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 – Jeffery 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