Below you will find information about the 2026-2027 PLS members, including their current and previous demonstrations of leadership during pharmacy school.
PHARMACY YEAR 3
Alan Ramirez
PDC Financial Stability Committee (24-25), PDC Financial Stability Sr. Chair (25-26), PDC Worthy Prelate (26-27), PDC Brotherhood Committee Lead (26-27), Hispanic Pharmacy Student Association Vice-President (25-26), APhA-ASP OP Diabetes Jr. Chair (25-26), APhA-ASP OP Diabetes Sr. Chair (26-27), Phi Lambda Sigma President (26-27), UHCOP Ambassador (24-28), Class of 2029 Orientation Coordinator (25-26), Legacy Community Health Pharmacy Intern (25-28), Legacy Community Health AmericanCorp (26-28), Dean's Excellence Scholarship
Ashley Kurian
PDC Worthy Chief Counselor (2026-2027) PDC Worthy Chief Counselor Elect (2025-2026) PLS Secretary (2026-2027) SSHP VP Programming (2026-2027) SSHP Historian (2025-2026), APhA Op Self Care Sr Chair (2026-2027) APhA Op Self Care Jr Chair (2025-2026) OC Class of 2029 (2025-2026) UHCOP Ambassador (2024-2025), Dean's Student Advisory Council (2025-2026), Houston Methodist Hospital MILE Intern (2025-2028), Dean's Excellence Grant (2024-2026), Robert L Boblitt Endowment Scholarship (2026-2027), Dean's List (2024-2026)
Avery Perez
APhA OP Heart Jr Chair (25-26), APhA OP heart Sr Chair (26-27), APhA membership VP (26-27), SSHP Professional Development (26-27), PLS Treasurer (26-27), MD Anderson Extern, Deans Excellence award
Brinlee Freeman
SSHP P1 liaison (24-26), SSHP President-Elect (26-27), SSHP President (26-27), PLS Vice President (26-27), APhA-ASP OP Self Care Jr Chair (25-26), APhA-ASP OP Self Care Sr chair (26-27), TSHP Student Section Executive Committee Member 2025-2026, GCSHP UHCOP Student Liaison , MD Anderson Pharmacy Extern, Deans Student Advisory Council P1/P3, PDC Accountability Committee Jr Chair, PDC Leadership Committee Sr chair, Grace Dyan Coggin MSHP Memorial Scholarship, Purpose Driven Leadership Award PDC, 1st place Clinical Skills team P1/P2 category, Deans Excellence Award 25, 26, ASHP Student Forum Student Liaison, ASHP Student Forum Residency, Preparedness Advisory Group Member, Mading, Cora & Webb Scholarship 2026, Lehrman- Kolbe Quasi Scholarship 2026
Emily Nguyen
Methodist Internship Longitudinal Experience (MILE) Pharmacy Intern with Informatics track, HM Clear Lake Pharmacy Technician, Certified Pharmacy Technician, APhA-ASP National President-elect (2026-2027), APhA-ASP Chapter Communication Vice President (2025-2026), SSHP Antibiotic Awareness Senior Chair (2025-2026), SCCP Operation Naloxone Training Coordinator (2025-2026), PDC Alpha Tau Worthy Alumni Liaison (2025-2026). UH College of Pharmacy Dean’s Excellence Scholarship, Houston Methodist College Scholarship, University of Houston Academic Excellence Scholarship, TPA Self-Care and OTC Competition 1st place, ASHP Local Clinical Skills Competition 2nd place out of second-year teams, APhA-ASP Lynn Simpson Local Patient Counseling Competition 5th place
Jeffrey Toscano
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Intern, UHCOP Class Of 2028 Class President (24-26), SCCP OP Naloxone Senior Chair (25-26), SSHP Fundraising chair (26-27), PLS; PLS Leadership Challenge Chair (26-27), Deans List P1 and P2 year, Senior chair for UHCOP annual golf Tournament; PDC Worthy Inner Guard (2
Marcus Giles
IPhO, President '26 & '27, KY Legislative & Judicial Chair '26 & '27, IPhO, President-Elect, '25 & '26, KY Pledge Master '25 & '26, SNPhA, CAPs Coordinator Co-Chair '25 & '26, Dean's Excellence Scholarship Recipient, Waynie Mae Stephenson Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Nevin Mathew
CVS Pharmacy Intern, H-E-B Pharmacy Summer Intern, Walgreens Pharmacy Intern, CPFI Vice President (25-27), PHAMSA Executive Board Member, PLS Leadership Challenge Chair 26-27, UHCOP Student Ambassador (26-27), Texas Pharmacy Association Patient Care Committee Member, KY Graduate Relations Chair, SNPhA Regional Conference Scholarship, Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award/Scholarship First Place, AMCP Local Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition; Mr. Pharmacy; H-E-B Summer Internship Best Presentation Team Award, SCCP Naloxone Education Chair.
