Annual Session Program

ADEA Annual Session Program Committee

The ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition is the flagship event of the Association. Its programmatic, evaluative and fiduciary outcomes are critical not only to ADEA, but also its members, participants and the profession.

To ensure the success of the meeting and the Association's continual pursuit of programming that follows the Strategic Directions, Core Values and Mission of ADEA, the ADEA Annual Session Program Committee (ADEA ASPC) is an ad hoc advisory committee that was established to assist in planning the educational content and networking opportunities of the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.

2024-25 Committee Members

Prof. Lisa Mallonee (2023–2025)
ASPC Chair
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor
Texas A&M University School of Dentistry

Dr. Susan Kass (2023–2025)
Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors
Program Coordinator, Dental Hygiene
Miami Dade College

Dr. Todd Ester (2024–2026)
Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Dr. Carlos Smith (2024–2026)
ASPC Chair-elect
Associate Dean, Inclusive Excellence, Ethics, and Community Engagement and
Associate Professor, Department of Dental Public Health and Policy
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
VCU Dental Care

Ms. Jamie Collins (2022–2025)
ADEA Corporate Council Representative
Special Market Sales
Professional Education Manager
MouthWatch, LLC

Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair (2023–2026)
ADEA Council of Advanced Education Programs Representative
Director, Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics/Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Joyce Barbour (2024–2027)
ADEA Council of Faculties Representative
Assistant Program Director, General Practice Residency
Assistant Professor, Department Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Ms. Azizat Adediran (2024–2025)
ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows Representative
Dental Student
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Dr. Danielle Rulli (2022–2025)
ADEA At-Large Representative
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Dr. Denise McKinney (2023–2026)
ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program Directors Representative
Old Dominion University College of Health Sciences
Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene

Dr. Dwight E. McLeod (2024–2027)
ADEA Council of Deans Representative
Professor of Periodontics and Dean
Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health–A.T. Still University

Dr. Afsheen Lakhani (2024–2027)
ADEA Council of Sections Representative
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of General Dentistry
Boston University Henry. M Goldman School of Dental Medicine