta with. In my free time, I like to read, go Chi Beta Iota Chapter in the Fall of After graduation in 1999, I began wine tasting, spend time at the beach, 1995 as a pre-pharmacy student. I working for Safeway Inc., a large travel, and hang out with my son Aidan, was initiated in January 1996 and that grocery/pharmacy chain. I am currently who is about to turn 5. Fall was accepted into the professional working as Division Pharmacy Care pharmacy program. Manager for Safeway in Portland, OR. I pledge to continue to serve the I manage all pharmacy care activities fraternity to the best of my ability as During my collegiate years, I served as at 102 pharmacies in both Oregon and Phi Delta Chi and my Brothers are very Beta Iota WMA, WVC, and WCC. I , including an extensive near and dear to my heart! attended my first Regional Meeting in year-round immunization program, Denver in 1996 and my first Grand teaching immunization and CPR Amy Valdez, R.Ph. Council in Fort Lauderdale in 1997. training, MTM, biometric screenings, Beta Iota #247 These experiences bonded me forever travel health, and overseeing the intern with Phi Delta Chi and my Brothers. training program and experiential I am Phi Delta Chi!

GRAND PAST PRESIDENT BRANDON SUCHER [email protected]

Brandon joined a team of founding responsibilities at PBA included serving serving as clinical pharmacist, he faculty members at Regis University as the preceptor of senior pharmacy has also developed and precepted a School of Pharmacy as an Associate students in Ambulatory Care and PBA Academia elective rotation for Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Advanced Ambulatory Care clinical pharmacy practice residents at the West 2009. Prior to joining the Regis rotations at the West Palm Beach Palm Beach VA. He coordinated and team, he began his teaching debut Veterans Affairs Medical Center where taught in the Pharmacotherapy course with Palm Beach Atlantic University he specialized in managing therapy for sequence, Pharmacy Calculations, and (PBA) Lloyd L. Gregory School of patients with diabetes, dyslipidemia, Case Studies in Therapeutics courses. Pharmacy in 2002. His primary and hypertension. In addition to Brandon’s passion for teaching and August 2011 e-Communicator www.PhiDeltaChi.org Page 3 leader-development, coupled with of the 14 founding Brothers and led Correspondent, and as a facilitator at guidance from his mentors, led him to a team, as their charter Worthy Chief Regional Conferences, Grand Councils, develop and teach an elective course Counselor, as they established a sound and Leader-Development Seminars. titled Applied Leadership in Pharmacy foundation from which the Chapter Practice. could grow and prosper. He enjoyed His honors and recognition include continued collegiate involvement in induction as a charter member of He received his Doctor of Pharmacy Phi Delta Chi as one of the Chapter the Phi Leadership degree from Advisors for Beta Phi at Palm Beach at Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy in 2001 and Atlantic University and guided them School of Pharmacy and honorary subsequently completed a primary care through the chartering of a new Chapter membership in the Academic specialty residency at the University of of Phi Delta Chi. He continued serving Honor Society at Palm Beach Atlantic Mississippi Medical Center in 2002. Phi Delta Chi as Grand President, University. Brandon is an alumnus of the Phi Delta Grand Vice President for Collegiate Chi Beta Rho Chapter. He was one Affairs, Southcentral Regional

GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGIATE AFFAIRS LEXIE TURNER [email protected]

