About AED

Leadership

Executive Committee

President
Kelly Bhatnagar PhD, FAED
Beachwood, OH, USA

President-Elect
Unna Danner, PhD
Zeist, The Netherlands

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

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

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

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

Director for Annual Meetings
Emilio Compte, PhD
Santiago, Chile

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

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

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

Director for Outreach 
Gry Kjaersdam Telleus, PhD
Aalborg, Denmark

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

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