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President's Message, August 2026
Toni Richards-Rowley, MD, FAAP
Dear Colleagues,
I recently returned home from the Annual Leadership Conference sponsored by the National AAP in Itasca, IL. Itasca is the home base of National AAP. The academy has a huge sign over the front door that says “Welcome Home.” I have been to headquarters many times, but this was the first time as the PA Chapter President. Somehow it felt different, coming back to this place in this new role. When I’m in Itasca, one of my favorite pastimes is to talk a brisk walk around the huge lake that separates the Westin Hotel from AAP Headquarters. So, after settling into my room, I popped in my ear buds and took a 1/2 hour walk around the lake, enjoying the unseasonably cool and dry July weather. I took out my phone and took several photos along the path and felt like I was truly home.
I recently returned home from the Annual Leadership Conference sponsored by the National AAP in Itasca, IL. Itasca is the home base of National AAP. The academy has a huge sign over the front door that says “Welcome Home.” I have been to headquarters many times, but this was the first time as the PA Chapter President. Somehow it felt different, coming back to this place in this new role. When I’m in Itasca, one of my favorite pastimes is to talk a brisk walk around the huge lake that separates the Westin Hotel from AAP Headquarters. So, after settling into my room, I popped in my ear buds and took a 1/2 hour walk around the lake, enjoying the unseasonably cool and dry July weather. I took out my phone and took several photos along the path and felt like I was truly home.