New Leaders Elected at 2024 NCCL

Those elected include

AAFP Board of Directors new physician member candidate: Cynthia Chen-Joea, D.O., M.P.H., C.P.H., FAAFP of Lakewood, Calif. (Note: This candidate is to be approved by the 2024 Congress of Delegates.)

New Physician alternate delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates: Robert Assibey, M.D., of French Camp, Ga.; and Tabatha Davis, M.D., FAAFP, of Lynchburg, Va.

Member constituency alternate delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates: Frank Animikwam, M.D., of Petoskey, Mich; Kethelyne Beauvais, M.D., of Northfield, Ohio; Shruti Javali, M.D., of Visalia, Calif.; C. Peony Khoo, M.D., of Los Angeles; Toussaint Mears-Clarke, M.D., M.B.A., FAAFP, of Sacramento, Calif; and Jiana Menendez, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, of New York.

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

2025 NCCL Convener: Delicia Pruitt, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, of Bay City, Mich.

2025 member constituency co-conveners: Javali and Kento Sonoda, M.D., FASAM, AAHIVS, of Saint Louis, Mo. (IMG constituency); Joseph Laterza, M.D., of Greenville, S.C.; and Mears-Clarke. (LGBTQ+ constituency); Khoo and Menendez (women’s constituency); Animikwam and Beauvais (minority constituency); and Assibey and Davis (new physician constituency). 

AAFP delegate to the AMA Young Physicians Section: Anna Askari, M.D., M.S.B.S., of Mission Viejo, Calif.

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.