Leadership Team

McNabb is the co-owner of Love Oak Pharmacy and Love Oak 24/7 Health Club in Eastland, Texas, along with his wife Heather. They also operate a remote telepharmacy in Strawn, expanding access to care in their rural, medically underserved community. Ben serves as the lead luminary for CPESN® Texas and as an appointed member of the Texas Health and Human Services Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee. In these roles, he champions the potential of community pharmacy and advances payment models that improve outcomes while lowering costs. Ben also serves on the boards of the Texas Pharmacy Association and its Independent Pharmacy Academy. A proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Ben continues to give back as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council.

Ashley is the pharmacy manager and co-owner of Moose Pharmacy in Monroe, N.C., and co-owner of Moose Pharmacy in Mount Holly, N.C. She is involved in the implementation and enhancement of clinical activities, including immunizations, disease state management, adherence, and medication therapy management services. Ashley also serves as the director of network development for CPESN® USA. She works directly with community pharmacists to develop and launch clinically integrated networks of high-performing community-based pharmacies. Ashley received a doctor of pharmacy degree from Campbell University in 2008. She has served as chair of the North Carolina Community Care Practice Forum and is past president of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists. Ashley has been recognized as the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Community Pharmacist of the Year in 2013 and NCPA Outstanding Adherence Educator in 2012.

Pace and his wife Anne, who is also a pharmacist, own Kavanaugh Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark. They are also co-owners of Nashville Family Pharmacy in Nashville, Ark., and Woodlands Pharmacy in White Hall, Ark. Scott is also a partner at Impact Management Group, a government relations, public affairs, and consulting firm based in Little Rock. He represents a diverse group of clients with a heavy emphasis on the health care and pharmacy industries. He joined IMG after more than 12 years with the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, where he served as both CEO and COO. Scott is a licensed pharmacist and attorney. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Arkansas State University, a doctor of pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and a juris doctorate with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Ashley is owner of Kare Drug, which has locations in Aztec and Bloomfield, N.M. Ashley graduated from the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy in 2014. She started working at Kare Drug during her third year of pharmacy school and was hired after graduation. She bought into the pharmacy as a partner in 2017 and took full ownership in 2019. Ashley is chair of the New Mexico Pharmacy Business Council and immediate past president for the New Mexico Pharmacist Association. More recently, Ashley spearheaded legislation in New Mexico that helped set reimbursements for independent pharmacies across Medicaid and all public employees and retirees.

Cole is a third-generation pharmacist and owner of Fred’s Pharmacy, founded by his grandfather in Hamilton, Ala., in 1951. Since purchasing the business in 2014, his mission has been to serve his community with exceptional care and dedication. Committed to advancing the pharmacy profession, Cole serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy and chairs the Insurance and Benefits Committee for the Alabama Pharmacy Association. Outside of his professional pursuits, Cole is a devoted family man who loves cheering on his children in their sports, whether on the field or in the gym. His unwavering commitment to both his community and his family exemplifies his genuine care and leadership.