I currently reside in Albany, pharmacy. I am a dues paying member Kappa, Beta Tau, and Gamma Zeta but have two other places I call home. of APhA, AMCP, and contribute to Chapters, facilitated and helped plan I grew up in Northern Nevada in the the PLEI. The most fulfilling part of the Eastern Regional Conference 2010 small mining town of Battle Mountain. giving back to the profession is through and Southeast Regional Conference My parents still live there and I love Phi Delta Chi! I currently serve our 2008, help plan the founding and beta returning home to the beautiful Fraternity as the NERDCA. I have initiations of Gamma Gamma and mountains for a visit with them. My kept especially busy the last two years Gamma Zeta, and recently the founding second home is anywhere near the in collegiate affairs working with of Gamma Mu, helped organize the1st Alpha Iota Chapter or the University of regional and national teams to help Annual Southeast Region Founder’s Georgia, Go Dawgs! I enjoy spending strengthen the region’s quality, growth, Day with Alpha Rho Chapter 2007, time outdoors near lakes and ocean communication, and fraternal pride. I attended the Southeast Regional with my boyfriend Josh and our golden have also held the offices of ERDCA, Conference in 2006, participated in retriever Erin. I love the sunshine, SERC, WCC, WMA, and worked on the Fraternity’s Strategic Planning quoting movies with my brother Clint, various national and local committees. I Retreats in 2007 and 2009, been on and going to live sporting events! continue to stay active with the Alumni the Gatlinburg Ski Trip 2006, traveled and Collegiate Chapters at Alpha Iota to enjoy Brotherhood events at Chi, I currently practice pharmacy at St. and Alpha Theta. Eta, Omega, Alpha Theta, and Beta Peter’s Hospital in Albany. Half of my Omega Chapters, enjoyed a special day is spent as a decentralized clinician I feel incomplete unless I stay involved historical visit to a Chapter on cardiac or surgical floors and the in Phi Delta Chi and often find myself at the , and other as a clean room iv pharmacist. I amongst my family of Brothers all participated in every Grand Council also serve as a preceptor to pharmacy across the country. Whether it was for since the 65th in San Antonio, Texas! students on professional and pre- business or not, it was all my pleasure professional rotations at St. Peter’s. to have: traveled Beta Chi and Epsilon AAAE, Having the privilege to foster and teach as team leader on Chapter Visits, been students is one of the most rewarding on a ChEQ Visit at Alpha Lambda, Lexie Turner, Pharm.D., R.Ph. accomplishments of my career. made personal chapter visits and Alpha Iota 866 interviewed the Deans of Pharmacy and My day-to-day duties at the hospital are Advisors to Mu, Beta Gamma, Beta “I am Phi Delta Chi” only part of my continued service to August 2011 e-Communicator www.PhiDeltaChi.org Page 4

GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALUMNI AFFAIRS LINDSAY WATSON [email protected]

I have been serving as the GVPAA Leadership Development Seminar 2008, knew that I could not stay away from since December 2010. It has been an 67th Grand Council 2009, Executive service to Phi Delta Chi. I was given outstanding learning experience and has Council Strategic Planning Retreat the opportunity to fill this role and prepared me to accelerate the progress 2009, Eastern Regional Conference enjoyed learning about this new region. that could be made if I am elected to a 2010, Chapter Visits at Beta Chi and However, my heart was stuck in alumni 2-year term. Beta Pi, ChEQ visit at Beta Tau, and 7 affairs. When the GVPAA vacancy Alpha Theta Wing Dings. Additionally, opened in November, I knew I had I am originally from New Jersey and I have had the chance to interact with to share my ideas for the position by attended for my collegiate and alumni Brothers during submitting an application. pharmacy education. During my P1 APhA and ASHP meetings at receptions year, I pledged Phi Delta Chi and and the Phi Delta Chi booths. Each of These past 8 months as GVPAA immediately began to see the power these events has taught me more about have been one of the biggest learning of our Brotherhood. I served on the Phi Delta Chi and our Brothers. experiences of my life. As a member Rush Committee, as Worthy Keeper of of the Executive Council, I was able Records of Seals, and –most proudly- In 2010, I graduated from Rutgers and to implement the Brothers for Life as Worthy Alumni Liaison. As WAL, moved to the Washington DC area to Campaign, the 2011 Graduation I worked to organize the many active be the Executive Resident for APhA Coins, and attend the 2011 Executive alumni from my chapter to form our and the APhA Foundation. Following Council Retreat and chapter activations Beta Nu Alumni Chapter in 2009. As a my residency, I have transitioned into of Gamma Nu and Gamma Omicron. P4 student, I served as Eastern Regional a permanent position as the Project I more fully understand the demands Correspondent, which gave me insight Management Specialist for the APhA of the position, the types of goals that into the varying structures and activities Foundation where I help to create and are attainable, and the strengths and of different Phi Delta Chi chapters. manage the projects that demonstrate weaknesses I possess and must manage innovative practice models that optimize to do this job well. I have a strong vision As a Brother and through these the role of pharmacists. for our Fraternity’s alumni affairs, and I leadership roles, I have had the look forward to sharing it with each of opportunity to travel around the While enjoying my post-grad life in DC you. country to many Phi Delta Chi events (trying new restaurants, watching reality including: 66th Grand Council 2007, TV, and spending time with family and AAAE, Eastern Regional Conference 2008, friends), I learned about the opening of the Mid-Atlantic Lindsay Watson Attention Alumni Brothers Regional Director of Collegiate Beta Nu #164 Approximately 90% of our 43,000 Brothers are alumni... Affairs position and ...yet, over 80% of dues are received from collegiate Brothers. I am Phi Delta Chi.

