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Leadership

IAFP 2024-25 Board Members

Chair
Emma Daisy, MD
Tapestry 360 Health
Chicago, IL

President
Kate Rowland, MD, MS, FAAFP

RUSH University Family Physicians
Chicago, IL

President-elect
Corinne Kohler, MD, FAAFP

Champaign, IL

Treasurer
Christina Wells, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAFP
UI Health Mile Square Health Center
Cicero, IL

First Vice President
Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
Geneva, IL

Second Vice President
Syed Mustafa Alavi, MD, FAAFP
NorthShore Erie Evanston-Skokie Family Health Center
Evanston, IL

Class of 2025
Aaron Newcomb, DO, FAAFP, FASAM Shawnee Health
Carbondale, IL

Class of 2026
Rebecca Maddrell, MD, FAAFP
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL

Class of 2026
Avinash Mantha, MD, FAAFP

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, IL

Class of 2026
Kasiemobi Okonkwo, MD
SIU Alton Family Medicine Residency Program
Alton, IL

Class of 2027
Romero Santiago, MD, MPH

Carle Urbana North Annex
Urbana, IL

Class of 2027
Eric Sullivan, MD
RUSH Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL

Class of 2027
Jennifer Thomas, MD, FASAM
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris, IL

New Physician Faculty
Stefani Beard, DO
RUSH West Loop
Chicago, IL

New Physician Faculty
Sydney Doe, MD
RUSH Esperanza Family Medicine
Chicago, IL

Resident Physician
Ashley Schaefer, MD

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital,
Family Medicine Residency
Park Ridge, IL

Medical Student
Natali Smiley

Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL

Delegation to AAFP

Delegate
Michael A. Hanak, MD, FAAFP

Delegate
Monica Fudala Melendy, MD, FAAFP

Alternate Delegate
Tabatha Wells, MD, FAAFP

Alternate Delegate
Santina Wheat, MD, FAAFP

Strategic Plan

Mission: To be the voice of Illinois Family Physicians by promoting the value of the specialty of Family Medicine in Illinois and improving health for all through advocacy, education, and professional growth.

Vision: Family physicians thriving in a healthcare environment that enables them to provide safe, quality, equitable care for every person in Illinois.

Goal 1. Improve the practice environment for family physicians

To achieve this goal, the IAFP will:

  • Pursue legislative advocacy with a clear agenda, including the following key advocacy areas
  1. Transparency of family medicine working and employment conditions and reimbursement throughout Illinois.
  2. Advocacy for appropriate virtual practice options.
  • Create a repository of resources for employed physicians and those seeking employment in Illinois.
  • Formulate a position on family physician collaboration with NPs/PAs and other clinicians in the primary care space.

Goal 2. Reduce administrative burden in the practice of medicine

To achieve this goal, the IAFP will:

  • Pursue advocacy efforts specific to this challenge.
  • Identify and pursue strategic partnerships with organizations sharing this goal.
  • Develop, acquire, or inventory high quality practice management resources and tools for member use.
  • Provide resources specific to pandemic recovery and practice operation support.
  • Assess member administrative burden at least annually.


Goal 3. Develop and promote high-quality continuing medical education

To achieve this goal, the IAFP will:

  • Establish the practice of family medicine and high-quality patient care at the center of all continuing medical education offerings.
  • Collaborate with medical groups, hospital systems, payers, family medicine groups, and primary care partners throughout Illinois to provide continuing medical education.
  • Provide virtual opportunities for continuing medical education.
  • Offer continuing medical education required for Illinois licensure as a member benefit.
  • Provide physician leadership development within the scope of the mission of the IAFP.


Goal 4. Serve as a primary source of professional networking opportunities

To achieve this goal, the IAFP will:

  • Host Member Interest Groups with clear expectations for Member Interest Group creation, funding, and ongoing engagement with the IAFP
  • Create topic-specific opportunities for member engagement, such as individual member connection, online forums, time-limited task force participation, and other avenues to solicit expertise/shared interest
  • Improve member perception of connection to and relevance of the IAFP. This will be accomplished through member outreach events, engagement surveys, and ad hoc task forces or committees created to specifically address membership growth and retention.


Goal 5. Achieve equitable representation across demographics within IAFP leadership and membership, as well as at IAFP events

To achieve this goal, the IAFP will:

  • Identify important areas of representation.
  • Establish mechanisms for improving and sustaining diversity across opportunities within the IAFP, as well as externally facing programming or nomination/sponsorship opportunities.
  • Ensure diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of regular communications to members.
  • Implement additional opportunities for member comment and open forum for debate and discussion.


Goal 6. Seek sustainable funding sources and mission-focused sources for non-dues revenues

To achieve this goal, the IAFP will:

  • Develop a sustainable, mission-compatible plan for non-dues revenues.
  • Pursue external funding opportunities which include partnerships with other organizations and businesses
  • Pursue not-for-profit, federal, regional, and local grant funding

(Adopted April 2022)

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