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 John F. Caccamese, DMD, MD, FACS University of Maryland |
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President-Elect Adriane L. Baylis, PhD, CCC-SLP Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University |
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Past President John A. Girotto, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACS Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital |
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Vice President Oksana A. Jackson, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
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Vice President-Elect Steven L. Goudy Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Communications Officer James J. Cray, PhD The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
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Treasurer Scott A. Dailey, PhD, CCC-SLP University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics |
Board Members
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Kelly Nett Cordero, PhD, CCC-SLP Phoenix Children’s Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care |
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Sean P. Edwards, MD, DDS, FACS, FRCDC University of Michigan |
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Deji V. Fashemo, DDS, MPH Fourth Dimension Orthodontics & Craniofacial Orthopedics at Medical City Dallas Hospital |
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Krishna G. Patel, MD, PhD Medical University of South Carolina |
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Melisande J. Ploutz, CPNP, CLC University of Rochester Medical Center |
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Lindsay A. Schuster, DMD, MS UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh |
Ex-Officio
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Greg Bowden Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins Carey Business School |
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Amy Mendillo, MM, MPP Freelance Writer ACPA Family Resources Committee |
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Jamie L. Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP East Carolina University Editor, The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal |
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Adam M. Levy, CAE American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Executive Director |
See more about ACPA Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
2023 Leaders:
22q11.2 Related Disorders SIG
- Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, MS, CGC, Philadelphia, PA (Chair)
- Laura H.S. Rosenthal, MD, Chicago, IL (Co-Chair)
Care Coordination SIG
- Kristine W. Miu, MSN, Chicago, IL (Chair)
- Amanda Payne, FNP, Portland, ME (Co-Chair)
Ethics SIG
- Joyce K. McIntyre, MD, Worcester, MA (Chair)
- Raquel M. Ulma, MD, DDS (Co-Chair)
Feeding Nutrition and Growth SIG
- Lauren L. Madhoun, PhD, CCC-SLP, Columbus, OH
- Dawn A. Leavitt, RN, BSN, Seattle, WA
Global Care SIG
- John A. van Aalst, MD, Walton, KY (Chair)
- Solomon Obiri-Yeboah, MD, DMD, Kumasi, Ghana (Co-Chair)
Mental Health/Psychosocial SIG
- Meredith T. Albert, PhD, Chicago, IL (Chair)
- Patricia K. Marik, PsyD (Co-Chair)
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