WASHINGTON, DC – The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation announced today the appointment of two new members to the Foundation’s Board of Directors for the 2020-2023 term. The membership was effective March 19, 2020.
Joining the Board are Mallory Ward and Gary Kadlec, BSPharm, MBA, ScD. Existing members are Steve Simenson, RPh, BPharm (President); Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD (Treasurer); Thomas E. Menighan, BS Pharm, MBA, ScD, FAPhA (Secretary); Anjanette Wyatt, BSPharm PharmD and Laura Carpenter, BPharm, JD, RPh.
Ward is a strategic communications and public affairs professional who brings over a decade of experience working with corporations, industry associations, political campaigns and not-for-profit organizations. With her past fundraising experience, she brings an understanding of how to build sustaining relationships that fit within a development strategy.
Kadlec has extensive experience guiding medication therapy management, pharmacy dispensing centers, and supportive businesses at multiple locations on a national scale. A longtime leader in the pharmacy and other organizations, he cultivated key partnerships internally and externally to produce outstanding results and secure the long-term viability of an organization.
“We are pleased to welcome Mallory and Gary to the Board,” said APhA Foundation Executive Director.” Elizabeth K. Keyes. “We value their experience and input as we continue our efforts to meet the needs of pharmacists in this current and challenging environment and beyond.”
About the American Pharmacists Association Foundation
The APhA Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., is a trusted source of research demonstrating how pharmacists can improve health care. The APhA Foundation’s mission is to improve health by inspiring philanthropy, research, and innovation that advances pharmacists’ patient care services. The APhA Foundation is affiliated with the American Pharmacists Association, the national professional society of pharmacists in the U.S. For more information, please visit the APhA Foundation website www.aphafoundation.org. Follow the APhA Foundation on Facebook for the latest updates.