Chair (2024-2025)

Lucas T Schulz, PharmD, BCIDP

Lucas Schulz is a Medical Science Liaison at Cepheid. In this role, he is responsible for research, education, and strategy development for infectious-disease focused, diagnostic tools in the hospital and health-system setting. Preparing Lucas for this role, he previously served as the Infectious Diseases, Solid Organ Transplant, and Experiential Education Clinical Manager and the PGY1 and PGY2-ID Residency Program Director at University of Wisconsin Health. Schulz received his PharmD degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, completed a PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care residency, and practiced as a critical care pharmacist in medical, surgical, and neurosurgical intensive care units at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. He is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 abstracts.

Lucas has been an active member of ASHP since 2003. He currently serves as the Chair of the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners after completing a three-year role as Director-at-Large for the Section. Previous service to ASHP includes: delegate to the ASHP House of Delegates, member of the ASHP New Practitioners Forum, and moderator and presenter at multiple ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Summer Meetings. Lucas supports the development of ASHP Board Certification in Infectious Diseases as author and reviewer.

Immediate Past Chair (2024-2025)

Allison Porter, PharmD, FASHP

Allison Porter is an investigational drug pharmacist and PGY1 residency director at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously, she served an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy and practiced in the Drug Information Center. Porter earned her PharmD from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and completed an ASHP-accredited Drug Information residency at the University of Kansas Hospital. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Healthcare Administration at Texas Tech University. Porter is an active member of ASHP. She is a former Director-at-large for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP) Executive Committee. Previously, she also served on the SICP Advisory Group on Pharmacy Practice Experiences for five years with leadership roles as Vice Chair and Chair and on the New Practitioners Forum Professional Practice Section Advisory Group. Additional ASHP service includes PGY1 Residency Accreditation Practitioner Surveyor, editorial reviewer for multiple ASHP publications, and multicycle CV and poster reviewer. Porter is an author on over 20 manuscripts and has presented multiple posters at ASHP Midyear. She has delivered presentations at ASHP Midyear, taped multiple ASHP webinars/podcasts and has also held leadership roles on the Executive Boards for state and local ASHP affiliate chapters.

Chair Elect (2024-2025)

Molly J. Billstein Leber, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP

Molly J. Billstein Leber is the associate director of d rug use policy, strategic sourcing and procurement at Yale New Haven Health in New Haven, Connecticut. Her oversight includes d rug u se policy, formulary management, and pharmaceutical sourcing for inpatient and retail settings. This oversight includes budget mitigation, safety initiatives, regulatory compliance, and payment controls. Previously, she practiced as a critical care pharmacist in medical, surgical, and neurosurgical ICUs.

Leber received her PharmD degree from the University of Montana and completed a PGY1 residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. Leber has also completed the ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy (PLA) and received her Master's of Business Administration from New England College.

Leber has been an active member of ASHP for over 20 years. Currently, she serves as a member of the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP) Advisory Group (SAG on Medication Management and a delegate to the ASHP House of Delegates. Past service includes SICP SAGs on Medication Safety, Small and Rural Hospitals, and Advancing Pharmacy Practice with Technicians, as well as service to the New Practitioners Forum. She was previously the SICP director-at- large. She has been an appointed member to the Council on Pharmacy Practice, Council on Education and Workforce Development, and the ASHP Committee on Nominations. She has also served as a moderator and presenter at multiple Midyear Clinical Meetings. Leber has also supported the development of several ASHP Guidelines and is recognized as a Fellow of ASHP.

Leber holds other leadership roles nationally and has served on the board of the Connecticut Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Director-at-Large (2023-2025)

Katayoon Kathy Ghomeshi, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CPPS

Katayoon Kathy Ghomeshi is a Medication Safety Officer at UCSF Health and Assistant Clinical Professor with UCSF School of Pharmacy. Dr. Ghomeshi earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. She completed a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore/Towson University. Dr. Ghomeshi completed a PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy residency at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Kaiser Permanente, followed by a PGY2 in Medication-Use Safety at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She maintains board certification as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Certified Professional in Patient Safety. Dr. Ghomeshi is appointed by ASHP President-Elect Paul Walker for the Council on Pharmacy Practice Management. She was past Chair/Vice Chair of the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners Advisory Group on Medication Safety and Appointed Member for the past six years. Dr. Ghomeshi was Program Chair for the Midyear Clinical Meeting Quality and Safety Pearls in 2020 and has presented pearls on numerous occasions. She has been an invited speaker on multiple occasions for the ASHP Summer Meeting. She has contributed to resources such as the Medication Safety Officer FTE Justification Toolkit, Autoverification Toolkit, and currently leads a workgroup developing a Standardize 4 Safety Implementation Toolkit. She has contributed to several peer re-views for ASHP publications. She was an appointed Panel Reviewer for the ASHP Best Practice Awards and ASHP Foundation Medication Safety Scholars.

Director-at-Large (2024-2026)

Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCCP

Sandeep Devabhakthuni is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Professor at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP). He serves as an inpatient clinical pharmacist at University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) since 2011. In 2019, he added an ambulatory care component by assisting in the outpatient heart transplant clinic. Previously, he was the Director of Postgraduate Training for University of Maryland Pharmacy Residency and Fellowship programs from 2016-2023. He co-founded the Applied Therapeutics, Research, and Instruction at University of Maryland (ATRIUM) collaborative, which is dedicated to optimizing management of cardiovascular diseases.

Devabhakthuni earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at University of Maryland Medical Center and his PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has received the Preceptor of the Year and Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacy (MSHP) Pharmacist of the Year awards. Two UMSOP graduating classes recognized him as Teacher of the Year.

He has served as Director-at-Large and President of MSHP. His service to ASHP includes being the Vice-Chair and Chair for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP) Educational Steering Committee (ESC) as part of his six-year tenure. Dr. Devabhakthuni routinely reviews ASHP members’ curriculum vitae and posters. He has delivered 12 presentations nationally, including the ASHP National Pharmacy Preceptor Conference, Midyear Clinical Meeting, and webinars. Devabhakthuni has published 35 peer-reviewed articles and three book chapters and co-authored 45 national poster presentations.

Director-at-Large Elect (2024-2025)

C. Whitney White, PharmD, BCPS, FALSHP, FASHP

Whitney White is an associate professor of pharmacy practice at Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. She is also a clinical pharmacist practitioner within the Birmingham VA Health Care System. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Mississippi College and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Huntsville Hospital. Her career has included practice in both acute and ambulatory care settings, where she has helped to expand the footprint of pharmacy practice by implementing pharmacist-led gout and osteoporosis clinics as well as establishing new rounding services and innovative practice models which involve pharmacy learners.

White has been an active member of ASHP since completing residency and has served in many leadership roles. She is a past chair of the Council on Education and Workforce Development and past chair of the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP) Educational Steering Committee (ESC). She has been a member of the SICP ESC for many years, helping to create various educational tools and resources for ASHP members. She has also served as a delegate from Alabama to the ASHP House of Delegates for many years and is passionate about advocacy for the pharmacy profession.

ASHP Staff

Rena Sackett, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Member Relations
Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners

Rena Sackett, PharmD, BCPS, serves as Director, Member Relations at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). In this role, she acts as the liaison for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners and leads the development and implementation of programs and initiatives for the Section. Prior to this role, she completed ASHP’s Executive Fellowship in Association Leadership and Management.

She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2020 and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy in 2019. She completed an elective rotation in national association management with ASHP and has served in a number of volunteer leadership capacities including as a delegate for the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists and volunteer on the Membership Committee for the Western Chapter of Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

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