Meet the Leaders of AAWD
The American Association of Women Dentists is proud to be guided by a diverse and dynamic Board of Directors committed to advancing, connecting, and enriching the lives of women dentists from per-dental school through retirement. Our board members bring a wide range of expertise and leadership to support AAWD’s mission – from student advocacy to professional development, mentorship, and public health.
Learn more about the individuals who help shape the direction of our organization and champion the future of women in the dental profession.
2025 – 2026 Executive Board
Isabel Rambob, DDS
Immediate Past President
Roya Zandparsa, DDS, MSc, DMD, FICD
President
Ambika Srivastava, MPH, DMD
Secretary/Treasurer
Suzie Bergman, DDS, FTMJF
President-Elect
Lindsay Abeln, MOL
Executive Director
2025 – 2026 Directors
YuChun Lin, DDS, MDS, DMSC
Director of Member Engagement
Brandi Hair, DMD
Director of Membership and Chapters
Afsheen Lakhani, BDS, DMD, CAGS
Director of Academic Affairs
Sheela Kudchadker, DDS
Director of Corporate Relations
Christina (Chris) Xu, D26, Harvard
2025-2026 Student Representative
Jie (JJ) Sun, DMD, MMSc
Engagement & Events Coordinator
Aisha Oshilaja, DMD
Asst. Director of Membership & Chapters
Hiroe Ohyama, DMD, MMsc. PhD
Asst. Director of Academic Affairs
Alice Whang, DDS
Asst. Director of Corporate Relations
Keaton Wilczynski
D27, Kansas City University
Asst. Student Representative
Alyssa Evans, DDS
Social Media & Visibility Coordinator
Vasilki (Vicky) Tsakalelli, DDS, DMD, Msc
Asst. Director of Member Benefits
Charter Members of AAWD
Charter Members of AAWD
Dr. Minnie Evangeline Jordan
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Katherine Prothero
Chicago, IL
Dr. Mary Halsey
Amana, IA
Dr. Minnie Proctor
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Josephine Pfeifer
Chicago, IL
Dr. Kate A. Doherty
Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Mae Fontaine
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Vida Latham
Chicago, IL
Dr. Anna Burmeister
Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Celia Rich
Nashville, TN
Dr. Mary Hastings
Oshkosh, WI
Dr. Helen Addenbrook
Milwaukee, WI
Past Presidents of AAWD
Past Presidents of AAWD
Dr. Isabel Rambob
2023-2024
Dr. Daphne Ferguson-Young
Interim President
2022
Dr. Lauren Aguilar
2021-2022
Dr. Daphne Ferguson-Young
2020-2021
Dr. Brittany Bergeron
2019
Dr. Tamara Berg
2018
Dr. Karyl Patten
2017
Dr. Mary Martin
2016
Dr. Sheri Doniger
2015
Dr. Tawana Lee-Ware
2014
Dr. Mary Beth Aichelmann-Reidy
2013
Dr. Jennifer Cornell
2012
Dr. Judith Belitz
2011
Dr. Laura Murcko
2010
Dr. Stephanie Houseman
2009
Dr. Lilia Larin
2008
Dr. Lanette Sikes
2007
Dr. Sandra Harris
2006
Dr. Cissy Furusho
2005
Dr. Jean Furuyama
2004
Dr. Rise’ Lyman
2003
Dr. Margaret Scarlett
2002
Dr. Tofigh Raayai
2001
Dr. Rebecca J. De La Rosa
2000
Dr. Donna Rumberger*
1999
Dr. Virginia Hughson-Otte
1998
Dr. Janet Hatcher Rice
1997
Dr. Jane Estes Tindol
1996
Dr. Mary Martin
1995
Dr. Barbara Mousel
1994
Dr. Geraldine Napierski
1993
Dr. Joan E. Sivers
1992
Dr. June W. Lee*
1991
Dr. Anne C. Kossowan
1990
Dr. Sheryl Ann Beltrane
1989
Dr. Kathryn A. Kell
1988
Dr. Eleanor J. Bushee*
1987
Dr. Jacqueline J. Cresswell
1986
Dr. Eva C. Dahl
1985
Dr. Linda C. Niessen
1984
Dr. Annika M. Logardt
1983
Dr. Dushanka V. Kleinman
1982
Dr. A. Carole Pratt
1981
Dr. Barbara C. Kay
1980
Dr. Cherilyn G. Sheets
1979
Dr. M. Joan Gillespie
1978
Dr. Helyn Luechauer*
1977
Dr. Jane W. Selbe*
1976
Dr. Gloria Adamsons
1975
Dr. Gloria J. Kerry
1974
Dr. Sheva Rapoport
1973
Dr. Jean Campbell
1972
Dr. Virginia Park *
1971
Dr. Fae T. Ahlstrom*
1970
Dr. Dilia C. Rieser
1969
Dr. Josephine Palancia
1968
Dr. Jean Colasante
1967
Dr. Marilyn Stone
1966
Dr. Edith Straus
1965
Dr. Dollie R. Woodul*
1964
Dr. Betty J. Koss*
1963
Dr. Virginia B. Englett
1962
Dr. Goldanna Cramer*
1961
Dr. Elsie C. Schildwachter*
1960
Dr. Natalie E. McDonald*
1959
Dr. Nancy Holmes*
1958
Dr. Mary E. Simmons*
1957
Dr. Mary C. De Risi*
1956
Dr. Josephine M. Irey*
1955
Dr. Bertha L. Eastwood*
1954
Dr. Regina David*
1953
Dr. Cornelia M. Thompson*
1952
Dr. Josephine M. Irey*
1951
Dr. Mabel F. Thomas*
1950
Dr. Mary Martin*
1949
Dr. Dora Hendrickson*
1948
Dr. Muriel Robinson*
1947
Dr. Laura B. Deane*
1945-1946
Dr. Rosalie Carter*
1942-1944
Dr. Winifred Conley*
1941
Dr. Mabel F. Wood*
1940
Dr. Mabel M. Dixon*
1939
Dr. Elise Gerlach*
1938
Dr. Rosalind M. Bain*
1937
Dr. E. Pearl Bishop*
1936
Dr. Geneva Groth*
1935
Dr. Mary Newell*
1934
Dr. Willa Yeretsky*
1933
Dr. Grace Keith Pulliam*
1932
Dr. Stella Risser*
1931
Dr. Mildred W. Dickerson*
1930
Dr. Haidee Weeks*
1929
Dr. May B. Meade*
1928
Dr. Grace R. Spaulding*
1927
Dr. Josephine Pfeifer*
1926
Dr. Juanita Wade*
1925
Dr. Gillette Hayden*
1924
Dr. Celia Rich*
1923
Dr. M. Evangeline Jordan*
1922
(*) Deceased