Board of Directors
Our board of directors is a diverse group of leaders in the dental profession, the dental industry, as well as public policy advocates.
Executive Leadership
Lynda Ricketson
President & CEO
Officers
Frank A. Maggio, DDS
Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor, Periodontics University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry.
John Nicholas Vinke
Vice Chair
Former President, Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Terry L. Buckenheimer, DMD
Secretary
Retired General Dentist
Buckenheimer & Bulnes
Stephen A. Weinstein
Of Counsel, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Spencer Fane LLC
Directors at Large
HELEN DREXLER
CEO, Delta Dental of Colorado
DREW EASON
Executive Director, Florida Dental Association
STEVE GEIERMANN, DDS
American Dental Association (retired)
joe goldstone
VP, Patterson Dental
Fred Howard, DMD
American Dental Association, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the Kentucky University College of Dentistry
Hideyoshi Johnson
Product Brand Manager, Dentsply Sirona
BRETT KESSLER, DDS
Landmark Dental Group
Katy Kjartanson
Henry Schein Dental, Executive Director of Commercial Marketing and Sales Strategy
CAROL ANNE MURDOCH-KINCH, DDS, PHD
Dean, Indiana University School of Dentistry
MARTIN C. NAGER, DMD
Dental Lifeline Network ∙ Rhode Island
KaTHLEEN O'LOUGHLIN, DMD, mph
Past E.D., American Dental Association
gary oyster, dds
Private Practice, Dr. Aaron Tropmann & Dr. Gary Oyster
jen Phillips
Head of Dental Network Strategy & Enablement
Eric l. white
Member, Dykema
julie radzyminski
Senior VP, Commercial Partnerships and Branding
Allen Reavis, DDS
American Dental Association and Kansas House of Representatives
Robert Savage JR
President, Drake Precision Dental Laboratory
Christopher T. Swanker
MetLife, SVP, Group Products
Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
Emeritus Board Member
Gordon J. Christensen Practical Practical Clinical Courses
CR Foundation
National Office Staff
Lynda Ricketson
President & CEO
Clair Diones
Vice President Marketing & Volunteer Engagement
Bill tortorici
Vice President, Development
Erin Noah-Verser
Vice President, Program Services
Melodye Whelan
Vice President, Finance
Meredith Henry
Director of Government Affairs & Community Engagement
Ariel Chukwuma
Senior Grant Writer
Alexandra Gage
Director of Corporate Giving
Christina Geiger
Staff Accountant
KATHERINE MACCHIA
Marketing Coordinator
shannon olson
Affiliate Relations Coordinator
seida abate
Program Assistant
Ali Jawad
System Administrator, IT
Heidi Kortright
Development Assistant
AMELIA FOARD
Manager of Volunteer Stewardship
keith dubuque
Digital Marketing Manager
Lorna O'Brien
Office Manager
Jaime Peca
DDS Program Director
Alexis Walbridge
Senior Writer
Jan Waleri
DDS Program Manager
Lara Womack
Human Resources Manager
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.534.5360
Fax: 303.534.5290