FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Contact:
Stephanie Wilken
American Academy of Family Physicians
800-274-2237, Ext. 6053
swilken@aafp.org
LEAWOOD, Kan. – The American Academy of Family Physicians is pleased to announce that Heather E. Palmer has joined the AAFP as AAFP Foundation Executive Director and AAFP Vice President, Development.
As a member of the senior management team, Palmer provides oversight of the organization’s development and grantmaking efforts, including strategic partnerships, grants and the AAFP Foundation’s humanitarian, educational and scientific philanthropy dedicated to improving the health of all people.
“Heather brings more than 20 years of individual and corporate development experience to the AAFP and its foundation and has demonstrated leadership in building strong, collaborative relationships," said Douglas E. Henley, MD, chief executive officer of the AAFP. “She will further the mission of both the AAFP Foundation and the AAFP.”
Before coming to the AAFP, Palmer served as director of development and corporate relations at the American Podiatric Medical Association. Prior to that, she was director of corporate philanthropy and partnerships at the Inova Health System Foundation.
Palmer is a member of the American Society of Association Executives. She holds a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University, a master’s degrees in nonprofit management from The American University, Washington DC and a master’s degree in business from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.
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About the American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP is the largest national association of family physicians, representing 128,300 physicians and medical students. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on impactful care for people of all ages, races and genders across all medical conditions. The AAFP supports every stage of a family physician's career and provides evidence-based resources, advocacy and community to empower family medicine. To learn more, visit aafp.org. For information about health care, medical conditions and wellness, please visit the AAFP’s patient education website, familydoctor.org.