Board of Directors

Executive committee

President: Sandie Kueker, RPh

Sandie and her husband, Adam, own three independent community pharmacies in Central Kansas. A 1998 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, she has experience across various pharmacy settings, shaping her innovative practice style. She has been a pioneer in integrating clinical services into community retail pharmacies, always with the goal of "caring for patients in the way we want our own families cared for.” Her accomplishments include receiving the 2015 Sunflower Health MTM Champion Award, being named Kansas Pharmacist of the Year in 2017, and earning the NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award in 2018. Sandie is a member of several boards, including Kansas CPESN, McKesson NIAB, Bluestem Communities, and NMC Health. Together with Adam, she enjoys life with their three wonderful children — Joey, Katie, and Jacob — and their energetic dog, Kali.

President-Elect: Jonathan Hansen, PharmD

Details coming soon!

Past-President: Sloane Freeman, PharmD

Sloane and her husband, Lance Freeman, own 24 pharmacies throughout Kansas under the MidKansas Management umbrella, including Caldwell Pharmacy, Fredonia Pharmacy, Freeman Pharmacy, Hibbard's Pharmacy, Hill City Pharmacy, Irwin-Potter Drug, Kay's Pharmacy, Kinsley Drug, Kiowa Prescriptions Plus, Lyons Pharmacy, Stafford County Drug, Sterling Pharmacy, The Apothecary, Valley Falls Pharmacy, Yates Center Pharmacy, Yungeberg Drug, and Washington Health & Drug. Sloane and Lance live in Attica, KS, and have 3 daughters, Bella, Kathryn, and Collins.

Treasurer: Tyler Woods, PharmD

Tyler earned his PharmD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2009 and is the district manager for the VMC Pharmacy Program in Kansas City, KS. He is married and has two sons.

representatives

voting board members

Community Academy

Brad Seiler, PharmD

Healthcare Supervisor, Walgreens

Health Systems Academy

Katie Allen, PharmD

Pharmacy Operations Manager, KU Health Systems

Managed Care Academy

Joseph Rogers, PharmD

Pharmacist, Stormont Vail Retail Pharmacy

Owners Academy

Tyler Williams, PharmD

PIC/Owner, Valley Falls Pharmacy

At-Large 1 

Cole Kendall, PharmD

Pharmacist, Kiowa County Pharmacy

At-Large 2 

Mike Ryan, PharmD

Pharmacy Practice Coordinator, Dillon Stores

Kansas Pharmacy Foundation

Tessa Schnelle, PharmD, MPH

KPhA Past President, 2023-24

New Practitioners Council

Jacey Morrison, PharmD

Pharmacist, Damm Pharmacy

Technician Council

Sam Melendez, CPhT

Technician, Price Pharmacies

Pharmacy Student Council

Paige Holopirek, PharmD Candidate Class of 2026

KU School of Pharmacy

Ex-officio board member

University of Kansas School of Pharmacy

David Dietz, PhD

Dean, KU School of Pharmacy

How to serve

KPhA is a volunteer member-led organization, and its Board of Directors is responsible for being the primary leaders of the association who provide direction and act as KPhA's liaisons to its members. Academy leaders are elected every other year - some positions in odd years, others in even years.

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