ADA Wellness Ambassador Program

The final group of wellness ambassadors completed their work in 2025. State and local dental societies are encouraged to use the best practices of the national program to develop their own programs to prioritize the mental and physical health of dental professionals, team members, and students. This checklist provides tips on how to get started.

ADA Wellness Ambassador Cohort 3 (2024-2025)

• Dr. Maria Ambrosio – New Jersey (District 4)
• Dr. Katie Clark – District of Columbia (District 4)
• Dr. Sherry Gwin – Mississippi (District 5)
• Dr. Jarod Johnson – Iowa (District 10)
• Dr. Chris Kammer – Wisconsin (District 9)
• Dr. Shawn Kerby – Iowa (District 10)
• Dr. Mike Kurkowski – Minnesota (District 10)
• Dr. Blake Ridgway – South Dakota (District 10)
• Dr. Sharon Siegel – Florida (District 17)
• Dr. Katie Stuchlik – Texas (District 15)
• Dr. Rosabel Tobar – Connecticut (District 1)

Pictured from left to right are the following:

• Dr. Mina Ghorbanifarajzadeh – Florida (District 17)
• Dr. Parul Dua Makkar – New York (District 2)
• LTC (Dr.) Demarcio Reed – Virginia (FDS/District 4)
• Dr. Kami Dornfeld, DWAC Chair – North Dakota (District 10)
• Sue Hadnot – Montana, Alliance of the ADA
• Dr. Pooja Gangwani – Pennsylvania (District 3)
• Dr. Stephanie Ganter – Texas (District 15)
• Dr. Britni Skoda – Ohio (District 7)
• Dr. Darshika Shah – Michigan (District 9)
• Dr. Catherine Murphy – Indiana (District 7)
• *Dr. Erick Block – not pictured, Massachusetts (District 1)

Inaugural Wellness Ambassador Cohort 1 (2022-2023)

• Mrs. Anne Morrison – Nebraska (District 10) President, Alliance of the ADA 
• Dr. Cathy Hung – New Jersey (District 4)
• Dr. William Hamel III – Illinois (District 8)
• Dr. Amisha Singh – Colorado (District 14)
• Dr. David Lesansky – North Carolina (District 16)
• Dr. Julie Spaniel – Oregon (District 11)
• Dr. Joel Collins – Georgia (District 5)
• *Dr. Karen Foster – not pictured, Colorado (District 14)