About AED

Leadership

Executive Committee

President
Gry Kjaersdam Telleus, PhD, FAED
Aalborg, Denmark

President Elect
Jerel Calzo, PhD, MPH, FAED
San Diego, CA, USA

Immediate Past President
Unna Danner, PhD
Zeist, The Netherlands

Secretary
Renee D. Rienecke, PhD, FAED
Chicago, IL, USA

Treasurer
Rebecka Peebles, MD
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
Karen Jennings-Mathis, PhD, RN, APRN, FAED
Providence, RI, USA



At large portfolio holders
anytime

Director for Annual Meetings
Jason Lavender, PhD
San Diego, CA USA

Director for Experts by Experience Relations
Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW
Denver, CO, USA

Director for Membership 
Marita Cooper, PhD
Philadelphia, PA USA

Director for Standards of Excellence
Leslie A. Sim, PhD, LP
Rochester, MN, USA

Director for Outreach 
Cristina Segura-Garcia, MD, PhD
Catanzaro, Italy

Director for Research-Practice Integration
Jen Wildes, PhD
Chicago, IL, USA

Director for Online & Social Media
Anna Karam Jones, PhD
San Diego, CA USA