Board of Directors

President

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

Professor and Dean

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Officer Term: July 1, 2024– June 30, 2026
Committees: Data Dashboard; Executive*

Secretary

Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer

Michigan Primary Care Association
Officer Term: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026
Committees: Governance and Nominating; Executive

Treasurer

Chris Gorecki, DDS
General Dentist / Practice Owner

Marlow Family Dental
Third Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027
Committees: Governance and Nominating*; Executive

Past President

Jim Milanowski, MS

CEO/President

Genesee Health Plan
Officer Term: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026
Committees: Governance and Nominating; Local Coalitions; Membership; Executive

At-Large Members

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
Committees: Continuing Education*; 2030 State of Michigan Oral Health Plan

Elizabeth Johnson, RDH, BS
Dental Health Educator

District Health Department #10

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

Committee: Local Coalition

Melissa Keil, DDS

Dental Director

Grace Health Inc.

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

Velisa Perry
Executive Director
Wayne County Oral Health Coalition

Second Term: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026
Committees Policy; Local Coalitions*

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

First Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027
Committees: Data Dashboard; 2030 State of Michigan Oral Health Plan

Holli Seabury, EdD

Executive Director

Delta Dental Foundation

Third Term: July 1, 2024- June 30, 2026
Committee: Policy**

Darshika Shah, MDS, DDS

General Dentist / Practice Owner

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

Committee: Membership Committee

Kimberly Singh, MA, CHES

Chief Community and Governmental Affairs Officer

My Community Dental

Fourth Term: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Committees: Continuing Education; Policy**

Martin Andrew Stern, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Rochester Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics

Third Term: July 1, 2024- June 30, 2026
Committee: Data Dashboard*

Leigh Ann Wahl, DMD, MBA

General Dentist

Mobile Dentistry