NNOHA ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS
Events
John McFarland Leadership Award
Previously called the Outstanding Leadership Award, the award was renamed in 2016 to honor Dr. John McFarland.
Multnomah County Community Health Center - 2025
Duane R. Mata, DDS, Denver Health, Denver, CO - 2024
Dientes Community Dental Care, Santa Cruz County, CA - 2023
Ariane Terlet, DDS, La Clinica de La Raza, East Oakland, CA - 2022
Zachary Brian, DMD, MHA, North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, Cary, NC & William Donigan, DDS, MPH, Kintegra Health, Gastonia, NC - 2021
Yadira Martinez, RDH, EPDH, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Hillsboro, OR - 2020
Wayne W Cottam, DMD, MS, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa, AZ - 2019
Dayna Brinckman, DDS, Health Partnership Clinic, Olathe, KS - 2018
Lisa Kearney, DDS, Erie Family Health Center, Chicago, IL - 2017
Bob Russell, DDS, MPH, Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA - 2016
John V. Caron, DMD, MPH, FAGD, HealthPoint, Renton, WA - 2015
Iliuliuk Family and Health Services, Inc., Unalaska, AK (Tom Taylor, Alaska Primary Care Association, accepted on behalf of Iliuliuk Family and Health Services, Inc.) - 2014
Gregory LaChance, DDS, El Rio Community Health Center - 2013
Anna D’Emilio, DDS, Lutheran Medical Center - 2012
Dr. William R. Burns - 2011
Dr. Ronald Salyk - 2010
Ted A. Kay - 2009
Kathleen Titus, Henry Schein, Inc. - 2008
Dr. Steve Geiermann - 2007
Hal Muller - 2006
Oral Health Champion Award
Kelly Perry, DMD, Mid-State Health Center - 2025
Pamella Vodicka, MS, RD, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA - 2024
Ushma Patel, RDHAP, Ravenswood Family Health Network, East Palo Alto, CA - 2023
Halima Karim, DDS, Community of Hope, Washington, D.C. - 2022
Nancy Adrianse, BSDH, Iowa Primary Care Association, Des Moines, IA - 2021
Shaheen Hadjimaleki, BA, Kahuku Medical Center, Kahuku, HI - 2020
Sherilee Callahan, MPH, Mosaic Health, Rochester, NY - 2019
Claudia Cavazos, DDS, MPH, Gateway Community Health Center, Laredo, TX - 2018
Mona Van Kanegan, DDS, MS, MPH, Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center, Chicago, IL - 2017
Nancy J. Stern, Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Onancock, VA - 2016
Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH, Health Workforce Studies, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN - 2015
Kim Herremans, RDH, MS, Greater Tampa Bay Oral Health Coalition, Tampa Bay, FL - 2014
Joseph Mountain, DMD and LaJuan Mountain, DMD, Family First Health - 2013
Mary Ann Andrew, RDH, Health Care Center for the Homeless - 2012
Dr. John Shultz - 2011
Greg Nycz - 2010
Erie Family Health Center (Accepted by Dr. Lee Francis, CEO, and Dr. Souri, Dental Director) - 2009
Dr. Bob Sappington - 2008
Dr. Elizabeth Duke - 2008
Outstanding Clinician Award
Jaspreet Bal, DDS, MPH, CDIPC, Clinicas del Camino Real Inc - 2025
Radha Wuppalapati, DDS, UCI Health, Santa Ana, CA - 2024
Carol Niforatos, DDS, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, CO - 2023
Alison Adachi, DDS, Ravenswood Family Health Center, East Palo Alto, CA - 2022
Anchita Venkatesh, DMD, Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA - 2021
Sally Wiedeman, EPDH, MBA, Native American Rehabilitation Association of the North West, Portland, OR - 2020
Sheela Tummala, DDS, MPH, Community Health Center, Inc., Middletown, CT - 2018
Domenic Caluori, DDS, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA - 2017
Nathan Suter, DDS, COMTREA Comprehensive Health Center, Festus, MO - 2016
Eva Poulson, DDS, Salud Family Health Centers, Commerce City, CO - 2015
Lucia Covato, DMD, Northside Christian Health Center, Pittsburgh, PA - 2014
Larry Green, DDS, Lutheran Medical Center - 2013
Mark Koday, DDS, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic - 2012
Dr. William Donigan and Dr. Gregory Waite - 2011
Dr. David Breese - 2010
Dr. Charles Connell - 2009
Dr. Juris Svarchbergs - 2008
Dr. Huong Le - 2007
Dr. Clifford Hames - 2006
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bobby Russell, DDS, MPA, CPM, FACD, FICD - 2025
Mark Doherty, DMD, MPH, CCHP, D4 Practice Solutions, Lakeville, MA - 2020
Steven P Geiermann, DDS, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL - 2019
Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa, AZ - 2016
Rene Rosas, DDS, MPH, Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, El Paso, TX - 2015
G M Nana Lopez, DDS, MPH, Community Health of South Florida, Marathon, FL - 2014
Sonia M. Leon Reig - 2011
Dr. Juris Svarcbergs - 2010
Dr. Neal Demby - 2009
Dr. Jay Anderson - 2008
Dr. John McFarland - 2007
Dr. David Rosenstein - 2006
NNOHA President's Award
Natalia I. Chalmers, DDS, MHSc, PhD, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - 2025
Dori Bingham, D4 Practice Solutions, Lakeville, MA - 2023
Tim Ricks, DMD, MPH, FICD, FACDE, FPFA, RADM (Retired), U.S. Public Health Service - 2022
Daniel Brody, DMD, Fort Gay, WV - 2021
Stanley M Bergman, Chairman and CEO, Henry Schein, Inc. - 2019
Mary Otto, Author & Journalist, Washington, D.C. - 2018
Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS, DentaQuest Institute, Westborough, MA - 2017
Mark Doherty, DMD, MPH, CCHP, DentaQuest Institute, Westborough, MA - 2016
Colleen Lampron, MPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine - 2013
Donald L. Weaver, MD, National Association of Community Health Centers - 2012
Outstanding Mentorship Award
William Maas, DDS, MPH, MS - 2024
NNOHA President's Commendation
Ethan Kerns, DDS, Salud Family Health, Fort Lupton, CO - 2025
Covid-19 Response Warrior Award
Sarah Bedard Holland, CEO, Virginia Health Catalyst, Glen Allen, VA - 2021
Special Contribution Award
Juris Svarcbergs, DMD, MPH - 2019
Dr. John McFarland - 2011
Outstanding Innovation Award
Paul Glassman, DDS, MA, MBA, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA - 2017
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health - 2007
Corporate Advisory Award
Andrea Hight and Kathleen Titus, Henry Schein - 2014
Dedication and Service Award
Barbara Bailey, RDH, PhD, Former NNOHA Interim Executive Director, and Maria Smith, MPA, NNOHA Project Director - 2014
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NNOHA Annual Award Winners