Executive Committee of the Board of Governors

Charge

The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors shall act as a liaison between the Board of Governors and the Board of Regents, and as a steering committee for the Board of Governors. The link between Governors and the Executive Committee is maintained by class representatives, who are responsible for transmitting information from their constituents to the Executive Committee and from the Executive Committee back to the Governors.

Responsibilities include:

Developing or reviewing recommendations on all plans that require input, implementation or follow-up by Governors.

Mobilizing Governors to participate in national and local activities supporting College priorities.

Overseeing the resolutions process and carrying out specific duties as stipulated in the ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Process.

Transmitting recommendations of the Board of Governors to the Board of Regents as needed.

Planning the Board of Governors spring meeting and fall conference.

Overseeing the chapter dues process and the establishment of chapter dues rates.

Recommending two candidates, from among the third year Governors who have expressed an interest to run for nomination for Chair-elect of the Board of Governors, who, if elected by the Governance Committee, stand for election by the Board of Governors.

Overseeing and providing guidance to Local Nominating Committees on the candidate selection process for Governor-elect elections in their respective jurisdictions.

Acting as a resource in developing guidelines for election procedures for electing Governors-elect.

Composition (7)

Chair, who shall be the Chair, Board of Governors; Vice-Chair, who shall be the Chair-elect, Board of Governors; one representative elected from each of the four classes of Governors; and the Chair, Chapters Subcommittee.

Note: The Chair of the Chapters Subcommittee is appointed through the Board of Regents approved committee and council appointment process.

Terms

Chair, Chair-elect, and class representatives shall serve in those positions for one year.

2026-27 Members

Colleen Christmas, MD, FACP (Chair, Board of Governors)
Rosemarie Hope Reid, MD Professor
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Primary Care Leadership Track
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Marion M. McCrary, MD, FACP (Chair-elect, Board of Governors)
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, and Associate Director of GME Professional Development Coaching Program
Duke University
Chapel Hill, NC
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM (Chair, Chapters Subcommittee)
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Educator), Alpert Medical School
Brown University
Division Director, Division of Hospital Medicine, The Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Class Representatives

Joshua C. Ranum, MD, FACP (Class of 2027)
Internal Medicine Physician
West River Health Services
Hettinger, ND
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Elisa M. Sottile, MD, FACP (Class of 2028)
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Manajyoti Yadav, MD, FACP (Class of 2029)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Internal Medicine Clerkship and Sub-Internship (Co) Director
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Peoria, IL
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Janaki Deepak, MBBS, FACP (Class of 2030)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore VA Medical Center
Cockeysville, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Staff Liaison: Joanne Ey jey@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.