Below you will find information about the 2023-2024 PLS members, including their current and previous demonstrations of leadership during pharmacy school.


PHARMACY YEAR 3

Abigail Alley

PLS Treasurer '23-'24

SCCP Fundraising Co-Chair '23-'24

SCCP Vice President of Internal Advancement '22-'23

SCCP P1 Liaison '21-'22

Anahita Haghparast

Never Generic Podcast President-elect/President ‘22-’24

APhA Jr. Chair Operation for Reproductive Health ‘23-’24

Kappa Psi Fundraising Chair ‘23-’24

HPSA Fundraising Chair ‘22-’23

IPhO VIP Case Competition Clinical Development top 3 finalist ‘22-’23

Pharmacist Intern at Albertsons Company June' ‘23-present

Hunter Adam

PLS Leadership Challenge Chair ’23-’24

APhA-ASP OTC Medicine Safety Sr. Chair ’23-’24

SCCP Operation Naloxone Training Coordinator ’23-’24

PDC Scholarship Chair ’22-’24

H-E-B Pharmacist Intern '22-'24

HPSA President ’22-’23

PDC Worthy Inner Guard ’22-’23

APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition Top 10 Finalist ’22 &’23

AMCP Local P&T Competition First Place Team ’23

UHCOP P1 Internship Coordinator ’22-’23

APhA-ASP OTC Medicine Safety Jr. Chair ’22-’23

ASHP Local Clinical Skills Competition First Place Team (P1/P2 category) ’22

AMCP UHCOP One-Day P&T Competition Second Place Team ’22

UHCOP Class of 2026 Orientation Coordinator '22

H-E-B Summer Internship Top Project Award ’22

H-E-B Scholarship Recipient ’22-’24

UHCOP Academic Dean’s List ’22-’23

UHCOP Student Ambassador '21-'23

APhA-ASP P1 Liaison '21-'22

PDC Candidate Class Secretary ’21-’22

Kiran Wazir

KE President '23-'24

KE President-elect ‘22-‘23

KE Scholarship Chair ‘22-‘23

PHAMSA Cultural Chair 23-'24

PHAMSA Social Chair ‘22-‘23

SCCP Public Relations Chair 23-'24

International Day Co-ordinator ‘21-‘22

Alyssa Kahiwat

SSHP Vice President of Communications '23-'24

PLS Secretary '23-’24

TSHP Executive Student Section Committee '23-’24

UHCOP Self-Study Steering Committee '23-'24

SNPhA Pre-Pharmacy Liaison '22-'24

UHCOP Admissions & Progression Committee '22-’23

SSHP Orientation Chair '22-’23

Class of 2025 Historian '21-’22

International Day Photography Chair '22

UHCOP Student Ambassador '21-'23

UHCOP Academic Dean's List '22, '23

Connie Lau

SNPhA Corresponding Secretary ‘23-’24

Kappa Psi Graduate Relations Chair ‘23-’24

SNPhA Regions III, IV and V Patient Counseling Competition- 3rd Place ‘23

SNPhA Community Outreach Chair ‘22-’23

Kappa Psi Chaplain ‘22-’23

Houston Methodist MILE Intern ‘22- Present

Student Wellness Advisory Council Representative ‘21-’23

SNPhA Bridging the Gap Regional Conference Committee ‘21-’22

UHCOP Dean’s Excellence Scholarship Recipient ‘21- Present

Jazmyne Samuels

SCCP President ‘23-’24

Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital Intern ‘23-’24

Class of 2025 Vice-President ‘22-’24

Research Student, Garey Lab ‘22- ‘24

SCCP President- Elect ‘22-‘23

Dean's Excellence Scholarship ‘22-’23

UHCOP Summer Camp Coordinator ‘22

UHCOP Student Ambassador ‘21-’23

Teyana Grooms

APhA Operation Diabetes Jr. Chair '23-'24

SCCP Research Sr. Chair '22-'23

UH Dean's Excellence Scholarship Recipient '22-'23

SCCP Research Jr. Chair '21-'22

Bethany Bluitt

APhA-ASP Vice President of Membership ’23-’24

