Brandi Hamilton

Brandi Hamilton, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FAPhA is the Director of Pharmacy at California Rehabilitation Institute, an acute physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in Los Angeles, CA.
Brandi began her pharmacy career over 20 years ago as a pharmacy technician. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and her Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency at CHI St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX.
Brandi has held, and continues to hold, numerous leadership roles within multiple pharmacy organizations. As a student she served as American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) National President and APhA Trustee. As a practitioner she continues to be actively engaged in a variety of organizations. She most recently served on the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Elections Committee, the Pharmacy Today Editorial Advisory Board, as Speaker of the APhA House of Delegates, and as Trustee on the APhA Board of Trustees. She now serves as Chair of the APhA Joint Policy Standing Committee.
Brandi enjoys helping others reach their potential, working with colleagues to optimize their strengths and promoting their development as pharmacy professionals. Her top five strengths are communication, strategic, activator, woo, and ideation.

Kristen Snair

Kristen Snair, CPhT., MSJ has had a pharmacy career that spans over 27 years. Beginning her journey at 16 in an independent pharmacy, she convinced the pharmacist that he should create a position and hire her to be the first pharmacy technician at the pharmacy. She went on to obtain her Bachelor of Science degree in human biology and anatomy and physiology from Grand Canyon University while working full time in a large chain pharmacy. After attaining that degree, she took a position with Evernorth that was intended to be short-term that ended up being a 25-year career opportunity. Within those years, she helped develop a team from inception, writing policies, training, to implementation. She worked in Legal Compliance to review legislation, conduct audits, maintain, and develop policies. Currently she works in 503a and 503b Licensing and Regulatory for Olympia Pharmaceuticals.
Appointed to the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy in 2015, Kristen has served more than 10 years as a board member. She considers it an honor to serve as an advocate for public safety. Her board experience inspired Kristen to complete a Master of Science Jurisprudence in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law from Seton Hall Law School.
She actively participates in professional organizations and is committed to pharmacy advocacy, regulatory innovation, and education. Through Arizona Pharmacy Association she hosts the AZPA podcast, and is a member of the Legislative, Mentorship, and Education committees. She is active with PTCB on multiple projects and has served several NABP task force committees.

Rear Admiral (retired) Pamela Schweitzer

Rear Admiral (retired) Pamela Schweitzer served a four-year term as the Assistant Surgeon General and 10th Chief Pharmacist Officer of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, 2014-2018. In this role, she provided leadership and coordination of more than 1,300 PHS pharmacy officers in 13 agencies with the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health & Human Services.
Of her 29-year federal career, Schweitzer held leadership roles at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Indian Health Service, and the Veterans Health Administration. She is known for advancing clinical programs, leading large-scale initiatives and transforming health systems to better serve communities.
A long-time advocate for pharmacy’s role in public health, Schweitzer continues to mentor future leaders and champion initiatives in rural health, emergency preparedness, interoperability, and innovative payment and delivery models.
Schweitzer earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco and completed an Ambulatory Care/Administrative Residency at University of California, Irvine Medical Center.
She currently serves on multiple boards and committees including APhA Government Affairs Committee, NCPA Innovation Center Board, Access to Medicines and Pharmacies Advisory and Advocacy Committee (AMPAC), University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy Dean's Leadership Council (chair).
Her honors include the Surgeon General Exemplary Service Medal, APhA Distinguished Federal Pharmacist Award, APhA “Next 10 Women in Pharmacy,” honoree, Doctor of Humane Letters, and Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.