- Karen Finstad, Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation, President
- Jill Quigley, Vice President
- Marlou Wegener, Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas, Secretary
- Bill Hammond, USD 443, Treasurer
- Douglas Stuckey, Community Health Center of SE Kansas
- Kathy Hunt,KS Head Start Association/ KS Cavity Free Kids
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Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is chaired by the Oral Health Kansas Board Treasurer and other Board members. The Committee has the responsibility to ensure financial records are maintained accurately and completely. Members of the Committee also review and recommend the annual budget and safeguard the organization’s assets.
- Bill Hammond, USD 443, Chair
- Douglas Stuckey, Community Health Center of SE Kansas
- Kevin Robertson, Kansas Dental Association
Board Development Committee
The Board Development Committee includes both Board members and non-members. The Committee has the responsibility to recruit Board members and ensure Board members are trained for their service on the Oral Health Kansas Board.
- Douglas Stuckey, Community Health Center of SE Kansas, Chair
- Karen Finstad, Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation
- Heidi Lowry, Rawlins County Dental Clinic
- Mark Herzog, DDS
- Jose Lopez, DDS
- Denise Maseman, Wichita State University
- Kim Moore, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
- Marlou Wegener, Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee is comprised of Board members and non-members. The Committee has the responsibility to guide the communications strategies for Oral Health Kansas and advise staff on message development.
- Marlou Wegener, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, Chair
- Amy Fleischer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, Vice Chair
- Ron Gaches, Kansas Dental Hygienists Association
- Kim Gronniger, Westar Energy
- Anna Lambertson, Kansas Health Consumer Coalition
- Gina Penzig, Westar Energy
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Resource Development/Conference Planning Committee
The Resource Development Committee is comprised of Board members and non-members. The Committee has the responsibility to create and execute revenue development strategies to diversify the funding base for Oral Health Kansas.
- Kathy Hunt, Kansas Head Start Association, Chair
- Karen Finstad, Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation, Vice Chair
- John Fales, DDS
- Jenny Ferguson, KDHE Bureau of Oral Health
- Heather Flick, JCCC School of Dental Hygiene
- Marlou Wegener, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Advocacy Committee
The Advocacy Committee is made up of Board and non-Board members. The Committee is responsible for developing and recommending the annual Oral Health Kansas Advocacy Agenda. Committee members meet weekly during the Legislative Session and assist staff in forming advocacy strategies.
- Jill Quigley, Chair
- Sonja Armbruster, Sedgwick County Health Department
- Dawn Downes, REACH Healthcare Foundation
- John Fales, DDS
- Ron Gaches, Kansas Dental Hygienists Association
- Cathy Gray, Child Care Aware of Kansas
- Susan Hemberger
- Connie Hubbell, Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved
- Schaunta James-Boyd, EC Tyree Health Clinic
- Stuart Little, Little Government Relations, LLC
- Jose Lopez, DDS
- Heidi Lowry, Rawlins County Dental Clinic
- Marcia Manter, Oral Health Kansas
- Lougene Marsh, Johnson County Health Department
- Kim Moore, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
- Kevin Robertson, Kansas Dental Association
- Kathy Weno, Bureau of Oral Health - KDHE
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Kansas Dental Workforce Cabinet
The Kansas Dental Workforce Cabinet provides oversight of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Dental Workforce Project. The Cabinet is made up of oral health advocates and professionals and is charged with the development of evidence-based Kansas solutions to oral health workforce shortfalls.
- Tanya Dorf Brunner, Oral Health Kansas, Facilitator
- Dawn Downes, REACH Healthcare Foundation
- Virginia Elliott, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
- Heather Flick, Johnson County Community College
- Angela Henry, SAFE BASE
- Mark Herzog, DDS
- Travis Lower, DDS
- Adam Lukens, DDS
- Lougene Marsh, Johnson County Health Department
- Shelly May, Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Katie Schroeder, RDH
- Melanie Simmer-Beck, UMKC School of Dentistry
- Maggie Smet, Kansas Dental Hygienists Association
- Tanya Dorf Brunner, Facilitator
- Jason Wesco, Community Health Center of SE Kansas
- Ruth Williams, HP Enterprise Services
Dental Champions Advisory Board
The Dental Champions Advisory Board is comprised of graduates of Oral Health Kansas’ Dental Champions Leadership Program who help administer the Dental Champions Program. The Advisory Board is responsible for engaging alumni to advocate for oral health issues in Kansas, help alumni stay in contact with each other and overseeing the nomination and selection of new class members.
- Junetta Everett, Delta Dental of Kansas
- Dr. John Fales, DDS
- Dr. Mark Herzog, DDS
- Greg Hill, Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation
- Kathy Hunt, Kansas Cavity Free Kids
- David Sanford, GraceMed Health Clinic
- Jodi Schmidt, Labette Health
- Brian Smith, Galena School District
- Sharon Tidwell, Jones Foundation
- Dr. Jon Tilton, Delta Dental of Kansas
- Marlou Wegener, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
- Jason Wesco, Community Health Center of SE Kansas
Early Childhood Oral Health Advisory Council (ECOHAC)
The Kansas Early Childhood Oral Health Advisory Council (ECOHAC) is composed of multidisciplinary professionals and parents across the state who are committed to improving the oral health of pregnant women and young children ages birth through five.
For more information about the ECOHAC click here.
- Mary Baskett, Kansas Head Start Association
- Dawn Downes, REACH Healthcare Foundation
- Tanya Dorf-Brunner, Oral Health Kansas
- Karen Finstad, Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation
- Mariah Frazier, DDS
- Cathy Gray, Child Care Aware of Kansas
- Marsha Habluetzel, Clay County Child Care Center
- Greg Hanley, Children's Mercy Family Health Partners
- Connie Hubbell, Kansas Association for hte Medically Underserved
- Kathy Hunt, Kansas Cavity Free Kids
- Diana Juarez, Parents as Teachers
- Marcia Manter, Oral Health Kansas
- Kay Mitchell, NW Kansas Educational Service Center
- Diane Pfeifer, Hays Head Start
- Nick Rogers, DDS
- Sabra Shirrel, Bureau of Family Health - Infant Toddler Services
- Thea Todd, Heartland Programs
- Kathy Trilli, RDH
- Crystal Walker, DDS
- Kathy Weno, Bureau of Oral Health - KDHE
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