2024-2025 NCAFP Board of Directors Executive Officers President
S. Mark McNeill, MD, FAAFP
President-Elect
Benjamin F. Simmons, MD, FAAFP
Secretary/Treasurer
Deanna M. Didiano, DO
Immediate Past President Garett R. Franklin, MD, FAAFP Executive Vice President Gregory K. Griggs, MPA, CAE
At-Large Directors
If ever asked by a colleague in NZ if you want to try shearing sheep, say no.
New Zealand, again, is a wonderful place to be, with some of the most beautiful scenery you have ever seen. There is no shortage of good food, hobbits, and recreational opportunities. But did they have enough family physicians? Nope. They weren’t gonna pass up an opportunity to keep another one around, even if they had a hard time understanding his strong Southern accent.
D. Landon Allen, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP Stacey A. Blyth, MD Joshua T. Carpenter, MD Lisa A. Cassidy-Vu, MD, FAAFP Kelley V. Lawrence, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAFP Amanda R. Steventon, MD, FAAFP Patrick S. Williams, MD, FAAFP Courtland D. Winborne, MD
Academic Position R. Aaron Lambert, MD, FAAFP
Resident Director Stephanie P. Wilcher, MD, MPH
Resident Director-Elect Irina Balan, MD
Student Director Nicholas Wells
Student Director-Elect Ryan Taylor
AAFP Delegates & Alternates AAFP Delegate AAFP Delegate AAFP Alternate AAFP Alternate
Tamieka Howell, MD, FAAFP Rich Lord, MD, MA, FAAFP Rhett Brown, MD, FAAFP Thomas R. White, MD, FAAFP
NCAFP Committee Chairs
My New Zealand going away party was a Forrest Gump costume affair as my physician colleagues always thought I sounded and looked like him.
My career would take me to rural western NC, then to urban Asheville, and then eventually into my own solo practice. Each time I made a career move, the practice from which I was departing made an attempt to keep me around. As tough as it was to move on from those practices, I never struggled to find plenty of business and meaningful work in my next setting.
Workforce Committee
Jay Patel, MD, MPH
Advocacy Committee
Deanna M. Didiano, DO
Practice Environment & Profesional Development Committee Academic Department Chairs
Nichole Johnson MD, MPH, FAAFP Margaret Helton, MD, FAAFP
NCAFP Foundation President Maureen Murphy, MD. FAAFP
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