Graduation 2026

Shanetha Marable-Lewis, MS ’22, is the executive director of Veterans Initiative 22 (VI22), a non-profit organization whose mission is focused on veteran suicide prevention through expanding affordable and safe access to cannabis and other emerging therapies for the Veteran community. She is a decorated Army combat veteran who served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. She now leads through advocacy, research, and education.

In 2024, Marable-Lewis was tasked as an expert witness for VI22 in the DEA Cannabis Rescheduling hearing and was appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore to the Task Force for the Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances, where she now serves as chair of the Government Relations Committee. Marable-Lewis is an an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Studies in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics Program and serves on the boards of Americans for Safe Access and the Connor Sheffield Foundation.

Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCCP, FASHP, is a safety evaluator in the Division of Pharmacovigilance at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where his focus is cardiovascular, renal, and endocrine products. Devabhakthuni is a dedicated pharmacy leader and educator, who previously served as associate dean for student affairs at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP).

Before joining the FDA in 2024, Devabhakthuni dedicated more than a decade of his career to UMSOP, serving as a faculty member and as a clinical pharmacy specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He specialized in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases, including advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation. In 2014, Devabhakthuni co-founded the Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program and served as its coordinator for three years. He also served as director of postgraduate training for seven years, overseeing the pharmacy residency and fellowship programs.

Devabhakthuni's scholarly contributions include more than 30 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Critical Care Medicine, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. He has also authored four book chapters and delivered numerous presentations at national and local professional meetings.

A passionate educator, Devabhakthuni was recognized three times as Teacher of the Year by the Doctor of Pharmacy classes at UMSOP. He has mentored more than 75 pharmacy students and residents. His commitment to education was also reflected in his role as UMSOP’s associate dean for student affairs. He received the 2021 Rising Star Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Alumni Association and the Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2013 from the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP).

Devabhakthuni has held numerous leadership positions in professional organizations, including services as a past president of MSHP. At the national level, he has served in various capacities for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), including as chair of the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners’ Educational Steering Committee and currently as a director-at-large for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners’ Executive Committee. In recognition of his sustained contributions to health-system pharmacy, he was named a fellow of ASHP in 2026.

Devabhakthuni earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He completed a Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center and a PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.