Committee and Other Appointments

Committee Appointments

The following Committee appointments were made by President Rosato.

Audit Committee
Dr. Karin Irani, chair
Dr. Richard Rosato, non-voting member
Dr. Thomas Paumier, non-voting member
Dr. Allen Reavis
Dr. Manny Chopra
Dr. Robert Wilson
Dr. Bryan Tim Marshall
Dr. Michael Safian
Independent Financial Consultant, non-voting member

Compensation Committee
Dr. Brendan Dowd, chair
Dr. Richard Rosato
Dr. Thomas Paumier
Dr. Jeffrey Kahl
Dr. Andrew Brown
Dr. James Hollingsworth
Dr. Cody Graves, treasurer, non-voting member

Finance Committee
Dr. John Hisel, chair
Dr. Cody Graves
Dr. Thomas Paumier
Dr. Tamara Berg
Dr. Rita Cammarata
Dr. James Mercer
Dr. James Tauberg
Dr. Lisa Egbert
Dr. James Lee

Governance Committee
Dr. Karin Irani, chair
Dr. Jonathan Knapp
Dr. Fred Howard
Dr. Monica Hebl
Dr. Ben Youel
Dr. Richard Rosato, non-voting member
Dr. Thomas Paumier, non-voting member
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Shapiro, non-voting member
Dr. Debra Peters, consultant

Pension Committee
Dr. Cody Graves, chair
Dr. Richard Rosato
Dr. Thomas Paumier
Dr. James Mercer
Dr. Brendan Dowd
Ms. Judi Fleeks
Ms. Pam Disselhorst
Ms. Katharine Dunn
Mr. Kyle Keltner
Dr. Zaneta Hamlin, consultant
Dr. Mary Krempasky Smith, consultant
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Shapiro, consultant
Mr. Paul Sholty, consultant
Mr. Scott Fowkes, consultant

Appointments of Representatives to Other Organizations and Activities:

Liaison to the American Student Dental Association
Dr. Tamara Berg

Liaison to the Alliance of the American Dental Association
Dr. Tamara Berg

Dental Lifeline Network Board of Directors
Dr. Fred Howard
Dr. Allen Reavis

Other Committees/Task Forces/Assignments:

Give Kids A Smile National Advisory Committee
Ms. Jennifer Kim Field, co-chair
Dr. James Mancini, co-chair
Dr. Karin Irani
Dr. Fred Howard
Dr. Jeffrey Dalin
Ms. Jennifer Durack
Ms. Dawna Fields
Ms. Angela Martinez
Ms. Amy Moorman
Dr. Teresa-Lynn Hinkley
Dr. David Krol
Dr. Betsey Baumann-Smeenge
Mr. Steven Brady

Give Veterans A Smile National Advisory Committee
Dr. Maria Maranga, chair
Dr. Karin Irani
Dr. Allen Reavis
Dr. Peter Gerngross
Mr. Randall McLemore
Dr. Keith Nguyen
Dr. Nathan Mork
Ms. Linda Tarrson
Dr. Paul Ayson
Dr. Robert Hanlon
Mr. Tyler Jenness

Presenter of Board Reports to the House of Delegates
Dr. Brendan Dowd

American Dental Political Action Committee Board of Directors
Dr. Allen Reavis

Norton Ross Selection Committee
Dr. Manny Chopra

Publishing Liaison
Dr. Monica Hebl

Liaison to Standards Program Oversight Committee
Dr. Randall Markarian

CODA Standing Committee on International Accreditation
Dr. Brendan Dowd, chair
Dr. Frank Licari, at-large member
Dr. Nancy Rosenthal, at-large member
Dr. Theresa Gonzales, CODA representative
Dr. Keith Mays, CODA representative
Dr. Cataldo Leone, chair, CODA, non-voting member
Dr. Richard Rosato, president, non-voting member
Dr. Lawrence Wolinsky, consultant

SPA Oversight Committee
Dr. Andrew Brown
Dr. Jeffrey Kahl
Dr. Frank Iuorno, CGA representative
Dr. Heather Willis, CGA representative
Dr. Riley Schaff, CC representative

Special Committee on ERISA
Dr. Randall Markarian, chair
Dr. Jeffrey Karen
Dr. Alyson Buchalter
Dr. Kayla Klingensmith
Dr. David Manzanares
Dr. Christopher Bulnes
Dr. Duc Ho
Dr. Patrick Tepe
Dr. Brian Powley
Dr. Jessica Stilley-Mallah
Dr. Michael Safian

Dental Quality Alliance Committee
Dr. Sean McLaren, CAAP representative
Dr. Robert Margolin, CDBP representative
Dr. Craig Amundson, at-large member
Dr. Jim Crall, at-large member
Dr. Irene Hilton, at-large member

ADA Library and Archives Advisory Board
Dr. Jeffrey Kahl, chair
Dr. James Hollingsworth
Dr. Berry Stahl, CDEL representative
Dr. Brian Howe, CDEL representative
Dr. Roopali Kulkarni, CSA representative
Dr. Anwar Merchant, CSA representative
Dr. Daniel Klemmedson, at-large member
Dr. Michael Scheidt, at-large member
Mr. Kurt Munson, public member, special librarian

Workgroup on ADA/CODA Relationship
Dr. John Hisel, co-chair
Dr. Cataldo Leone, co-chair
Dr. James Hollingsworth
Dr. Jeffrey Kahl
Dr. Jonathan Knapp
Dr. Brendan Dowd
Dr. Ngoc Chu, CODA representative
Dr. Brent Ward, CODA representative 
Dr. Keith Mays, CODA representative
Dr. Niki Carter, CODA representative

Coalition for Modernizing Dental Licensure
Dr. Joseph Crowley
Dr. Kirk Norbo

ADA Governance and Organization Health Evaluation Task Force
Dr. Karin Irani, chair
Dr. Abby Halpern
Dr. Cesar Sabates
Dr. Nipa Thakkar
Mr. Peter Dubois
Mr. David Owsiany
Dr. Duke Ho
Dr. Daniel Gesek
Dr. Jennifer Doobrow
Dr. Jeffrey Kahl
Dr. Robert Wilson
Dr. Payam Goudarzi, consultant
Dr. Gabriel Holdwick, consultant

Candidate Forum Task Force
Dr. Debra Peters, chair
Dr. Darren Chamberlain
Dr. Danielle Howell
Dr. Brett Kessler
Dr. David Manzanares
Dr. Alex Mellion
Dr. Jonathan Rich

Boards of ADA For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Subsidiaries

ADA Business Enterprises, Inc.
Dr. Allen Reavis
Dr. James Tauberg

ADA Forsyth Institute Board of Directors
Dr. Maria Ryan, chair
Dr. Jonathan Knapp
Dr. Andrew Brown
Mr. David Kochman
Mr. Steven Thorne IV

ADA Foundation
Dr. Rita Cammarata, chair
Dr. Julie Frantsve Hawley, vice chair
Dr. Monica Hebl
Dr. Patricia Blanton
Mr. Steven Brady
Dr. Theresa Gonzalez
Dr. Janis Moriarty
Mr. Michael Kamp
Dr. Michael Schmidt
Ms. Marie Julien
Dr. Kellie McGinley
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Shapiro

2026 ADA Delegation to the FDI World Dental Federation

Delegates
Dr. Scott Morrison, NLO and chair
Dr. Richard Rosato, president
Dr. Thomas Paumier, president-elect
Dr. Brett Kessler, immediate past president
Dr. Brendan Dowd
Dr. Rita Cammarata
Dr. Manny Chopra
Dr. Monica Hebl