Committees!

Montana AAP encourages its members to participate in areas of special interest or skills. Currently, we have pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists serving as follows:

AAP Spokespeople
Breastfeeding: Mary Ann Carlson
CATCH representative: Blaise Favara
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics: Laura Nicholson
Early ID Hearing Loss: Laura Nicholson
Emergency Medical Services-Children (EMS-C): Dan McAllister
Graduated Driver's License: Pepper Henyon
Immunizations: Sheila Idzerda
Medicaid Advisory: Dan Harper and Deb Agnew
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): James Wiggins
Perinatal: Evelyn Rider
Public Relations: Marian Kummer
School Health: Petra Messick

State Committees
Cervical Cancer Task Force: Cathy White
Children's Special Health Services: Laura Nicholson, Medical Director
CSHS Advisory Committee: Jerry Eichner, John Johnson, Marian Kummer, Peggy Schlesinger, Lori Byron, Anne Manktelow, Mary Anne Guggenheim
Maternal/Child Health Advisory Council: Kathy Rogers
Montana Council for Maternal and Child Health (MCMCH): Marian Kummer
Medicaid Advisory: Dan Harper and Deb Agnew
Newborn Screening: Marian Kummer

Chapter Committees
Awards: Marian Kummer, Nancy Maynard
Legislative: Marian Kummer, Cathy White
Montana Medical Association Liason: Lionel Tapia