Our Leadership
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
2019-2021 AACAP Executive Committee

Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD
President

Warren Y.K. Ng, MD, MPH
President-Elect

Cathryn A. Galanter, MD
Secretary

Bennett L. Leventhal, MD
Treasurer

Melvin D. Oatis, MD
Chair, Assembly of
Regional Organizations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2020-2021 Council
Balkozar S. Adam, MD
Adrienne L. Adams, MD
Mary S. Ahn, MD
Shirley Alleyne, MB, BS
Boris Birmaher, MD
Jennifer L. Derenne, MD
Robert P. Holloway, MD
Anita Kishore, MD
Marian A. Swope, MD
Karen Dineen Wagner, MD, PhD
Sala Webb, MD
Jerry M. Wiener Resident Member
Cordelia Ross, MD
John E. Schowalter Resident Member
Shinnyi Chou, MD, PhD
Executive Director
Heidi B. Fordi, CAE
Council Job Descriptions