Dr. Elisa Velazquez
President
Dr. Amit Vora
President-Elect
Dr. Antoinette Tauk
Vice President
Dr. Andrew Dietz
Treasurer
Dr. Maria Ambrosio
Secretary
Dr. Ed Tirpack
Speaker of the House
Dr. Renee Arace
Immediate Past President
Dr. Harvey Nisselson
Editor
Dr. Robert Tarby
Atlantic-Cape May
Dr. M. George Ayad
Bergen
Dr. Michelle Weddle
Central
Dr. George Athansios
Essex
Dr. Ivette Dauhajre
Hudson
Dr. Janhavi Rane
Mercer
Dr. Devang Modi
Middlesex
Dr. Jocelyn Jeffries-Bruno
Monmouth-Ocean
Dr. Pinky Bhavsar
Passaic
Dr. Lisa Gallucci
Southern
Dr. Scott Ruvo
Tri-County
Dr. Brett Handsman
Union
Zain Ahmed
Student
CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM & CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Annual Session
Akriti Gupta, DMD
The council is responsible for the overall coordination of the program of events for the NJDA Annual Session. It recommends programs of events to the NJDA Board of Trustees and supervises the arrangements for the NJDA Annual Session.
Dental Benefits Programs
Kimberly Goldenbaum, DMD
The Council formulates, studies, and recommends policies relating to the planning, administration and financing of dental benefits programs in New Jersey.
Membership
Janhavi Rane, DDS
The Council conducts studies of membership issues and formulates programs to maintaining and increasing the membership.
Nominations
Renee Arace, DMD
This council meets annually in January to recommend members to fill officer positions.
Governmental & Public Affairs
Mark Vitale, DMD
The Council protects and furthers the interests of the public and the dental profession in matters of legislation and regulation. It makes recommendations to the NJDA Board of Trustees on matters of legislation and regulation.
Peer Review
John Fahsbender, DMD
The council manages and administers the process of Peer Review by upholding the highest standards of professional care and conduct as established by the ADA Principles of Ethics and the NJDA Code of Ethics.
Relief
Stephen Lashen, DDS, The council manages and administers the process of providing relief to members who are in financial need due to a catastrophic event.
Judicial
Peter DeSciscio, DMD
The council considers proposals for amending the NJDA Code of Ethics, and provides advisory opinions regarding the interpretation of the NJDA Code of Ethics, Constitution and Bylaws.
Finance & Investments
This committee conducts annual reviews of preliminary estimates of income, expenditures and additions to reserve. It also examines annual budget requests with a view of making specific recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
Rules and Order
Elisa Velazquez, DMD
This committee recommends rules for governing the organization and procedures of the Board of Trustees, and the rules to nominate chair and members to committees of the Board of Trustees.
Employee Benefits
Antoinette Tauk, DDS
This committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding healthcare and other benefits received by NJDA staff.
Management Succession
Elisa Velazquez, DMD
Strategic Planning
Amit Vora, DDS
This committee develops strategic plans of the New Jersey Dental Association.
NJ Disaster Victim Identification Team
Jacqueline Reid, DMD
This committee develops and routinely reviews criteria for membership on the NJ Disaster Victim Identification Team. It liases with state officials regarding involvement in Mass Disaster Emergency Response as well as developing and implementing training programs for team members.
New Dentists
Justin Dinowitz, DMD
This committee develops and implements membership recruitment and retention strategies targeted at New Jersey Licensed practitioners out of dental school less than 10 years.
Continuing Education
Paul Lawyer, DMD
The Council investigates studies and makes recommendations on all matters relating to dental education and dental health education. It acts as the liaison of the Association with all dental schools and schools in related fields of dental education.
Non Dues Revenue
Andrew Dietz, DDS, Chair
Reviews current endorsed programs every five years for renewal, and meets with prospective endorsed companies to make recommendations to the Board for endorsement.
NJ Dental Political Action Committee
Mark Vitale, DMD
NJDPAC is the political action committee for dentists in the state of New Jersey. It helps to raise funds to support those who support oral health and the dental profession.