PHARMACY YEAR 4
Aiden Vinh Tran
UHCOP Ambassador (2023 – 2027), VAPSS President/Patient Initiative Chair (2024 – 2026), SNPhA Power to End Stroke Chair (2024 – 2025), Waynie Mae Stephenson Mem Scholarship 2026, Vietnamese American Pharmacists Association Scholarship 2025, SSHP Local Clinical Skill Competition Finalist, 2nd Place P3 Division 2025, UHCOP General Scholarship (2025 – 2026), SNPhA Power to End Stroke Initiative National 1st Place 2025, SNPhA President’s Scholarship 2025, APhA 2024 - 2025 Self-Care Local Competition 3rd Place, SCCP Clinical Research Challenge Local Competition 3rd Place 2025, UHCOP Dean’s Excellence Scholarship (2023 – 2025), PLS Member (2025-2027)
Alec Chan
SSHP P1 Liasion (23-24), APhA Sr. Chair of OP Self Care (24-25), SNPhA Legislative Co-Chair (24-25), APhA VP of Finance (25-26), APhA Sr. Chair of Op Self care (25-26), SSHP VP of Finance (25-26), MINT Intern at MH Specialty Pharmacy, HEB Intern, Dean's Scholarship P1, P2, P3
Andrea Pabón
APhA ASP Region 6 MRM Coordinator ‘26, PLSTreasurer ’25, PDC, Brotherhood Sr. Chair, ’25, APhA-ASP, Operation Heart Sr. Chair, ’25, APhA-ASP, VP of Membership, ’25, APhA-ASP, MRM Meeting Coordinator, ’24 & ‘25, PDC, Brotherhood Chair, ’24 & ‘25, APhA-ASP, Operation Heart Jr. Chair, ’24 & ‘25, HPSA, President, ’24 & ‘25, APhA-ASP, VP of Communications, ’24 & ‘25, APhA-ASP, Communication Chair Committee ’23 & ’24,, Legacy, Community Health Internship '23, ‘24, & ‘25, Deans List Scholarship, '23, ‘24, & ‘25
Ashley Cao
Pharmacobiome Lab Student Intern ‘24, ‘’25, ‘26, ‘27, VAPSS P1 Liaison ‘23-‘24, VAPSS Historian ‘24-‘25, VAPSS Treasurer ‘25-‘26, SNPhA Chapter Achievement Partners (CAPs) Program Chair ‘24-‘25, KY Graduate Relations Chair ‘25-‘26, Class of 2027 Fundraising Chair ‘25-‘26, Student Ambassador ‘23, ‘24, ‘25, Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society ‘25, ‘26, UHCOP Dean’s List ‘23, ‘24, ‘25, ‘26, SCCP Local Clinical Research Challenge: Second Place ‘25, APhA Local Self Care Championship: Third Place ‘25, SNPhA National Bridging the Gap: Third Place ‘25, SNPhA National Chapter Achievement Partners Program: Second Place ‘25, DeVido Endowment Scholarship ‘25, ‘26, Micheline & Bourjois Abboud Scholarship ‘26, Dr. Lakshmi Putcha Scholarship ‘26, Wayne & Dolores Gentsch Scholarship ‘26
Dharwin Jomuad
SNPhA Legislative, Membership, Benefits, and Immigration Co-Chair, SNPhA Smoking Cessation Co-Chair, SNPhA Creative Media Director, APhA OTC Medicine Safety Chair, Never Generic Podcast Research Coordinator, Never Generic Podcast Research Manager, Kappa Psi Legislative and Judicial Chair, Pharmacy Intern at CVS
Gabriela Gaytán
HEB Pharmacy Intern (Aug 2024-Current), APhA-ASP Chapter President (2025–2026), APhA-ASP, Chapter President-Elect (2024–2025), APhA-ASP, P1 Liaison (2023–2024), APhA-ASP OP Farmacia, Co-Founder and Senior Chair (2024–May 2026), PLS Leadership Challenge Chair (2025–2026), HPSA) Cultural Awareness Chair (2024–2025), PDC Service Senior Chair (2025–2026), PDC Service Junior Chair (2024-2025), ACVP Member, Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society Member, TPA-ASP) Member!, TPA Self Care Championship, 1st Place Team (Jul 2026); Texas Pharmacy Foundation Abeldt Family Scholarship (May 2026); H-E-B Scholarship (May 2026); APhA Foundation Col. Jerry W. Ross Scholarship (Feb 2026); TPA-ASP Member of the Month Award (Jan 2026); Devido Scholarship Endowment (Aug 2025); MOM’s Pharmacy Scholarship (Aug 2025); Dean’s Excellence Scholarship (Aug 2025); Texas Pharmacy Foundation Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship (Apr 2025); Roy Wiese Jr End Scholarship (Aug 2024); CVS Scholarship (Aug 2024); Dean’s Excellence Scholarship (Aug 2024); Dean’s Excellence Scholarship (Jan 2024).
