National SPEA Board

The National SPEA Board, under the guidance of the three directors, is a team of dental students dedicated to the organization’s mission. The officers are responsible for guiding, mentoring, and developing all SPEA chapters as well as organizing regional and national events. Each year, the national team sets goals to increase SPEA's effectiveness and influence in communicating its mission across the country.

Please feel free to contact any of us or through speadental@gmail.com.

DIRECTORS

 
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Dr. Mike Meru

Founder

Dr. Rebecca Long

Co-Director

Dr. Kjeld Nelson

Co-Director

Dr. Daniel Carney

Co-Director


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Nicholas Seago

Executive Chair

University of Colorado, 2026

nicholas.seago@cuanschutz.edu

Amber Alak

Immediate Past Executive Chair

Boston University, 2025

aalak@bu.edu

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VICE CHAIRS

 

Josh Crane

Vice Chair

University of Colorado, 2026

joshua.crane@cuanschutz.edu

Fallyn Freije

Vice Chair

University of Colorado, 2027

fallyn.freije@cuanschutz.edu


INFORMATION OFFICERS

 

Andrew Snow

Chief Information Officer

University of Colorado, 2026

andrew.2.snow@cuanshutz.edu

Jessica Woo

Chief Information Officer

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, 2026

jwoo2468@usc.edu

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REGENTS

 

Emily Nguyen

Regency 1

University of Maryland, 2026

emily.nguyen@umaryland.edu

Boomer Stamps

Regency 5

University of Colorado, 2026

James.stamps@cuanschutz.edu

Sophia Kim

Regency 2

Western University, 2026

skim2026@dents.uwo.ca

Mackenzie Sawyer

Regency 6

University of Tennessee, 2026

msawyer7@uthsc.edu

Fleetwood Brown

Regency 3

University of South Carolina, 2026

Ffb@musc.edu

Annalise Kress

Regency 7

University of Washington, 2026

annalk@uw.edu

Ariel Holliday

Regency 4

West Virginia University, 2026

arholliday@mix.wvu.edu