The American Academy of Pediatrics is grateful to the many family and youth liaisons that inform the work of our programs, publications, and Committees, Sections, and Councils. Below is a list of the current liaisons and the group with which they work. If you are interested in connecting with them, please contact us for assistance.
Committees
Hospital Care
Open
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Cynthiana Lightfoot
Practice and Ambulatory Medicine
Alisa Skatrud
Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health
Kathleen Davis
Councils
Children with Disabilities
Alyssa Ware
Children with Disabilities - Autism Subcommittee
Donna Johnson
Children with Disabilities – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Workgroup
Kasey Dudley
Debbi Harris
Nanfi N Lubogo
Community Pediatrics
Donene Feist
Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care
Jeremy Harvey
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Courtney Parker
Sections
Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology
Lindsay Elsaesser
Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Amy Basken
Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Amy Kelly
Section on Home Care
Sondra Gilbert
Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Blythe Lord
Stacy Parker
Grants and Other Programs
Bright Futures Steering Committee
Alisa Skatrud
Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium
Amy Basken
Jessica Cowin
Jodi Lemacks
Paula Miller
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Subcommittee
Lisa Kovacs
Teresa Nold
Enhance Support for the Delivery of Essential Health Services to Young Children
Andrea Baer
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Continuity Clinic Project
Peggy Combs-Way
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Champions Network
Maribel Campos Rivera
Kathleen Taverner-Mitchell
Measuring the Impact of Violence on Children and Women During a Pandemic
Michelle Dacey
National Coordinating Center for Epilepsy - CYE Advisory Committee
Beth Dworetzky
Marsha Quinn
National Coordinating Center for Epilepsy - Young Adult Council
Vanessa Black
Ryan DeLoughry
Dylan Di Girolamo
Chandler Jahnke
Samuel Ramos
Elizabeth Stout
National Resource Center for Patient/Family Centered Medical Home Advisory Committee
David Armstrong (Health Equity Subcommittee)
Morris Carr
Janet DesGeorges
Talethia O. Edwards
Lisa Maynes, MEd
Maria Miller
Zaneta Retic
Charles Smith
Nikki Washington
Ida Winters
Yvette Woods
Dana Yarborough (Advisory Committee/Health Equity Subcommittee)
Pediatrics Editorial Board
Nikki Montgomery
Lelis Vernon
Pediatrics Executive Editorial Board
Cara Coleman, JD, MPH (Associate Editor)
Project ECHO Duchenne Muscular Care Considerations
Bridgett Husk
Rachel Schrader
Project ECHO Spina Bifida Healthcare Transition
Judy Thibadeau
Promoting Developmental Surveillance in Pediatric Practice with “Learn the Signs. Act Early.”
Kelly King
Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Steering Committee
Stacy Williamson
Social Determinants of Health Project Advisory Committee
Barbara Leach
Melissa Winger
Supporting Providers and Families to Access Telehealth and Distant Care Services for Pediatric Care
Luke Byram
Mary Elizabeth Klein
Fabiola Morales
Ayanda Nnachi
Elizabeth Stout
Hampton Woods