ACPE Board of Directors

Dr. Mendez-Harper is a State Government Affairs Principal with Prime Therapeutics. She has been a pharmacist for over 25 years and has worked in a variety of clinical, administrative, regulatory, and legislative settings. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy at the University of New Mexico. She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree Magna Cum Laude from the University of Kansas. She also completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Rutgers University and Bristol-Myers Squibb in Pharmacy Education and Drug Information.

Dr. Mendez-Harper has held positions in various aspects of pharmacy including the national association of pharmacists, community pharmacy, mail service pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, Indian Health pharmacy, and managed care pharmacy. Dr. Mendez-Harper served on the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy for six years and has served in various district and national state board of pharmacy association leadership roles. She is currently serving her second term as the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy appointee on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. In her current role as State Government Affairs Principal with Prime Therapeutics, Dr. Mendez-Harper covers legislative and regulatory activities impacting all areas of pharmacy in seven states.

Dr. Croley is the Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacist for Laurel Senior Living Communities in London, Kentucky.  She and her pharmacy team provide care to residents in the Skilled Nursing Facility and two Retirement/ Assisted Living Facilities. Dr. Croley is a preceptor for several Colleges of Pharmacy and was named in the 2017 National Master Preceptor Recognition Program by AACP. She is an active member in APhA, serving on various committees and in the House of Delegates. She is an active member in ASCP, serving on various committees and in state chapter leadership. She has been named a Fellow by both APhA and ASCP.  She is also an active member of KPhA, serving on various committees and in multiple leadership roles including President twice.  Dr. Croley was appointed to the ACPE Board by APhA.

Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs and Assistant Clinical Professor, MNSON, LUC
Public Member 

Dr. Buechele is the Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs in the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University Chicago, where she oversees the DNP and MSN graduate nursing programs and teaches. She is a practicing pediatric nurse practitioner at Evolve Pediatrics in Orland Park, IL and at the MNSON School Based Health Center at Proviso East High School in Maywood, IL. She received her BSN degree from Northern Illinois University, her MSN degree from Loyola University Chicago, and her DNP from University of St. Francis. Dr. Buechele was appointed to the ACPE Board by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Dr. Karimi is a licensed pharmacist and preceptor in the state of Oregon. He joined Pacific University School of Pharmacy in Oregon in 2006 and has assumed various leadership positions, including Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, and Dean. Dr. Karimi was appointed to the Board by AACP. He received his MSc (Pharmacy) in 1991 and his PhD (Molecular Biology) in 1998 from Uppsala University, Sweden.

Winnie Landis is a Purdue College of Pharmacy graduate and Community practitioner of direct patient care with a focus on Diabetes Education (CDE 18 years) and Immunizations (10 years).  Her experiences with Osco Drug and CVS Health have included areas of management, recruitment, College Relations and Purdue preceptor. She has served on the Indiana Board of Pharmacy for 25 years and has had appointments to FDA Advisory Committees. Her professional experiences include former President, Indiana Pharmacists Association, former President, Indiana Board of Pharmacy and former President and Trustee with American Pharmacists Association.

Dr. Seybert is a Professor and Dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. She is the Pharmacy Residency Administrator at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, where she oversees clinical pharmacy faculty services at UPMC’s flagship hospital and its affiliates. Seybert is an accomplished faculty member, who has been honored as a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. She has received multiple teaching awards including: University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, ASHP Research and Education Foundation Pharmacy Residency Excellence Preceptor Award, and the AACP Rufus A. Lyman Award. Dr. Seybert was appointed to the ACPE Board by APhA.

Dr. Youmans is the Executive Vice Dean at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) where she oversees the Doctor of Pharmacy program.  She was appointed to the ACPE Board of Directors by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).  Dr. Youmans received her PharmD from UCSF in 1985 and an MPH from San Jose State University in 2005.