The Pacific Pharmacy Alumni Association (PPAA) board is a volunteer group of alumni dedicated to promoting and encouraging continuing communication between the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and its community of more than 9,000 alumni through financial support and planning for alumni networking opportunities while supporting student and faculty activities.

Board of Directors

Veronica Bandy
Email: vbandy@pacific.edu
Veronica T. Bandy 鈥00, 鈥08, PharmD, MS, FCPHA, FCSHP earned a bachelor of science in 1995 from University of California, Riverside. She earned a doctor of pharmacy in 2000 and a master of science in pharmaceutical and chemical sciences in 2008 from 老司机福利网.
Dr. Bandy is a member of the California Pharmacists Association and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She holds several certifications, including Immunization, Travel Medicines; Advance Practice Pharmacist and Diabetes and Medication Therapy Management. As a Pacific pharmacy practice faculty member, Dr. Bandy serves as a faculty advisor to the Operation Immunization and Operation Diabetes health care outreach committees.
She enjoys spending time with her family, baking and doing craft projects.

Bianca Bradshaw
Email: fillyourrx@gmail.com
Bianca Bradshaw 鈥04, PharmD has known she wanted to be a pharmacist from the age of 5. She started at 老司机福利网 as a pre-pharmacy student and she earned her doctor of pharmacy in 2004. In 2014, Dr. Bradshaw purchased Elmore Pharmacy in Red Bluff, possibly the oldest continuously operated pharmacy in California.
Dr. Bradshaw is a member of the American Pharmacists Association, the National Community Pharmacists Association and the California Pharmacists Association.
She participates in numerous community projects and supports several local organizations including Future Farmers of America, Red Bluff Round Up, Red Bluff Jr. Round Up and youth sport teams. She loves spending time outdoors gardening or rock hounding. An animal lover, on her ranch she has goats, sheep, chickens, guinea hens, peacocks and dogs. She also enjoys drawing and painting.

Celine Chandler
Celine Chandler 鈥20, 鈥23, PharmD, MBA earned her doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2023 and her master of business administration from University of California, Davis in 2025. As a student, she gained leadership experience through the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists by serving as vice president of legislative affairs and by completing a legislative internship at the California State Assembly. Dr. Chandler is currently completing a PGY2 health system administration and leadership residency at UC Davis Health and an internship at the California Pharmacists Association.

Marisella Guerrero
Email: mguerrero@pacific.edu
Marisella Guerrero 鈥98, PharmD earned a doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 1998. She joined the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy faculty in 2017. Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Guerrero was actively involved in Pacific鈥檚 outreach programs, including precepting for events hosted by the Vietnamese Cancer Awareness Research Education Society and SALUD, the student health care committee focused on serving the local Spanish-speaking community. Fluent in Spanish, she has served as an interpreter for Spanish-speaking patients since high school, when she worked at a local hospital.
She is a member of the California Pharmacists Association and is actively involved in the San Joaquin Pharmacists Association, serving as a board member and as president in 2009.
She and her family enjoy traveling, bike riding and trying unique restaurants. She loves learning about other cultures through experiencing their cuisine and traditions. She also plays the guitar and piano and is a member of an informal rock band that performs live shows.

Amy Jones
Amy Jones 鈥06, PharmD earned her doctor of pharmacy from Pacific in 2006. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at University of California, San Francisco and a hospital psychiatric pharmacy residency at University of North Carolina.
Dr. Jones has been a clinical pharmacist for over 12 years at North Carolina Prison Healthcare in the Infections Disease Clinic, focusing on HIV. Dr. Jones was drawn to gain expertise in the treatment and management of HIV because of the positive impact pharmaceuticals can have on a person living with a chronic disease.
She and her son do taekwondo and they both recently earned their black belts. She loves to travel and she plans to visit South Korea. She is also looking forward to traveling to Japan and exploring Tokyo Disney. A fan of visiting theme parks, her favorite rides at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Guardians of the Galaxy and Space Mountain.

Lance Jue
Lance Jue 鈥03, PharmD, earned his doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2003. Dr. Jue currently serves as director of pharmacy and retail operations with Walgreens. He is a member and board director of the San Gabriel Valley Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Peter Koo
Email: peter.koo03@gmail.com
Peter Koo 鈥92, PharmD earned a doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 1992.
From 1995 through 2009 he held a number of positions at Longs Drugs, including serving as a core member of the business division team as director of pharmacy systems. His extensive experience in corporate operations, marketing and procurement includes serving as vice president of pharmacy at Seattle-based Bartell Drugs, the oldest family-owned drugstore chain in the nation. In 2018, he stepped into the role of vice president of retail solutions at McKesson, a global health care company.
Dr. Koo is a member of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
During his time at Pacific he forged life-long friendships. He is a self-proclaimed foodie and Porsche enthusiast.

Edward Larimer
Edward A. Larimer 鈥69, BS, earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 1969. Larimer currently serves as the CEO and president of the Alpha Psi Education, Scholarship and Leadership Foundation. A registered pharmacist in the state of California for 45 years, his career has included 11 years with Target鈥攕erving eight years as pharmacy manager鈥攕even years with Rite Aid as pharmacy manager, two years at Payless Drugs Northwest and 25 years as an owner of Manteca Drugs. Actively involved in his community, he has served as president of the San Joaquin Pharmacists Association, board member of the Forty Niner Council of the Boy Scouts of America and, for 15 years, camp chairman of the San Joaquin County 4-H. In 2016, he was inducted into the City of Manteca Hall of Fame and the San Joaquin Pharmacists Association Hall of Fame. Larimer was also named Pharmacist of the Year by Thrifty Payless in 1995.

