NYDHA Board of Directors; Committees and Task Forces
Board of Directors
President - Belangie Perez Torres, RDH
President-Elect - Audra Haynes, MPH, RDH
VP Governmental Affairs and Public Policy - Donna Hickey, RDH
Vice President, Membership Development and Engagement - Shaquantia Wyche, BA, RDH
VP Professional Development - Janine Love, RDH
Treasurer - Jeffrery McMinn, MA, RDH
Secretary - Jennifer Baker, BS, RDH
Immediate Past President - Marlyce James, MSEd, RDH, FADHA
Directors
-New York City – Vermell Ford, BS, RDH
-Westchester Mid-Hudson - Kristin Hofer, MSDH, RDH, FADHA
-Adirondack-Capital District - Jeffrery McMinn, MA, RDH
Central Region- Tiffany Kerns, BT, RDH
-Rochester / Finger Lakes - Bridget Turkington, RDH
-Buffalo - Melisa Devaney, MEd, BSDH, RDH
-Long Island – Jean Hall, DHEd, RDH
Elected Representative to the Executive Committee
-Vermell Ford, BS, RDH
PAST PRESIDENTS
We thank our past presidents for their leadership
COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES
Committees
Awards - Marlyce James, MSEd, RDH, FADHA
Board and House of Delegates Actions - Jennifer Baker, BS, RDH
CE Accreditation - Marianne Belles, MS, RDH
Education - Janine Love, RDH
Ethics - Marlyce James, MSEd, RDH, FADHA
Finance - Jeffery McMinn, MA, RDH
Governmental Affairs and Public Policy, Donna Hickey, RDH
Infrastructure - Audra Haynes, MPH, RDH
Membership Development and Engagement - Shaquantia Wyche, BA, RDH, and Harold Jennings, MA, RDH
Nominations - Marlyce James, MSEd, RDH, FADHA
Social Media - Tiffany Kerns, BT, RDH, and Belangie Perez Torres, RDH
Student Services - Jean Hall, DHEd, RDH
Ways and Means - Jeffery McMinn, MA, RDH
Task Forces
Charters - Donna Hickey, RDH
Workplace - Shaquantia Wyche, BA, RDH
STAFF
Beth Krueger, Executive Director
CONTACT INFORMATION
New York Dental Hygienists' Association
P.O. Box 16041
Albany, NY 12212
518-477-0343
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