NYSOHC Steering Committee
April 1, 2026
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Anthony Mendicino Jr. DDS, Chief Dental Officer, Finger Lakes Community Health
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Bridget Walsh, Sr. Policy Manager Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Sherilee Callahan' RDA.BS,MPH
Trina Rose Cutugno, BCPA
Beth Krueger, Executive Director NYDHA
Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS,MPH,MS, Chair, Community Dentistry Eastman Institute
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David Tepel, DMD, Director of Oral Health Programs at NYC DOH
Melissa Wendland,BS, Common Ground Health, RHIO, FLPPS- Director, Strategic Initiatives
Michelle Kisiel-Cohen, NYSDOH, Office of Health Insurance Programs,
Barbie Vartanian DePonte,BBA, Director, Oral Health Advocacy & Policy Initiatives, New York University College of Dentistry
Sally Lewis, DHSc Global Health, MS Dental Hygiene, Director Oral Health Program at Health Efficient