Jeremy Ninan
Rho Chi Society Member, Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) Member, SSHP President-Elect (24-25), SSHP President (25-26), Gulf Coast Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GCSHP), Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 2025–2026 ASHP Student Leadership Award, Houston Methodist Internship Longitudinal Experience (MILE) Program at the Texas Medical Center.
Julianne Yanga
Houston Methodist Hospital MILE Intern ('24, '25, '26), Houston Methodist Hospital LAPPE Historian ('26), UHCOP Pharmacy Council President ('25 & '26), UHCOP Pharmacy Council President-Elect ('24 & '25), SNPhA Vice President ('25 & '26), SNPhA Project Keepsake Co-Chair ('24 & '25), UHCOP Alumni Association Student Liaison ('25 & '26), Rho Chi Member ('26), Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Professional Relations Co-Chair ('24 & '25), UHCOP Class of 2027 Vice President ('23 & '24), Devido Scholarship Endowment ('25 & '26), SNPHA National Project Keepsake 1st Place Initiative Award ('25), TSHP Annual Seminar Poster Competition, Honorable Mention in the Student Category ('25), UHCOP Dean's Excellence Scholarship ('23, '24, '25, '26)
Keilana Nicholas
SNPhA, National Chapter President of the Year Award 2026, UHCOP, Honor Board Committee Member - Dean’s Appointed (2026-2027), Class of 2027 Secretary (2026-2027), SNPhA President, 2025-2026, Kappa Psi Secretary (2025-2026),, UHCOP Pharm D. Student Affairs Committee (PSAC) Member (2024-2026), SNPhA, President-Elect (2024-2025), SNPhA Chapter Delegate (2024-2025), UHCOP Orientation Coordinator 2024, SNPhA P1 Liaison (2023-2024), SNPhA, Walmart & Sam’s Club Prescription for Service Competition Second Place Winner (2026), SNPhA, Walgreens Clinical Skills Competition First Place Winner (2026), SNPhA Equity in Action Competition Second Place Winner 2026, UHCOP, Dean’s List, 2023-2026, J.B. Hills National Chapter President of the Year Scholarship 2026
Larisa Maddux
TPA-ASP Communications Committee Vice Chair (2025-2026), PLS Secretary (2025-2026), SNPhA Recording Secretary (2025-2026), TPA-ASP Communications Committee Vice Chair (2025-2026), Honor Board Member (2025-2026), NGP Senior Editing/ Post-Production Officer (2025-2026), SNPhA RTR Co-chair (2024-2025), NGP Editing/Post-Production Officer (2024-2025), IPhO Member (2024-2025), SNPhA LMBI Co-Chair (2023-2024), Dean's List 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
SNPhA Initiative of the Year - Remember the Ribbon, SNPhA's Prescription for Service Competition- Second Place, SNPhA's Chapter of the Year - Third Place
Michael Crichlow
Class of 2027 Historian, Kappa Psi SWP Fundraising/Philanthropy Committee, Kappa Psi SWP Chaplain, SNPhA Community Outreach Chair, APSA Outreach Chair, SNPhA Fighting Diabetes Chair, SNPhA Pre-Pharmacy Liaison, Kappa Psi GCC Chapter Delegate, Kappa Psi Pledge Trainer, UHCOP Orientation Coordinator 24, PLS Member, Memorial Hermann Longitudinal (MINT) Internship, Walmart Pharmacy Intern, University of Houston Endowment Scholarship, Robbie Christian Student Enrichment Scholarship, Neal McClaugherty Scholarship, Community Leadership Award (SNPhA Nationals), Dr. Adrian and Ptosha Washington Endowed Scholarship, UCHOP Deans List Scholarship (2023-2026)
Nadia Dayah
