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Leadership

NCAFP Leadership

Each year the Academy elects a new Board of Directors comprised of family physicians from across North Carolina. Directors and officers represent a broad spectrum of practice styles, career stages, and patient populations. In addition to their board service, each actively participates within the Academy's formal council and committee structure.

2023-2024 Executive Officers

Garett R. Franklin, MD, FAAFP

Garett R. Franklin, MD, FAAFP

President


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S. Mark McNeill, MD, FAAFP

S. Mark McNeill, MD, FAAFP

President-Elect


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Benjamin "Frankie" Simmons, MD, FAAFP

Benjamin "Frankie" Simmons, MD, FAAFP

Secretary-Treasurer


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Shauna Guthrie, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Shauna Guthrie, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Immediate Past President


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2023-2024 NCAFP Directors

Each Academy Director is elected to represent family physician members by reviewing major policies and plans of the association, and communicating the needs of its constituency.

Directors

At-Large - Joshua Carpenter, MD
At-Large - Lisa Cassidy-Vu, MD
At-Large - Deanna Didiano, DO
At-Large - Nichole Johnson, MD
At-Large - Kelley Lawrence, MD
At-Large - Amanda Steventon, MD
At-Large - Patrick Williams, MD
At-Large - Courtland Winborne, MD
Academic Position - Aaron Lambert, MD (Cabarrus FMR)
Resident Director - Morgan Parker, DO (Novant-Cornelius)
Resident Director-Elect - Stephanie Wilcher, MD, MPH (Duke Rural Track)
Student Director - Evan Morgan (Wake Forest)
Student Director-Elect - Nicholas Wells (UNC)

National AAFP Congress of Delegates

AAFP Delegate - Richard W. Lord, Jr., MD, MA
AAFP Delegate - Robert L. Rich, Jr., MD
AAFP Alternate Delegate - Tamieka Howell, MD
AAFP Alternate Delegate - Thomas R. White, MD

AAFP Board, Commissions, Committees, & Appointments

  • AAFP Commission on Education - Jessica L. Triche, MD
  • AAFP Commission on Federal and State Advocacy - Andrea DeSantis, DO
  • AAFP Commission on Quality and Practice - Joanne Fruth, MD

NCAFP Committee Nomination Process

To be considered for a position on an NCAFP Committee, the NCAFP Foundation Board of Trustees or the NCAFP Board of Directors for a term beginning in December 2024, members must submit a Leadership Nominee Application Form, their CV/Resume and a statement of interest by no later than Friday, May 27.  Key materials for consideration of potential applicants include: