MAFP Board of Directors
The officers are elected to a one-year term and directors are appointed for a three-year term. Residents and Students are elected by their peers at the Missouri Reception held during National Conference in August. AAFP Delegates are selected by the Nominating Committee to serve a three-year term. Have a question for one of MAFP’s board members? You can email district.director@mo-afp.org.
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Executive Commission
Board Chair
Kara Mayes, MD (St. Louis)
President
Afsheen Patel, MD (Kansas City)
President-Elect
Natalie Long, MD (Columbia)
Vice-President
Beth Rosemergey, DO (Kansas City)
Secretary/Treasurer
Lisa Mayes, DO (Macon)
District Directors
District 1 Director – Arihant Jain, MD (Cameron)
Alternate – Brad Garstang, MD (Kansas City)
Counties: Atchison, Nodaway, Worth, Harrison, Mercer, Holt, Andrew, Gentry, Daviess, Grundy, Linn, Buchanan, DeKalb, Caldwell, Livingston, Carroll, Platte, Clinton, Clay
District 2 Director – Eric Lesh, DO (Kirksville)
Alternate – Katherine Holbrook, DO (Kirksville)
Counties: Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Clark, Sullivan, Adair, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Shelby, Marion, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe, Ralls, Pike
District 3 Directors – Dawn Davis, MD (St. Louis) and Lauren Wilfling, MD (St. Louis)
Alternate – Christian Verry, MD (St. Louis)
Counties: City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles
District 4 Director – Jennifer Allen, MD (Hermann)
Alternate – Jennifer Scheer, MD (Gerald)
Counties: Lincoln, Warren, Gasconade, Franklin
District 5 Director – Amanda Shipp, MD (Versailles)
Alternate – Misty Todd, MD (Sedalia)
Counties: Howard, Boone, Audrain, Cooper, Callaway, Montgomery, Morgan, Moniteau, Cole, Osage, Camden, Miller
District 6 Director – David Pulliam, DO, FAAFP (Higginsville)
Alternate – Justin Cramer, MD, FAAFP (Marshall)
Counties: Ray, Lafayette, Saline, Cass, Johnson, Pettis, Bates, Henry, Benton, Vernon, St. Clair, Hickory, Cedar
District 7 Directors – Chad Byle, MD (Kansas City) and Jacob Shepherd, MD (Lees Summit)
Alternate – Rachel Hailey, MD (Lees Summit)
Counties: Jackson
District 8 Director – Andi Selby, DO, FAAFP (Branson)
Alternate – Barbara Miller, MD (Buffalo)
Counties: Barton, Dade, Polk, Dallas, Laclede, Jasper, Lawrence, Greene, Webster, Wright, Newton, Christian, McDonald, Barry, Stone, Taney
District 9 – Director – Douglas Crase, MD (Licking)
Alternate – Vacant
Counties: Maries, Pulaski, Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Texas, Shannon, Howell, Douglas, Ozark, Oregon
District 10 Director – Gordon Jones, MD (Sikeston)
Alternate – Jenny Eichhorn, MD (Jackson)
Counties: Jefferson, Washington, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Iron, Reynolds, Carter, Ripley, Butler, Wayne, Madison, Perry, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard, New Madrid, Mississippi, Dunklin, Pemiscot
Directors at Large
Stacy Jefferson, MD (St. Louis)
Krishna Syamala, MD (St. Louis)
Kento Sonoda, MD (St. Louis)
Resident Directors
Kelly Dougherty, MD (Mercy)
Noah Brown, MD (Mercy)
Student Directors
Abby Crede (UMKC)
Mikala Cessac (UMC)
AAFP Delegates
Peter Koopman, MD (Columbia)
Kate Lichtenberg, DO (Kirkwood)
Sarah Cole, DO (St. Louis) – Alternate
Jamie Ulbrich, MD (Marshall) – Alternate
How the Missouri Chapter Influences AAFP Policies
Two members from the Missouri AFP serve as delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates, which is the organization’s policy-making body. Missouri Academy members may submit resolutions on issues that they would like to see addressed. Missouri Academy leadership determines whether resolutions should be submitted to the AAFP Congress of Delegates. For more information on how to submit a resolution to the Missouri AFP Board of Directors, click here.
