Vice President
Marian F. Earls, MD, FAAP, Guilford Child Health, Greensboro

Secretary
Karen Breach, MD, FAAP, University Pediatrics, Charlotte

Treasurer
Steve Wegner, JD, MD, FAAP, AccessCare, Morrisville


Executive Committee Members
Chair – Council on Government & Academic Affairs
Laura Gerald, MD, FAAP, NC Community Care, Raleigh

Chair - Council on Practice Affairs
William M. Satterwhilte, III, MD, FAAP, Novant Health, Winston-Salem

Chair - Council on Medical Affairs
Theresa Flynn, MD, FAAP, Wake County Human Services, Raleigh

Pediatric Department Chair Liaison
Alan D. Stiles, MD, FAAP, UNC, Chapel Hill

Charlie Hayek, MD, FAAP, Shelby Children’s Clinic

Julie Byerley, MD, FAAP, UNC, Chapel Hill

W. Scott St. Clair, MD, FAAP, Blue Ridge Pediatrics, Boone

Susan Mims, MD, Mission Children’s Health, Asheville


Appointed Committee Chairs and Executive Liaison Members

Surgery – David K. Wallace, MD, FAAP, Duke, Durham

Subspecialists – John Foreman, MD, FAAP, Duke, Durham

Pediatric Education – David Ingram, MD, FAAP, WakeMed, Raleigh

Young Physicians – Andy Shulstad, MD, FAAP, Charlotte Pediatrics

Practice Managers – Lou Ann Thomas, White Oak Pediatrics, Raleigh

State Government Affairs  - John Rusher, JD, MD, FAAP, Raleigh Pediatrics

Child Abuse & Neglect – V. Denise Everett, MD, FAAP, WakeMed, Raleigh

EMS & Bioterrorism – Donna Moro-Sutherland, MD, FAAP, WakeMed, Raleigh

Membership – David Williams, Sr., MD, FAAP, Thomasville Pediatrics

Media – Kathleen Clarke-Pearson, MD, FAAP, Sandhills Pediatrics, Southern Pines

Health Choice Provider Task Force – Deborah Ainsworth, MD, FAAP, Washington Pediatrics

Adolescent Health – Carol Ford, MD, FAAP, UNC, Chapel Hill

Mental Health/School Health – Marian Earls, MD, FAAP, Guilford Child Health, Greensboro

Children with Disabilities – Ave Lachiewicz, MD, FAAP, Duke, Durham

Breastfeeding – Laura Sinai, MD, FAAP, Gastonia

Infectious Diseases – Amina Ahmed, MD, CMC, Charlotte

Environmental Issues Affecting Child Health – Debbie Leiner, MD, Greensboro

Med-Peds – Dale Newton, MD, FAAP, Brody/ECU, Greenville

Pediatric Council – Graham Barden, III, MD, FAAP, Coastal Chilren’s Clinic, New Bern, and Christoph Diasio, MD, FAAP, Sandhills Pediatrics, Southern Pines

Quality Initiatives – Laura Noonan, MD, FAAP, Carolinas Healthcare, Charlotte

PROS – Pediatric Research in Office Settings – Amy Ryan, MD, FAAP, Eastover Pediatrics, Charlotte

CATCH Coordinator – Judy Wood, MD, FAAP, Brody/ECU, Greenville

Fetus and Newborn/Metabolic Screening – Michael Cotten, MD, FAAP, Duke, Durham