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The 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting volunteers were fantastic! Thank you to Local Arrangements Committee Chair Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JD. The support provided by the volunteers was crucial to the success of the annual meeting.
The volunteers, who come from all over the world, assist AAFS Staff during events and behind the scenes (from assembling meeting bags, to assisting with registration, and special functions). The Academy Office would like to sincerely thank the following individuals who volunteered their time:
| Caridad Abin | Susan Hartfelder | Kayla Orr |
| Joe Adserias | Katherine Haskell | Andrea Ost |
| Alyssa Aiello | Julia Haug | Nicole Palmer |
| Rebecca Amuso | Abigail Hauk | Emily Parsoneault |
| Joana Antunes | Allison Hausen | Jesal Patel |
| Nicollette Appel | Jacy Haynes | Jack Peabody |
| Andleeb Ara | Casey Hearn | Amy Pearson |
| Brandon Aranda | Gemma Heimlich-Bowler | Kelsey Peloso |
| Jasmin Arevalo | Jean Heneks | Dorianis Perez |
| Nicole Auka | Tanisha Henson | Ricardo Plascencia |
| Erica Ayon | Bailey Henwood | Sierra Plush |
| Elisa Azeredo | Andrew Hernandez | Imani Powell |
| Taylor Beatty | Kirsten Hines | LaNorma Predmore |
| Brittany Beyer | Maria Hiott | David Predmore |
| Amanda Blakely | Ashley Hudgins | Kirk Prendergast |
| Lauren Boenig | Brittany Hudson | Chris Radford |
| Jasmine Bond | Kaitlin Huffman | Zayra Ramos |
| Carolyn Booker | Madison Hytinen | Emma-Rae Ranger |
| Fatimah Bouderdaben | Norma Ibarra | Stephen Raso |
| Angela Brand | Ariya Ishida | Briana Rauch |
| Sydney Brooks | Sarah Jack | Sophia Reck |
| Melissa Brown | Miranda Jackson | Angelica Reyes |
| Adrienne Brundage | Abby Jones | Julie Rieder |
| Kimberly Burke | Shelby Jones | Amber Riley |
| Michael Cain | Michelle Jonika | Cheyenne Robinson |
| Melina Calmon Silva | Deidra Jordan | Elizabeth Ronald |
| Jenna Campbell | Jaen Kain | Celena Rubio |
| Lindsay Cheeseman | Katherina Kang | Denise Ruttman |
| Jennett Chenevert | Shabnam Kaur | Elissa Scales |
| Renee Chu | Kristin Kelly | Austin Schonfeld |
| Olivia Colella | Samantha Kennelly | Cassidy Schultheis |
| Katie Conners | Ashley Kimble | Jagmahender Sehrawat |
| Grace Connolly | Kaitlin King | Megan Sharpe |
| Amy Cooper | Maximilian Kirking | Amber Shields |
| Shay Coplin | Katie Kranz | Jessica Shiffert |
| Rosa Cromartie | Kewal Krishan | William Shirley |
| Breanna Cuchara | Sonia Kuismanen | Linda Shou |
| Mayra Curbelo | Justine Kwak | Patricia Smith |
| Ashley Curtis | Katharine Lacey-Gotz | Casey Spencer |
| Symone Dawson | Lea Lagunas | Reyne Spychalski |
| Ariel Day | Melanie Lamore | Kathi Staaf |
| Alyssa Dean | Amber Lancaster | Tammy Starr |
| Kiana DelGrosso | Christopher Lane | Joseph Stein |
| Jeremy Dubois | Chelsea Lawson | Mary Studebaker-Reed |
| Rhian Dunn | Ayrian LeBeauf | Sarah Szakas |
| Megan Duttlinger | Christina Leija | Jennifer Szekely |
| Brenda Eap | Kelly Long | Danielle Szykulski |
| Victoria Edison | Paige Lynch | Katharine Szykulski |
| Carrie Edwards | Sara Macios | Chelsie Testerman |
| Justine Epperson | Katrina Maddela | Adele Thonn |
| Evan Faiq | Romell Madison | Lauren Todd |
| William Feeney | Julia Maier | Alexis Tormohlen |
| Dreana Ferguson | Brian Makela | Stephanie Torres |
| Sheree Finley | Jonrika Malone | Fiorella Travi |
| Taís Fiorentin | Sabrina Mancriffe | Kristy Tredway |
| Dominique Fletes | Pablo Martinez-Escauriaza | Casey Turney |
| Ana Flores | Mackenzie Matney | Kiana Valenti |
| Anna Follett | Derik McCarthy | Julie Valentine |
| Jessica Freeman | Dominique McCormick | Jessica Van Dam |
| Evan Garza | Erin McLelland | Paige Villalobos Marquez |
| Mya Gates | Sara Miller | Rebecca Walter |
| Quentin Gauthier | Jennifer Miller | Cory Weiss |
| Paschal Gbaruko | Marisol Montano | Elizabeth Werner |
| Danielle Gibbes | Ariane Moore | Alexandra Williams |
| Jozlyn Gibbs | Michael Moore | Emily Williamson |
| Georgiana Gibson-Daw | Raquelle Moreau | Ashley Wilson Byers |
| Grace Gonzalez | Hannah Moschetti | Angelica Wilz |
| Chandler Grant | Ava Moyer | Hannah Wines |
| Michaelia Graves | João Nascimento | Cynthia Woods |
| Raquel Guedes-Almeida | Larry Nelson | Elisha Woods |
| Helen Ha | Cheryl Nelson | Jessica Wright |
| Aaron Haddorff | Chau Nguyen | Carmen Young |
| Lisa Hallberg | Kayla Nida | Victoria Zeger |