Staff

MANDY CZECHANSKI

Executive Director

Joining KPhA in the fall of 2025, Mandy has more than 20 years of experience leading successful teams, increasing organizational visibility, managing finances and operation, and advocating for public policy advancements. A native Topekan, she has spent nearly a decade as a leader in the nonprofit space, most recently as the executive director of Prevention and Resiliency Services (PARS) in Topeka. She has a background in elementary education and holds a Master of Education degree in educational administration.

AMANDA APPLEGATE, PharmD, BCACP

Director, Practice Development

Managing Network Facilitator, CPESN Kansas

Before working at KPhA, Amanda completed a PGY-1 and spent 10 years as clinical services coordinator with Balls Food Stores, a small chain of pharmacies in the Kansas City area, providing education for pharmacists and technicians in immunizations, chronic disease management, and point of care testing. She also served as a preceptor of students and residents. Amanda also brings several years worth of service on the KPhA Board of Directors to her role and is a past-president of the association. She and husband Ryan Wing live Kansas City with their rescue dogs and cats. On weekends, you can find her crafting or in her garden.

JENNIFER CLARK

Director, Events + Education + Engagement

Jennifer came to KPhA from the world of print and online journalism, working for several Kansas newspapers as a reporter and/or online editor for the majority of her career. After a few years with a local niche-market magazine company, she found her way to KPhA and made her mark in event planning. Jennifer, and her husband, Bob, live in Topeka. They have four children (two grown and on their own, one in college, and one in high school), three grandsons (twins, age 8, and the baby of the family, age 3), three cats and two dogs ... and spend a tremendous amount of time in the bleachers watching their son play baseball.

CAITLIN THOMPSON

Director, Member Services + Kansas Pharmacists Recovery Network

Caitlin has been with KPhA since 2020 and is the voice members hear when their membership is overdue. She manages participants in the Kansas Pharmacists Recovery Network and the Committee on Impaired Pharmacy Practice, which oversees the program. Caitlin also is involved as a leader in Scouts BSA, recently completing Wood Badge requirements. She and husband, Brian Jones, live in Topeka. They have two children, two dogs and two cats.