NYSOHC Steering Committee
January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018
Steering Committee 2019
Paula Fischer, RDH, C0-Chair
Project Coordinator
University@Buffalo
Fred Ferguson, DDS
Director, Advance Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
Stony Brook University
fred.ferguson@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Dionne Richardson
State Dental Director, New York State
Richardson, Dionne (HEALTH) <Dionne.Richardson@health.ny.gov>
Lisa Janis
DentaQuest
Courtney Chinn
Kara Connelly, MS
Assistant Director
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Child Health
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower, Rm. 878
Albany, NY 12237
Steven Russell, MEEM, MSHA, CPHIT, DSHS, Co-Chair
Healthcare IT and Operational Excellence Executive
Rochester, NY
Ramneet Kalra
Nicholas Tucci, DMD, Treasurer
General Dentistry, Private Practice
Manhasset, N.Y.
n.tucci@verizon.net
Bridget Walsh, Secretary
Senior Policy Associate
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Albany, NY
Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS, MPH, MS
Associate Professor, Clinical Chief
Eastman Institute for Oral Health
Dept. of Community Dentistry
Box 683, 625 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620.
sangeeta_gajendra@urmc.rochester.edu
Rucha Kavathe, PhD
Associate Director
Community Education & Empowerment Directorate (CEED)
UNITED SIKHS
New York, NY 10116
Noreen Myers-Wright RDH EdD
Health Policy & Management
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health