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
Former Trustee, American Dental Association
John Nicholas Vinke
Vice Chair
Former President, Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Terry L. Buckenheimer, DMD
Secretary
Former Trustee, American Dental Association
Stephen A. Weinstein
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Spencer Fane LLC
Directors at Large
HELEN DREXLER
Delta Dental of Colorado
DREW EASON
Florida Dental Association
STEVE GEIERMANN, DDS
American Dental Association (retired)
joe goldstone
Patterson Dental
Fred Howard, DMD
American Dental Association
Hideyoshi Johnson
Dentsply Sirona
BRETT KESSLER, DDS
American Dental Association
maureen knott
Henry Schein Dental
CAROL ANNE MURDOCH-KINCH, DDS, PHD
Indiana University School of Dentistry
MARTIN C. NAGER, DMD
Dental Lifeline Network ∙ Rhode Island
KaTHLEEN O'LOUGHLIN, DMD, mph
American Dental Association
gary oyster, dds
Private Practice
jen Phillips
Guardian Life Insurance
Eric l. white
Dykema
julie radzyminski
Benco Dental Company
Allen Reavis, DDS
American Dental Association
Robert Savage JR
Drake Precision Dental Laboratory
Christopher T. Swanker
MetLife
Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
Emeritus Board Member
Practical Clinical Courses
CR Foundation
National Office Staff
Lynda Ricketson
President & CEO
Clair Diones
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Bill tortorici
Vice President, Development
Erin Noah-Verser
Vice President, Program Services
Hollie Stevenson
Vice President, Affiliate and Government Relations
Melodye Whelan
Vice President, Finance and Human Resources
Nancy Freimuth
Philanthropy Director
Christina Geiger
Staff Accountant
Savannah Gilbreth
Senior Grant Writer
KATHERINE MACCHIA
Marketing Coordinator
shannon olson
Administrative Assistant
seida abate
Program Assistant
Ali Jawad
System Administrator, IT
Heidi Kortright
Development Assistant
AMELIA FOARD
Manager of Volunteer Stewardship
keith dubuque
Digital Marketing Manager
Samuel Misleh
Manager of Volunteer Engagement and Affiliate Relations
Lorna O'Brien
Office Manager
Jaime Peca
DDS Program Director
Sierra Trygg
DDS Program Manager
Alexis Walbridge
Senior Writer
Jan Waleri
DDS Program Manager
Katie Wienecke
Director of Partner Relations
Lara Womack
Human Resources Manager
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.534.5360
Fax: 303.534.5290