NESO 2025-26 Leadership
NESO is guided by its Board of Directors. This is comprised of an Executive group of Officers, Delegates to the AAO, and Representatives from State Components and AAO Councils.
To learn more about how to get involved in NESO committees or leadership, view the Pathway to Leadership.
NESO Board of Directors
NESO Officers
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| Dr. Sercan Akyalcin, President | Dr. Renee Pompei, President-elect | Dr. Ken Webb, Trustee | |||
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| Dr. Lauren Vitkus, Secretary | Dr. Christopher Murphy, Treasurer | Dr. Katie Klein, Immediate Past President |
Executive Committee
President – Dr. Sercan Akyalcin
President-elect – Dr. Renee Pompei
Secretary – Dr. Lauren Vitkus
Treasurer – Dr. Christopher Murphy
Trustee – Dr. Kenneth Webb
Immediate Past-President – Dr. Katherine (Katie) Klein
Past President – Dr. Salvatore Manente
AAO Council Representatives
COC – Dr. Meghann Dombroski
COE – Dr. Sercan Akyalcin
COGA – Dr. Phil Mansour
COB – Dr. Benjamin Chan
COMEJC – Dr. Christopher (Chris) Murphy
COOP – Dr. Renee Pompei
COSA – Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair
CONYM – Dr. Christos Papadopoulos
AAOF – Dr. Christina Bonebreak-Jackson
AAO-PAC – Dr. Adam Donnell
ABO Director – Dr. Emile Rossouw
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Component Directors
Atlantic Provinces – Dr. Christos Papadopoulos
Connecticut – Dr. Amirtha Hariharan
Maine – Dr. Donald Cassidy
Massachusetts – Dr. Katherine Klein
New Hampshire – Dr. Phil Mansour
New York – Dr. Marlin Salmon
Québec – Dr. Anthony Rossi
Rhode Island – Dr. Gregory Pezza
Vermont – Dr. Zachary Librizzi
Delegates
Dr. Christopher Murphy (Delegate Chair)
Dr. Sercan Akyalcin
Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair
Dr. Jeffrey Blasius
Dr. Mariana Haughey
Dr. Dennis Hiller
Dr. Christos Papadopoulos
Dr. Renee Pompei
Alternate Delegates
Dr. Ashish Gurav
Dr. Jennifer Shahar
Dr. Lauren Vitkus