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President’s Message AzPA News
president’s message
Dear AzPA Members, It’s that time of year! Trees and bushes are in full bloom, allergy season is in full swing and we Arizonans are soaking up the sunshine before it becomes too hot to leave the comfort of our air conditioned buildings. With the changing of the seasons comes the time for change on your AzPA Board of Directors. Your 2018-2019 Board of Directors have been an amazing group of individuals to work and I couldn’t be prouder of them. Over the past year they have worked diligently to support and develop the growth of our organization while successfully trialing our new board and committee structure. They have set a great foundation for our organization’s strategic plan moving forward focusing on: • Serving, supporting, and strengthening our membership • Influencingpublicpolicytoadvanceourprofession • Optimizing and expanding our organization’s business development • Educating our profession As we look to new leaders to join our board, remember ... they cannot succeed without you. YOU are the backbone to our organization! Your involvement is vital to our continued success and growth as well as the advancement of our profession. I encourage all of you to get involved and stay involved, even if it is as simple as writing an article for our journal or extending our membership invitation to a colleague or student. If you take anything from away from these letters over the past year, take away this message. Change starts with you. I truly believe that change starts small. We cannot advance our practice, locally or nationally, without your input and involvement. As my time as your President comes to an end, I want to thank each of you for allowing me to serve as your President. I have met so many new people along the way, made so many new friends and grown both personally and professionally over the past year. It has been an amazing year and a truly amazing experience. Serving the association as your recent President has only fueled my passion for our profession and I share that passion with each of you. I have no doubt that the next year will be even more successful as you are in great hands with my successor, Virgina Boomershine. Again, I thank you and I hope to see all of you at the Annual Convention in June!
Jessica Dileo, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP AzPA President 2018-2019