APhA-ASP Operation Substance Use Disorders Sr. Chair ’23-’24

SNPhA Alumni Dinner Coordinator Co-Chair ’23-’24

Class of 2025 Treasurer ’22-'24

APhA-ASP Operation Substance Use Disorders Jr. Chair ’22-’23

SCCP Operation Naloxone Certified Presenter ’22-’23

HOMES Clinic Health Fair Organizing Committee ’22-’23

UHCOP Student Ambassador ’22-’23

Emmanuel Iruru

PLS Vice President ’23-‘24

IPhO Director of Professional Programming ’23-‘24

TSHP Leadership Challenge Competition First Place ‘23

IPhO VIP Case Competition National Third Place ’22-’23

APhA-ASP Reporting Chair ’22-‘24

SCCP Treasurer ’22-‘23

UHCOP Student Ambassador ’22-‘24

Houston Methodist West Hospital Internship ’22-Present

UHCOP Academic Dean’s List ’21-‘23

Class of 2025 Honor Board Representative ’21-Present

Julia White

PLS President '23-'24

Operation Naloxone Lead Coordinator '23-'24

HPSA Vice President '22-'23

Operation Naloxone Training Coordinator '22-'23

ASHP Local Clinical Skills Competition First Place Team (P1/P2 category) ’22

International Day Latin America Chair '22

Class of 2025 Treasurer '22

Dean's Excellence Scholarship '21-'22


Pharmacy Year 4

Andrew Jiang

Kappa Psi Historian '22-'23

SNPhA Power to End Stroke Co-Chair '22-'23

Second Place SNPhA/Kroger National Clinical Skills Competition ’22

Kappa Psi Pledge Trainer '21-'22

SNPhA Community Outreach Co-Chair '21-'22

Never Generic Podcast Supplemental Studies Coordinator '21-'22

Michelle Phan

Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Science Extern '23

PRECISIONvalue Editoral Assistant '22 - Present

PRECISIONvalue Clinical Services Intern '22

IPhO President '22 - '23

IPhO VIP Case Competition National Third Place '22-'23

IPhO President-Elect '21 - '22

IPhO National-Flex Time Internship '21

Kappa Psi Social Chair '22 - '23

Kappa Psi Philanthropy Chair '21 - '22

AMCP Local P&T Competition Winning Team '22 - '23

Class of 2024 Webmaster '20 - '23

Asian American Studies Center (AASC) Mentorship Scholarship '22

Raina Abraham

PLS Vice President '22-'23

SSHP VP Programming '22-'23

MINT Intern at Memorial Hermann Memorial City '21-'24

SSHP Medication Safety Senior Chair '21-'22

IPhO Director of Social Media and Marketing '21-'22

SSHP Medication Safety Junior Chair '20-'-21

Sarah Garcia-Plouch

SNPhA President '22- '23

PLS Leadership Challenge Chair '22-'23

Honor Board Representative Alternate '22-'23

SNPhA Chapter Delegate '22

SNPhA Regions III, IV and V Conference Host '22

Graduate Research Student '21-'22

HPSA Spanish Coordinator '21-'22

Legacy Community Health Pharmacist Intern '21-'22

SNPhA President-Elect '21-'22

Walgreens Pharmacist Intern '21

Phi Delta Chi Candidate Class Vice President '21

SNPhA P1 Liaison '20-'21

UHCOP Pharmacy General Scholarship Recipient '20-'21

Ann Adigwe

APSA President '21-'22

P&T Committee Coordinator '21-'22

PharmD Experiential Committee '22-Current

Student Ambassador '20-'22

Student Researcher '22-Current

Dean's List '22, '23

Else and Philip Hargrove Endowed Scholarship '22

UHCOP Dean’s Excellence Scholarship '21, '22

Pharmacy Dean's Scholarship Endowment '20

Raheleh Rahimzad

UHCOP - APhA-ASP -Senior Operation Diabetes Chair '22-'23 - Patient Care Project of the year Award

