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
Patrick E. Taylor, D.D.S.
President
Bellevue, Wash.
Keith V. Krell, D.D.S., M.S., M.A.
President-Elect
West Des Moines, Iowa
Alan H. Gluskin, D.D.S.
Vice President
San Francisco
Stefan I. Zweig, D.D.S.
Secretary
San Marino, Calif.
Gerald C. Dietz, Jr., D.D.S.
Treasurer
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Garry L. Myers, D.D.S.
Immediate Past President
Midlothian, Va.
Ex-Officio
Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Journal of Endodontics Editor
San Antonio, Texas
Mary T. Pettiette, D.D.S.
Foundation for Endodontics President
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kenneth J. Widelka, CAE, CPA
AAE Executive Director
Chicago
Directors
District I
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia
Ali Behnia, D.M.D., M.S.
Rockville, Md.
Robert A. Cheron, D.M.D.
Arlington, Va.
District II
Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island
Bruce Y. Cha, D.M.D.
New Haven, Conn.
Richard L. Rubin, D.D.S., M.S.
Fairport, N.Y.
District III
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
William H. Rousseau, D.M.D.
Atlanta
Bradley M. Harris, D.D.S.
Memphis, Tenn.
District IV
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Gerald J. Halk, D.D.S., M.S., J.D., LL.M.
Sterling Heights, Mich.
Steven J. Katz, D.D.S., M.S.
Beachwood, Ohio
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
Ron C. Hill, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Houston
John M. Yaccino, D.D.S.
O'Fallon, Ill.
District VI
Alaska, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Natasha M. Flake, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Seattle
Joseph A. Petrino, D.D.S., M.S.
Missoula, Mont.
District VII
California
Daniel J. Pierre, D.D.S., M.S.
Monterey, Calif.
Nishan M. Odabashian, D.M.D., M.S.
Glendale, Calif.
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