ACPA is governed by the Board of Directors, which establishes Association policy and monitors activities as they are implemented by the National Office Team. ACPA committees work to implement the strategic plan developed by the Board of Directors.
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President Patricia A. Beals, DMD, MS, Phoenix, AZ |
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President-Elect Lynn M. Fox, MA, MEd, CCC-SLP, Chapel Hill, NC |
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Past President Bernard J. Costello, DMD, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Vice President John A. Girotto, MD, MMA, FAAP, FACS, Grand Rapids, MI |
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Vice President-Elect John F. Caccamese, DMD, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD |
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Communications Officer Kristina J. Aldridge, PhD, Columbia, MO |
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Treasurer Scott A. Dailey, PhD, CCC-SLP, Iowa City, IA |
Board Members
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Kelly Nett Cordero, PhD, CCC-SLP, Phoenix, AZ (2021) |
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Canice E. Crerand, PhD, Columbus, OH (2021) |
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Kant Y. Lin, MD, Lexington, KY (2022) |
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Snehlata Oberoi, BDS, MDS, DDS, San Francisco, CA (2020) |
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Janice R. Rockwood, RN, BSN, Buffalo, NY (2022) |
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John A. van Aalst, MD, Cincinnati, OH (2020) |
Ex-Officio
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Michael T. Friel, MD, FAAP, New Orleans, LA Chair, ACPA Development Committee |
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Yvonne “Bonnie” R. Gutierrez, MD, Los Angeles, CA Chair, ACPA Family Services Committee |
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Jamie L. Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP, Greenville, NC Editor, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal |
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Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA, CAE, Chapel Hill, NC Executive Director, ACPA |
2019 leaders of ACPA committees, selection panels, special interest groups and task forces.
- 22q11.2 Related Disorders Special Interest Group
Chair: Oksana Jackson, MD, Wynnewood, PA - Audit Committee
Chair: Oksana Jackson, MD, Wynnewood, PA - Care Coordination Special Interest Group
Chair: Amanda M. Smith, RN, BSN-CPN, Columbus, OH - Commission on Approval of Teams
Chair: Celia E. Heppner, PsyD, Irving, TX - Development Committee
Chair: Michael T. Friel, MD, FACS, FAAP, Jefferson, LA - Education Committee
Chair: John N. Jensen, MD, Milwaukee, WI - Ethics Special Interest Group
Chair: Howard M. Saal, MD, Cincinnati, OH - Family Services Committee
Chair: Yvonne R. Gutierrez, MD, Los Angeles, CA - Honors and Awards Selection Panel
Chair: Earl J. Seaver, PhD, Dekalb, IL - Learning Resources Committee
Chair: Sharon Aronovich, DMD, Ann Arbor, MI - Management and Finance Committee
Chair: Scott A. Dailey, PhD, Iowa City, IA - Membership Committee
Chair: Kristina J. Aldridge, PhD, Columbia, MO - Mental Health/Psychosocial Special Interest Group
Chair: Kathleen A. Kapp-Simon, PhD, Chicago, IL - Nominating Process Review Task Force
Chair: Helen M. Sharp, PhD, Forest Grove, OR - Program Task Force 2020
Chair: John A. Girotto, MD, MMA, FAAP, FACS, Grand Rapids, MI - Research Grants Selection Panel
Chair: Howard M. Saal, MD, Cincinnati, OH - Team Approval Process Review Task Force
Chair: David Kuehn, PhD, Champaign, IL