Delegates elect new leaders at 2026 NCCL
April 27, 2026, News Staff — Delegates elected several new family physician leaders at the 2026 National Conference of Constituency Leaders, which met April 23-25 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Those elected include:
AAFP Board of Directors new physician member candidate: Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP, of Livermore, California. (Note: This candidate is to be approved by the 2026 Congress of Delegates.)
New Physician alternate delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates: Matthew Mayeda, DO, MPH, of Rohnert Park, California; and Jiayu Kate Tian, MD, of Burlington, Vermont.
Member constituency alternate delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates: William Childs, DO, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; Carmella DeSerto, MD, of Helotes, Texas; Kwanza Devlin, MD, FAAFP, of Colgate, Wisconsin; Diana Howard, MD, AAHIVS, of Fresno, California; Rebecca Stoll, DO, of Oronoco, Minnesota; Astrud Villareal, MD, FAAFP, of Dallas.
New physician Board member candidate Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP
2026 NCCL convener Kelly Thibert, DO, FAAFP
The member constituency alternate delegates represent the following constituency groups: women; international medical graduates; Black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) physicians; and LGBTQ+ physicians or physicians who support LGBTQ+ issues.
2027 NCCL convener: Kelly Thibert, DO, FAAFP, of North Las Vegas, Nevada.
2027 member constituency co-conveners: DeSerto and Marisa Iaderosa, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, of Columbus, Ohio (LGBTQ+ constituency); Stoll and Villareal (women’s constituency); Howard and Faarina Khan, MD, MPH, DipABLM, of Streamwood, Illinois (IMG constituency); Devlin and Childs (BIPOC constituency); Mayeda and Tian (new physician constituency).
AAFP delegate to the AMA Young Physicians Section: Bright Zhou, MD, MS, of West Hollywood, California.
Be a family physician leader
AAFP members such as those elected at this year’s NCCL shape the Academy’s policies and positions on issues that affect family medicine. Learn how you can take part in AAFP governance and then choose a path to get involved at the national level or contact your chapter for other opportunities.
AAFP policies are influenced by its members, and the Academy offers a multitude of elected and appointed leadership positions for students, residents and active members. Many leadership roles for students and residents will be determined July 30-Aug. 1 during FUTURE in Kansas City, Missouri.
Check out the opportunities and processes to get involved at any stage of your training or practice.