AAPHD Board of Directors
2026 - 2027


President Julie Reynolds, DDS, MS University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics Iowa City, IA	President-Elect Alejandra Valencia, DDS, MPH, MS Heartland Alliance Health Chicago, IL

Treasurer

Shillpa Naavaal, BDS, MS, MPH
Virgina Commonwealth University
School of Dentistry
Richmond, VA

Secretary

Jennifer Holtzman DDS, MPH

Los Angeles, California

Immediate Past President

Richie Kohli, BDS, MS
Oregon Health & Science University
School of Dentistry
Portland, OR

Director At Large

Sohini Dhar, BDS, MPH, DPH
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
San Antonio, TX

Director At Large

Yashashri Urankar, DDS, MPH, FCID, FPFA
Community Health Centers of

South-Central Texas, Inc.
Austin, TX

Director At Large

Megan Cloidt, DDS, MPH
Jacobi Medical Center
Bronx, NY

ABDPH Representative

Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH
Boston University
Boston, MA

Associate Member Liaison*

Melissa Carter, RDH, AAS, BSDH
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL

Associate Member Liaison*

Candance Owen, RDH, MS, MPH
National Network for Oral Health Access
Denver, CO

JPHD Editor*

Robert Weyant, DMD, DrPH
University of Pittsburgh
School of Dental Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Foundation Chair*

Victor Badner, DMD
Bronx, NY

Executive Director*

David Peña
American Association
of Public Health Dentistry
Albany, NY

*Non-voting members

AAPHD Board of Directors2026 - 2027