Mission
The mission of AACAP is the promotion of the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through advocacy, education, and research, and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.

Leadership
2018-2019 AACAP Executive Committee

Karen Dineen Wagner, MD, PhD
President

Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD
President-Elect

Andrés Martin, MD, MPH
Secretary

Bennett L. Leventhal, MD
Treasurer

Debra E. Koss, MD
Chair, Assembly of
Regional Organizations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

2018-2019 Council
Mary S. Ahn, MD
Boris Birmaher, MD
Lisa Cullins, MD
Timothy Dugan, MD
Gregory K. Fritz, MD
Mary Margaret Gleason, MD
Pamela E. Hoffman, MD
Melvin D. Oatis, MD
Scott M. Palyo, MD
Marian A. Swope, MD
John T. Walkup, MD

Jerry M. Wiener Resident Member
George “Bud” Vana, IV, MD

John E. Schowalter Resident Member
Amanda Downey, MD

Executive Director
Heidi B. Fordi, CAE


Council Job Descriptions