Overview
Share insights, explore innovative practice models, and collaborate on workforce development and education. Engage with stakeholders to strengthen the impact of members in public health.
Meet the Leaders Driving Our Community Forward
Get to know the leaders guiding our profession. Their leadership drives innovation, fosters collaboration, and makes a lasting impact on patient care and pharmacy practice.
Bio
CDR Trisha Chandler, PharmD, serves as the senior public health advisor for the office of the assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region (USHHS) 7, focusing on the public health needs in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine federally recognized tribes. She has supported multiple roles within APhA throughout her career to include the APhA-APPM Executive Committee, APhA-APPM Awards chair, APhA-APPM delegate, Care of the Underserved Patients Education Committee member, and member of the New Business Review Committee.
After graduating in 2005 with her PharmD degree from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Glendale, Trisha practiced in ambulatory care, managed immunization clinics with VFA/VFC programs, and taught as adjunct faculty at her alma mater. In 2013, she began her USPHS career with Indian Health Service as a clinical pharmacist at Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix. She clinically practiced in a variety of settings, including ambulatory and critical care, inpatient pharmacy, and oncology, while initiating a satellite clinic pharmacy manager position to sustain pharmacy services and increase access to care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Trisha transferred to Commissioned Corps Headquarters in Dallas in 2021, serving as one of the inaugural regional commanders of the USPHS Ready Reserve Corps.
In 2023, Trisha graduated from Lander University with a master's of science in emergency management. She is grateful to have the unwavering support from her family, friends, mentors, and colleagues while continuing to lead a fulfilling career in the service of others. Trisha enjoys spending her free time with family and four-legged friends on her small hobby ranch.
CDR Trisha Chandler
PharmD
Bio
Kinbo Lee, PharmD, is a commissioned officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), where he currently serves as special assistant to the assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He started his career assigned at the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Complex, Tucson. Following this, he served at FDA as a project manager to ensure safe, effective, high-quality generic medications for the American public.
Kinbo has served as the APhA-ASP regional delegate and policy lead for Region 3, and in 2015-2016, he served as an official PHS delegate as part of the federal pharmacy delegation to the APhA House of Delegates. On the state level, he has served as the Maryland Pharmacists Association (MPHA) speaker of the house, vice speaker, and a co-chair for the Federal Pharmacists Network, and has served as vice president of the MPhA Foundation.
Kinbo received his PharmD degree from the University of Maryland, his master's of health science in general epidemiology and methodology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and BS degree in biochemistry with computing specialization from UCLA.
Kinbo Lee
PharmD
Bio
Chase Dye, MBA, MHA, CPhT-Adv, is a dedicated health care leader with more than 20 years of experience spanning rural, urban academic, and national community health care settings. He currently serves as the general manager for Kroger Health Connect, overseeing clinical, financial, and operational performance across Kroger's pharmacy, nutrition, and clinic lines of business. Chase's expertise lies in leveraging implementation science to translate public health interventions into scalable community-based care programs, significantly enhancing access to preventive services.
Chase is passionate about the transformative role pharmacies and non-physician providers can play in advancing public health, particularly in underserved rural communities. He has championed numerous public health initiatives, including the implementation of virtual medical nutrition therapy visits during the COVID-19 pandemic and a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program funded by the APhA Foundation.
Currently pursuing a doctor of public health degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Chase aims to advance health policy that expands the scope of community pharmacy practice. He brings a robust background in health economics and outcomes research, operationalizing programs in community and supermarket settings that demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative care models in improving health equity. Chase is committed to fostering collaboration, advancing community care, and advocating for policies that enhance the accessibility of preventive care.
Chase Dye
MBA, MHA, CPhT-Adv
Bio
Roswell Cole is a PharmD/MPH health policy candidate at The University of Georgia, graduating in spring 2025. He is particularly interested in fostering collaboration between health care providers and policymakers to improve patient care and community health outcomes. With several experiences across pharmacy and exposure to both state and federal government operations, Roswell brings a unique perspective to the intersection of health care delivery and policy.
Roswell's professional interests include legislative staffing, pharmacy advocacy, and association management. His background includes active involvement in initiatives promoting pharmacist-led services, public health infrastructure development, and equitable health care access. Through these experiences, he has cultivated a deep understanding of the health workforce and its role in shaping policy to benefit patients and communities.
Committed to advancing the pharmacy profession, Roswell leverages his interdisciplinary education and hands-on experiences to bridge the gap between clinical practice and policy development. He aims to drive meaningful change that elevates pharmacists as key contributors to public health and health care policy.
Roswell Cole
PharmD/MPH
Collaborate for Change: Join a Team
Teams are at the heart of our association's impact. By joining a team, you will collaborate with like-minded professionals, share insights, and work together on key initiatives that shape the future of our field.
The Community is led by a chair, chair-elect, and member-at-large (up to three) that serve to advance the work of the Community. Team members are appointed by the Community leadership.
Advocacy Team
The Advocacy Team will lead initiatives that highlight the role of the members in public health, inform and support APhA public health policy priorities, and contribute to the policy development process.
Community Engagement Team
The Community Engagement Team will lead the development of a toolkit that supplements the framework developed by the 2021-22 Public Health Community on member engagement in public health, as well as building relationships and identifying opportunities to collaborate with APhA Communities and external partners.
Education Team
The Education Team will lead initiatives that strengthen pharmacy's understanding of and engagement in public health, such as APhA Annual Meeting programming, continuing education, webinars, and other resources.