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 December 11, 2018.

Midwinter Meeting Committees | Standing Committees

Midwinter Meeting Committees for 2020

Entertainment

Renee Pappas, chair, 2020
Douglas Kay, vice chair, 2021
Patrick Hann, secretary, 2022

Exhibits

John Schmeda, chair, 2020
David Williams, vice chair, 2021
Sam Ciccarelli, secretary, 2022
John Bonaguro, 2020
Douglas Kay, 2020
Gary Alder, 2022

General Arrangements

John Moore, chair, 2020
James Discipio, vice chair, 2021
Michele Bogacki, secretary, 2022
Kevin Patterson,2020
Michael Santucci,2021
Richard Caraba, 2022
Peggy Richardson, Englewood, 2022
Kimberley Bolden, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
Jun Lim, North Side, 2021
Alexander Quezada, North Suburban, 2022
Paul Muhr, Northwest Side, 2021
Scott Smoron, Northwest Suburban, 2022
Susan Foundos-Biegel, South Suburban, 2020
James Bryniarski, West Side, 2020
Mark Ploskonka, West Suburban, 2021

General Chair

in memoriam Loren Feldner, chair, 2020
Gene Romo Jr, vice chair, 2021
Michelle Jennings, secretary, 2022

Program Chair

John Hagopian, chair, 2020
Cheryl Mora, vice chair, 2021
Mary Starsiak, secretary, 2022

Registration & Credentials

Shafa Amirsoltani, chair, 2020
Yendis Gibson, vice chair, 2021
Gerald Ciebien, secretary, 2022
Wayne Helge, 2020
Danny Hanna, 2020
Kevin Ryan, 2021
James Gianakakis, 2021
James Sheldon, 2022
Vickyann Chrobak, 2022
Juliana Parry, 2022

Scientific Programs Division

Robert Moll, officer, 2020
James Robinson, officer, 2020
Philip Schefke, office, 2020

Salvatore Storniolo, officer, 2021
Gregory Matke, officer, 2021
Gary Balas, officer, 2021
Michael Cascio, officer, 2022
Paul Kempf Jr, officer, 2022
Lawrence White, officer, 2022

Peter Toussaint, Englewood, 2020
F. Michael Sheehan III, Englewood, 2021
Richard Hrad, Englewood, 2021
Curt Lang, Englewood, 2022
Robert Matthews, Englewood, 2022
Peter Toussaint, Englewood, 2020
Bita Mehdinejad Fayz, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2021
tba, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2022
James Harris Jr., Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
Ashley Kaufman, North Side, 2021
Cristian Pavel, North Side, 2021
Danny Hanna, North Side, 2022
Kirk Kollmann, North Side, 2022
Joanne Oppenheim, North Side, 2020
David S. Rosenbaum, North Suburban, 2022
Jason Rogers, North Suburban, 2021
Kathy Jean, North Suburban, 2022
Linda Sommercorn, North Suburban, 2022
tba, North Suburban, 2020
Larisa Spirtovic, Northwest Side, 2022
Richard Grubek, Northwest Side, 2022
Joseph Thornhill, Northwest Side, 2020
Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2020
Sharon Varghese, Northwest Suburban, 2022
Tina Smith, Northwest Suburban, 2021
Stefan Schumer, Northwest Suburban, 2022
Jacqueline Niro-Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2020
Steven Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2020
Benjamin Hoekstra, South Suburban, 2021
Larry Jagmin, South Suburban, 2022
Generand Algenio, South Suburban, 2020
Larry Williams, Jr, West Side, 2021
Richard Kohn, West Side, 2022
Sharon Perlman, West Side, 2022
Carol Everett, West Side, 2022
Satish Alapati, West Side, 2020
Anna Orland, West Suburban, 2021
Daniela Brzozowski, West Suburban, 2021
tba, West Suburban, 2022
Matthew Drescher, West Suburban, 2020
Alyssa Brown, West Suburban, 2020

Spouse Luncheon

Jan Fijal, chair, 2020
Cristina Pavel, vice chair, 2021
Sarah Schneider, secretary, 2022
Jan Elliott, 2020
Linda Manning, 2021
Tracey Ploskonka, 2022

VIP Reception

Michael Durbin, chair, 2019
Phillip Fijal
Louis Imburgia
Cheryl Watson-Lowry

Standing Committees for 2020

Communications

Astrid Schroetter, chair, 2020
Sherece Thompson, vice chair, 2021
Lynse Briney, secretary, 2022
Ingrid Schroetter, 2020
Andrew Wiers, 2020
Cynthia Satko, 2021
John Milgram, 2021
Karen Kasinski, 2022
Susan Zelazo-Smith, 2022

Government Affairs and Access Advocacy

Gerald Ciebien, chair, 2020
Henry Lotsof, vice chair, 2020
Gary Alder, 2020
Jason Grinter, 2020
Cheryl Watson-Lowry, 2020
James Maragos, 2020
Renee Pappas, 2020
David Miller, 2020
Genaro Romo Jr., 2020
Cynthia Satko, 2020
Melanie Watson, 2020
tba, CDS Foundation liaison, 2020

Mediation

David Behm, Chair, 2022
Robert Bara, Englewood, 2022
Kellie Rhodes-Gayles, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2022
David Behm, North Side, 2022
Susan Graber, North Suburban, 2022
Chester Klos, Northwest Side, 2022
Daniel Greising, Northwest Suburban, 2022
Walter Flor, South Suburban, 2022
Frank Orland, West Side, 2022
James McKee, West Suburban, 2022

Membership

Michael Tauber, chair, 2020
Philip Schefke, 2020
George Zehak, 2021
Cissy Furusho, 2022
Samantha Sodini, new dentist, 2020
Satish Alapati, new dentist, 2021
Benjamin Youel, new dentist, 2022
Brian Caraba, director, third year, 2020
Janet Kuhn, director, second year, 2021
tba, director, first year, 2022
John Brendich, Englewood, 2022
Lori Lightfoot, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2021
Joshua Ries, North Side, 2022
Lauren Allegretti, North Suburban, 2020
Spencer Bloom, Northwest Side, 2021
Jason Guerrero, Northwest Suburban, 2020
D. Spencer Pope, South Suburban, 2022
Carol Everett, West Side, 2020
Anna Orland, West Suburban, 2021

Peer Review

Jeffrey Kramer, chair, North Side, 2022
Thomas Remijas, Englewood, 2022
James Harris Jr, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2020
Jeffrey Kramer, North Side, 2022
Robert Krueger, North Suburban, 2022
Gordon Ziols, Northwest Side, 2022
John Dzakovich, Northwest Suburban, 2022
Kenneth Coffey, South Suburban, 2022
Kamal Vibhakar, West Side,2022
John Houlihan, West Suburban, 2022

Regional Meeting Program

James Frett, chair, 2020
Dorothy Anasinski, vice chair, 2021
Susan Zelazo-Smith, secretary, 2022