Officers

Michael Weisgerber MD, MS, FAAP

President (2026 - 2028)
Program Director
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
N5217267 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Joanna Lewis, MD

President-Elect (2026 - 2028)
Program Director
Advocate Health Care (Advocate Children's Hospital/Park Ridge)
1775 Demspter, 2 South Peds, Box 54
Park Ridge, IL 60068

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

Megan Aylor, MD

Immediate Past-President (2026 - 2028)
Program Director
Oregon Health and Science University
707 SW Gaines St.
Portland, OR 97239

Board of Directors / At-Large Members

Alan Chin, MD

Member At-Large (2026 - 2029)
Program Director
UCLA Pediatric Residency
757 Westwood Plaza Room 3108
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Oriaku Kas-Osoka, MD, MEd

Member At-Large (2026 - 2028)
Program Director
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 Children's Way, Slot 512-19A
Little Rock, AR 72202

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

Megan Aylor, MD

Chair (2026 - 2028)
Program Director
Oregon Health & Science University
708 SW Gaines St
Portland, OR 97239

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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