Committees in the Fifth District


Bylaws
Dr. William Karp, Chair
Dr. Ernest Mears
Dr. Charles Burns
Dr. Margaret Madonian
Dr. John Liang
Dr. Jonathan Gellert
Ms. Amy Pozzi, Executive Director


Central New York Dental Conference
Dr. Michael Cadin, Fayetteville, Co-Chair
Dr. Edward Kantor, Marcellus, Co-Chair


Chemical Dependency
Dr. John Scullin, Chair
Dr. William Buckley, Oswego
Dr. Curt Ross, Canton
Dr. Kellie Sanzone, Watertown


Children’s Dental Health
Dr. Scott Day, Chair
Dr. Janel Smith, St. Lawrence
Dr. Edward Robison, Onondaga
Dr. Norman Cognetto, Oneida-Herkimer
Dr. Thomas Kearns, Oswego
Dr. Shamus Loftus, Madison
Dr. Walter Zabriskie, Jefferson-Lewis


Dental Benefits
Dr. Jonathan Gellert, Chair
Dr. William Buckley, Oswego
Dr. Thomas Flanagan, Syracuse
Dr. Richard Myers, Oneida
Dr. James Oliver, Watertown
Dr. Glenn Reaves, Utica
Dr. Edward Smith, Ogdensburg


Dental Hygiene Advisory
Dr. Robert Schaefer, Chair
Dr. Richard Craybas, Syracuse
Dr. Mark Currell, Liverpool
Dr. Daniel Deluomo, Syracuse
Dr. William Karp, Syracuse
Dr. Stephen Ladenheim, Syracuse
Dr. Roman Melnyk, New Hartford
Dr. Jeffrey Meltzer, Fayetteville


Dental Health Planning & Hospital Dentistry
Dr. Gary Schopfer, Chair
Dr. Richard Mayne, Baldwinsville
Dr. Patrick Smith, Syracuse
Dr. Terrence Thines, Syracuse


Dental Practice
Dr. Margaret Madonian, Chair
Dr. John Menard, Clinton
Dr. Paul Michaelson, Watertown


EDPAC
Dr. Jonathan Gellert, Chair
Dr. Stephen Ahlgrim, Watertown
Dr. Stergeos Arvantides, Baldwinsville
Dr. Robert Schaefer, Oswego


Ethics
Dr. Chales Burns, Chair
Dr. Howard Alexander, Syracuse
Dr. Michael Arena, Oswego
Dr. Stanley Kaplan, Syracuse
Dr. Peter Massi, New Hartford
Dr. Ralph Tardugno, Rome


Finance & Budget
Dr. Jonathan Gellert, Chair
Dr. Joseph Giovannone, Utica
Dr. Janice Pliszscak, Syracuse
Dr. Lynn Stacey, Lowville
Dr. Glenn Reaves, New York Mills
Dr. Mark Dropkin, Fayetteville
Dr. Edward Smith, Ogdensburg
Dr. Stephen Passalacqua, Utica
 


Forensics
Dr. Heath Winkler, Chair
Dr. Robert Willis, Liverpool
Dr. Charles Burns, Utica


Governmental Affairs
Dr. Robert Schulman, Chair
Dr. Jeffrey Bassin, Oneida
Dr. Robert Dietz, Jr., Syracuse
Dr. Richard Zogby, Pittsford Heritage
 

Heritage
Dr. John Scullin, Chair
Dr. David Stabins, Watertown
Dr. Thomas Sweet, N. Syracuse

 


Investments
Dr. Jonathan Gellert, Chair
Dr. Charles Guerra, Utica
Dr. Timothy Hession, Oneida
Dr. David Konys, Manlius


McMahon-Roy Award
Dr. Thomas Sweet, Chair
Dr. Charles Guerra, Utica
Dr. Douglas Jones, Oswego
Dr. Richard Sherwood, Fayetteville
Dr. Richard Zogby, Pittsford


Mandatory Continuing Education
Dr. John Liang, Chair
Dr. Erhard Beuttenmuller, St. Lawrence
Dr. Edward DeFuria, Onondaga
Dr. Jonathan Gellert, Jefferson-Lewis
Dr. William Karp, Onondaga
Dr. John Kobylanski, Oneida-Herkimer
Dr. Ralph Tardugno, Oneida-Herkimer
Dr. William Buckley, Oswego


Membership & Communications
Dr. Thomas Kearns, Chair
Dr. John Callahan, Jr., Fayetteville
Dr. Patricia Mahoney, Ogdensburg
Dr. Lynn Stacy, Lowville
Dr. Jeffrey Bassin, Oneida
Dr. Robert Schulman, Utica


New Dentist
Dr. Justin Reaves, Chair
 

Nominations
Dr. Ernest Mears, Chair
Dr. Charles Burns
Dr. Janice Pliszczak
 

Office & Personnel Policy
Dr. Joseph Giovannone, Chair
Dr. Janice Pliszczak, Syracuse
Dr. Lynn Stacy, Lowville
Dr. Glenn Reaves, New York Mills
Dr. John Liang, Utica
Dr. Jonathan Gellert, Manlius
Dr. Mark Dropkin, Fayetteville
Dr. Stephen Passalacqua


Peer Review
Dr. Joseph Giovannone, Chair

Jefferson-Lewis Counties
Dr. Frank Schepis, Chair
Dr. Joseph Girardi
Dr. Mark McWilliams
Dr. James Oliver
Dr. David Riboldazzi
 
Madison County
Dr. Samuel Barr, Chair
Dr. Edward DeCastro
Dr. Peter Fauth
Dr. Juan Kassab
Dr. Woodrow Withers

Oneida-Herkimer Counties
Dr. Joseph Giovannone, Chair
Dr. Charles Guerra
Dr. Brian Jackson
Dr. John Kobylanski
Dr. Stephen May
Dr. John Menard
Dr. Glenn Reaves
Dr. Mark Slavin
Dr. Ralph Tardugno

Onondaga County

Dr. Timothy Sweet, Chair
Dr. Richard Craybas
Dr. Paul Edwards
Dr. William Forth
Dr. Gregory French
Dr. William Karp
Dr. Gregory Mohr
Dr. Patrick Smith
Dr. Steven Stacey
Dr. Gregory Sweeney

Oswego County

Dr. David DeVito, Chair
Dr. Bradley Saisselin
Dr. Walter Bozek
Dr. Robert Schaefer
Dr. Thomas Kearns

St. Lawrence County

Dr. Mark Franke, Chair
Dr. Chris LaFlair
Dr. Edward Smith


Professional Liability Claims
Dr. Alvin Bregman, Chair
Dr. Richard Craybas, Vice-Chair
Dr. John Albert, Liverpool
Dr. Charles DiCosimo, Syracuse
Dr. William Forth, N. Syracuse
Dr. Mark Franke, Canton
Dr. Douglas Jones, Oswego
Dr. Mark Slavin, Utica
Dr. Eugene West, Liverpool
 

Program Committee
Dr. Joseph Girardi, 2012 
 

Relief
Dr. Bruce Dines, Chair
Dr. Gerald Danaher, Solvay