Committees
Dedicated CDS members play a crucial role in our work by serving on our committees. These are divided into two categories: Midwinter Meeting Committees and Standing Committees. For additional information on committees, logged-in members may also view our constitution and bylaws.
Questions? Please email Joanne Girardi. Revised July 13, 2023.
Midwinter Meeting Committees | Standing Committees
2024 Midwinter Meeting Committees
Exhibits
- Douglas Kay, Chair, 2024
- Gary Alder, Vice Chair, 2025
- Scott Smoron, Secretary, 2026
- Michael Biasiello, 2024
- Michelle Jennings, 2025
- Kevin Patterson, 2026
General Arrangements
- James Bryniarski, Chair, 2024
- Kimberley Bolden, Vice Chair, 2025
- Ronald Waryjas, Secretary, 2026
- Joseph Unger, Southwest, 2025
- TBA, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2024
- Janet Kuhn, North Side, 2024
- Theodore Constantine, North Suburban, 2025
- Paul Muhr, Northwest Side, 2024
- Michelle Knebelsberger, Northwest Suburban, 2025
- TBA, South Suburban, 2026
- Lawrence Jacobs, West Side, 2026
- Matthew Drescher, West Suburban, 2024
Registration & Credentials
- James Discipio, Chair, 2024
- Josephine Puleo, Vice Chair, 2025
- Peggy Richardson, Secretary, 2026
- Donald Kipper, 2024
- Sharon Perlman, 2026
- TBA, 2026
- Michael Santucci, 2024
- Joy Poskozim, 2025
- Karen Benedetto, 2025
- Juliana Parry, 2024
- James Gianakakis, 2024
- Vickyann Chrobak, 2024
- James Sheldon, 202
- Juliana Parry, 2024
Dental Meetings Committee
CDS Officer Sub-committee
- David Lewis Jr., Chair, 2024
- Mark Ploskonka, Future Chair, 2028
- Denise Hale, Future Chair, 2025
- Victoria Ursitti, Future Chair, 2027
- Philip Schefke, Future Chair, 2026
Scientific Program Sub-committee
- David Williams, Chair, 2024
- Yendis Gibson, Chair, 2024
- William Hamel III, Vice Chair, 2025
- Robert Rada, Vice Chair, 2025
- William Simon, Secretary, 2026
- Natalie Tomas, Future Chair, 2027
- John Moore, Senior Consultant, 2024
Scientific Program Management
- Gary Balas, Chair, 2024
- Salvatore Storniolo, Chair, 2024
- Gregory Matke, Chair, 2024
- Gerald Ciebien, 2025
- Andrew Browar, 2025
- Michael Cascio, 2025
- Theodore Borris, 2026
- Joanne Oppenheim, 2026
- Danny Hanna, 2026
Scientific Program Course Committee
- F. Michael Sheehan III, Southwest, 2024
- Peter Toussaint, Southwest, 2025
- TBA, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2024
- TBA, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2025
- Jeffrey Kramer, North Side, 2024
- Kirk Kollmann, North Side, 2025
- Jason Rogers, North Suburban, 2024
- Dorothy Anasinski, North Suburban, 2025
- Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2024
- Joseph Thornhill, Northwest Side, 2025
- Jacqueline Niro-Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2024
- Steven Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2025
- Benjamin Hoekstra, South Suburban, 2024
- William Earley, South Suburban, 2025
- Richard Kohn, West Side, 2025
- Delis Ogando, West Side, 2024
- Bryce Larson,West Suburban, 2024
- Oleksandr Grechko, West Suburban, 2024
- Daniela Brzozowski, West Suburban, 2025
Clinician/Scout Hospitality Suite
- Victoria Ursitti, Chair, 2024
- Thomas Schneider Jr., Past President, 2025
- Michael Durbin, Past President, 2026
- Dean Nicholas, Past President, 2024
2023-24 Standing Committees
Communications
- Bita Mehdinejad Fayz, Chair, 2024
- Melanie Watson, Vice Chair, 2025
- Ingrid Schroetter, Secretary, 2024
- Erika Wood, 2024
- Shellie Harden, 2025
- Anastasia Kozal, 2025
- Alice Boghosian, 2026
- Astrid Schroetter, 2026
Government Affairs and Access Advocacy
- Henry Lotsof, Chair, 2024
- Cheryl Watson-Lowry, Vice Chair, 2024
- Terri Tiersky, 2024
- Gary Alder, 2024
- Charles Czerepak, 2024
- James Maragos, 2024
- Genaro Romo Jr., 2024
- Esther Lopez, 2024
- Brian Homann, 2024
- Sodabeh Etminan, 2024
- Melanie Watson, 2024
- Mediation
- David Behm, Chair, 2024
Mediation / Peer Review
- David Behm, Mediation, chair, 2024
- Sharon Szeszycki, Peer Review, chair, 2024
Membership
- Benjamin Youel,Chair, 2024
- Paul DiFranco, Southwest, 2025
- Brittaney Hill, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2024
- Alina Catana Macovei, North Side, 2025
- Chander Gupta, North Suburban, 2024
- Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2024
- Jason Guerrero, Northwest Suburban, 2023*
- Ronald Waryjas, South Suburban, 2025
- Susan Zelazo-Smith, West Side, 2026
- Anna Orland, West Suburban, 2024
- Sherece Thompson, CDS Board, 2023*
- Jun Lim, CDS Board, 2024
- Neil Singh, CDS Board, 2025
- George Barsa, 2024
- Ashley Kauffman, 2025
- Michael Tauber, 2026
- Danielle Duarte, New Dentist Rep, 2024
- Maame Antwi, New Dentist Rep, 2025
- Samantha Sodini, New Dentist Rep, 2026