| American Dental Hygienists’
Association Announces 2004-2005 Leadership
Chicago–June 30, 2004–Helena
Gallant Tripp, RDH, of Montgomery, Texas (formerly of Wellesley,
Mass.), was elected the 2004-2005 president of the Chicago-based
American Dental Hygienists’ Association on June 29, 2004,
at the association’s 81st annual session held in Dallas.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity
to serve as president of ADHA at a time when we are advancing the
dental hygiene profession in ways that positively impact the oral
health of the public,” said Tripp.
Tripp, an active ADHA member since 1965,
has served nationally as president-elect, vice president and district
trustee, and has held numerous positions on councils and committees.
She succeeds Tammi O. Byrd as president. Byrd remains as an officer,
as immediate past president.
Additional ADHA officers installed at the
annual session include: Katie L. Dawson, RDH, BS, Oakland, Calif.,
president-elect; Marge Green, RDH, MS, Yorktown, Va., vice president;
and Carol A. Jahn, RDH, MS, Warrenville, Ill., remains as treasurer.
Newly installed district trustees for 2004-2005
are as follows: Sherri L. Meyers, RDH, MS, of Wind Gap, Pa., District
II (Conn., N.J., N.Y., Pa.); Pamela L. Quinones, RDH, BS, of Rockville,
Md., District III (Del., Washington, D.C., Md., Va., W.Va.); and
Mary C. Kelly, RDH, BS, of Des Moines, Iowa, District VIII (Ill.,
Iowa, Kan., Mo., Neb.).
Re-elected district trustees for 2004-2005
are as follows: Anita F. LaTourette, RDH, of Norcross, Ga., District
IV (Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C.); Patricia J. Davis, RDH, of Kingsport,
Tenn., District VI (Ala., Ark., La., Miss., Tenn.); Lori J. Brogna,
RDH, of Roy, Utah, District X (Colo. Mont., Utah, Wyo.); and Caryn
A. Solie, RDH, of Sparks, Nev., District XII (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho,
Nev., Ore., Wash.).
District trustees continuing their term for
2004-2005 are as follows: Jean Connor, RDH, of Cambridge, Mass.,
District I (Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., Vt.); Lynn M. Ramer, LDH,
of Logansport, Ind., District V (Ind., Ky., Mich., Ohio); S. Kaye
Adams, GDH, of Bloomington, Minn., District VII (Minn., N.D., S.D.,
Wis.); Esperanza “Hope” Garza, RDH, BS, of Houston,
Texas, District IX (Okla., N.M., Texas); and Sharon Zastrow, RDH,
of Scottsdale, Ariz., District XI (Ariz., Calif.).
ADHA is the largest national organization
representing the professional interests of the more than 120,000
dental hygienists across the country. Dental hygienists are preventive
oral health professionals, licensed in dental hygiene, who provide
educational, clinical and therapeutic services that support total
health through the promotion of optimal oral health. For more information
about ADHA, dental hygiene or the link between oral health and general
health, visit http://www.adha.org.
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