Executive Management Committee
The Executive Management Committee of the Santa Fe Group provides strategic leadership and governance to advance oral health, health equity, and the integration of oral and overall health. This executive team guides organizational priorities, partnerships, and operations to support our role as a neutral convener and catalyst for innovation across dentistry, medicine, public health, and policy. By aligning programs, research, and stakeholder collaboration, the committee ensures our initiatives deliver measurable impact for individuals, communities, and the broader healthcare system.
Judith Haber, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.A.A.N. (Secretary, Chair of Communications Committee)
Professor Emerita and Executive Director of the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Program (OHNEP)
Judith Jones, D.D.S., M.P.H., D.Sc.D (Chair of the Governance Committee)
Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Dushanka Kleinman, D.D.S., M.Sc.D. (Vice President)
Professor Emerita and former Associate Dean for Research and Principal Associate Dean, School of Public Health, University of Maryland at College Park
Linda Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P. (Chair of the Strategic Advisory Council)
Professor and Founding Dean, Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine, and Vice Provost for Oral Health Affairs, Kansas City University
Teresa A. Dolan, D.D.S., M.P.H. (Immediate-Past President)
Chief Dental Officer at Overjet
Ralph Fuccillo, M.A. (President)
Principal, Cambridge Concord Associates
Fotinos S. Panagakos, D.M.D., Ph.D. (Treasurer)
Founding Dean, School of Dental Medicine at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
