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. Kentaro Ikeda, President
  • Dr. Jaisri Thoppay, President-Elect
  • Dr. Sunday Akintoye, Vice President
  • Dr. Alessandro Villa, Secretary
  • Dr. Arwa Farag, Treasurer
  • Dr. Herve Sroussi, Assistant Secretary
  • Dr. Juan Bugueno, Assistant Treasurer
  • Dr. Elliott Smith, Auxiliary President
  • Dr. Vidya Sankar, Immediate Past-President 2023-2024
  • Dr. Nathaniel Treister, Past-President 2022-2023

Committee Chairs * 

  • Academic Fellowship Committee: Elizabeth Kapral 
  • Academic Affiliate Fellowship Subcommittee: Nancy Burkhart and Michelle Baxter
  • Abstract Committee: Tiffany Tavares
  • Constitution & Bylaws Committee: Martin Greenberg
  • Graduate Awards Committee: Mahnaz Fatazadeh
  • Past Presidents Committee: Robert Eskow and John Robinson
  • Procedures and Protocol Subcommittee: Martin Tyler
  • Promotions Committee: Iquebal Hasan
  • Publications Committee: Juan Bugueno and Milda Chmieliauskaite
  • Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis Committee: Mahnaz Fatahzadeh
  • Education Committee Scientific Sessions Subcommittee: David Dean
  • Education Committee Abstracts Subcommittee: Tiffany Tavares
  • Ethics and Discipline Committee: Nelson Rhodus
  • Budget and Finance Committee: Arwa Farag
  • Nominating Committee: Vidya Sankar
  • Membership Committee: Katherine France
  • Research Committee: Herve Sroussi
  • National Meeting Committee: Craig Hatch
  • Corporate Sponsorship: Ken Ikeda
  • Honorary Fellowship and Awards Committee: Jaisri Thoppay
  • Program Directors Committee: Piam Vacharotayangul and Pallavi Parashar
  • Practice Management Committee: Jaisri Thoppay
  • Oral Medicine Section Editor: Lauren Patton

*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.