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
2017-2018 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

2017-2018 Council
Manal Assi, MD
Lisa M. Cullins, MD
Timothy F. Dugan, MD
Gregory K. Fritz, MD
Cathryn Galanter, MD
Mary-Margaret Gleason, MD
Shashank V. Joshi, MD
Debra E. Koss, MD
Melvin D. Oatis, MD
Karen Pierce, MD
John T. Walkup, MD

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

John E. Schowalter Resident Member
Lan Chi Krysti Vo, MD

Executive Director
Heidi B. Fordi, CAE


Council Job Descriptions