Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors includes the president, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary/Treasurer, and CEO/Executive Vice President and conducts the daily Academy business.
Board of Directors
The Academy is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of thirteen members and the Executive Committee for a total of seventeen members. Ten members of the board are district chairpersons, elected by members from a specific geographic area. At-large members are elected nationally by all members, and have leadership experience in committees, councils and sections.
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Patricia Flanagan, MD, FAAP
District I: Providence, RI
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Jeffrey Kaczorowski, MD, FAAP
District II: Pittsford, NY
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Margaret 'Meg' Fisher, MD, FAAP
District III: Long Branch, NJ
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Patricia Purcell, MD, MBA, FAAP
District IV: Louisville, KY
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Lia Gaggino, MD, FAAP
District V: Kalamazoo, MI
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Dennis M. Cooley, MD, FAAP
District VI: Topeka, KS
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Susan Buttross, MD, FAAP
District VII: Canton, MS
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Greg Blaschke, MD, MPH, FAAP
District VIII: Portland, OR
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Yasuko Fukuda, MD, FAAP
District IX: San Francisco, CA
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Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP
District X: Jacksonville, FL
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Angela M. Ellison, MD, MSc, FAAP
At Large: Moorestown, NJ
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Kristina W. Rosbe, MD, FAAP
At Large: Greenbrae, CA
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Joelle N. Simpson, MD, FAAP
At Large: Silver Spring, MD