Harris Health System LAPPE Student Recruitment Co-Chair (2026-2027), PDC Worthy Keeper of Finance (2025- 2026), APhA-ASP Secretary (2025- 2026), APhA-ASP OP Immunization Chair (2024- 2026), NCPA President (2024- 2025), SCCP OP Naloxone Training Coordinator (2024- 2025), PhAMSA Cultural Awareness Co-Chair (2024- 2025)
Najat Abu-Hmidan
Walgreens Intern ( 2024- Present), SCCP Research Chair (2023-2025), KE P1 Liaison (2023- 2024), KE Scholarship Chair 2024- 2026), APhA-ASP Substance Use Disorder Chair (2024- 2026), AAPP Founding President (2024-2026), AAPP Immediate Past President (2026-2027), PLS Member (2025-Present), Rho Chi Historian (2025-Present), UHCOP Dean’s Excellence Scholarship (2024-2025), Gentsch, Wayne & Dolores Scholarship 2026, Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award & Scholarship (2026), APhA-ASP Excellence in Health Education Award (2026), 2025 AAPP Collegiate Chapter Impact Grant (2025), VA MIRECC Clinical Educator Grant South Central Region (2025), SCCP Officer of the Year (2025), APhA- ASP’s Most Active Operation of the Semester (2024), Lynn & Bill Simpson Scholarship, Devido Scholarship Endowment (2024), UHCOP 75th Anniversary Scholarship (2023)
Rebeca Pelayo Carvajal
PLS National Programming Committee Member, ‘26, Clinical Translational Research Symposium Organizing Committee Coordinator, ‘26, PLS, President, ‘25 & ‘26, IPhO, Director of Communications, ‘25 & ‘26, APhA-ASP, OP Farmacia Sr. Chair, ‘25 & ‘26, NGP, Fundraising Chair, ‘25 & ‘26, PDC, Accountability Committee Co-Chair, ‘25 & ‘26, UHCOP, Honor Board Committee Member Dean’s Appointed, ‘25 & ‘26, PDC, Worthy Keeper of Record & Seals, ’24 & ‘25, HPSA, Sr. Spanish Coordinator, ’24 & ‘25, APhA-ASP, OP Farmacia Co-Chair, ’24 & ‘25, NGP, Sr. Chair Co Host, ’24 & ‘25, PDC, Brotherhood Committee Co-Chair, ’24 & ‘25, HPSA, Jr. Spanish Coordinator, ’23 & ‘24, PDC, Accountability Committee Co-Chair, ’23 & ‘24, Andries Lott Scholarship Recipient, ‘26, SNPhA x AstraZeneca MSL Simulation Competition National Finalist, ‘26, Sam Kalman, APhA Foundation Scholarship Recipient, ‘26, Suzanne W Woo Honorary Scholarship Recipient, ‘25, UHCOP, Pharmacy General Scholarship Recipient, ‘25, Dean’s Excellence Scholarship, ’23, ‘24, ‘25, ‘26
Regina Dinh
UHCOP Student Ambassador (2023-Current), VAPSS Cultural Awareness Co-chair (2024-25), VAPSS Secretary (2025-26), Walmart Intern (2024-Current), John P & May Gee Pharmacy Scholarship (2026), Buckley Scholarship 2026, Prithvipal & Manmeet Likhari Scholarship 2025, Dean's Excellence Scholarship 2023-2026
Tien Nguyen
Walgreens Pharmacy Intern, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Longitudinal Clinical Experiential Program (LCEP) Student, Class of 2027 Representative for UHCOP Dean's Student Advisory Council (2026-2027), Vice Satrap of Kappa Psi (2026-2027), PLS Vice President (2025-2026) , Kappa Psi Vice Regent (2025-2026), SCCP Historian (2025-202G), Student Society Development Advisory Group of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (2025-2026), Class of 2027 Representative for UHCOP Dean's Student Advisory Council (2025-2026), Student Society Development Advisory Group of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (2025-2026), AAPP Vice President (2024-2025), Class of 2027 Representative for UHCOP Dean's Student Advisory Council (2024-2025), Kappa Psi Co-Chaplain (2024-2025), SSHP Medication Safety Sr. Chair (2024-2025), Student Society Development Advisory Group of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (2024-2025), SSHP Medication Safety Jr. Chair (2023-2024)