2023 NCCL Delegates Elect New Leaders

Those elected by chapter delegates at the conference this year include

AAFP Board of Directors new physician member candidate: Matthew Adkins, D.O., of Columbus, Ohio. (Note: This candidate is to be approved by the 2023 Congress of Delegates in Chicago.)

New Physician alternate delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates: Anna Askari, M.D., M.S., of Palm Desert, Calif.; and Andrew Lutzkanin, M.D., of Elizabethtown, Penn.

Member constituency alternate delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates: Sterling Brodniak, D.O., M.B.A., of Annondale, Va.; Cynthia Chen-Joea, D.O., of Lakewood, Calif.; Katharina de Klerk, D.O., of Pawtucket, R.I.; Manju Mahajan, M.D., of Westford, Mass.; Stephanie Purnell, M.D., M.P.H., of Baltimore, Md.; and Eileen Tatum, M.D., of Imperial, Calif.

The member constituency alternate delegates represent the following constituency groups: women; minorities; international medical graduates; and LGBTQ+ physicians or physicians who support LGBTQ issues.

2024 NCCL Convener: Alex McDonald, M.D., C.A.Q.S.M., of Claremont, Calif.

2024 member constituency co-conveners: Mahajan and Evangeline Obi, M.D., of Fort Washington, Md. (IMG constituency); Brodniak and de Klerk (LGBTQ+ constituency); Purnell and Jessica Garcia, D.O., of Houston, Texas (minority constituency); Askari and Lutzkanin (new physician constituency); and Chen-Joea and Tatum (women’s constituency). 

AAFP delegate to the AMA Young Physicians Section: Loren Colson, D.O., of Boise, Idaho.

Be a Family Physician Leader

AAFP members such as those elected at this year’s NCCL shape the Academy’s policies and positions on issues that affect family medicine. Learn how you can take part in AAFP governance and then choose a path to get involved at the national level or contact your chapter for other opportunities.