AAOP 2026-2027 Committees

Executive Committee

President: Isabel Moreno Hay- MorenoHay@aaop.org
President-Elect: Brijesh P. Chandwani- Chandwani@aaop.org
Treasurer: Thomas Weber- Weber@aaop.org
Secretary: Sherwin Arman- Arman@aaop.org

Secretary-Elect: Alex Vaughn- vaughantest@aaop.org
Council Chair: Michele A. Schultz-Robins- SchultzRobins@aaop.org
Council Vice-Chair: Mariona Mulet-Pradera- Mulet@aaop.org
Executive Director: Allan O’Bryan- obryan@aaop.org

Council Members

2023–2026: Alex Vaughn- vaughantest@aaop.org, Jasjot Sahni- Sahni@aaop.org
2024–2027: Seema Kurup- Kurup@aaop.org, Maria Hernandez- Hernandez@aaop.org
2025–2028: Kate Christian- christian@aaop.org, Maram Taema- taema@aaop.org
2026-2029: Julie Robinson-Smith- Robinson-Smith@aaop.org, Kevin Huff- Huff@aaop.org

Committees, Subcommittees and Committee Chair(s)

Budget – Brijesh Chandwani
Constitution and Bylaws – Maureen Lang- Lang@aaop.org
Continuing Education Oversight (CEOC) – Mariona Mulet & Brijesh Chandwani
Ethics and Grievances – Kate Christian
Guidelines – Marcela Romero Reyes & James Hawkins
Insurance – Reimy Evangelista
Legislative – Aimee Werfel
Marketing and Communications – Scott Guthrie
Membership – Julie Smith Robinson & Pree Thakur- membership@aaop.org
Mentorship – Seema Kurup & Mayoor Patel
Nominating – Mariona Mulet
Resident & Academic Training – Sowmya Ananthan & Hong Chen/Linda Sangalli
Research – Ian Boggero & Pratishtha Mishra- research@aaop.org
Sleep Medicine – Katie Phillips
Strategic Planning – Jeff Goldberg
Physical Therapy – Leigh Miller
Publications – Jasjot Sahni
Professional & Industry Relations – Maram Taema

Scientific Program Chair 2027: Elizabeth Hatfield, Gary Klasser
Scientific Program Chair 2028: Linda Sangalli, Robert Mier
Scientific Program Chair 2029: Beth Groneke, Emily Kahnert