Directors of The American Board of Periodontology
The Board of Directors of the American Board of Periodontology consists of elected Directors who are Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology and active or life active members of the American Academy of Periodontology. Directors serve staggered five year terms and hold office for no more than one term. Each year, two Directors are elected by the voting members of the Academy from a slate of candidates chosen by the Academy's Nominating Committee for the American Board of Periodontology or nominated by petition in accordance with the Academy's Bylaws.
Leena Bahl Palomo, DDS, MSD
President
Bryan J. Frantz, DMD, MS
Vice President
Mary Beth Neill, DDS, MS
Secretary / Treasurer
Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD
Director (2026)
Nicolaas C. Geurs, DDS, MS
Director (2028)
Douglas R. Dixon, DMD, PhD
Director (2028)
Dimitris N. Tatakis, DDS, PhD
Director (2029)
Jennifer L. Bain, DMD, MSPH, PhD
Director (2030)
Benjamin T. Duval, DDS
Director (2030)
Angela Palaiologou Gallis, DDS, MS
Interim Director
Paul Luepke, DDS, MS
Immediate Past President (2026)
Executive Staff
Eileen G. Loranger
Executive Director
Katy Englehart
Associate Executive Director
Barbara Robinette
Credentialing Program Manager
Jeffrey A. Rossmann, DDS, MS
Director, Examinations
Charles A. Powell, DDS, MS
Director, Continuing Certification