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.

2025-26 Committee Members

Dr. Carlos Smith (2024–2026)
ASPC Chair
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

Dr. Todd Ester (2024–2026)
Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors
Associate Dean for Well-being and People, and
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Dr. Susie Goolsby (2025-2027)
ASPC Chair-elect
Associate Dean for Student Admissions
Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry
Oregon Health & Science University
School of Dentistry

Dr. Cherae Farmer-Dixon (2025–2027)
Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors
Dean
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Dr. Tawana K. Lee-Ware (2025–2028)
ADEA At-Large Representative
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Indiana University School of Dentistry

Ms. Anne L. Miller (2025–2028)
ADEA Corporate Council Representative
Professional and Academic Relations Manager
North Central Region
Professional Oral Health
P&G, Crest+Oral-B

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

Mr. Rex Okonkwo (2025–2026)
ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows Representative
Dental Student
Meharry Medical College 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. 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

Laura Dempster (2025–2026)
Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry Representative
Professor
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry

TBD
ADEA Council of Deans Representative