House Officers Biographies

Brandi Hamilton, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Speaker of the House of Delegates

Dr. Hamilton is currently the director of Pharmacy at California Rehabilitation Institute, a 138-bed acute physical rehabilitation hospital where she is enhancing safe medication practice, promoting opioid stewardship, optimizing, and leveraging technology, and advancing pharmacist practice across the continuum of care. She earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and a Master of Science degree in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy.

She began her career in pharmacy over 20 years ago as a pharmacy technician and has since become a leader in the profession. Her work is dedicated to the development and advancement of pharmacists and their integration into the health care team, focusing on individual strengths and how they contribute to a team and organization.

Hamilton's service to the profession of pharmacy and APhA began early as a student, where she served as APhA-ASP National President. During her tenure on the APhA-ASP National Executive Committee, Hamilton supported the launch of the APhA Back the PAC program and distribution of popular APhA-PAC tumblers to promote professional advocacy among student pharmacists.

As a current delegate to the APhA House of Delegates and member of the APhA Pharmacy Today Editorial Advisory Board, Dr. Hamilton has remained committed to serving the profession of pharmacy throughout her career. She has been engaged with APhA in the following elected and appointed positions: New Business Review Committee, Chair (2020–2021), Policy Reference Committee(2019), House of Delegates Committee on Nominations (2017–2018), New Practitioner Editorial Advisory Board (2017–2018), New Practitioner Advisory Committee (2016-2017), New Business Review Committee (2016–2017), Policy Review Committee (2015–2016), Board of Trustees Strategic Directions Committee (2013–2015), Board of Trustees Member (2013–2014)

As Speaker-elect, Dr. Hamilton will serve as an Officer in the APhA House of Delegates and assist current APhA Speaker of the House of Delegates Melissa Skelton Duke, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FAPhA, in the direction of the APhA Policy Process. The Speaker-elect serves a one-year term before taking over as speaker of the House and Trustee for two years. Dr. Hamilton will assume the position of speaker at the end of the 2023 House of Delegates in Phoenix, AZ.

Mary Klein, PharmD, Speaker-elect of the House of Delegates

Mary Klein, PharmD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Practice Labs and Simulation at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, located at the School’s Abilene, Texas campus. She received her PharmD from Texas Tech in 2007 and completed a community-based ambulatory care residency through Scott and White Hospital and Clinics and the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. Dr. Klein joined the faculty at TTUHSC in 2008. She teaches in the Immunization Certification course, Patient Assessment Lab, and the Pharmacy Leadership, Ethics, and Law course. Dr. Klein also practices in primary care on an interprofessional team at Abilene Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center. She served as President of the Texas Pharmacy Association in 2017-2018, on the TPA Board of Directors in various roles for twelve years, and as their Speaker of the House of Delegates in 2010. Dr. Klein has been a member of APhA since 2003, has served as a delegate in the House since 2009, and has served on every standing committee of the APhA House. She is currently serving as the chair of the Policy Reference Committee and has also chaired the Policy Committee and New Business Review Committee. Dr. Klein has had a passion for pharmacy law and policy since starting pharmacy school in 2003. Outside of pharmacy, Dr. Klein enjoys craft projects, running, all things Disney, and spending time working on her family’s ranch.

Michael D. Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNA, Secretary House of Delegates

Michael D. Hogue is the 15th Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

Hogue is a native of southern Illinois where he got his start in pharmacy at Humma’s Drugs in Metropolis as a pharmacy technician. He is a graduate of Samford University with his BS in Pharmacy and PharmD degrees. He completed a one-year executive residency in association management with APhA and the National Council for State Pharmacy Association Executives (NCSPAE; now NASPA).

Hogue has more than 25 years of experience in community practice as both a pharmacy owner and a staff pharmacist, as well as an ambulatory care provider in family and preventive medicine. He is an accomplished academician, having served on the faculty at Samford University and Loma Linda University. Prior to becoming CEO of APhA in 2023, Hogue was the Dean of Pharmacy at Loma Linda University with faculty appointments in both the schools of pharmacy and medicine. In addition, he was the Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice and was responsible for launching a comprehensive pharmacotherapy clinic in collaboration with Loma Linda University Health’s Faculty Medical Group practice.

Hogue served on the original staff development team for APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery national certificate program for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, which has now trained over 500,000 pharmacy professionals in the United States. His work in collaboration with state pharmacy associations over many years has resulted in all 50 states authorizing pharmacists to administer vaccines. Hogue was the first pharmacist appointed by CDC to serve on its COVID-19 vaccine workgroup in April 2020, and he served as APhA’s liaison representative to ACIP from 2020 through 2023. He also served on the Adult RSV Vaccine Workgroup for ACIP.

He is married to pharmacist Heather Hogue, PharmD, a faculty member in physician assistant studies at California Baptist University. Michael and Heather are parents to two adult daughters who are both in the health care industry.