2026-27 Board of TrusteesThe AAO Board of Trustees is the Academy's governing body. Trustees set strategic priorities, oversee the Academy's programs and finances, and work to advance the teaching, research, and practice of osteopathic manipulative medicine, with dedicated seats that give residents and students a voice in the Academy's direction. 
President Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO 
President-Elect Lisa DeStefano, DO 
Secretary-Treasurer Dennis J. Dowling, DO, MA, FAAODist 
Immediate Past President Stefan Hagopian, DO, FAAO 
Trustee Lisa R. Chun, DO, MS, FNAOME 
Trustee Brian F. Degenhardt, DO 
Trustee J’Aimee A. Lippert, DO 
Trustee Deborah Schmidt, DO 
Trustee Amy Joy Selwach, DO, MBA 
Trustee Karen T. Snider, DO, MS, FAAO, FNAOME 
Resident Trustee Heidi Molga, DO 
Student Trustee Michael Milius, OMS III |