abfo committees

ABFO Committees 2025-2026

I. Standing Committees
A. Executive Committee
1. Derek Draft (P) (27)
2. Mark Eilers (PE) (28)
3. Kathy Kasper (VP) (29)
4. Grace Chung (Sec) (30)
5. Dave Wold (Treas) (31)
6. Eric Wilson (PP) (26)

B. Articles and Bylaws
1. J.P. Fancher -Chair (26)
2. David Wold (26)
3. Gary Berman (27)
4. Heath Blockley (27)
5. Jennifer Moore (28)
6. Elif Aksoylu (28)
7. Haskell Pitluck (non-voting)
EC Liaison – Chung (Sec)

C. Nominating
1. Jacqueline Reid (PP 2). (26)
2. Eric Wilson (PP) (27)
3. JP Fancher
4. Lena Karkalas

D. Research and Publication Review Committee
1. John Nase-Chair (26)
2. James Lewis
3. Kathy Kasper
4. David Senn
5. Robert Wood

E. Public Relations
1. Rick Cardoza – Chair (26)
2. Lena Karkalas
3. Jacqueline Reid
EC Liaison- Chung (Sec)

II. Standing Committees for Standards, Methods and Procedures
A. Civil Litigation
1. Ann Norrlander – Chair (26)
2. Chuck Berner
3. Heath Blockley
4. Paige Smalley
5. Tom David
6. Shanetha Collier
7. Susan Baker
8. Radar Fixott
9. Elif Aksoylu
EC Liaison-s Kasper (VP)

B. Bitemark and Patterned Injury
1. Derek Draft-Chair (26)
2. John Nase
3. David Senn
4. Holland Maness
5. Rich Fixott
6. Mark Eilers
7. Tom David
8. Corinne D’Anjou
9. Ann Norrlander
EC – Wilson (PP)

C. Human Abuse and Neglect
1. Robin Ainsworth (26)
2. Jennifer Moore
3. Susan Baker
EC Liaison-David Wold (Treas)

D. Dental Identification
1. Lena Karkalas – Chair (26)
2. Peter Loomis
3. Gary Berman
4. Scott Hahn
5. Kyle Tanaka
6. Leigh-Ann Schuerman
7. Cristina Della Grave
8. Beverly Hedgepath
9. David Wold
EC Liaison – Kasper (VP)

E. Dental Age Assessment
1. Kathy Kasper- Chair (26)
2. Leigh-Ann Schuerman
3. Derek Draft
4. J.P. Fancher
5. James Lewis
6. Laura Kaiser
7. Denise Murmann
8. Jacqueline Reid
9. Eric Wilson
10. Jan Westberry
11. John Nase
12. David Senn
13. Mark Crumpton
14. Shanetha Collier
15. Elif Aksoylu
EC Liaison- Kasper (PE)

III. Certification & Examination
1. Dirk Van Der Meer – Chair (26)
2. Holland Maness (27)
3. John Nase (28)
4. Richard Fixott (29)
5. Cathy Law – Past Chair. (25)
EC Liaison- David Wold (Treas)

IV. Ethics
1. Peter Loomis – Chair (26)
2. Steve Lojeski (27)
3. Chuck Berner (28)
4. Haskell Pitluck-non-voting
EC Liaison – Draft (P)
V. Strategic Planning
1. James Lewis – Chair (26)
2. Jan Westberry
3. Robin Aisnworth
4. Paige Smalley
5. Richard Fixott
6. JP Fancher
EC Liaison – Draft (P)

VI. Ad Hoc Committees
A. Ad Hoc Committee on Computational Dentistry and AI Applications
1. Mark Eilers – Chair
2. Dirk Van der Meer
3. Jim Lewis
4. Lena Karkalas
5. Ken Aschheim
6. Leigh-Ann Schuerman

B. Ad Hoc Website Update Committee
1. Heath Blockley – Chair
2. Eric Wilson
3. Mark Eilers

C. Ad Hoc Diplomate Development Committee
1. Shanetha Collier – Chair
2. Peter Loomis
3. Holland Maness
4. Paige Smalley
5. Candice Johnson
6. Lowell Reimer

D. Ad Hoc FSAB Reaccreditation Committee
1. TBD at later date

E. Ad Hoc Overall Workshop Committee
1. Kathy Kasper – Chair (26)
2. 2026 Pattern Injury Workshop Chair-Draft
3. 2026 ID Workshop Chair-Karkalas

F. Ad Hoc Governmental Standards and Affairs Committee
1. Ken Ascheim Co-Chair (26)
2. Phyllis Ho Co-Chair (26)
3. John Nase
4. Robin Ainsworth
5. Lena Karkalas
6. Rich Fixott
EC Liaison-Draft

VII. Liaisons

A. Ad Hoc ADA Liaison
1. John Kenney

B. Ad Hoc ADA Scientific Committee for Dental Informatics (SCDI) Liaison
1. Kenneth Aschheim

C. Ad Hoc FSAB Liaison
1. Robin Ainsworth

D. Ad Hoc Local Arrangements
1. TBD (26)

E. Parliamentarian – Bruce Schrader

F. Webmaster – Dane Johnson