Executive Management Team

R. Shawn Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer

Shawn Martin serves as executive vice president and chief executive officer for the American Academy of Family Physicians. Martin works with the AAFP Board of Directors on the mission, strategy, and vision for the AAFP and provides representation to other organizations, including medical, public, and private sectors. He also serves on the board of directors of the AAFP Foundation, the charitable arm of the AAFP.

Shannon M. Scott
Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Executive Vice President

Shannon M. Scott leads the development and implementation of the AAFP’s strategic and operations plans, and directs the efforts of the membership, marketing, communications, meetings and conventions, and information technology teams. 

Charlotte Kerner, CPA
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Finance 

Charlotte Kerner CPA, is responsible for the financial operations of the organization, including financial reporting, budgets, investments and cash management.

Heather Leith, JD, CAE
General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Administration and Human Resources

Heather Leith, JD, CAE, serves as general counsel and senior vice president. She joined the AAFP in 2013 as general counsel. Leith leads the organization’s legal operations and also oversees  the AAFP's Divisions of Administration and Human Resources.

Stephanie Quinn
Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy  

Stephanie Quinn serves as senior vice president, advocacy, practice advancement and policy at the AAFP, and is responsible for overseeing the AAFP Division of Government Relations and the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care in Washington, DC, as well as the Division of Practice Advancement at the AAFP headquarters in Leawood, Kan. In this role, she directs legislative and private sector advocacy on issues such as physician payment and medical liability reform.

Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Senior Vice President, Education

Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP serves as senior vice president for education.Savoy oversees all organizational activities related to medical education and continuing professional development. Her areas of focus include education and training of medical students and residents; student interest and choice of a career in the specialty of family medicine; expansion of graduate medical education in family medicine including federal policies that affect it; and development of continuing professional development opportunities, including CME.

Julie K. Wood, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Senior Vice President for Research, Science and Health of the Public

Julie K. Wood, MD, MPH, FAAFP has oversight responsibilities for the research, scientific and public health activities of the AAFP, as well as the AAFP’s relationships with other medical organizations in the United States and abroad. Through these relationships, Wood facilitates the continued development of family medicine and coordinates the AAFP’s international activities.