Kevin de Vries is a pharmacist and health educator, community leader, husband and father based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Kevin grew up in Melbourne and completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1988. He moved to Bendigo in 1997, where he owned and operated Kevin de Vries Pharmacy for ten years until he sold the pharmacy in 2007.
Kevin is currently employed as a resource development manager with The Pharmacy Guild of Australia. A role he has enjoyed since 2012.
Previous employment and roles:
- Senior Policy Advisor (workforce), The Pharmacy Guild of Australia – 2022-24.
- Policy Advisor, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia – 2021-22.
- Resource development manager (learning and development), The Pharmacy Guild of Australia – 2012-21.
- Pharmacist Academic and Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer (northern and central Victoria), The University of Melbourne – 2013-20.
- Executive Officer of the Bendigo Business Council (now Be.Bendigo) from 2009-2012.
- A diverse range of roles in pharmacy practice as manager, assistant pharmacy and locum pharmacist.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (VCP 1989), a Master of Business Administration (La Trobe University 2012), Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110). He is trained to provide first aid (HLTAID003) and to administer vaccinations in Victoria.
Kevin is the honorary Governance Secretary and Treasurer of the Junortoun Community Action Group. He lives with his wife and two children in Junortoun, Bendigo.