Total Dues Collected 2009-2010 17.3%

Alumni Dues

Collegiate Dues Chapter Websites 82.7% Please send your current chapter website URL to gvpc@ phideltachi.org to update our national website. Click here if you are unsure as to whether your chapter’s link is Declare that you are a Brother for Life. Support our collegiate chapters by paying your annual Alumni Dues online. current. www.thepdcstore.com August 2011 e-Communicator www.PhiDeltaChi.org Page 5

GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS RYAN COSTANTINO [email protected]

Brothers, Co-President of ASHP, and as the me either on rotations, working at the Marketing/Advertising Manager for the Franciscan Hospital for Children or I am currently in my final year at the College Newspaper. wrapping up research related to post- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy graduate interests of pharmacy students. and Health Sciences in Boston, As a brother I have attended the Massachusetts. I was initiated into the following fraternity events: Regionals What I look forward to most this year Eta chapter of Phi Delta Chi in the 2010 in Boston, LDS 2010 in Madison, is working closely with every chapter in spring of 2009. As a brother, I have Beta Pi chapter visit in 2010, Epsilon the fraternity to ensure that all chapters served as the Worthy Correspondent chapter visit in 2011, 2010/2011 Fall/ successfully complete the Achievement and also chaired a variety of different Spring Alpha Theta Wing Ding, the Award Program. Sticking with the projects relating to fundraising, Alpha Lambda ChEQ visit in 2011, and motto of our fraternity, I encourage all recruiting, and chapter image on most recently the 68th Grand Council of you to contact me, day or night if campus. in Buffalo, NY. you ever have any questions or concerns about pretty much anything! At my College, I have also held a variety I recently finished my term as the of different leadership roles including Northeast Regional Correspondent AAAE, serving as President-Elect, and President and am extremely excited to have been of the Student Government Association, elected as the Grand Vice President of Ryan Costantino Vice-President of , Student Affairs! Currently, you will find ETA #1789

GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS MICHAEL NELSON [email protected]

Michael received a B.S. in pharmacy As a pharmacy student, Michael did Michael served as the Southeastern from the not have the opportunity to become Regional Director for Collegiate Affairs in 1993 and continued to graduate of Brother of Phi Delta Chi at the from 2005-2008 and was elected Grand school, receiving a Ph.D. in medicinal University of Washington; however, Vice President for Communications chemistry from the University of he did have the unique experience of at the 67th Grand Council. He was Minnesota in 1998. pledging Phi Delta Chi as a pharmacist relected at the 68th Grand Council. and graduate student teaching assistant Michael began a career in pharmacy at the Theta Chapter at the University Fraternity communications have been education in 1999 at Southwestern of Minnesota. Participating in the enhanced during Michael’s first term at GVPC by the establishment of: Oklahoma State University College same pledge activities as some of his 1) thrice yearly publication of The of Pharmacy. In 2004 he transitioned students remains a career highlight. At Southwestern Oklahoma State Communicator, 2) monthly publication to the Wingate University School of University Michael served as a of the online e-Communicator, Pharmacy in Wingate, NC, where co-advisor for the and 3) updated website service and he remained on faculty until 2008. Chapter. At Wingate University, functionality. Now it is time to Since that time, Michael has served as Michael helped found, along with further develop these three areas of Department Chair of Pharmaceutical Chris Dolder (), Beta Omega communication. Due to experience Sciences in the Rueckert-Hartman Chapter. Beta Omega would go on to gained during his first term as GVPC, College for Health Professions School of win the Thurston Cup just two years Michael feels uniquely positioned to Pharmacy at Regis University in Denver, after their founding, becoming yet fulfill these goals during his second CO. another career highlight for Michael. term.