Academy 2020-21 Leadership Elected

MAFP’s leadership for 2020-21 (pictured, facing page) was elected by the membership at the Annual Business Session in 2020.

Academy Officers

MAFP’s top officers for 2020-21 elected at the Annual Meeting in July 2020 to serve 1-year terms include:

President: James W. Griffin Jr., MD, Hattiesburg Family Health Ctr., Hattiesburg

President-Elect: Carlos A. Latorre, MD, FAAFP, VA Medical Center, Vicksburg

Vice President: Paul M. Pavlov, MD, North Bay Family Medical, Biloxi

Secretary: Stephen C. Hammack, MD, FAAFP, St. Dominic, Madison

Treasurer: Bradley J. Suggs, MD, FAAFP, MEA Medical Clinic, Brandon

Immediate Past President: William M. Grantham, MD, MEA Medical Clinic, Clinton

Delegates, Alternates

In addition to the officers, rounding out the MAFP Executive Committee are the 2020-21 AAFP Delegates and Alternate Delegates who serve 2-year terms:

Delegate: John R. Mitchell, MD, FAAFP, Office of MS Physician Workforce, Pontotoc

Delegate: Katie Patterson, MD, FAAFP, Indianola Family Medical, Indianola

Alternate: P. Brent Smith, MD, FAAFP, Cleveland

Alternate: Jennifer D. Gholson, MD, Summit Family Medicine, Summit

New District Directors

District Directors elected in July 2020 at the Annual Meeting to serve 2-year terms:

District 4: Scott C. Martin, MD, FAACWS, Merit Health Clinton Family Medicine, Clinton

District 6: Erik P. Lessman, MD, South Sunflower Medical Center, Indianola

District 8: Lakeisha R. Chism, MD, Verona Medical Clinic, Verona

Member At Large: Jeremy B. Wells, MD, Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg

Remaining District Directors

District Directors elected in July 2019 and serving terms that end in 2021 are:

District 1: Angela Jones, MD, The Poplarville Clinic, Poplarville

District 3: James Ervin, MD, Family Medical Clinic, Crystal Springs

District 5: John Vanderloo, MD, Vanderloo Family Medicine, Jackson

District 7: Bruce Longest, Jr., MD, Bruce Family Medical Center, Bruce

Member at Large: Anna Marie HaileySharp, MD, Rush Health, Preston

Foundation Officers, Trustees

During the Annual Meeting in July 2020, members of the MAFP Foundation Board of Trustees (pictured, page 39) elected new officers to serve 1-year terms, including:

President: Melissa Stephens, MD, FAAFP, William Carey Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg

Vice President: Patrick D. Whipple, MD, MEA Medical Clinic, Canton

Secretary/Treasurer: Jonathan Buchanan, MD, FAAFP, Baptist Medical Clinic, Carthage

At the Business Session in July 2020, members elected new Foundation Trustees to serve 3-year terms as follows:

Member At Large: Rickey Chance, DO, Memorial Physician Clinic at Medical Park, Biloxi

Member At Large: Barbara Goodman, MD, Primary Care Associates, Meridian

Member at Large: Cierra Green, MD, Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Hattiesburg

Other physicians on the Foundation Board: Sarah Barowka, MD, Picayune; William M. Grantham, MD, Clinton; Thais Tonore Walden, MD, Madison; Kelly S. Tullos, MD, Laurel.

Details about resident and student members on both boards can be found on page 23.

Interested in serving on the Board? Email beth@msafp.org