Original sentence: Many of the faculty have served as president or chair of professional organizations, such as David Whetten (former President of the Academy of Management), Gerry Sander (associate editor of the Academy of Management Journal), Robert Gardner (American Taxation Association), and Steve Albrecht (former President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and of the American Accounting Association)
Edited sentence: Many of the faculty are recognized experts and have served as president or chair of professional organizations, such as David Whetten (former President of the Academy of Management), Gerry Sander (associate editor of the Academy of Management Journal), Robert Gardner (American Taxation Association), and Steve Albrecht (former President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and of the American Accounting Association)