Council Officers

ADEA Council of Advanced Education Programs Officers

2023-24 Administrative Board

To access administrative board members' contact information, log into the ADEA Directory of Institutional Members and Association Officers. 

Chair
Thikriat Al-Jewair B.D.S., M.S., FRCD(C)  
Director, Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics 
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Chair-elect
Susan B. Paurazas, D.D.S., M.S., M.H.S.A.
Clinical Professor, Graduate Endodontics Program
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Secretary
Robert Nadeau, D.D.S., M.D.
Director, Advanced Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Member-at-Large
Shreekrishna Akilesh, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Associate Director, Pediatric Dentistry
NYU Langone Dental Medicine

Board Director
Russ Bergman, D.M.D.
Dental Residency Program Director
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Staff Liaisons to the ADEA Council of Advanced Education Programs 

Yolanda Jones 
Director, Advanced Dental Education Application Service   
American Dental Education Association   
JonesY@adea.org