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ADEA Leadership Institute Alumni Association Board

Executive Committee

Chair 

Dr. Ronni A. Schnell
Clinical Professor
Director, Predoctoral Removable Prosthodontics
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine  
Telephone: 617-358-5154
Email: rschnell@bu.edu

Chair-elect

Dr. Herminio L. Perez
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine 
Telephone: 973-972-7816
Email: hlp21@sdm.rutgers.edu

Secretary

Dr. Leslie Smithey
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
NYU College of Dentistry  
Telephone: 914-450-3767
Email: lfs203@nyu.edu

Member-at-Large

Dr. Eileen Hoskin
Director, Division of Operative Dentistry
Director, Predoctoral Removable Prosthodontics
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine 
Telephone: 973-972-8622
Email: hoskiner@sdm.rutgers.edu

Immediate Past Chair

Dr. Laura M. Romito
Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Telephone: 317-278-6210
Email:  lromitoc@iu.edu


Counselors

July 2021 - March 2023

Prof. Mary Bertone
Director, School of Dental Hygiene
University of Manitoba Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry
Telephone: 204-789-3574
Email: mary.bertone@umanitoba.ca


Dr. Fotinos Panagakos
Founding Dean
Pacific Northwest University School of Dental Medicine
Telephone: 509-452-5100
Email: fpanagakos@pnwu.edu


Dr. Andrea Ferreira Zandoná
Professor and Chair, Department of Comprehensive Care
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Telephone: 617-636-0325
Email: Andrea.Zandona@tufts.edu

April 2022 - March 2024

Dr. Deeba Kashtwari
Clinical Associate Professor of General Dentistry
Director, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Telephone: 617-358-7716
Email: deebakas@bu.edu


Dr. Afsheen Lakhani
Clinical Associate Professor of General Dentistry
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Telephone: 617-358-3335
Email: alakhani@bu.edu


Dr. Wilhelm Piskorowski
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE)
University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Telephone: 310-825-9282
Email: bpiskorowski@dentistry.ucla.edu


Dr. André Ritter
Dean
University of Washington School of Dentistry
Telephone: 206-543-5982
Email: avritter@uw.edu


Class Representatives

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Dr. Satish S. Kumar
Professor & Director, Periodontics
A.T. Still UniversityArizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Telephone: 480-248-8158
satishkumar@atsu.edu 

 

Dr. John C. Mitchell
Professor and Associate Dean for Dental Research
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine–Arizona
Telephone: 623-572-3801
Email: jmitch@midwestern.edu

 

Dr. Kim Fenesy
Vice Dean
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Dental Medicine
Telephone: 973-972-1699
Email: fenesy@sdm.rutgers.edu