Black Pharmacy Student Association (BPhSA)

Black Pharmacy Student Association serves to recognize the minoritized status of Black/Diasporic people, hereby pledges to support professional and academic excellence, engages in community outreach, and highlights the cultural/ethnic diversity of Black/Diasporic people.

 

Our mission includes:

• Promote the professional, cultural, and service growth of the Diasporic African American students at the College of Pharmacy.

• Displaying Black/Diasporic students’ leadership through organizing academic and professional enrichment programs and social and cultural engagements.

• Promote community health fairs and health literacy programs in the Black/Diasporic community.

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BPhSA E-Board 2026-2027:

President: Taylor Griggs (tgrigg4@uic.edu)

Vice president: Abimbola Ogunbowale (aogunb3@uic.edu)

Secretary: Victoria Ike (vike2@uic.edu)

Treasurer: Nahje Cameron (ncame@uic.edu)

Fundraising chair: Nana Yaa Appah-Dankyi (nappa2@uic.edu)

Event chair: Amber Dowd (andowd2@uic.edu)

Community Outreach Chair: Nila Kennedy-Young (nkenn22@uic.edu)

Social Media: Amira Bledsoe (abled@uic.edu)

Public Relations Chair: Stephanee Bekee (sbeke2@uic.edu)

Alumni/Professional Chair: Shayna Bryant (sbrya5@uic.edu)

Faculty Advisors:

Dr. Oluwaleke Ajayi (ajayi5@uic.edu)

Dr. Amina Gassam (agassa2@uic.edu)