UPPOW/APhA-ASP President and UPPOW President Elect

Sara McElroy – UPPOW/APhA-ASP President

Greetings, and happy fall everyone! I’m Sara McElroy and I am excited to serve you this year as the UPPOW/APhA-ASP President.  I hail from the East Coast…I grew up in Connecticut and lived for 4 years in North Carolina before moving to Seattle.  I love to travel (the picture is of me in Maokong, Taipei), hike, cook, spend time with friends and, despite some ridiculous/embarrassing slow motion falls this summer; I am training for long-distance cycling…wish me luck!

I hope you had a restful summer, because the incredible UPPOW board has been hard at work planning events (familiar and innovative) for this upcoming year.  It has been an honor to work with everyone on the board… they are passionate about making UPPOW everything you can hope for. I encourage you all to get involved in some way, we all have talents to contribute to the profession of pharmacy! (Think about joining a committee…hint, hint). I look forward to working with you at health fairs, learning with you at meetings, and having some fun together.  As always, I welcome your comments, thoughts, and suggestions…so please feel free to contact me at any time! rawras@gmail.com

UPPOW President Elect - Lexie Lindner

Hey Everyone!  I’m Lexie Lindner and am currently UPPOW President-Elect.  For all of you who have no idea what that actually means (I didn’t get it initially either!), that means that I am currently acting more as a Vice-President, but will become UPPOW President next year.  I am a second year and am new to Seattle.  My husband and I moved here from Madison, WI last year.  I am a Badger through and through (and an honorary Husky fan)!  No dissin’ my Packers either.  Don’t talk to me about Brett Favre, though.  It’s a sure way to get on my bad side.  Also, I love to go out with friends whenever my wallet (and my schedule) will allow it!

I work at Highline Medical Center in Burien, WA by SeaTac airport.  Right now, I want to go into Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant while concurrently holding a position as an adjunct faculty member at a University.