District Director Nominees Announced for 2027 Election
The American Association of Endodontists proudly announces the district director candidates for terms beginning in 2027. Terms are three years in length, unless noted otherwise. Members will approve the nominees at the General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas.
The AAE Board of Directors is responsible for the AAE’s policy, strategic, and governance matters. The board includes two representatives from each of the seven districts. Each year, the AAE district caucus nominating committees elect nominees to fill upcoming vacancies on the board. In addition to the directors, the board is comprised of six officers, the executive director, the Journal of Endodontics editor, and the Foundation for Endodontics president.
The following is the slate of nominees that will be voted on at the 2027 General Assembly:
District I
Nominee: Maobin Yang, D.D.S., M.D.S., Ph.D., Philadelphia, PA
Nominating Committee Chair: Garry L. Myers, D.D.S., Midlothian, VA
District III
Nominee: Theodore D. Ravenel, D.M.D., Augusta, GA
Nominating Committee Chair: Luis Camillo Yepes, D.D.S., M.S., Charleston, SC
District IV
Nominee: Kari Brodsky, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., West Bloomfield, MI
Nominating Committee Chair: Michael J. Mintz, D.D.S., Dyer, IN
District V
Nominee: Fabricio Teixeira, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dallas, TX
Nominating Committee Chair: Erin Loggins, D.D.S,, Houston, TX
District VII
Nominee: Shane White, M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Los Angeles, CA
Nominating Committee Chair: Kevin Keating, D.D.S., M.S., Elkgrove, CA
Additional nominations for district director positions may be made in writing to the District Caucus Nominating Committee chairs. Such additional nominations must be made with the approval of the nominee and accompanied by a petition that includes the printed names and signatures of 25 voting members of that district. To be eligible, the nominations must be received by the District Caucus Nominating Committee chair no later than October 15, 2026.
The AAE thanks the following directors who are completing their terms on the Board of Directors in April 2027: Drs. Fiza Singh, District I; Brian Bergeron, District III; Alfred Wiemann, District IV; David W. Clanton, Sr, District V; and Nadia Chugal, District VII.
For more information on this process, please contact Katherine Rouse, assistant director, executive operations, at 800-872-3636 (North America) or 312-872-0472 (International), or email krouse@aae.org.