In September, Tessa Schnelle, PharmD, MPH, completed the 2025 CEO for the Day at APhA Foundation headquarters in Washington, D.C. Schnelle, director of pharmacy at Cass Regional Medical Center, participated in the foundation’s September board meeting, visited Capitol Hill to speak with Kansas legislators, and met with APhA senior leadership for association management insights. She even signed the 200-year-old bylaws registry.

“It is an honor to be selected to serve as APhA CEO of the Day," she said. "I would like to thank the APhA Foundation for the opportunity to grow as a new practitioner and state association leader through this program. I look forward to applying lessons learned in my current leadership roles and exploring the opportunity for future collaboration.”

In addition to her duties at Cass Regional Medical Center, Schnelle also is a clinical pharmacist at The University of Kansas Health System - Olathe Hospital. She is the president of Kansas Pharmacy Foundation and a past president of Kansas Pharmacists Association.

The APhA Foundation's program supports rising pharmacy leaders who are committed to APhA, their state pharmacy association and their communities, and who desire exposure to leadership experiences. In 2023, KPhA's Amanda Applegate completed the program.

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