Board & Staff

Board of Directors

American Pharmacies is governed by a nine-member board of your peers - elected stockholders who are independent pharmacy owners just like you. 

APRx Governance Page 

Officers (Click on Name for Profile)

 

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Chairman
Steve Hoffart, Pharm.D.
Magnolia Pharmacy
Magnolia, Texas 

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Vice-Chairman/Treasurer & Secretary
Grant H. Brown, PharmD
Brown's Advanced Care
Jackson, MI 

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Chairman Emeritus
Joe Ochoa, R.Ph.
Ochoa's Pharmacy
Edinburg, TX 

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Alton Kanak, R.Ph.
Katy Med. Complex Pharmacy
Katy, Texas 

 

Russell Pelzel, R.Ph.
Pelzel's Hometown Pharmacy
Pilot Point, TX 

 

Sabrina Griggs, R.Ph.
Apothecary Shoppe
Kerrville, TX 


Mark Vogler, R.Ph.
Martin Tipton Pharmacy
Amarillo, TX 

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Vance Oglesbee, R.Ph.
Hometown Pharmacy
Fairfield, TX

 

John Gross, R.Ph.
J Gross Pharmacy Group
Clare, MI

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Mike Muecke, R.Ph.
Palacios Prescription Shoppe
Palacios, TX

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Mike Gohlke, (Ex-Officio)
Founder, President Emeritus

Staff

Executive Team

Laird Leavoy
President

Ryan Gevara
Sr. Vice President of Sales

John Cooper
Exec. Vice President, Finance

Miguel Rodriguez
Exec. VP & General Counsel

Nathan Rawls
VP of National Accounts

Danny Nelson
VP of Pharmacy & Clinical Services

Pharmacy & Clinical Services

Jeff JacobsCPhT 
VP of Pharmacy Analytics & Clinical Services

Lana Bailey
Data Management Specialist

Finance

Paxton Barnes
Director of Finance, New Business & Member Pricing

Brennan Brown
Director, Partner Pricing & Analytics 

Cristina Rucobo
Senior Analyst, Finance

Sam Higginbotham
Financial Analyst

Jordan Poteet
Business Development Analyst

Cooper Foster
Project Manager, Finance 

Sales & National Accounts

Torey Eckhardt
Director of Sales - National Accounts

Oscar Acosta
National Account Manager 

Peggy Peterson
National Account Manager

Chris Benest
National Account Manager - Field Sales Trainer

Jason Nessler
National Account Manager

Raul DeArmas
Director of Sales - Pharmacy Business Consultants

Marc Johnson
Pharmacy Business Consultant 

Dominic Lawrence
Pharmacy Business Consultant 

Tyler Nunley
Pharmacy Business Consultant 

Steven Barnes
Pharmacy Business Consultant 

Pharmacy Engagement

Austin Zook
Director, Pharmacy Engagement 

Michelle Gonzalez
Pharmacy Engagement Representative 

Olga Peruyero
Pharmacy Engagement Representative

Tyra Craig
Pharmacy Engagement Representative

Rusty Miller
Pharmacy Engagement Representative 

Benefits, Marketing & Communications

Charlotte Hutchison
Director of Marketing & Communications

Rida Ashraf
Director of Benefits & Paralegal

Administration

Paula Gray
Executive Administrator

Government Affairs & Advocacy 

Michael Wright
VP of Government Affairs  

Jennifer Olsen
Executive Legislative Administrator/Government Affairs

Managed Care 

Rick Goebel
Managed Care Consultant