Leadership and Staff

OFFICERS

Samantha Shaver, President
Rachel Gold, First Vice President
Kate von Lackum, Second Vice President
Ansley Depp, Speaker of the House
Kevin Wall, Secretary-Treasurer

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Steve Robertson, Executive Director, steve@kyda.org
Kevin Wall, Secretary-Treasurer, kevinwalldmd@gmail.com
Todd Edwards, Assistant Executive Director, todd@kyda.org
Janet Glover, Director of Meetings, janet@kyda.org
Melissa Nathanson, Director of Communications, melissa@kyda.org

KDA TODAY

Jonathan Rich, Editor, jwruofl@gmail.com

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Samantha Shaver (LDS), President; Rachel Gold (NKY); Chairman; Kate von Lackum (BG); Charles Montague (E); Matt Johnson (GR); Andy Elloitt (KM); Stetson Earl (NKY); Zak Taylor (PU); Kaitlyn Patel (SE); Thomas Carroll (PR); B.J. Millay (SC); Laura Hancock Jones (WC).

Ex-Officio Members

Rachel Gold, First Vice President; Kate von Lackum, Second Vice President, Matt Milliner, Immediate Past President; Ansley Depp, Speaker of the House; Kevin Wall, Secretary-Treasurer; Jonathan, Editor, KDA Today; Mr. Jeff Allen, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Dentistry; Margaret Hill, Interim Dean, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Jeffrey Okeson, Dean, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Julie McKee, Cabinet for Human Resources; Kris Childers, Student Representatives ULSD; Sarah Haerle, Student Representative, UKCD

DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Ansley Depp (NKY); Andy Elliott (KM); Mark Moats (GR); Darren Greenwell (LDS); Jonathan Rich (NK)

ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Matt Johnson (GR); Ansley Depp, KDA Speaker of the House;  Matt Milliner, President; Samantha Shaver, First Vice President

KENTUCKY DENTAL FOUNDATION, INC.

Laura Hancock Jones , Foundation President/Chairman (KM); Stephen Robertson, Foundation Secretary-Treasurer; Matt Milliner, KDA President; Samantha Shaver, KDA First Vice President; Steve Robertson, KDA Executive Director; Kevin Wall, KDA Secretary-Treasurer; O. Andy Elliott, (KM); Cliff Lowdenback (BG); Darren Greenwell (LDS); Geoffrey Ball (LDS); Margaret Hill, (LDS); Fred Howard (SE); Laura Hancock Jones (WC); Dustin Harper (WC).

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE KENTUCKY DENTAL FOUNDATION, INC

The Kentucky Dental Foundation, Inc. promotes professional and public programs which enhance oral health and ultimately the total health of Kentuckians. VISION: Develop, magnify, and manage a fund which will maximize professional and public programs that enhance oral health in Kentucky. PURPOSE: Support the mission and vision of the Kentucky Dental Foundation through:

• Education
• Scholarships
• Research
• Oral Health Programs
• Other Organizations With Similar Goals

COMPONENT SOCIETY OFFICERS

Blue Grass Dental Society
President – Amanda Piche, Cynthiana
President-Elect – 
Vice-President – 
Secretary-Treasurer – Lisa Kochis, Lexington

Eastern Dental Society
President – Nancy Mussetter , Ashland
President-Elect – Nancy Mussetter, Ashland
Secretary-Treasurer – Nancy Mussetter, Ashland

Kentucky Mountain Dental Society
President – Josh Leonard - South Williamson
Secretary-Treasurer – John Lowe, Pikeville

Louisville Dental Society
President - Anthony Distler, Louisville
Vice President - Winnie Boling, Louisville
Secretary-Treasurer - Monali Haldankar, Louisville

Website: Louisville Dental Society

Northern Kentucky Dental Society
President – Rachel Hamel, Florence
President-Elect – 
Vice President – Eric Mencarelli, Edgewood
Secretary-Treasurer – Jordan Hoffer, Crittenden

Green River Dental Society

President – Josh Whitt, Owensboro
Secretary–Blake Dickens, Owensboro
Treasurer – Josh Whitt, Owensboro

Pennyrile Dental Society
President –Tommy Birkenhauer, Bowling Green

Southeastern Dental Society
President –  Kaitlyn Patel, Harlan
Secretary-Treasurer – Joe Boster, Middlesboro

Purchase Dental Society
President – Brian Doss, Draffenville
Secretary-Treasurer – Burton R. Young, Murray

West Central Dental Society
Secretary-Treasurer – William R. “Billy” Millay, Madisonville

South Central Dental Society
President – Corey Hamm, Somerset
Secretary-Treasurer – Robert “B. J.” Millay, Somerset