District Director Nominees Announced for 2025 Election
The American Association of Endodontists proudly announces the district director candidates for terms beginning in 2025. Terms are three years in length, unless noted otherwise. Members will approve the nominees at the General Assembly in Boston on April 4, 2025.
The AAE Board of Directors is responsible for the AAE’s policy, strategic, and governance matters. The board includes two representatives from each of the seven districts. Each year, the AAE district caucus nominating committees elect nominees to fill upcoming vacancies on the board. In addition to the directors, the board is comprised of six officers, the executive director, the Journal of Endodontics editor, and the Foundation for Endodontics president.
Following is the slate of nominees that will be voted on at the 2025 General Assembly:
District II
Nominee: Carla Y. Falcon, D.M.D., M.D.S., Basking Ridge, NJ
Nominating Committee Chair: Mark B. Desrosiers, D.M.D., Columbia, CT
District IV
Nominee: John M. Nusstein, D.D.S., M.S., Dublin, OH
Nominating Committee Chair: Najia Usman, D.D.S., Medina, OH
District V
Nominees: Tracy M. Clark, D.D.S., Katy, TX
Nominating Committee Chair: Ane Poly, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., Dallas, TX
District VI
Nominee: Katherine A. Divine, D.D.S., M.S., Rochester, MN
Nominating Committee Chair: Kimberly A.D. Lindquist, D.D.S., M.S.D., Hermantown, MN
Additional nominations for district director positions may be made in writing to the District Caucus Nominating Committee chairs. Such additional nominations must be made with the approval of the nominee and accompanied by a petition that includes the printed names and signatures of 25 voting members of that district. To be eligible, the nominations must be received by the District Caucus Nominating Committee chair no later than October 15, 2024.
The AAE thanks the following directors who are completing their terms on the Board of Directors in April 2025: Drs. Mark B. Desrosiers, District II; Qian Xie, District IV; Mbachan C. Okwen, District V; and Anne E. Williamson, District VI.
For more information on this process, please contact Katherine Rouse, executive office manager, at 800-872-3636 (North America) or 312-872-0472 (International), or email krouse@aae.org.