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 more information on our committees, view our committee descriptions.

For additional information on committees, logged-in members may also view our constitution and bylaws.

Questions? Please email Joanne Girardi. Revised July 17, 2018.

Midwinter Meeting Committees | Standing Committees

Midwinter Meeting Committees for 2018

Entertainment

Joseph Baldassano, chair, 2018
Kimberley Bolden, vice chair, 2019
Renee Pappas, secretary, 2020

Exhibits

Richard Szatkiewicz, chair, 2018
Sam Ciccarelli, vice chair, 2019
John Schmeda, secretary, 2020
David Williams, 2018
Gary Alder, 2019
John Bonaguro, 2020

General Arrangements

Michael Santucci, chair, 2018
Kamal Vibhakar, vice chair, 2019
John Moore, secretary, 2020
Sherece Thompson, 2018
Richard Caraba,2019
Kevin Patterson,2020
John Kozal, Englewood, 2019
Kimberley Bolden, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
Ilie Pavel, North Side, 2018
James Benz, North Suburban, 2019
Michele Bogacki, Northwest Side, 2018
Renee Pappas, Northwest Suburban, 2019
Susan Foundos-Biegel, South Suburban, 2020
Michelle Jennings, West Side, 2020
James Discipio, West Suburban, 2018

General Chair

Michael Biasiello, Chair, 2018
Sharon Lyn-Malinowski, Vice Chair, 2019
Loren Feldner, Secretary, 2020

Program Chair

Susan Zelazo-Smith, vice chair, 2019
John Hagopian, secretary, 2020

Registration & Credentials

Yendis Gibson, chair, 2018
Denise Hale, vice chair, 2019
Shafa Amirsoltani, secretary, 2020
Mark Humenik, 2018
Cheryl Mora, 2018
Vickyann Chrobak, 2019
Gerald Ciebien, 2019
Wayne Helge, 2020
Kenneth Coffey, 2020
Juliana Parry, 2020

Scientific Programs Division

Salvatore Storniolo, chair, 2018
William Kleiber, chair, 2018
Douglas Kay, chair, 2018

Paul Kempf Jr., officer, 2019
Joseph Unger, officer, 2019
Lawrence White, office, 2019
Robert Moll, officer, 2020
James Robinson, officer, 2020
Philip Schefke, officer, 2020

F. Michael Sheehan III, Englewood, 2018
Lawrence Tomazin Jr., Englewood, 2018
Glenn Bailey, Englewood, 2019
Robert Matthews, Englewood, 2019
Peter Toussaint, Englewood, 2020
Bita Mehdinejad Fayz, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2018
Ozzie Smith III, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2019
James Harris Jr., Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
David Behm, North Side, 2018
Lynse Briney, North Side, 2018
Agata Skiba, North Side, 2019
Kirk Kollmann, North Side, 2019
Joanne Oppenheim, North Side, 2020
Dorothy Anasinski, North Suburban, 2018
Timothy Rogers, North Suburban, 2018
Theodore Constantine, North Suburban, 2019
Astrid Schroetter, North Suburban, 2019
Megan Ratliff, North Suburban, 2020
Larisa Spirtovic, Northwest Side, 2019
Richard Grubek, Northwest Side, 2019
Josephine DiFranco Bordignon, Northwest Side, 2018
Eliza Drobny, Northwest Side, 2020
Joseph Thornhill, Northwest Side, 2020
Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2020
Tina Smith, Northwest Suburban, 2018
Kenneth Johnson, Northwest Suburban, 2019
Jacqueline Niro-Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2020
Steven Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2020
Benjamin Hoekstra, South Suburban, 2018
Crystal Patel, South Suburban, 2019
Generand Algenio, South Suburban, 2020
Larry Williams Jr., West Side, 2018
Carol Everett, West Side, 2019
Satish Alapati, West Side, 2020
Anna Orland, West Suburban, 2018
Daniela Brzozowski, West Suburban, 2018
Douglas Chang, West Suburban, 2019
Andrew Wiers, West Suburban, 2020
Alyssa Brown, West Suburban, 2020

Spouse Luncheon

Paula Duszynski, chair, 2018
M. Caroline Scholtz, vice chair, 2019
Jan Fijal, secretary, 2020
Gail Biasiello, 2018
Astrid Schroetter, 2019
Jan Elliott, 2020

VIP Reception

Dean Nicholas, chair, 2018
Susan Becker Doroshow
George Zehak
Phillip Fijal

Standing Committees for 2018

Communications

Genaro Romo Jr.,chair, 2018
Melanie Watson,vice chair, 2019
Astrid Schroetter, secretary, 2020
Victoria Ursitti, 2018
Richard Bona Jr., 2018
Lynse Briney, 2019
Douglas Chang, 2019
Ingrid Schroetter, 2020
Andrew Wiers, 2020

Government Affairs and Access Advocacy

Loren Feldner, chair, 2018
Gerald Ciebien, vice chair, 2018
Gary Alder, 2018
Jason Grinter, 2018
Henry Lotsof, 2018
James Maragos, 2018
Renee Pappas, 2018
Richard Perry, 2018
Genaro Romo Jr., 2018
Cynthia Satko, 2018
Melanie Watson, 2018
Loren Feldner, CDS Foundation liaison, 2018

Mediation

David Behm, Chair, 2019
Robert Bara, Englewood, 2019
Kellie Rhodes-Gayles, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2019
David Behm, North Side, 2019
Susan Graber, North Suburban, 2019
Chester Klos, Northwest Side, 2019
Michael Zak, Northwest Suburban, 2019
Walter Flor, South Suburban, 2019
Frank Orland, West Side, 2019
James McKee, West Suburban, 2019

Membership

Philip Schefke,chair, 2018
Ronald Podraza, 2019
Amy Van Fossen, 2020
Charles DiFranco Jr., New Dentist, 2018
Ashley Barnes, New Dentist, 2019
Samantha Sodini, New Dentist, 2020
Cissy Furusho, director, third year, 2018
Peggy Richardson, director, second year, 2019
Brian Caraba, director, first year, 2020
John Brendich, Englewood, 2019
Kimberley Bolden, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2018
Joshua Ries, North Side, 2019
Nora Regan, North Suburban, 2020
Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2018
Bryce Larson, Northwest Suburban, 2020
W. Brent Stanford, South Suburban, 2019
Michael Tauber, West Side, 2020
Anna Orland, West Suburban, 2018

Peer Review

Gordon Ziols, chair, Northwest Side, 2019
Thomas Remijas, Englewood, 2019
Henry Moore, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2019
Jeffrey Kramer, North Side, 2019
Robert Krueger, North Suburban, 2019
John Dzakovich, Northwest Suburban, 2019
Kenneth Coffey, South Suburban, 2019
Kamal Vibhakar, West Side,2019
John Houlihan, West Suburban, 2019

Regional Meeting Program

James Bryniarski, chair, 2018
Jun Lim, vice chair, 2019
James Frett, secretary, 2020