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Karen Kenney Reagan - Vice President Government Affairs and TFDS Executive Director (512) 472-8261 ext. 202
Karen Kenney Reagan is the association's lead lobbyist and Vice President, Government Affairs and also serves as the Executive Director of the Texas Federation of Drug Stores.As an expert in community and governmental relations, Karen has an extensive background in developing, negotiating, passing, and implementing public policy agenda.Previous to her engagement with TRA in 2000, she served as chief lobbyist for the Texas Pharmacy Association, worked for an independent lobby firm, and owned her own public relations company.Through her broad background and experience, Karen has built grassroots campaigns to support policy initiatives, developed complex strategies to share interstate business opportunities, and developed and coordinated public relations and media campaigns.In addition, she has organized and operated a political action committee as well as directing and organizing lobby teams to work together to achieve legislative goals.
Throughout her experience, Karen has also developed many significant relationships within private industry, the legislative branch, the executive branch, the health care industry, and the academic community.As a result of her leadership in the chain drug industry, she has served on the Dean's Advisory Board for the Texas Tech School of Pharmacy and as an ex-officio member of the University of Texas College of Pharmacy's Pharmaceutical Foundation Advisory Council.She works collaboratively with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and all Texas colleges of pharmacy to develop the profession's long-term medical error reduction and pharmacy workforce development strategies.She serves on numerous regulatory stakeholder advisory groups at various state agencies, including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.