Board of Directors, Members and Staff

The ADAF's Board of Directors includes ADA Trustees and members appointed from the research, education, business, public health and dental industry communities.

Management of the Foundation includes the executive director, and a 12-person staff who report to the ADAF Board of Directors through the ADAF Secretary/ADA Executive Director.

ADA Foundation Board of Directors

Officers

Arthur A. Dugoni, DDS, MSD
President
Dean Emeritus, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Michael Sudzina
Vice President
The Proctor & Gamble Company

Edward Leone Jr., DMD
Treasurer
ADA Treasurer

Mark J. Feldman , DDS
Interim Secretary
ADA President and Interim Executive Director

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Members At Large

Ben Cumbus, DMD

Orin Ellwein, DDS

Cecile A. Feldman, DMD, MBA
Dean, New Jersey Dental School

Kent Fletcher
Sunstar Butler

Ernest J. Garcia, Jr, DDS
University of California San Francisco, School of Dentistry

Raul I. Garcia, DMD, M. Med. Sc
Boston University School of Dental Medicine

Robert C. Henderson, PhD
Baha'i National Center

Shelia Hopkins
Colgate-Palmolive Company

Kathryn A. Kell, DDS
ADA Trustee, 10th District

David N. Matthews, DDS

Linda C. Niessen, DMD, MPH
Dentsply International

Michael L. Perich, DDS

Leo E. Rouse, DDS
Dean, Howard University College of Dentistry

Marie Schweinebraten, DMD
ADA Trustee, 5th District

Richard A. Simms, BS, DDS, MS
ADA Former Officer (vice president)

Timothy Sullivan
Sullivan- Schein

Linda C. Tarrson
Bud Tarrson Dental Research Foundation

R. Wayne Thompson, DDS
ADA Trustee, 12th District

Russell I. Webb, DDS
ADA Trustee, 13th District

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ADA Foundation Administrative Staff

Mr. R. Barkley Payne
Executive Director
x2547
payneb@ada.org

Ms. Tobe Amsterdam
Advancement Officer–Eastern Region
215-735-5357
amsterdamt@ada.org

Mr. Robert N. Czarnecki
Director of Administration and Endowments
x2544
czarneckir@ada.org

Mr. Dwight S. Edwards
Director of Development
x4717
edwardsd@ada.org

Ms. Amy Endres
Advancement Officer–Western Region
x4698 voicemail
endresa@ada.org

Ms. Rose Famularo
Charitable Assistance Programs Coordinator
x2763
famularor@ada.org

Ms. Jane Forsberg Jasek
Program Director
x4639
jasekj@ada.org

Ms. Lisa Petraitis
Prospect Researcher
x4694
petraitisp@ada.org

Ms. Sandie Rostek
Manager, Administrative Services
x2548
rosteks@ada.org

Ms. Kitri Steigerwald
Donor Relations Specialist
x4692
steigerwaldk@ada.org

Ms. Cecilia Straney
Campaign Director
x4691
straneyc@ada.org

Ms. Jenny Ulvestad
Campaign Specialist
x4693
ulvestadj@ada.org

ADAF Research Institute
Julie Frantsve
Director
211 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312-440-2519
franstvej@ada.org

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