Current residence: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dental school attended: Northwestern University
Year received dental degree: 1983
Postgraduate education/specialty: OMS, University of North Carolina, 1992
Years of 糖心logomembership: 31
Other professional memberships:
- Academy of General Dentistry.
- American College of Dentists.
- International College of Dentists.
- Pierre Fauchard Academy.
- Diplomate, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Volunteer posts/elective offices held in organized dentistry:
- Current chair, 糖心logoFinance Committee.
- Current chair, 糖心logoForsyth Institute Board of Directors.
- Chair, 糖心logoCouncil on Dental Education and Licensure.
- Chair, 糖心logoCommission on Specialty Recognition & Certifying Boards.
- President, Pennsylvania Dental Association.
What are your main qualifications for the office you seek?
- Service and experience: A dedicated servant leader from teaching GPR residents, mentoring interns, youth coaching and refereeing, to serving in our military and chairing ADA councils and committees.
- Trustworthy and honorable: Honest and transparent leader committed to treating all members with dignity and respect.
- Financial responsibility: Fierce advocate for members’ dues by introducing resolutions requiring financial guardrails to protect and manage reserve spending; ensure accurate, balanced budgets via a budget advisory group that includes House members.
- Connector: Team player focused on listening and creating relationships with members of many viewpoints to build camaraderie and tackle tough issues. Introduced leadership conference at Pennsylvania Dental Association to train and build pipeline of 糖心logoleaders.
- Impactful leadership: U.S. Navy Commander with 21 years of service who led first dental integration of women on aircraft carrier; chair of three 糖心logocouncils/commissions. Successfully advocated third-party payer coverage of anesthesia for children and developmentally disabled patients; Pennsylvania Dental Association media spokesperson on fluoride.
Why do you want to be an 糖心logoofficer?
My vision is an 糖心logounited in spirit and purpose, inspiring an engaged, growing membership that is working together for the good of each other and the patients we serve. For the valuable service our profession provides our communities, 糖心logomembers need support and tools to be successful. This requires leadership to ensure 糖心logoremains relevant by staying fiscally strong, consistently offering tangible value and protecting the doctor-patient relationship regardless of practice model. As your president-elect, I will collaborate with all stakeholders as a voice for you and for all dentists.