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 28, 2020.
Midwinter Meeting Committees | Standing Committees
Midwinter Meeting Committees for 2021
Entertainment
- Patrick Hann, chair, 2022
- James Frett, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024
Exhibits
- Sam Ciccarelli, chair, 2022
- John Bonaguro, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024
- Gary Alder, 2022
- Scott Smoron, 2023
- Douglas Kay, 2024
General Arrangements
- Michelle Bogacki, chair, 2022
- Ronald Waryjas, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024
- Richard Caraba,2022
- Ilie Pavel,2023
- tba, 2024
- tba, Englewood, 2022
- Yetta McCullom, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2023
- tba, North Side, 2024
- James Benz, North Suburban, 2022
- tba, Northwest Side, 2024
- tba, Northwest Suburban, 2022
- tba, South Suburban, 2023
- James Bryniarski, West Side, 2023
- tba, West Suburban, 2024
General Chair
- Michelle Jennings, chair, 2022
- Kevin Patterson, vice chair, 2023
- Yendis Gibson, secretary, 2024
Program Chair
- Mary Starsiak, chair, 2022
- John Moore, vice chair, 2023
- David Williams, secretary, 2024
Registration & Credentials
- Gerald Ciebien, chair, 2022
- Shafa Amirsoltani, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024
- James Sheldon, 2022
- Vickyann Chrobak, 2022
- Peggy Richardson, 2023
- Sharon Perlman, 2023
- tba, 2024
- tba, 2024
- Juliana Parry, 2023
Scientific Programs Division
- Michael Cascio, officer, 2022
- Paul Kempf Jr, officer, 2022
- Lawrence White, officer, 2022
- Jamie Robinson, officer, 2023
- Joanne Oppenheim, officer, 2023
- Danny Hanna, officer, 2023
- tba, officer, 2024
- tba, officer, 2024
- tba, officer, 2024
- Peter Toussaint, Englewood, 2023
- tba, Englewood, 2024
- tba, Englewood, 2024
- Curt Lang, Englewood, 2022
- tba, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2024
- Lori Lightfoot, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2023
- James Harris Jr., Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2022
- tba, North Side, 2024
- tba, North Side, 2024
- tba, North Side, 2022
- Kirk Kollmann, North Side, 2022
- tba, North Side, 2023
- David S. Rosenbaum, North Suburban, 2022
- tba, North Suburban, 2024
- Kathy Jean, North Suburban, 2022
- Linda Sommercorn, North Suburban, 2022
- tba, North Suburban, 2023
- Larisa Spirtovic, Northwest Side, 2022
- Richard Grubek, Northwest Side, 2022
- Joseph Thornhill, Northwest Side, 2023
- tba, Northwest Side, 2023
- Sharon Varghese, Northwest Suburban, 2022
- tba, Northwest Suburban, 2024
- Stefan Schumer, Northwest Suburban, 2022
- Jacqueline Niro-Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2023
- Steven Kraemer, Northwest Suburban, 2023
- tba, South Suburban, 2024
- William Earley, South Suburban, 2022
- Generand Algenio, South Suburban, 2023
- tba, West Side, 2024
- Richard Kohn, West Side, 2022
- tba, West Side, 2022
- Carol Everett, West Side, 2022
- Satish Alapati, West Side, 2023
- tba, West Suburban, 2024
- tba, West Suburban, 2024
- Michael McCormick, West Suburban, 2022
- Matthew Drescher, West Suburban, 2023
- Cynthia Satko, West Suburban, 2023
Spouse Luncheon
- Sarah Schneider, chair, 2022
- Jan Fijal, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024
- Tracey Ploskonka, 2022
- Jan Elliott, 2023
- tba, 2024
VIP Reception
- Denise Hale, chair, 2022
- Cheryl Watson-Lowry
- Terri Tiersky
- Dean Nicholas
Standing Committees for 2021
Communications
- Lynse Briney, chair, 2022
- Astrid Schroetter, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024
- Karen Benedetto, 2022
- Susan Zelazo-Smith, 2022
- Ingrid Schroetter, 2023
- Alice Boghosian, 2023
- tba, 2024
- tba, 2024
Government Affairs and Access Advocacy (tentative)
- Gerald Ciebien, chair, 2022
- Henry Lotsof, vice chair, 2022
- Gary Alder, 2022
- Charles Czerepak, 2022
- Cheryl Watson-Lowry, 2022
- James Maragos, 2022
- Renee Pappas, 2022
- Sodabeh Etminan, 2022
- Genaro Romo Jr., 2022
- Brian Homann, 2022
- Melanie Watson, 2022
- tba, CDS Foundation liaison, 2022
Mediation (tentative)
- David Behm, Chair, 2022
- Kenneth Grebliunas, Englewood, 2022
- Robin Ferguson, 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
- Satish Alapati, West Side, 2022
- James McKee, West Suburban, 2022
Membership
- Michael Tauber, chair, 2022
- Cissy Furusho, 2022
- Philip Schefke, 2023
- tba, 2024
- Satish Alapati, new dentist, 2024
- Benjamin Youel, new dentist, 2022
- Samantha Sodini, new dentist, 2023
- Theodore Constantine, director, third year, 2022
- D. Spencer Pope, director, second year, 2023
- tba, director, first year, 2024
- John Brendich, Englewood, 2022
- tba, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2024
- Joshua Ries, North Side, 2022
- Chander Gupta, North Suburban, 2023
- tba, Northwest Side, 2024
Jason Guerrero , Northwest Suburban, 2023- Ronald Waryjas, South Suburban, 2022
- Brian Caraba, West Side, 2023
- tba, West Suburban, 2024
Peer Review (tentative)
- Gordon Ziols, chair, North Side, 2022
- Thomas Remijas, Englewood, 2022
- tba, Kenwood/Hyde Park, 2022
- Jeffrey Kramer, North Side, 2022
- Robert Krueger, North Suburban, 2022
- Gordon Ziols, Northwest Side, 2022
- Jason Guerrero, Northwest Suburban, 2022
- Philip Schefke, South Suburban, 2022
- Lawrence Jacobs, West Side,2022
- Sharon Szeszycki, West Suburban, 2022
Regional Meeting Program
- Susan Zelazo-Smith, chair, 2022
- William Simon, vice chair, 2023
- tba, secretary, 2024