Michigan Oral Health Coalition
Board/Staff
mohc.org |Board/Staff
Join MOHC
MissionOral Health Plan of ActionWorkgroupsStaffBoard of DirectorsPublicationsCurrent Events

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

 

 
The Michigan Oral Health Coalition's mission is to improve oral health in Michigan by focusing on prevention, health promotion, oral health data, access and the link between oral health and overall health.