Leadership and Staff

OFFICERS

Cliff Lowdenback, President
Matt Milliner, First Vice President
Samantha Shaver, Second Vice President
H. Fred Howard, Speaker of the House
Kevin Wall, Secretary-Treasurer

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Steve Robertson, Executive Director, steve@kyda.org
Kevin Wall, Secretary-Treasurer, kevinwalldmd@gmail.com
Todd Edwards, Assistant Executive Director, todd@kyda.org
Janet Glover, Director of Meetings, janet@kyda.org
Melissa Nathanson, Director of Communications, melissa@kyda.org

KDA TODAY

Jonathan Rich, Editor, jwruofl@gmail.com

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Cliff Lowdenback, President; Matt Milliner (PU); Chairman; Kate von Lackum (BG); Charles Montague (E); Matt Johnson (GR); Andy Elloitt (KM); Samantha Shaver (LDS); Ryan Estes (NKY); Matt Milliner (PU); H. Fred Howard (SE); Thomas Carroll (PR); B.J. Millay (SC); Laura Hancock Jones (WC).

Ex-Officio Members

Matt Milliner, First Vice President; Samantha Shaver, Second Vice President, Don Heine, Immediate Past President; Fred Howard, Speaker of the House; Kevin Wall, Secretary-Treasurer; Jonathan, Editor, KDA Today; Mr. Jeff Allen, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Dentistry; Margaret Hill, Interim Dean, University of Louisville School of Dentistry; Jeffrey Okeson, Dean, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Julie McKee, Cabinet for Human Resources; Kris Childers, Student Representatives ULSD; Sarah Haerle, Student Representative, UKCD

DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Ansley Depp (NKY); Andy Elliott (KM); H. Fred Howard (SE); Samantha Shaver (LDS); Kevin Wall (NK)

ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Darren Greenwell (LDS); Jonathan Rich (NKY); H. Fred Howard, KDA Speaker of the House;  Cliff Lowdenback, President; Matt Milliner, First Vice President

KENTUCKY DENTAL FOUNDATION, INC.

Laura Hancock Jones , Foundation President/Chairman (KM); Stephen Robertson, Foundation Secretary-Treasurer; Cliff Lowdenback, KDA President; Matt Milliner, KDA First Vice President; Steve Robertson, KDA Executive Director; Kevin Wall, KDA Secretary-Treasurer; O. Andy Elliott, (KM); Bill Lee (BG); Darren Greenwell (LDS); Geoffrey Ball (LDS); T. Gerard Bradley, (LDS); Fred Howard (SE); Laura Hancock Jones (WC); Dustin Harper (WC); David Gardner (Non-dentist/Crest/Oral B); Kelley Dearing Smith, (Non-dentist/Louisville Water).

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE KENTUCKY DENTAL FOUNDATION, INC

The Kentucky Dental Foundation, Inc. promotes professional and public programs which enhance oral health and ultimately the total health of Kentuckians. VISION: Develop, magnify, and manage a fund which will maximize professional and public programs that enhance oral health in Kentucky. PURPOSE: Support the mission and vision of the Kentucky Dental Foundation through:

• Education
• Scholarships
• Research
• Oral Health Programs
• Other Organizations With Similar Goals

COMPONENT SOCIETY OFFICERS

Blue Grass Dental Society
President – Neil Rush, Lexington 
President-Elect – Neil Rush, Cynthiana
Vice-President – Neil Rush, Cynthiana
Secretary-Treasurer – Lisa Kochis, Lexington

Eastern Dental Society
President – Nancy Mussetter , Ashland
President-Elect – Nancy Mussetter, Ashland
Secretary-Treasurer – Nancy Mussetter, Ashland

Kentucky Mountain Dental Society
President – Josh Leonard - South Williamson
Secretary-Treasurer – John Lowe, Pikeville

Louisville Dental Society
President - Chris Costello, Louisville
Vice President - Paul Abbott, Louisville
Secretary-Treasurer Winnie Boling, Louisville

Website: Louisville Dental Society

Northern Kentucky Dental Society
President – Olivia Estes, Union
President-Elect – Rachel Hamel, Florence
Vice President – Eric Mencarelli, Edgewood
Secretary-Treasurer – 

Website: Northern Kentucky | American Dental Insurance (northernkydental.org)

Green River Dental Society

President – Kelsey Johnson, Beaver Dam
Secretary–Blake Dickens, Owensboro
Treasurer – Josh Whitt, Owensboro

Pennyrile Dental Society
President – Stephen Robertson, Bowling Green

Southeastern Dental Society
President –  Kaitlyn Patel, Harlan
Secretary-Treasurer – Joe Boster, Middlesboro

Purchase Dental Society
President – Brian Doss, Draffenville
Secretary-Treasurer – Burton R. Young, Murray

West Central Dental Society
Secretary-Treasurer – William R. “Billy” Millay, Madisonville

South Central Dental Society
President – Corey Hamm, Somerset
Secretary-Treasurer – Robert “B. J.” Millay, Somerset