Board of Trustees

AAOM's Board of Trustees sets the Academy's strategic directions and provides oversight to see that the organization's goals are met. Many Board members are also committee chairs who participate actively in the accomplishments of the Academy's programs. Below are the BOT members through 2024.

Executive Committee                

  • Dr. Sunday Akintoye, President
  • Dr. Alessandro Villa, President-Elect
  • Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, Vice-President
  • Dr. Arwa Farag, Treasurer
  • Dr. Tiffany Tavares, Assistant Treasurer
  • Dr. Herve Sroussi, Secretary
  • Dr. Katherine France, Secretary
  • Dr. Jaisri Thoppay, Immediate Past-President 2025-2026
  • Dr. Kentaro Ikeda, Past-President 2024-2025

Committee Chairs * 

  • Academic Fellowship Committee: Marketa Janovska
  • Academic Affiliate Fellowship Subcommittee: JoAnn Gurenlian
  • Auxiliary President: Sherry Miller
  • Budget and Finance Committee: Arwa Farag
  • Bylaws Committee: Tom Solicito
  • Corporate Sponsorship: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Development and Philanthropy Committee: Nathaniel Treister
  • Education Committee Abstracts Subcommittee: Mohammed Bindakhil
  • Education Committee: Scientific Sessions Subcommittee: Shaiba Sandhu
  • Ethics and Discipline Committee: Nelson Rhodus
  • Graduate Awards Committee: Mahnaz Fatazadeh
  • Honorary Fellowship and Awards Committee: Alessandro Villa
  • Membership Committee: Katherine France and Robert Eskow
  • National Meeting Committee: Craig Hatch
  • Nominating Committee: Jaisri Thoppay
  • Oral Medicine Section Editor: Andres Pinto
  • Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis Committee: Andres Davilla
  • Past Presidents Committee: Robert Eskow and John Robinson
  • Practice Management Committee: Jaisri Thoppay
  • Procedures and Protocol Subcommittee: Martin Tyler
  • Program Directors Committee: Kamal Al-Eryani
  • Promotions Committee: Iquebal Hasan
  • Publications Committee: Milda Chmieliauskaite
  • Research Committee: Herve Sroussi
  • Residents and New Grads Committee: Lina Mejia

*We have listed committee chairs and some co-chairs. Committees are only represented by one Committee Chair on the Board of Trustees except for the Past President's Committee who have two representatives.