Board of Directors

  • Carla Delafuente, president
  • Esther Lopez, secretary
  • Emily Jones, vice president
  • Evan Fry, treasurer
  • Martin Hogan, librarian
  • Lawrence Jacobs, trustee, senior, 2025
  • John Polivka, trustee, junior, 2026
  • Sharon Perlman, trustee, freshman, 2027

Branch Correspondents

Director to CDS

Shafa Amirsoltani, 2024-26

Branch Committees

Auditing

  • Shafa Amirsoltani, Chair, 2026
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025
  • John Polivka,  2025

Constitution and Bylaws

  • Richard Kohn, chair, 2025
  • Shafa Amirsoltani, 2025
  • Blase Brown, 2025
  • Lawrence Jacobs, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025
  • George Zehak, 2025
  • Susan Zelazo-Smith, 2025

Corporate Sponsorship

  • Carla Delafuente
  • Esther Lopez
  • Emily Jones

Dental Insurance

Carol Everett, 2025
Frank Catrambone, 2025

Dinner Arrangements

Sharon Perlman

Ethics

  • Blase Brown, chair, 2025
  • Cynthia Satko, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025

Mediation

  • Frank Orland, chair, 2025
  • Carla Orland, 2025
  • Lawrence Jacobs, 2025
  • Blase Brown, 2025
  • Evan Fry, 2025
  • Michelle Jennings, 2025
  • Richard Kohn, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025
  • John Perna, 2025
  • Susan Zelazo-Smith, 2025

Membership

  • Gary Alder, chair, 2025
  • Michelle Jennings, membership retention, 2025
  • Evan Fry, new dentist, 2025
  • James Byrn, UIC faculty, 2025
  • Blase Brown, 2025
  • Delis Ogando, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025

Nominating Committee

  • Shafa Amirsoltani, chair, 2025
  • Carla Delafuente, 2025
  • Lawrence Jacobs, 2025
  • Delis Ogando, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025
  • John Polivka, 2025

Peer Review

  • Shafa Amirsoltani, chair, 2025
  • James Bryniarski, 2025
  • Carol Everett, 2025
  • Lawrence Jacobs, 2025
  • Michael Tauber, 2025
  • Kamal Vibhakar, 2025
  • George Zehak, 2025
  • Susan Zelazo-Smith, 2025

Program Chair

Emily Jones

Social media/website

  • Emily Jones, chair, 2025
  • Carla Delafuente, 2025
  • Evan Fry, 2025
  • Delis Ogando, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025

Sports/Entertainment

  • Kamal Vibhakar, chair, 2025
  • Brian Erce, 2025
  • Lawrence Jacobs, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025

Student Mentor Ad Hoc Committee

  • Gary Alder, 2025
  • Shafa Amirsoltani, 2025
  • Sharon Perlman, 2025

Practice Match Ad Hoc Committee

Carla Delafuente, 2025
Sharon Perlman, 2025