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President’s Message
Linda Straub-Bruce, RDH, BSEd, PHDHP
When we look to our future, what is it that we see? What is our destiny? What does the journey there look like? Abraham Lincoln once said “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Both our organization and profession have undergone major changes over the last several years. We have transcended boundaries in so many ways.
As an association, we created a new structure. We merged and blended and came out on the other side with a fresh look, expanded boundaries and new connections. This change did not come without its challenges, some of which were quite significant. As a profession, we have created a culture of collaboration and innovation with other health care disciplines. We no longer reside on an island of dentistry, and as preventive specialists, we are the advocates for the oral systemic connection. It is no longer “good enough” to simply communicate with other health care professionals. The time for integration is here.
PDHA has been proactive with legislation in our state government and standing steadfast to voice our vision to advance the art and science of dental hygiene by expanding our practice sites and dissolving the boundaries that restrict us. Connections with other professions have been long established and now is the time to immerse ourselves into these new sites to make the greatest impact on the health of those in our community. Our association has set itself apart by leading the current initiatives to be change makers and build a strong foundation of progress for our future and adaptability to the changing needs of our community. We are creating tangible change. We are creating our future. We have momentum. It is through our thoughtful decisions, persistence and commitment to our goals that we continue to move forward.
As we look to the future that we are creating today, let’s celebrate our achievements, reaffirm our goals, enhance the bonds between us and self-regulate our destiny.
Past PDHA Presidents
| 1923-24 Emma Ditzell Conroy | 1971-72 Susann Smith |
| *1924-25 Gladys Shaeffer Myers | *1972-73 Nancy McCollum Wells |
| *1925-26 Charlotte Kiart Sullivan | 1973-74 Carolyn James Harbourt |
| *1926-27 Marian Arnold | *1974-75 Sherri Young Dunbar |
| *1927-28 Gertrude Engstrom Berg | 1975-76 Anne Schlegel Follweiller |
| *1929-30 Mada Reilly | 1976-77 Nancy Roy Miller |
| *1930-31 Margaret Jeffries | 1977-78 Nancy Dering Martin |
| *1931-32 Margaret Baily | *1978-79 Margaret Rickenback Smith |
| *1932-33 Mathilde Krauser Finzimer | 1979-80 Carolyn Charles Thompson |
| *1933-34 Janice Weaver Graham | 1980-81 Beverly Hugus Fertig |
| *1934-35 Marie Copenhayer Palmer | 1981-82 Mary Swartz Yohe |
| *1935-36 Catherine Schwab Preass | 1982-83 Davie Jane Saxton Gilmore |
| *1936-37 Aline Weidenmarm | 1983-84 Linda Luckenbaugh Moore |
| 1937-38 Marian Tomlinson | 1984-85 Robin Holmes |
| *1938-39 Martha Truhan | 1985-86 Kathy Zimmerman Schlotthauer |
| 1939-40 Mae Sarsfield | 1986-87 Karen Combs Flickinger |
| 1940-41 Frances Edey Carlson | 1987-88 Joanne Marancik Clionsky |
| 1941-42 Camila Overpeck Faust | 1988-89 Deborah Wilson |
| 1942-43 Thelby Clouser | 1989-90 Lynne G. Laughman |
| *1943-44 Blanche Carlin Downie | 1990-91 Brenda Sue Martin |
| *1944-45 Mariam Willis | 1991-92 Mariellen Brickley Raab |
| *1945-46 Ida Mae Stilley Mahor | 1992-93 Cheryl A. Sichler |
