Board of Directors

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Mert N. Aksu, DDS, JD, MHSA, Cert. DPH 

Professor and Dean 

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry  

aksumn@udmercy.edu 

 Officer Term: July 1, 2024– June 30, 2026   

Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer

Michigan Primary Care Association

fsyed@mpca.net

Officer Term: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026   

Chris Gorecki, DDS
General Dentist / Practice Owner 

Marlow Family Dental

Third Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027  

Jim Milanowski, MS

CEO/President

Genesee Health Plan

jmilanowski@countyhealthplans.org

Officer Term: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026  

Christine M. Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA

Oral Health Program Director 

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Ex Officio Term: July 1, 2024– June 30, 2026  

Eliabeth Johnson, RDH, BS
Dental Health Educator

District Health Department #10

First Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027  

Melissa Keil, DDS

Dental Director

Grace Health Inc.

Second Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027

Velisa Perry

Executive Director
Wayne County Oral Health Coalition

Second Term: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026  

Elizabeth Pitts, RDH, MS
Medicaid Dental Policy Specialist
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

First Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027 

Holli Seabury, EdD

Executive Director 

Delta Dental Foundation

Third Term: July 1, 2024- June 30, 2026

Darshika Shah, MDS, DDS

General Dentist / Practice Owner

Troy Dental and Dentists R US
First Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027    

Kimberly Singh, MA, CHES

Chief Community and Governmental Affairs Officer

My Community Dental

Fourth Term: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026  

Martin Andrew Stern, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Rochester Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics

Third Term:  July 1, 2024- June 30, 2026 

Leigh Ann Wahl DMD, MBA

General Dentist

Mobile Dentistry

First Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027