abfo committees

ABFO Committees 2026-2027

I. Standing Committees
A. Executive Committee
1. Mark Eilers (P) (28)
2. Kathy Kasper (PE) (29)
3. Grace Chung (VP) (30)
4. Lena Karkalas (Sec) (31)
5. Dave Wold (Treas) (32)
6. Derek Draft (PP) (27)

B. Articles and Bylaws
1. Gary Berman (27)
2. Heath Blockley (27)
3. Jennifer Moore (28)
4. Elif Akysolu (28)
5. Candace Johnson. (29)
6. Lindsey Spears. (29)
7. Haskell Pitluck (non-voting)
EC Liaison – Karkalas (Sec)

C. Nominating
1. Eric Wilson (PP) (27)
2. Derek Draft
3. Lindsey Spears

D. Research and Publication Review
1. John Nase-Chair (27)
2. James Lewis
4. Kathy Kasper
5. David Senn
6. Robert Wood

E. Public Relations
1. Rick Cardoza (27)
2. Elif Aksoylu
3. Lena Karkalas
4. Jacqueline Reid
EC Liaison- Chung (Sec)

II. Standing Committees for Standards, Methods and Procedures
A. Civil Litigation
1. Tom David– Chair (27)
2. Chuck Berner
3. Elif Aksoylu
4. Lindsay Spears
5. Heath Blockley
6. Paige Smalley
7. Ann Norrlander
8. Shanetha Collier
9. Susan Baker
10. Radar Fixott
EC Liaison-s Kasper (PE)

B. Bitemark and Patterned Injury
1. Derek Draft-Chair (27)
2. David Senn
3. Kathy Kasper
4. James Lewis
5. Mark Eilers
6. Eric Wilson
7. Shanetha Collier
8. Corinne D’Anjou
9. E. Ruth Smith
EC – Chung (VP)
C. Human Abuse and Neglect
1. Robin Ainsworth (27)
2. Jennifer Moore
3. Susan Baker
EC Liaison-David Wold (Treas)

D. Dental Identification
1. Lena Karkalas – Chair
2. Leign-Ann Schuerman (27)
3. Gary Berman
4. Kyle Tanaka
5. Cristina Della Grave
6. Beverly Hedgepath
7. David Wold
EC Liaison – Draft (PP)

E. Dental Age Assessment
1. Kathy Kasper- Chair (27)
2. Shanetha Collier Co-Chair (27)
3. Elif Aksoylu
4. Mark Crumpton
5. Derek Draft
6. J.P. Fancher
7. Candice Johnson
8. James Lewis
9. Laura Kaiser
10. Denise Murmann
11. Joh B. Nase
12. Jacqueline Reid
13. Leigh-Ann Schuerman
14. David Senn
15. Eric Wilson
EC Liaison- Karkalas (Sec)

III. Certification & Examination
1. Holland Maness (27)
2. John Nase (28)
3. Richard Fixott (29)
4. Lowell Reiner. (30)
5. Dirk Van Der Meer– Past Chair. (26)
EC Liaison- David Wold (Treas)

IV. Ethics
1. Steve Lojeski (27)
2. Chuck Berner (28)
3. Ken Horn (29)
4. Haskell Pitluck-non-voting
EC Liaison – Eilers (P)
V. Strategic Planning
1. James Lewis – Chair (27)
2. Paige Smalley-BOD rep
3. Richard Fixott
4. Eric Wilson
5. Heath Blockley
EC Liaison – Eilers(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. Ruth Smith

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

C. Ad Hoc Diplomate Development Committee
1. Shanetha Collier – Chair
2. Lowell Riemer
3. Paige Smalley
4. Peter Loomis
5. Candice Johnson
6. Holland Maness
7. Kyle Tanaka
8. Lindsay Spears

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

E. Ad Hoc Overall Workshop Committee
1. Grace Chung (27)
2. 2027 Dental Age Assessment-Kasper/Collier
3. 2027 Civil Litigation-Norrlander

F. Ad Hoc Governmental Standards and Affairs Committee
1. Ken Ascheim Co-Chair (27)
2. Phyllis Ho Co-Chair (27)
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 (27)

E. Parliamentarian – Bruce Schrader

F. Webmaster – Dane Johnson