September 2026 Capstone Roster
The ASHP CPELSM credential provides national recognition of core competencies in professionalism, leading people, leading the pharmacy enterprise, and leading within and across complex health care systems. The CPELSM also demonstrates a commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in pharmacy leadership.
September 2026 CPELSM Cohort
Mohammad Banawan, PharmD, MBA, CPEL
Pharmacy Director
Advocate Health
Charlotte, NC
Gwenesia Collins, PharmD, CPEL
AVP of Acute Care Pharmacy North Region
Baptist Health of South Florida
Miami Lakes, FL
David Coriale, PharmD, CPEL
Director of Pharmacy
Geneva General Hospital
Geneva, NY
Annie Donley, PharmD, DPLA, CPEL
Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services
WellSpan Health
York, PA
Iman Eskandari, PharmD, CPEL
Director of Pharmacy
St. Rose Hospital (An Alameda Health System Affiliate)
Hayward, CA
Mallory Gessner-Wharton, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPEL, FTSHP
Director of Pharmacy
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Houston, TX
Linda Haines, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPEL, FTSHP
Director of Pharmacy Services
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Dennis Kim, PharmD, BCSCP, CPEL
Inpatient Pharmacy Director
Kaiser Permanente
Downey, CA
Nikolaus Lawson, PharmD, MBA, CPEL
Director of Pharmacy
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
Meaghan McMurray, PharmD, BCPS, CPEL
Area Vice President, Population Health and
Ambulatory Pharmacy
Advocate Health
Milwaukee, WI
Brandi Nichols, PharmD, OTR, CPEL
Senior Director of Pharmacy
UAB St. Vincent's
Birmingham, AL
Jonathan Puhl, PharmD, DPLA, CPEL, TTS Â
System Director Clinical Pharmacy
Inova Health System
Fairfax, VA