Chairs

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
University of Pittsburgh

The APA Public Policy and Advocacy Committee (PPAC) is responsible for setting the public policy and advocacy strategies for the organization.

Public Policy & Advocacy Committee

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS (Chair)
University of Pittsburgh

Asad Bandealy, MD
Children's National

Rachel Berman, MD, MPH
Montefiore Medical Center

Jessica Bettenhausen, MD
Children’s Mercy Hospital

Sara Bode, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Jeffrey Colvin, MD, JD
Children’s Mercy Hospital

Woodie Kessel, MD, MPH
Koop Institute

Christian Pulcini, MD, MEd, MPH
University of Vermont Medical Center

Jean Raphael, MD, MPH (Immediate Past Chair)
Texas Children's Hospital

Anita Shah, DO
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Sara Toomey, MD, MPhil, MPH, MSc
Boston Children’s Hospital