American Dental Education Association
Donations deductibleAmerican Dental Education Association's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA N Lopez Fuentes Chair | Chair (Beg 3/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nader Nadershahi Chair | Immediate Past Chair (Beg 3/23) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Susan H Kass Chair | Chair-Elect (Beg 3/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Amy Coplen | Board Dir. for Allied Dental Program | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dharini Van Der Hoeven | Board Dir. for Sections | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen West | President & CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lawrence Schnuck (also filed as Larry Schnuck) | Board Dir. for Corporate Council | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Matthew Wright | Board Dir. for Students (Beg 3/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mert Aksu | Board Dir. for Deans (Beg 3/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Bates | Board Dir. for Faculties | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Russ Bergman | Board Dir. for Adv Edu Programs (Beg 3/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
29 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo Lee | SVP, Access, Diversity, Inclusion | 2023 |
| Anthony Palatta | Chief Learning Officer (Thru 1/21) | since 2018 |
| B TIM Leeth | Chief Advocacy Officer | 2019 |
| B Timothy Leeth | Chief Advocacy Offider | since 2020 |
| Bryan Cook | SVP, Educational Research & Analysis | 2018 |
| Carolyn Booker | SVP, Educational Pathways | since 2019 |
| Chistopher Carr | Chief Financial Officer | 2020 |
| Christopher Carr | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Denice Stewart | Senior Scholar in Residence | since 2018 |
| Emilia Istrate | SVP, Policy and Education Research | since 2022 |
| Franc Slapar | Senior Director, Research | 2022 |
| James Dimarino | SVP, Corporate Relations (Thru 12/20) | since 2019 |
| Jason Lee | Chief of Staff | since 2021 |
| Jeanne Sinkford | Sr. Scholar in Residence | 2018 |
| Jeffery Stewart | SVP, Interprofessional and Global Collaboration | since 2018 |
| Julie Boynton | SVP, Human Resources | since 2020 |
| Julie Boyton | SVP, Human Resources | since 2021 |
| Krisa Haggins | SVP, Meetings, Conferences and Educational Technol | since 2020 |
| LEO Rouse | Sr. Scholar in Residence | since 2018 |
| Lisa Bushey | Chief Communications and Marketing Officer | 2019 |
| Marsha Pyle | Senior Scholar in Residence | since 2022 |
| Richard W Valachovic | President and CEO (Thru 7/19) | 2020 |
| Satyan Ramanna | Sr. Dir., It & Web Services | 2023 |
| Sean Loughlin | Chief Communications and Marketing Officer | since 2022 |
| Sonya Smith | Senior Vice President, Access, Diversity and Inclu | since 2019 |
| TIM Leeth | Sr. Director of Federal Relations | 2018 |
| Tita Gray | SVP, Access, Diversity and Inclusion | 2022 |
| Virginia Bader | Chief of Staff | since 2018 |
| Yvonne Knight | Chief Advocacy Officer | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen West | President and CEO | 35 | $584k | $54k | |
| Sonya Smith | COO and Chief of Staff | 35 | $407k | $53k | |
| Marsha Pyle | Senior Scholar in Residence | 35 | $388k | $45k | |
| Carolyn Booker | Chief of Educational Pathways | 35 | $353k | $50k | |
| Christopher Carr | Chief Financial Officer | 35 | $326k | $64k | |
| Krisa Haggins | Chief of MTGS., Conf., & Edu. Tech | 35 | $281k | $41k | |
| B Timothy Leeth | Chief Advocacy Officer | 35 | $264k | $29k | |
| Gulsun Gul | Chief Policy Officer | 35 | $263k | $66k | |
| Sheila Brear | Chief Learning Officer | 35 | $260k | $44k | |
| Angelo Lee | Chief Access, Success and Impact Officer | 35 | $249k | $39k | |
| Tom Quash | Chief Comms. and Marketing Officer | 35 | $248k | $50k | |
| Emilia Istrate | SVP, Policy and Edu. Research | 35 | $238k | $49k | |
| Julie Boynton Thru 1224 | SVP, Human Resources | 35 | $236k | $46k | |
| Satyan Ramanna | Senior Dir., Info. Tech. and Web Se | 35 | $192k | $42k | |
| Kellie Papatolicas | VP, Marketing and Branding | 35 | $184k | $21k | |
| Susan H Kass | Chair | 2 | $25k | ||
| Todd V Ester | Chair-Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ana N Lopez Fuentes | Immediate Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Russ Bergman | Board Dir. for Adv. Edu. Programs | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dharini van der Hoeven | Board Dir. for Sections | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marion Manski | Board Dir. for Allied Dental Program | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mert N Aksu | Board Dir. for Deans | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Halverson | Board Dir. for Students | 2 | $0 | ||
| Justin Bower | Board Dir. for Corporate Council | 2 | $0 | ||
| James R Lott | Board Dir. for Faculties | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- American Dental Education Association
- EIN
- 911993281
- Address
- 555 12th Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20004-1200
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To develop a future-ready oral health workforce prepared to improve the health of all people and communities through leadership, education and collaboration. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B50 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1923
- Principal officer
- Karen P West DMD (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsKaren West
≥5years on the filingsNader Nadershahi
≥5years on the filingsAmy Coplen
≥5years on the filingsLawrence Schnuck
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $36.3m
- Total liabilities
- $8.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $27.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $449k
- Program service revenue
- $37m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $394k
- Employees
- 82
- Volunteers
- 300
Grants paid
5 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Dental Association | 2024 grant for the coalition to modernize dental licensure | $68k |
| Drexel University | Elam 30th anniversary support | $10k |
| National Academy of Sciences | Annual support for nas global forum on ihp | $8k |
| Student National Dental Association | Snda national convention sponsorship | $6k |
| Center for Oral Health | Oral health & quality of life among older adults | $5k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.American Dental Education Association likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 27 April 1999
- Registered agent
- Karen West (city and state not held)