About AED

Leadership

Executive Committee

Kelly Bhatnagar

President
Kelly Bhatnagar PhD, FAED
Beachwood, OH, USA

Unna Danner

President-Elect
Unna Danner, PhD
Zeist, The Netherlands

Jennifer LundgrenImmediate Past President
Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD, FAED
Boston, MA, USA

Jerel Calzo

Secretary
Jerel Calzo, PhD, MPH, FAED
San Diego, CA, USA

Rachel Bachner

Treasurer
Rachel Bachner-Melman, PhD, FAED
Jerusalem, Israel

Lesley Williams

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
Lesley L. Williams, MD, CEDS
Scottsdale, AZ, USA



At large portfolio holders
anytime

Emilio Compte, PhD

Director for Annual Meetings
Emilio Compte, PhD
Santiago, Chile

Suzanne Dooley-Hash

Director for Experts by Experience Relations
Suzanne Dooley-Hash, MD, FAED
Chelsea, MI, USA

Leslie Karwoski Anderson, PhD, FAED

Director for Membership 
Leslie Karwoski Anderson, PhD, FAED
San Diego, CA, USA

Director for Online & Social Media
Rebecka Peebles, MD
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Gry Kjaersdam Telleus

Director for Outreach 
Gry Kjaersdam Telleus, PhD
Aalborg, Denmark

Karen Jennings-Mathis

Director for Research-Practice Integration
Karen Jennings-Mathis, PhD, RN, APRN, FAED
Providence, RI, USA

Renee RieneckeDirector for Standards of Excellence
Renee D. Rienecke, PhD, FAED
Chicago, IL, USA