2023-24 ADEA Board of Directors
Front row, left to right: Nader A. Nadershahi, Ana N. López-Fuentes, Susan H. Kass, Karen P. West
Back row, left to right: Amy Coplen, Lawrence Schnuck, Russ Bergman, M. Larry Bates, Matthew Wright, Dharini van der Hoeven, Mert Aksu
Chair of the Board
Ana N. López-Fuentes, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Chair-elect of the Board
Susan H. Kass, M.Ed., Ed.D., RDH
Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Nader A. Nadershahi, D.D.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.
Board Director for Advanced Education Programs
Russ Bergman, D.M.D.
Board Director for Sections
Dharini van der Hoeven, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Board Director for Allied Dental Program Directors
Amy Coplen, RDH, M.S.
Board Director for Deans
Mert N. Aksu, D.D.S., J.D., M.H.S.A., Cert DPH.
Board Director for Students, Residents and Fellows
Matthew Wright
Board Director for the Corporate Council
Lawrence (Larry) Schnuck
Board Director for Faculties
M. Larry Bates, D.D.S., M.B.A.
President and CEO
Karen P. West, D.M.D., M.P.H.