AAPHD Board of Directors 2025 - 2026

President

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

President-Elect

Treasurer

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

Secretary

Immediate Past President

Christina A. Demopoulos, DDS, MPH
School of Dental Medicine
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Director At Large

Alejandra Valencia, DDS, MPH, MS
Heartland Alliance Health
Chicago, IL

Director At Large

Eleanor Fleming, PhD, DDS, MPH
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Baltimore, MD

Director At Large

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

ABDPH Representative

Peggy Timothé, BA, DDS, MPH
Texas A & M University College of Dentistry
Dallas, TX

Associate Member Liaison*

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

Associate Member Liaison*

Jennifer M. Sukalski, PhD, MS, RDH
University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Iowa City, IA

JPHD Editor*

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

Foundation Chair*

Victor Badner, DMD
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of
Medicine
Bronx, NY

Executive Director*

David Peña
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
Albany, NY
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