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
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Jay Homme, MD

Secretary - Treasurer (2024 - 2025)
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Patricia Poitevien MD, MSc

Immediate Past President (2024 - 2026)
Senior Associate Dean, DEI
Brown University
222 Richmond Street
Providence, RI 02903

Board of Directors / At-Large Members

Aisha Barber, MD, MEd, FAAP

Member At-Large (2022 - 2025)
Program Director
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave NW, WW3.5 Ste 600
Washington, DC 20010

Tyree Winters, DO

Member At-Large (2023 - 2026)
Program Director
Atlantic Health/Goryeb Children's Hospital
100 Madison Ave, #10
Morristown, NJ 07960

Lahia Yemane, MD

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

Nominations Committee

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Becky Blankenburg MD, MPH

Immediate Past-President (2022 - 2024)
Associate Chair of Education
Stanford Children's/Stanford Pediatrics
725 Welch Rd, MC 5906
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Joanna Lewis, MD

(2022 - 2024)
Program Director
Advocate Health Care (Advocate Children's Hospital/Park Ridge)
1775 Demspter, 2 South Peds, Box 54
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Elizabeth (Beth) Nelsen, MD

(2023 - 2025)
Program Director
SUNY Upstate Medical University
UH5400
Syracuse, NY 13210

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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