Senior Leadership Team

Dr. John Barnard

John A. Barnard, MD

Interim President and CEO

Dr. Barnard leads the work of the ABP in setting standards of excellence, improving child health outcomes, and engaging trainees and pediatricians to continuously improve learning and care. Dr. Barnard brings extensive experience in pediatrics and leadership to the interim role. He previously served as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Ohio State University and Chief of Pediatrics and President of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He maintains board certification in Pediatric Gastroenterology.


Dr. Suzanne Woods

Suzanne K. Woods, MD

Executive Vice President, Credentialing and Initial Certification

Dr. Woods is responsible for initial certification in both general pediatrics and its subspecialties. She provides oversight for the development of training standards, the tracking and evaluation of residents and fellows, initial certification, and credentialing. In addition, she oversees the development of the certification process for new subspecialties, and serves as the ABP liaison to a number of organizations with common interests in graduate medical education and workforce issues. Dr. Woods joined the ABP staff in January of 2018 after serving at Duke University as the combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Director and Section Chief. Dr. Woods is board certified and maintaining certification in General Pediatrics and General Internal Medicine.


Mike Adams

Michael G. Adams, MS

Director of Communications

Mr. Adams is responsible for developing the ABP’s communication strategy, enhancing its brand, and contributing to its overall strategic positioning. He provides expertise in strategic communication, social media marketing, and branding. Mr. Adams joined the ABP staff as a Communications Manager in 2014 after serving as a Project Manager at a digital marketing agency in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has served in his current role since 2022. His educational background includes an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Strategic Brand Communication from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.


Linda Althouse

Linda A. Althouse, PhD

Vice President, Assessment

Dr. Althouse oversees the test development and psychometric activities for the ABP assessment products. This includes, but is not limited to, practice analysis, item development, scoring, standard setting, statistical analysis, and evaluation of measurement properties with a focus on ensuring the validity and reliability of the final product. She is also active in collaborative projects involving innovative assessment approaches, lifelong learning, and the next generation of continuous professional development models for physicians. Her doctorate is in educational psychology with a concentrated focus on measurement and assessment.


Ann Hazinski

Ann E. Hazinski, MBA, CPA

Vice President, Finance, and CFO

Ms. Hazinski leads all accounting, finance, tax, and treasury functions of the ABP and the ABP Foundation, including developing and monitoring the annual budget; preparing internal and external financial reports and tax returns; developing the long-range financial forecast; overseeing all short and long-term investment activities; managing high level employee benefit programs and managing the organization's comprehensive insurance and risk management programs. She works closely with the Audit, Finance, and Long-Term Investment Committees of the ABP Board of Directors to make strategic decisions regarding finances and ensure that the ABP has the resources needed to carry out its mission.


Dr. Laurel Leslie

Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH

Vice President, Research

Dr. Leslie facilitates and oversees all research, evaluation, and other special initiatives funded by the ABP Foundation. She has extensive research experience in the areas of identifying, treating, and delivering health services to children and adolescents with medical, developmental, and mental health needs. She also maintains her position as Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and has worked with a number of pediatric initiatives to improve the future of physician training and practice. Dr. Leslie is board certified and maintaining certification in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.


Dr. Keith Mann

Keith J. Mann, MD, MEd

Vice President, Continuing Certification

Dr. Mann oversees the continued development and implementation of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for the ABP. He provides expertise in health care quality, lean methodology, patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and education. Dr. Mann joined the ABP staff in November 2018 after serving as the Vice President, Chief Medical Quality and Safety Officer at Children’s Mercy — Kansas City. He was also a Vice Chair for Quality and Safety in the Department of Pediatrics and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri — Kansas City. He is board certified and maintaining certification in General Pediatrics.


Pam Moore

Pamela J. Moore

Chief Engagement Officer

Ms. Moore leads the engagement strategy to build the communications, connectivity, and service standards with volunteers serving on ABP committees, subboards, and the Board of Directors. She serves as liaison to the ABP Board of Directors and Executive Committee and oversees activities related to the ABP bylaws and corporate policies. She works closely with the Conflict of Interest Committee and Nominations Committee to guide and support strategic decisions about appointees and potential volunteers who will carry out the ABP’s mission. She directs the Professional Services Department as they plan, oversee, and provide administrative support for ABP volunteers and committee, subboard, and board meetings.


Denise Scott

D. Denise Scott

Director of Human Resources

Ms. Scott heads the ABP's Human Resources department, overseeing vital areas such as talent acquisition, organizational development, labor relations, total rewards, diversity, equity, inclusion, and HR information systems. She works closely with other members of ABP's senior leadership to align strategic people initiatives with business strategies, enhancing HR effectiveness and operational efficiencies. Her efforts play a key role in fostering a high-performance culture that upholds the ABP's mission, vision, and values — belonging, collaboration, consistency, excellence, and integrity.


Dr. David Turner

David A. Turner, MD

Vice President, Competency-Based Medical Education

Dr. Turner oversees the continuing development and implementation of the ABP’s competency-based education initiatives that provide a comprehensive framework for assessing the readiness of trainees to advance and transition to fellowship or practice. Dr. Turner joined the ABP staff in September 2020 after serving as Associate Director, Graduate Medical Education; Section Chief of Pediatric Intensive Care; and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Hospital and Health System. He is board certified and maintaining certification in General Pediatrics and in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


Michele Wall

Michele J. Wall, MA, PMP

Director of Facilities, Contract, and Privacy Management

Ms. Wall oversees facilities, contracts, privacy management, and the physician support center for the ABP. Ms. Wall has a master’s degree in Liberal Studies from Duke University, is a Baldrige Executive Fellow, and is a certified Project Management Professional.


Dongming Zhang

Dongming Zhang, PhD, MS, MLS

Vice President, Information Technology and Informatics

Dr. Zhang provides information technology (IT) governance, leadership, and management for the ABP. He also determines the strategic goals and objectives of the IT department, aligning them with the ABP's overall business mission and plan. As a senior leader, he seeks ways to employ IT opportunities to advance health care and assure the public that standards of excellence are in place to evaluate the knowledge, skills, and training of pediatricians.

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