Board and Committee Leadership

Championing the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians’ (GAFP) advancement of family medicine are physician leaders who inspire and mount initiatives, education, resources, and advocacy efforts in service to fellow physicians and Georgia families.

Board of Directors – 2021

Chair	Jeff Stone, MD	Canton
President	Tom Fausett, MD	Adel
Vice President	Sharon Rabinovitz, MD	Atlanta
President-Elect	Susana Alfonso, MD	Atlanta
Secretary	Samuel “Le” Church, MD	Hiawassee
Treasurer	John Vu, MD	Griffin
Speaker	Carl McCurdy, MD	Jasper
Vice Speaker	Monica Newton, DO	Gainesville

District Directors and Alternates – 2021

Director, District 1	Sherma Peter, MD	Sylvania
Director, District 2	Gurinder Doad, MD	Albany
Director, District 3	Dan Singleton, MD	Buena Vista
Director, District 4	Kevin Johnson, MD	Lawrenceville
Director, District 5	Cedrice Davis, MD	Marietta
Director, District 6	Steve Wilson, MD	Warner Robins
Director, District 7	Pam Obi, MD	Rome
Director, District 8	William “Donny” Nash, MD	Nashville
Director, District 9	Islam Eltarawy, MD	Woodstock
Director, District 10	Daniel Grizzle, MD	Athens
Director, District 11	Elvan Daniels, MD	Atlanta
Alternate Director, District 1	Natalie Britt, MD	Savannah
Alternate Director, District 2	Zita Magloire, MD	Cairo
Alternate Director, District 3	Beverley Ann Townsend, MD	Columbus
Alternate Director, District 4	Carmen Echols, MD	Conyers
Alternate Director, District 5	Shameka Hunt McElhaney, MD	Smyrna
Alternate Director, District 6	Monique Davis-Smith, MD	Macon
Alternate Director, District 7	Christina Douglass, MD	Armuchee
Alternate Director, District 8	Jonathan Wade, MD	Nashville
Alternate Director, District 9	Nkiruka Udejiofor, MD	Woodstock
Alternate Director, District 10	C. Judson Pickett, MD	Augusta
Alternate Director, District 11	Wanda Gumbs, MD	Atlanta
Resident Director	Zazi Nylander, MD – Emory	Atlanta
Resident Director	Nida Jiwani, DO – Northside	Snellville
Resident Alt. Director	Samuel Nwaobi, MD – Piedmont Columbus	Columbus
Resident Alt. Director	Nicole Oberfoell, MD – HCA Memorial Savannah	Savannah
Student Director	Stephanie Lam – Emory	Atlanta
Student Director	Yacine Sow – Morehouse	Atlanta
Student Director	Leah Topper – Augusta University	Augusta
Student Alt. Director	Christina (Ha Eun) Cho – Augusta University	Augusta
Student Alt. Director	Terry Liefde – American University of Antigua	Antigua
Student Alt. Director	Andrew Morrissey – PCOM	Duluth
AAFP Delegate	Eddie Richardson, Jr, MD	Eatonton
AAFP Delegate	Beulette Y. Hooks, MD	Midland
AAFP Alternate Delegate	Angeline Ti, MD	Atlanta
AAFP Alternate Delegate	Mitch Cook, DO	Athens

GAFP Committee Leadership – 2021

Education and Research	Chair: Theresa Jacobs, MD Vice Chair: Ken Howard, MD
Finance	Chair: John Vu, MD Vice Chair: Michael Satchell, MD
Legislative	Chair: Vice Chair:  Bruce LeClair, MD Chip Cowart, MD
Membership	Chair: Ellie Daniels, MD Vice Chair: Folashade Omole, MD
Practice Management	Chair: Claire Visitacion, MD Vice Chair: Howard McMahan, MD
Public Health	Chair: Daniel Singleton, MD Vice Chair: Angeline Ti, MD
Student and Resident Recruitment	Chair: Julie Dahl-Smith, DO Vice Chair: Kevin Johnson, MD

PAC Board

Chair: Jeff Stone, MD Vice Chair: Monica Newton, DO

Georgia Healthy Family Alliance

President: Eddie Richardson Jr, MD, MD Vice President: Mitzi Rubin,  MD

SECTION 9: Advisory Committee.
All past presidents shall become an Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors and shall be considered ex-officio members of the Board with the privilege of the floor, but without the right to vote. (GAFP Bylaws, Chapter 8, Section 9)