The Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy is committed to fostering meaningful connections among peers and bridging the gap between students and our expansive network of over 9,000 accomplished alumni. As you embark on your post-graduation Ογ½Ά΄«Γ½, we extend a warm invitation for you to seamlessly transition into the esteemed community of the Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association.
What can the Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association do for you?
Whether you are looking for networking opportunities or seeking ways to stay engaged with the School, there are several ways the Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association is a valuable resource.
Alumni
Rekindle ties with fellow graduates, take on a mentoring role, identify skilled professionals to bolster your team, contribute to community well-being by participating as a preceptor at health care outreach events and engage in additional enriching opportunities.
Students
Forge connections with successful alumni, seek guidance from experienced mentors, extend invitations to your colleagues and friends to events hosted by the Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association and explore additional avenues for involvement.
Donors
Empower the future of health care by supporting students through your generous contribution. Your gift has a profound impact on student-success, fuels groundbreaking research, enhances leadership development and amplifies the influence of our vibrant alumni network. Join us in shaping the future of health care through your meaningful philanthropy.
Network with alumni
Network with alumni
Give back
Become a preceptor
Contribute to the development of future pharmacists by serving as a preceptor at your practice site.
SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE
Serve as a mentor
Connect with individual students through in-person meetings or virtual platforms to share valuable insights and guidance.
IMPACT THE COMMUNITY
Precept at a health care outreach event
Volunteer to oversee students provide immunizations or health care services at outreach events.
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INSPIRE FUTURE PHARMACISTS
Become an admission ambassador
Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Pacific by serving as a panelist at recruiting and admission events.
INVEST IN THE FUTURE
Support student success through scholarships
Partner with us to shape future health care professionals who will touch and transform the communities they serve.
βItβs an honor to be receiving this scholarship due to my long history with service members and veterans. What youβve provided me has helped me tremendously and allows me to confidently head into my Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience year.β
β Christian Barrientos β24
Recipient of the Camouflage to White Coat Endowed Scholarship established by Gerald D. Griffin β71, PharmD, MD
βI got a fabulous education at Pacific. The faculty provided me with the foundation for a successful, rewarding career in the pharmacy profession. I feel it is my responsibility to stay engaged and give back, whether with time, talent or treasure. Selfishly, I get much more out of my engagement than I give!β
β Elizabeth G. Johnson β87, PharmD
Regent, Pacific Board of Regents
βI love that Pacific really feels like a family. It was a small community where I could truly grow into my own person and it helped shape who I am today. Spending our time and talent to help students get a fully comprehensive education can have a significant impact on the whole pharmacy field.β
β Irene Andrada Solorio β15, PharmD, BCGP
Board Member, Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association
βStaying engaged gives me the opportunity to be an active participant in shaping the future of pharmacy. I benefited from having approachable and insightful preceptors and mentors during my years at Pacific. I want to make sure future students continue to get that same level of support and guidance to grow into exceptional pharmacists.β
β Jessica Mah β16, PharmD
Preceptor, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
Do you know a future pharmacist or scientist?
Our Pacific alumni are our most influential recruiters! Be a catalyst in shaping the next wave of health care professionals by recommending our programs. Your firsthand experience can inspire and guide future pharmacists and scientists.
Contact the Office of Pharmacy Admission at pharmacyrecruiting@pacific.edu
Share your news
Have you recently embarked on a new career, achieved a well-deserved promotion, tied the knot or welcomed a new member to your family? Share these exciting milestones with your fellow alumni to foster connection and showcase the ways Pacific graduates are impacting and advancing their professions.
We take pride in acknowledging our alumni who actively contribute to professional organizations. If you currently hold a leadership position or serve on a committee, we want to hear from you.
Class Notes are published in Interactions, the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacyβs annual magazine.
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Notable alumni
13
Past presidents of the California Pharmacists Association
12
California Pharmacy Hall of Fame inductees
7
Past presidents of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists
15
California Society of Health-System Pharmacists fellows
Induction into the California Pharmacy Hall of Fame is the highest honor for pharmacy in the state. In addition to a distinguished history of service and achievement in several arenas, Hall of Fame inductees are innovators who have exemplary professionalism and altruism.
2023 | Christopher Allen Woo β88, PharmD, FCPhA
2021 | Colleen R. Carter β76, PharmD, FCPhA
2020 | Douglas βDougβ Hillblom β78, PharmD
2019 | Lee Meyer β72, β75, PharmD
2019 | Loriann DeMartini β84, PharmD, MPh, BCGP
2014 | Michael A. Pastrick β73, BS Pharm
2013 | Ralph L. Saroyan β64, RPh
2013 | Royce L. Friesen β65, BS Pharm
2012 | Clark H. Gustafson β66, RPh
2012 | Jeff M. Jellin β74, PharmD
2009 | Donald G. Floriddia β71, PhD
2007 | Charles Green β68, BS Pharm
2006 | Carlo P. Michelotti β61, BS Pharm
The largest state association representing the pharmacy profession in all practice settings, the California Pharmacists Association was founded in 1869 to promote the health of all California through the practice of pharmacy.
