CHICAGO, Ill., USA: Reneida E. Reyes, DDS, MPH, PC, a pediatric dentist in Brooklyn, N.Y., was elected president of the ADA Foundation (ADAF) Board of Directors during the ADAF board meeting in September. She accepted the gavel from David Whiston, DDS, who completed his second two-year term as ADAF president.
A member of the ADAF’s board of directors since September 2012, Reyes will serve a two-year term leading the ADA Foundation in both its philanthropy programs and efforts related to the ADA Foundation Dr. Anthony Volpe Research Center.
Reyes is currently section chief – pediatric dentistry for New York Methodist Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Network, and maintains a private practice. She earned her dental degree from Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine in 1978 and her master’s degree in public health from Harvard University School of Public Health in 1981.
She received her postgraduate training in pediatric dentistry through the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Boston Children’s Hospital. She and her husband, Stephen Quarcoo, DDS, recently welcomed two grandchildren into their family — twin boys.
ADAF Executive Committee appointments
Directors elected to the ADAF Executive Committee from among the ADAF board of directors members at large are:
- Vice President of Grants: Ms. Candy B. Ross, director of industry and professional relations, dental technologies, NA, KaVo Kerr Group.
- Vice President of Scientific Research: Ronald Bushick, DMD; PhD, MS.
- Vice President of Finance: Ms. Pamela Hemmen, vice president technology services, Patterson Companies Inc.
ADAF Board Appointments
New ADA Foundation board members include Edward J. Green, DMD, Albany, Ga.; Linda K. Himmelberger, DMD, Devon, Pa.; Teri-Ross Icyda, DMD, Stuart, Fla.; Frank Maggio, DDS, Dundee, Ill.; and Maritza Morell, DMD, MPH, MS, Andover, Mass.
(Source: ADA)
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