UHCOP - APhA-ASP -Junior Operation Diabetes Chair '21-'22

UHCOP-NCPA - Legislative chair '22-'23

SNPhA - Alumni dinner Coordinator '22-'23

HPSA - Junior Service chair '21-'22

Alliana Posadas

SSHP Secretary ‘22-‘23

Houston Methodist Hospital MILE Intern ‘21-‘24

Houston Methodist Hospital Power Week Coordinator ‘21-‘22

SCCP Vice President of Internal Advancement ‘21-‘22

APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition Sr. Chair ‘21-‘22

UHCOP Interview Ambassador ‘20

Amy Shum

SSHP President '22-'23
Houston Methodist

Hospital Power Week Coordinator '22

SSHP President-Elect ’21-‘22

SNPhA Project Keepsake Co-Chair ’21-‘22

Houston Methodist Hospital MILE Intern '21-'22

UHCOP Devido Scholarship Endowment ’21-‘22

UHCOP Interview Ambassador '21

UHCOP Academic Dean's List '20-'22

UHCOP Dean's Excellence Scholarship Recipient '20-'22

SSHP P1 Liaison ’20-‘21

Yashvi Patel

PLS Treasurer '22-'23

SNPhA Vice President '22-'23

IPhO Vice President '22-'23

APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition Top 5 Finalist '22

SNPhA Fighting Diabetes Chair '21-'22

IPhO Director of National Engagement '21-'22

PhAMSA Cultural Chair '21-'22

SNPhA Smoking Cessation Counseling Competition Top 3 Finalist '21

APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition Top 10 Finalist '21

UHCOP Academic Dean's List '21

SNPhA Pre-Pharmacy Liaison '20-'21

Camille Johnson

Rho Chi Treasurer '23-'24

APhA-ASP President '22-'23

Never Generic Podcast Pharmacy Topics Content Manager '22-'23

Never Generic Podcast Pharmacy Topics Content Coordinator '21-'22

APhA-ASP President-elect '21-'22

APhA-ASP Operation Reproductive Health Chair '21-22

Dean's Advisory Council '21-'23

The National Society of Leadership and Success Member '21-'24

APhA-ASP P1 Liaison '20-'21

Sarah Thomas

SSHP Professional Development Co-Chair '22-'23

CPFI President '21-'22

SCCP Operation Naloxone Outreach Coordinator '21-'22

Class of 2024 Pharmacy Council Class Representative '20-'21

Mackenzie Luke

SSSGDP New Day Initiative Jr Chair 2020-2021

SSGDP New Day Initiative Sr Chair 2021-2022

APhA Substance Use Disorders Jr Chair 2021-2022

SCCP President-Elect 2021-2022

APhA Substance Use Disorders Sr Chair 2022-2023

SCCP President 2022-2023

Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy Internship Summer 2021

Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Internship 2022-2023

Adam Siddique

Pharmacy Council President '22-'23

Pharmacy Council President-Elect 21'-22'

TSHP Leadership Challenge 2022 1st Place

Class of 2025 Orientation Coordinator '21

Never Generic Podcast Junior Host '22-'23

SSHP Vice President of Communications '22-'23

SSHP Antimicrobial Awareness Sr. Chair 21'-22'

SSHP Antimicrobial Awareness Jr. Chair 20'-21'

SNPhA Cancer Initiative Co-Chair 21'-22'

Houston Methodist Hospital MILE Intern 21'-Present

University of Houston Multicultural Success Initiative Mentor '22

UHCOP Class of 2024 Technology Liaison '20-Present

Yasmeen Bharde

PLS President '22-'23

SSHP Treasurer '22-'23

SSHP Fundraising Co-Chair '21-'22

PhAMSA Vice President '22-'23

PhAMSA Senior Education Chair '21-'22

PhAMSA Junior Education Chair '20-'21

PDC Worthy Keeper of Records and Seals '21-'22

UHCOP Orientation Coordinator '21
UHCOP Pharmacy

Interview Ambassador '20-'22

UHCOP Academic Dean’s List ’21-’22

UH Tier One Scholarship Recipient '18-'22

Walgreens Pharmacy Intern '21-'22