2023 | Michael Conner β12, PharmD, Global MBA
2018 | Veronica T. Bandy β00, β08, PharmD, MS, FCPHA, FCSHP
2016 | Edlen Wong β07, PharmD, FCPh
2012 | Douglas βDougβ Hillblom β78, PharmD
2011 | Kenny Scott β78, BS Pharm
2010 | Eric Gupta β00, PharmD
2002 | Ralph L. Saroyan β64, RPh
2000 | Mike Pavlovich β89, PharmD
1999 | Christopher Allen Woo β88, PharmD, FCPhA
1996 | Robert P. Nickell β81, BS Pharm
1993 | David Wilcox β79, BS Pharm
1990 | Donald G. Floriddia β71, PhD
1986 | Michael A. Pastrick β73, BS Pharm
1984 | Clark H. Gustafson β66, RPh
1983 | Charles Green β68, BS Pharm
Being recognized as a fellow of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) is an honor. It signifies that you have made significant contributions to CPhA and to the profession of pharmacy that go far beyond regular pharmacy practice.
The CPhA Board of Trustees has adopted a set of criteria that CPhA members must meet or exceed to be considered eligible to earn the designation of Fellow of the California Pharmacists Association (FCPhA). Selected Fellows will be honored at CPhAβs annual meeting, Western Pharmacy Exchange.
2024 | George Do β16, PharmD, FCPhA
2016 | Jason Bandy β00, PharmD, FCSHP, FCPhA
2016 | Lee Meyer β72, β75, PharmD, FCPhA
2016 | Michael A. Pastrick β73, BS Pharm, FCPhA
2015 | Johanna Liu β09, PharmD, MBA, FCPhA
2015 | David G. Mitchell β00, PharmD, MBA, CSP, FCPhA
2014 | Edlen Wong β07, PharmD, FCPhA
The mission of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CHSP) is to promote, protect and expand the pharmacy industry. CSHP oversees affiliate chapters throughout California, giving members the opportunity to connect with peers in their region.
2021 | Keith Yoshizuka β76, PharmD, MBA, JD, FCSHP, Diablo Chapter
2019 | Steven J. Thompson β77, PharmD, South Bay Long Beach Chapter
2015 | Stacey Raff β96, PharmD, BCPS, Golden Gate Chapter
2011 | Maria Serpa β87, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, Sacramento Valley Chapter
2008 | William βBillβ Yee β83, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, Central Valley Chapter
2000 | Patricia βTriciaβ New β84, PharmD, FCSHP, BCNSP, Quatra County Chapter
1994 | Beth Devine β78, PharmD, PhD, MBA Golden Gate Chapter
Loriann DeMartini β84, PharmD, MPh, BCGP has served as the CSHP Chief Executive Officer since 2016.
Annually appointed by the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) President, the CSHP Practitioner Recognition Program formally recognizes pharmacists who demonstrate an ongoing level of involvement and commitment to educating practitioners, residents, students, administrators and/or the public in the pharmacy practice.
2021 | Judy C. Lee β78, PharmD, FCSHP
2018 | Jeffrey Nehira β03, PharmD, FCSHP
2013 | Keith Yoshizuka β76, PharmD, MBA, JD, FCSHP
2011 | Jason Bandy β00, PharmD, FCSHP
2011 | Julianna Burton β99, PharmD, BCPS, FCSHP
2010 | Helen Park β98, PharmD, BCPS, FCSHP, FCPhA
2008 | Veronica T. Bandy β00, β08, PharmD, MS, FCPhA, FCSHP, BCACP
2008 | Maria Serpa β87, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
2004 | Marcus C. Ravnan β94, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHP
2004 | Susan Ravnan β94, PharmD, FCSHP - grad year
1999 | Harriet F. Catania β70, PharmD, FCSHP
1996 | Sian Carr-Lopez β85, PharmD, FCSHP
1995 | Catherine Grady Sterk β77, β78, PharmD, FCSHP
1994 | Patricia βTriciaβ New β84, PharmD, FCSHP, BCNSP
1994 | William βBillβ Yee β83, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
Recognizing outstanding alumni
Annually, the Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association proudly acknowledges an outstanding individual who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to both the University and the pharmacy profession. This distinguished honoree assumes the role of keynote speaker at the prestigious Doctor of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony. Join us in celebrating the remarkable achievements of our alumni and the impactful contributions of those who go above and beyond.
2023 | Lawrence βLBβ Brown β99, PharmD, PhD, FAPhA
2022 | Margaret Peers Frederickson β66, RPh
2021 | Bruce Toy β77, β81, PharmD, DDS
2020 | Rajul A. Patel β01, β06, PharmD, PhD
2019 | Jim Morisoli β75, RPh
2018 | Satinder Sandhu β85, PharmD
2017 | Loriann DeMartini β84, PharmD, MPh, BCGP
2016 | Robert Chan β77, PharmD
2015 | Douglas βDougβ Hillblom β78, PharmD and Katherine Hillblom β77, β82, PharmD
2014 | Michael A. Pastrick β73, BS Pharm
2013 | Gary Basrai β77, PharmD
2012 | Donald G. Floriddia β71, PhD
2011 | Patrick Catania β68, β70, β73, PharmD, PhD and Harriet Catania β70, β76, PharmD
2010 | Clark H. Gustafson β66, RPh
2009 | Melvin K. Kahn β64, BS Pharm
2008 | Stanley E. Poncetta β65, BS Pharm
2007 | Ralph L. Saroyan β64, RPh
2006 | Colleen R. Carter β76, PharmD, FCPhA
2005 | Thomas Vickery β63, β75, PharmD
2004 | Flint Pendergraft, III, β81, PharmD
2003 | Elizabeth G. Johnson β87, PharmD
2002 | Robert B. Supernaw β72, PharmD
2001 | Carlo P. Michelotti β61, BS Pharm
2000 | Charles Green β68, BS Pharm
1999 | Jeff M. Jellin β74, PharmD
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