Officers

Megan Aylor, MD

President (2024 - 2026)
Program Director
Oregon Health & Science University
708 SW Gaines St
Portland, OR 97239

Michael Weisgerber MD, MS, FAAP

President-Elect (2024 - 2026)
Program Director
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
N5217267 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Aisha Barber, MD, MEd, FAAP

Secretary - Treasurer (2025 - 2028)
Program Director
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave NW, WW3.5 Ste 600
Washington, DC 20010

Patricia Poitevien MD, MSc, FAAP

Immediate Past President (2024 - 2026)
Vice President for Campus Life
Brown University
222 Richmond Street
Providence, RI 02903

Board of Directors / At-Large Members

Joanna Lewis, MD

Member At-Large (2025 - 2028)
Program Director
Advocate Health Care (Advocate Children's Hospital/Park Ridge)
1775 Demspter, 2 South Peds, Box 54
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Tyree Winters, DO

Member At-Large (2023 - 2026)
Vice Chair of Education
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/duPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Rd
Wilmington, DE 19803

Lahia Yemane, MD

Member At-Large / Communication Director (2024 - 2027)
Associate Residency Program Director
Stanford University
725 Welch Road MC 5906
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Governance Committee

Patricia Poitevien MD, MSc, FAAP

Chair (2024 - 2026)
Vice President for Campus Life
Brown University
222 Richmond Street
Providence, RI 02903

Debra Boyer, MD, MPHE

(2026-2028)
Designated Institutional Official
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205

Ann Burke, MD, MBA

(2026-2029)
Program Director
Wright State University
Dayton Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404

Ross Myers, MD

(2026-2028)
Program Director
UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106

Executive Management

Laura E. Degnon, CAE

Executive Director

APPD National Office
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101-3906

Colleen Hughes

Associate Executive Director
APPD National Office
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101

Executive Committee Leadership

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Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD)