Board of Directors

Rick Lantz, Oral Health Coalition Chair
Manager, Government & Community Relations
Delta Dental Plan of Michigan
PO Box 30416
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 347-5436
rlantz@ddpmi.com

Patti Ulrich, RDH, Chair - Elect
Community Outreach
Michigan Community Dental Clinics
220 W. Garfield
Charlevoix, MI 49720
(231) 547-6523
pattiulrich@hotmail.com

Tom Kochheiser, CAE, Past - Chair
Director of Marketing & Public Information
Michigan Dental Association
230 N. Washington Square, Suite 208
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 372-9070
Tkochhe@michigandental.org

Chris Shea, MUP, BA, Treasurer
Executive Director
Cherry Street Health Services, Inc.
540 Cherry St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 776-2121
cshea@cherryhealth.com

Dennis Louney, MPA, Secretary
Representative, Government & Community Relations
Delta Dental
P.O. Box 30416
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 381-4313
dlouney@deltadentalmi.com

At-Large Members

Rebecca Cienki, MPH, (two-year term)
Director of Policy and Planning
Michigan Primary Care Association
7215 Westshire Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 381-8000
rcienki@mpca.net

James Hayward, DDS, (two-year term)
Dental Director
Marquette County Health Department
989 W. Washington
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 226-9992
jhayward@hline.org

Janice Joseph, DDS, (two-year term)
Dental Director
Advantage Health Centers
20548 Fenkell
Detroit, MI 48223
(313) 255-3333
jjoseph@advantagehealthcenters.org

Vinod Miriyala, BDS, MPH, (two-year term)
Director of Community Outreach Programs
School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Detroit, MI 48208
(313) 494-6685
miriyavi@udmercy.edu

Prevention, Education and Awareness Workgroup Chair - Currently Vacant

Data Workgroup Chair - Currently Vacant

Carl Stoel, DDS, Policy Workgroup Chair
Dental Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Mail Code B545
27000 W. 11 Mile Rd
Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 448-5290
cstoel@bcbsm.com

Samuel R. Zwetchkenbaum, DDS, Workforce Workgroup Chair
Director of Hospital Dentistry
University of Michigan Health System
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Department of Hospital Dentistry, B1-208
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 647-8786
szwetch@med.umich.edu

Ex-Officio Members

Sheila Semler, PhD
Oral Health Director
109 West Michigan
Lansing, MI 48913
(517)335-8388
SemlerS@michigan.gov

Chris Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA
Policy Specialist
400 S. Pine Street
Lansing, MI 48910
farrellC@michigan.gov

Staff

Kacie Wiersma, Executive Director
Michigan Oral Health Coalition
7215 Westshire Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917
(517)381-8000 ext. 218
kwiersma@mohc.org

Melissa Christensen, Program Coordinator
Michigan Oral Health Coalition
7215 Westshire Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917
(517)381-8000 ext. 226
mchristensen@mohc.org