Alumni & Friends

Dean's Advisory Board

Role of the Board:

The Dean's Advisory Board works with the Dean to advance the mission and goals of the School of Dental Medicine.  The Board may make recommendations and/or actively support the following areas:

• Strategic Development
• Financial Planning
• Public Relations
• Fundraising Efforts

Responsibilities of the Membership:

Each member of the Dean's Advisory Board is expected to fulfill the following responsibilities:

Staying informed of the activities of the SIU School of Dental Medicine through attendance at regularly scheduled Dean's Advisory Board meetings, occurring three times per year, usually in February, May and September.

Serving as a consultant to the Dean by providing input and recommendations on strategic initiatives.

Supporting the SIU School of Dental Medicine with an annual financial, charitable contribution.

Promoting the SIU School of Dental Medicine to the State of Illinois, the southern Illinois region and the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Attending events as a representative of the SIU School of Dental Medicine.

Encouraging the dental community, as well as the state and local community, to support the work of the SIU School of Dental Medicine.

Composition of the Board:

The composition of the Dean's Advisory Board shall be inclusive of, but not limited to, the following individuals:

• Alumni
• Faculty
• Dental community leaders
• Medical community leaders
• National and local corporate leaders
• State and local government leaders
• Philanthropic leaders

Board Leadership:

• Dr. Ann M. Boyle
  Dean

• Mr. Donald A. "Mac" McKenzie
  Chairman of the Board
  

Board Membership:

• Ms. Susan Crawford
  Director of Global Performance Systems
  DENTSPLY International

• Dr. Keith Dickey
  Director of Continuing Education & Alumni Services

• Rev. Dr. Richard P. Ellerbrake
  Retired
  Deaconess Health System

• Mr. Kent Fletcher
  Vice President of Public Relations
  Sunstar Americas, Inc.

• Dr. Rhonda Green
  Class of 1996 & President of the SIU School of Dental Medicine Alumni Council

• The Honorable Bill Haine
  State Senator, District 56
  Illinois General Assembly

• Dr. Jeff Harmon
  Class of 1997

• Dr. Poonam Jain
  Director of Community Dentistry

• The Honorable Renee Kosel
  State Representative, District 81
  Illinois General Assembly

• Dr. Frank Maggio
  ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure

• Dr. Ronald C. Markarian
  Class of 1986

• Dr. Neal Roller
  Clinical Professor, Section of Periodontology, Department of Applied Dental Medicine

• Dr. John Rottschalk
  Class of 1998

• Dr. Debra Schwenk
  Class of 1985 & Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs

• Dr. J. Leslie Wintson
  Director of North American Professional & Scientific Relations
  Procter & Gamble Professional Oral Health

Student Representative

• Ms. Lacey Fecht
  Student Body President

Board Liaison:

• Mr. Stephen Schaus
  Director of Development