Board of Directors
The AAE Board of Directors is the policy-making body of the Association and has responsibility for strategic and budgetary matters concerning the Association. It is composed of six officers and two directors from each of the seven districts; all are elected by the membership. The Executive Director and Journal of Endodontics Editor also serve as ex-officio members without a vote. The AAE Foundation President serves as an ex-officio member with a vote.
Officers
Craig S. Hirschberg, DDS
President
Newark, NJ
Natasha M. Flake, DDS, PhD, MSD
President-Elect
Seattle, WA
Steven J. Katz, DDS, MS
Vice President
Beachwood, OH
Elizabeth S. Perry, DMD
Secretary
Westfield, MA
W. Craig Noblett, DDS, MS
Treasurer
Minneapolis, MN
Stefan I. Zweig, DDS
Immediate Past President
Pacific Palisades, CA
Ex-Officio
Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD
Journal of Endodontics Editor
San Antonio, TX
Margot Kusienski, DMD
Foundation for Endodontics, President
Lititz, PA
Kenneth J. Widelka, CAE, FACHE, CPA
AAE Executive Director
Chicago, IL
Directors
District I
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia
Ali Behnia, DMD, MS
Rockville, MD
Harold Martinez, DDS
Henrico, VA
District II
Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island
Mark B. Desrosiers, DMD
Columbia, CT
Lorel E. Burns, DDS
New York, NY
District III
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
William D. Stanley, DDS, MS
Greensboro, NC
Robert W. Heydrich, DMD, MS
Spring Hill, FL
District IV
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Susan B. Paurazas, DDS
Rochester Hills, MI
Qian Xie, DDS, PhD
Chicago, IL
District V
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Public Health, Puerto Rico, Texas, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and the Veterans Administration
Bradley H. Gettleman, DDS, MS
Glendale, AZ
Mbachan C. Okwen, DDS, MBA, MSD
The Woodlands, TX
District VI
Alaska, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Anne E. Williamson, DDS, MS
Lincoln, NE
Lauren E. Jensen, DDS, MS
Colorado Springs, CO
District VII
California
Janice C. Chou, DDS
Newport Beach, CA
Bryan F. Mansour, DDS
Salinas, CA
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