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AAOM Committees and Chairs

To achieve our mission, AAOM needs volunteers to assist with activities, projects, committees, and service.

By serving as a committee member, you can improve your leadership skills, expand your industry connections, and have a direct impact on the success and direction of AAOM. If you are interested in one or more of these committees contact AAOM staff at [email protected].

Academic Fellowship Committee

Marketa Janovska
[email protected]

Academic Affiliate Fellowship Subcommittee

JoAnn Gurenlian (chair)
[email protected]

Nancy Burkhart (second / co-Chair)
[email protected]

Michelle Baxter (second / co-chair)
[email protected]

Auxiliary

Sherry Miller
[email protected]

Budget and Finance Committee

Arwa Farag (Treasurer)
[email protected]

Bylaws Committee

Martin Greenberg
[email protected]

Corporate Sponsorship

Ken Ikeda
[email protected]

Jaisri Thoppay
[email protected]

Arwa Farag
[email protected]

Education Committee: Scientific Sessions Subcommittee

Shaiba Sandhu
[email protected]

David Ojeda
[email protected]

Ethics and Discipline Committee

Nelson Rhodus
[email protected]

Graduate Awards Committee

Mahnaz Fatazadeh
[email protected]

Honorary Fellowship and Awards Committee

Sunday Akintoye
[email protected]

Membership Committee

Katherine France
[email protected]

National Meeting Committee

Craig Hatch
[email protected]


Jaisri Thoppay
[email protected]


Katherine France
[email protected]

Nominating Committee (Nomination and Elections)

Ken Ikeda
[email protected]

Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis Committee

Mahnaz Fatazadeh
[email protected]

OOOO Journal

Lauren Patton
[email protected]

Past Presidents Committee

Robert Eskow
[email protected]

John Robinson
[email protected]

Practice Management Committee 

Jaisri Thoppay (Chair)
[email protected]


Scott De Rossi (Co-Chair)
[email protected]


Alessandro Villa (Co-Chair)
[email protected]

Promotions Committee

Iquebal Hasan
[email protected]

Publications Committee

Juan Bugueno
[email protected]

Milda Chmieliauskaite
[email protected]

Research Committee

Herve Sroussi
[email protected]

Philanthropy Committee

Nat Treister (Chair)
[email protected]

Francina Lozada-Nur (Co-Chair)

Residents and New Grads Committee

Lina Mejia
[email protected]