Leadership & Directory

The New York State Dental Association is led by a team of dental and association professionals who have the best interest of our members in mind. These individuals make up our Board of Trustees, Councils, Officers and Executive Staff. NYSDA bylaws determine the terms and conditions of these various leadership positions.

Officers:

President: Prabha Krishnan, DDS
President-Elect: Maurice Edwards, DMD
Vice President: Amarilis Jacobo, DDS
Secretary/Treasurer: Paul Leary, DDS
Speaker: William Karp, DDS
Executive Director: Michael J. Herrmann
Immediate Past President: Anthony Cuomo, DDS

Trustees:

ADA Trustee: Brendan Dowd, DDS

NYSDA Board of Trustees:

New York County: Lois Jackson, DDS
2nd District: John Demas, DDS
3rd District: Geoffrey Gamache DDS
4th District: Adrienne L. Korkosz, DMD
5th District: Lynn A. Stacy, DDS
6th District: Louis Giordano, DDS
7th District: Theresa Casper-Klock, DDS
8th District: Raymond G. Miller, DDS
9th District: Gary M. Scharoff, DDS
Nassau: Donald R. Hills, DDS
Queens: Mitchell S. Greenberg, DMD
Suffolk: Guenter Jonke, DDS
Bronx: Jacqueline Samuels, DDS

New Dentist: Kathryn E. Rothas, DDS

Council and Committee Chairs:

Awards Council: Brendan Dowd, DDS
Dental Benefit Programs Council: Joseph Craddock, DDS
Dental Education and Licensure Council: Robert Peskin, DDS
Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry Council: Raquel Rozdolski, DMD
Dental Practice Council: Mario Silvestri, DDS
Ethics Council: Paul W. Teplitsky, DMD
Governmental Affairs Council: Radha Sachdeva-Munk, DDS
Membership and Communications Council: Kendra J. Zappia, DDS
New Dentist Committee: Vacant
Nominations Council: Anthony Cuomo, DDS
Peer Review and Quality Assurance Council: Lawrence Lehman, DDS
Professional Liability Insurance Council: Roland Emmanuele, DDS
Annual Sessions Committee: Rekha Gehani, DDS
Substance Use Disorder & Well-Being Committee: Amy Bryan, DDS
Information Technology Committee: Mitchell Rubinstein, DMD
NYSDA Support Services: Joseph Caruso, DDS
NYSDF Board of Trustees: Maria Maranga, DDS