Board of Directors

Person stacking cubes signifying leadership.

President

Chris Gorecki, DDS
General Dentist / Practice Owner

Marlow Family Dental
Officer Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Committees: Governance and Nominating*; Executive*

President Elect

Martin Andrew Stern, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Rochester Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics

Officer Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Committee: Executive; Data Dashboard*; Policy

Secretary

Faiyaz Syed, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer

Michigan Primary Care Association
Officer Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Committees: Executive; Governance and Nominating

Treasurer

Jim Milanowski, MS, LLP

CEO/President

Genesee Health Plan
Officer Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Committees: Executive; Membership; Policy; Local Coalitions; Governance and Nominating

Immediate Past President

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

Professor and Dean

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Officer Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Committees: Data Dashboard; Executive*

At-Large Members

Steven Chand, MD
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery; Medical Director, Center For Patient Reported Outcomes; Co-Director, Head and Neck Cancer Program

Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
First Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028

Committee(s): None assigned

Christine M. Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA

Oral Health Program Director

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Ex Officio Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Committees: Continuing Education*; Community Water Fluoridation Workgroup*; State Oral Health Plan Workgroup

Bryce Fisher
Director of Government Affairs

My Community Dental Centers
First Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028

Committee(s): Policy

Elizabeth Johnson, RDH, BS
Community Oral Health Coordinator II

Health Department of Northwest Michigan
First Term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027

Committees: Continuing Education; Local Coalitions; Membership

Velisa Perry
Executive Director
United Health Organization

Second Term Extention: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
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

Holli Seabury, EdD

Executive Director

Delta Dental Foundation

Third Term Extension: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
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

April Stopczynski
Manager of Access and Prevention; Manager, Michigan Donated Dental Services (DDS)

Michigan Dental Association
First Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028

Committee(s): Community Water Fluoridation Workgroup; Membership

*Committee Chair