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

Trustees:

ADA Trustee: Brendan Dowd, DDS

NYSDA Board of Trustees:

New York County: James Jacobs, DDS
2nd District: Paul Teplitsky, DMD
3rd District: Geoffrey Gamache DDS
4th District: Adrienne L. Korkosz, DMD
5th District:  Steven C. Stacey, DDS
6th District: Louis Giordano, DDS
7th District: David Ramjattansingh, DDS
8th District: James Hoddick, DDS
9th District: Paul Kim, DDS
Nassau: Donald R. Hills, DDS
Queens: Mitchell S. Greenberg, DMD
Suffolk: Martin Dominger, DDS
Bronx: Jacqueline Samuels, DDS

New Dentist: Kathryn E. Rothas, DDS

Council and Committee Chairs:

Awards Council: Craig Ratner, DDS
Dental Benefit Programs Council: John Sorrentino, DMD
Dental Education and Licensure Council: Vera Tang, DDS
Dental Health Planning and Hospital Dentistry Council: Maria Maranga, DDS
Dental Practice Council: Mina Kim, DDS
Diversity & Inclusion: Ioanna Mentzelopoulou, DDS
Ethics Council: Julie Connolly, DDS
Governmental Affairs Council: Douglas Schildhaus, DMD
Membership and Communications Council: Christopher Calnon, DDS
New Dentist Committee: Evan Conley, DDS
Nominations Council: Prabha Krishnan, DDS
Peer Review and Quality Assurance Council: James S. Sansone, DDS
Professional Liability Insurance Council: Maybelle J. Hwang, DMD
Annual Sessions Committee: Jerica Cook, DDS
Substance Use Disorder & Well-Being Committee: Amy Bryan, DDS
Information Technology Committee: Mitchell Rubinstein, DMD
NYSDA Support Services: Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou, DDS
NYSDF Board of Trustees: Ronald M. Bellohusen DMD