| *1946-47 Elizabeth Ritter | 1993-94 Terry Barr |
| *1947-48 Margaret Reuther | 1994-95 Carol Martin |
| *1948-49 Ester Doyle | 1995-96 Laura Bush |
| *1949-51 Ruth Heck | 1996-97 Pamela Weaver Henderson |
| 1951-52 Jacqueline Schunck Kolben | 1997-98 Anita Lantzy Jackson |
| 1952-53 Irene Stankiewicz | 1998-99 Cindy Finfrock |
| *1953-54 Julie Wehrle | 1999-2000 Lillian Caperila |
| 1954-55 Beatrice D. Watkins | 2000-01 Faye Capirano |
| *1955-56 Mary G Grim | 2001-02 Susan L. Wienand |
| 1956-57 Nancy Waldeck Sontag | 2002-03 Sherri L. Meyers |
| *1957-58 Louise Coira | 2003-04 Peggy Yurcho |
| *1958-59 Dorothy Clark | 2004-05 Judy Gelinas |
| 1959-60 Margaret Lingenfelter | 2005-06 Jane Balavage |
| 1960-61 Marjorie H. Smith | 2006-07 Judy Ernst |
| 1961-62 Marian Weaver Bell | 2007-08 Jaclyn Gleber |
| 1962-63 Margery Hall Johnson | 2008-09 Christine Bennett |
| *1963-64 Marilyn Roth Smith | 2009-10 Megan Brightbill |
| *1964-65 Ella Ege | 2010-11 Elaine Anderson Kump |
| 1965-66 Doris Lemp | 2011-12 Lorraine Lockawich |
| *1966-67 Eleanor H. Krum Miley | 2012-13 Alberta Landis |
| 1967-68 Betsy A. Alden | 2013-14 Laura DeHennis |
| *1968-69 Carol Gareis Karmack | 2014-15 Dana Shaffer |
| 1969-70 Kathleen Silko Miller | 2015-17 Christi Olson |
| 1970-71 R. Roberta Throne | 2017-2019 Lisandra Maisonet |
Leadership/Governance
President: Linda Straub-Bruce, RDH, BSEd, PHDHPEmail: LStraub@velocity.net
President-Elect: Sarah Goard
Email: goard002@gmail.com
Members-at-Large: Lilian Caperila
Email: ljcaperila@outlook.com
Members-at-Large: Laura DeHennis
Email: lauradeh@yahoo.com
Trustees
SECTOR 1:
Karen Omniewski
Email: Komnie62@gmail.com
SECTOR 2: Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean and Warren Counties
Tanya Gayley, RDH
Email: tanyagayley@hotmail.com
SECTOR 3: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and Potter Counties
Laura Crawford, RDH, MHS, PHDHP
Email: lauracrawford33@gmail.com
SECTOR 4: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene and Washington Counties
Heidi Spangler
Email: Hspangle@my.bridgeport.edu
SECTOR 5: Armstrong, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties
Colleen Kalp, RDH
Email: cdkalp@gmail.com
SECTOR 6: Bedford, Blair, Franklin, Fulton and Huntingdon Counties
Vacant
SECTOR 7: Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Tioga and Union Counties
Erin Heap
Email: erinheap2016@gmail.com
SECTOR 8: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties
Elizabeth Puzak-Frushon
Email: Bfrushon@gmail.com
SECTOR 9: Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Pike Counties
Cynthia Workman
Email: cynthiasw55@gmail.com
SECTOR 10: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin and Perry Counties
Tracey Knaub, RDH
Email: traceykrdh@gmail.com
SECTOR 11: Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and York Counties
Alexandra DiGiacomo, RDH
Email: adiagiacomo11@gmail.com
SECTOR 12: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties
Barbara Reiprich, RDH, PHDHP
Email: barbreiprich@gmail.com
ADHA District II Trustee (represents PA, NY, NJ & CT)
Donna Hickey, RDH
Email: donnah@adha.net
2020 ADHA Delegates
Linda Straub-Bruce, Sarah Goard, Lisa Maisonet, Colleen Kalp, Beth Frushon.
Alternate Delegate: Kim Erdman
PDHA Central Office Contact Information
Tiffany Kilpatrick, Executive Secretary
PHONE (717) 766-0334
1804 Elmhurst Ave.
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
pdha@outlook.com