Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees consists of up to twenty voting members including ten active or life members, one of whom is a new practitioner and has been in practice less than five years at the time of nomination; up to three trustees from the public sector, four officers of the AAE, the president and president-elect of the Foundation, and the Executive Director.
The trustees are elected by the General Assembly. Members serve a four-year term and are eligible for a successive term. Public sector trustees serve for one year and are eligible for re-election to a maximum of three consecutive one-year terms (a total of four years).
To learn more about the trustees and terms, the Foundation Bylaws are available for download.
2025 - 2026 Board of Trustees
Patricia Tordik, D.M.D.
President
Bethesda, Maryland
Clara Spatafore, D.D.S., M.S.
President-elect
Morgantown, WV
Robert S. Roda, D.D.S., M.S.
Treasurer
Scottsdale, Arizona
Bruce C. Justman, D.D.S.
Secretary
Dubuque, Iowa
Amy Warren-Kimbro
Public Sector Trustee
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jack Burlison
Public Sector Trustee
Prosper, Texas
Judith Forsythe
Public Sector Trustee
Irvine, California
Morgan Celistan, D.M.D.
New Practitioner Trustee
Boston, MA
Poppy Blaseio, M.A., D.D.S.
Trustee
Franklin, Tennessee
Carla Y. Falcon, D.M.D., M.D.S.
Trustee
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Moein Sadrkhani, D.D.S., M.Sc.
Trustee
Dallas, Texas
Alejandro M. Aquirre, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A.
Trustee
Plymouth, Minnesota
Stefan Zweig, D.D.S.
Trustee
Pacific Palisades, California
Rene Chu, D.M.D.
Trustee
Vancouver, British Columbia
Dustin Reynolds, D.D.S., M.S.
Trustee
Lynchburg, Virginia
Steven J. Katz, D.D.S., M.S.
AAE President
Beachwood, OH
W. Craig Noblett, D.D.S.,
M.S.
AAE President-elect
Minneapolis, MN
Elizabeth S. Perry, D.M.D.
AAE Vice President
Minneapolis, MN
Natasha M. Flake, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.D.
AAE Immediate Past President
Seattle, Washington
Kenneth J. Widelka, CAE, FACHE, CPA
Executive Director
Trustee
Chicago, Illinois