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 October 15, 2018.

Midwinter Meeting Committees | Standing Committees

Midwinter Meeting Committees for 2019

Entertainment

Kimberley Bolden, chair, 2019
Renee Pappas, vice chair, 2020
Douglas Kay, secretary, 2021

Exhibits

Sam Ciccarelli, chair, 2019
John Schmeda, vice chair, 2020
David Williams, secretary, 2021
Gary Alder, 2019
John Bonaguro, 2020
Richard Szatkiewicz, 2021

General Arrangements

Kamal Vibhakar, chair, 2019
John Moore, vice chair, 2020
James Discipio, secretary, 2021
Richard Caraba,2019
Kevin Patterson,2020
Michael Santucci, 2021
John Kozal, Englewood, 2019
Kimberley Bolden, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
Jun Lim, North Side, 2021
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
Mark Ploskonka, West Suburban, 2021

General Chair

Sharon Lyn-Malinowski, chair, 2019
Loren Feldner, vice chair, 2020
Gene Romo, Jr, secretary, 2021

Program Chair

Susan Zelazo-Smith, chair, 2019
John Hagopian, vice chair, 2020
Cheryl Mora, secretary, 2021

Registration & Credentials

Denise Hale, chair, 2019
Shafa Amirsoltani, vice chair, 2020
Yendis Gibson, secretary, 2021
Vickyann Chrobak, 2019
Gerald Ciebien, 2019
Wayne Helge, 2020
Bryce Larson, 2020
Kevin King, 2021
James Gianakakis, 2021
Juliana Parry, 2021

Scientific Programs Division

Paul Kempf Jr., officer, 2019
Frank Orland, officer, 2019
Lawrence White, office, 2019

Robert Moll, officer, 2020
James Robinson, officer, 2020
Philip Schefke, officer, 2020
Salvatore Storniolo, officer, 2021
Gregory Matke, officer, 2021
Cynthia Satko, officer, 2021

F. Michael Sheehan III, Englewood, 2021
Lawrence Tomazin Jr., Englewood, 2021
Glenn Bailey, Englewood, 2019
Robert Matthews, Englewood, 2019
Peter Toussaint, Englewood, 2020
Bita Mehdinejad Fayz, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2021
Ozzie Smith III, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2019
James Harris Jr., Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
Ashley Kaufman, North Side, 2021
Cristian Pavel, North Side, 2021
Cissy Furusho, North Side, 2019
Kirk Kollmann, North Side, 2019
Joanne Oppenheim, North Side, 2020
Danny Hanna, North Suburban, 2021
Jason Rogers, North Suburban, 2021
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, 2021
tba, 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
tba, South Suburban, 2021
Crystal Patel, South Suburban, 2019
Generand Algenio, South Suburban, 2020
tba, West Side, 2021
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
tba, West Suburban, 2020
Alyssa Brown, West Suburban, 2020

Spouse Luncheon

Astrid Schroetter, chair, 2019
Jan Fijal, vice chair, 2020
Cristina Pavel, secretary, 2021
Kim Fulton, 2019
Jan Elliott, 2020
Linda Manning, 2021

VIP Reception

Thomas Schneider, Jr, chair, 2019
George Zehak
Phillip Fijal
Louis Imburgia

Standing Committees for 2019

Communications

Melanie Watson, chair, 2019
Astrid Schroetter, vice chair, 2020
Sherece Thompson, secretary, 2021
Lynse Briney, 2019
Douglas Chang, 2019
Ingrid Schroetter, 2020
Andrew Wiers, 2020
Joseph Sperlazzo, 2021
John Milgram, 2021

Government Affairs and Access Advocacy

Loren Feldner, chair, 2019
Gerald Ciebien, vice chair, 2019
Gary Alder, 2019
Jason Grinter, 2019
Henry Lotsof, 2019
James Maragos, 2019
Renee Pappas, 2019
Richard Perry, 2019
Genaro Romo Jr., 2019
Cynthia Satko, 2019
Melanie Watson, 2019
Loren Feldner, CDS Foundation liaison, 2019

Mediation

David Behm, Chair, 2021
Robert Bara, Englewood, 2021
Kellie Rhodes-Gayles, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2021
David Behm, North Side, 2021
Susan Graber, North Suburban, 2021
Chester Klos, Northwest Side, 2021
Daniel Greising, Northwest Suburban, 2021
Walter Flor, South Suburban, 2021
Frank Orland, West Side, 2021
James McKee, West Suburban, 2021

Membership

Michael Tauber, chair, 2020
Amy Van Fossen, 2019
Philip Schefke, 2020
George Zehak, 2021
Ashley Barnes, New Dentist, 2019
Samantha Sodini, New Dentist, 2020
Satish Alapati, New Dentist, 2021
Peggy Richardson, director, third year, 2019
Brian Caraba, director, second year, 2020
Janet Kuhn, director, first year, 2021
John Brendich, Englewood, 2019
Lori Lightfoot, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2021
Joshua Ries, North Side, 2019
Lauren Allegretti, North Suburban, 2020
Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2018
Bryce Larson, Northwest Suburban, 2020
W. Brent Stanford, South Suburban, 2019
tba, West Side, 2020
Anna Orland, West Suburban, 2018

Peer Review

Jeffrey Kramer, chair, North Side, 2021
Thomas Remijas, Englewood, 2021
Henry Moore, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2021
Jeffrey Kramer, North Side, 2021
Robert Krueger, North Suburban, 2021
Gordon Ziols, Northwest Side, 2021
John Dzakovich, Northwest Suburban, 2021
Kenneth Coffey, South Suburban, 2021
Kamal Vibhakar, West Side,2021
John Houlihan, West Suburban, 2021

Regional Meeting Program

Jun Lim, chair, 2019
James Frett, vice chair, 2020
Dorothy Anasinski, 2021