Johanna Liu
Johanna Liu 鈥09, PharmD, MBA, FCPhA earned a doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2009 and a master of business administration from University of California, Berkeley in 2015. Dr. Liu completed a PGY1 managed care pharmacy residency at Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, formerly Health Net Pharmaceutical Services. She is a member of the California Pharmacists Association and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.
She enjoys traveling and likes tasting the local cuisine of the places she visits.

April Nguyen
April Nguyen 鈥16, PharmD, RAC earned her doctor of pharmacy from Pacific in 2016 and a graduate certificate of Public Health from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). Dr. Nguyen also completed a regulatory fellowship with MCPHS in partnership Biogen.
She is the founder of Pharmacy Legislative Week and has served on the Sacramento Valley Pharmacists Association Board of Directors. In 2022, she was awarded the American Pharmacists Association Distinguished New Practitioner Award.
Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys volunteering with community-based organizations to assist philanthropy and human rights efforts, as well as employee resource networks through her company that promote environmental sustainability initiatives and the empowerment of women and girls in STEM. In her free time, she fosters dogs through a non-profit in the Sacramento area as they wait to find their 鈥渇urrever homes.鈥

Jessica Ocegueda
Jessica Ocegueda 鈥20, PharmD fell in love with pharmacy in high school after an unforgettable experience job shadowing at a local independent pharmacy. Originally from Tracy, she attended San Joaquin Delta College before transferring to California State University, Stanislaus where she earned a bachelor of science in biology. She earned a doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2020.
At Pacific, she served as vice president of legislative affairs for Pacific鈥檚 American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists. After graduating, she leveraged her leadership experience into actively engaging with the California Pharmacists Association by serving as president of her local chapter, San Joaquin Pharmacists Association. Her daughter inspires her to be a role model and Dr. Ocegueda鈥檚 goal is to encourage all types of future pharmacists.
Dr. Ocegueda finds her role as a community pharmacist incredibly fulfilling because she can provide patients with life-changing recommendations and information.
She loves to travel and experience other cultures. She enjoys baking and trying new recipes. Spending quality time with her family often includes playing games or watching movies together.

Stacey Raff
Stacey Raff 鈥96, PharmD, BCPS earned a doctor in pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 1996. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.
Dr. Raff is a member of California Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has served on the board of directors and as president from October 2014 through October 2015. She is also a member of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Irene Andrada Solorio
Irene (Andrada) Solorio 鈥15, PharmD, BCGP dreamed of becoming a pharmacist when she was 8 years old, inspired by her grandfather who owned pharmacies in the Philippines. She started at 老司机福利网 as a pre-pharmacy student and she earned her doctor of pharmacy in 2015.
She believes it is important for alumni to give back to their alma mater because education is one of the most valuable gifts a person can receive. She encourages her fellow alumni to give of their time and talent so students can get a comprehensive education, which in turn positively impacts the field of pharmacy.
Dr. Solorio is a member of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
She likes engaging in friendly competition over board games or video games. She also enjoys baking, dancing and immersing herself in the world of Disney.

Samantha Teshima
Samantha Teshima 鈥22, PharmD, earned her doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2022. She completed a PGY1 residency at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco and aPGY2 medication-use safety and policy residency at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. A proud second-generation pharmacist, she works as an ambulatory care pharmacy supervisor at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City. Dr. Teshima is a member of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) and serves as president of the CPhA chapter Contra Costa Pharmacists Association.

Jolena Tsai
Jolena Tsai 鈥15, PharmD earned a doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2015. She was inspired to pursue a career in pharmacy after volunteering at an outreach clinic with her aunt, who is a pharmacist. She enjoyed interacting with patients and witnessing how providing accessible care can positively impact an underserved community.
Serving young patients through her role as a clinical pharmacist at Stanford Children鈥檚 Hospital is a daily source of inspiration. Dr. Tsai credits her Pacific education with helping prepare her to solve problems and handle situations with a positive attitude. She is passionate about building interpersonal relationships and she admires the way her colleagues are empathetic, positive and supportive health care professionals.
Her hobbies include baking and figure skating.

James Wall
Email: jwall@pacific.edu
James H. Wall 鈥16, PharmD earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from 老司机福利网 in 2016. Following graduation, Dr. Wall received a post-doctoral fellowship appointment from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. After completing his fellowship, he transitioned to a full-time role at Genentech.
Dr. Wall is a member of the Industry Pharmacists Organization and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
He has volunteered with Flying Samaritans, an all-volunteer organization which hosts free medical clinics in Baja California, Mexico. His hobbies include surfing and playing water polo.

Edlen Wong
Edlen Wong 鈥07, PharmD, FCPhA earned a doctor of pharmacy from 老司机福利网 in 2007.
Dr. Wong received the 2017 California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Distinguished New Practitioner of the Year award. He has held numerous leadership positions within CPhA, including president in 2016-2017. In 2014, he was named a Fellow of CPhA. He has served the San Joaquin Pharmacists Association on the board of directors and as president in 2010 and 2014. He is also a member of California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.