2026 Task Force Key Objective:

The 2026 Program Task Force is tasked with setting the program for ACPA’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Pre-Conference Symposium in Boston, MA.

2026 Program Task Force Members:

  • Yvonne R. Gutierrez, MD | Los Angeles, CA (Chair)
  • James J. Cray, PhD | Columbus, OH (Co-Chair)
  • Hannah J. Bergman, MD | Fairway, KS
  • Caitlin Church, BS | Indianapolis, IN
  • Renie Daniel, MD, DMD, FACS | Minneapolis, MN
  • Lisa R. David, MD, MBA, FACS | Winston-Salem, NC
  • Liz W. Ellis, AuD | Nashville, TN
  • Matthew D. Ford, MS, CCC-SLP | Pittsburgh, PA
  • Austin Gaal, DDS | Seattle, WA
  • Raquel J. Garcia, MS, CCC-SLP | Hollywood, FL
  • Stephanie Hansen, RN | Tucson, AZ
  • Raymond J. Harshbarger, MD | Austin, TX
  • Anne V. Hing, MD | Seattle, WA
  • Daniel P. Lamb, MD, FAAP | San Bernardino, CA
  • Katelyn G. Makar, MD | Indianapolis, IN
  • Krishna G. Patel, MD, PhD | Charleston, SC
  • Cory M. Resnick, MD | Boston, MA
  • Eric I. Riklin, PhD, LP | Minneapolis, MN
  • Alexis D. Rodgers, PhD | Pittsburgh, PA
  • Erin Shope, DMD, MS | Rochester, NY
  • Sherard A. Tatum, III, MD, FACS, FAAP | Syracuse, NY
  • Raymond Tse, MD, FRS(C) | Seattle, WA
  • Cortney S. Vant Slot, MS, CCC-SLP | Dallas, TX
  • Marilia Yatabe, DDS, MS, PhD | Ann Arbor, MI
  • Shaul Yehezkel, DMD, FAAPD | Irvine, CA
  • Canice E. Crerand, PhD | Columbus, OH (Ex-Officio)
  • Judy Marciel, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, PCNS, CWCN, APRN | Nashville, TN (Nurse Planner)

2027 Task Force Key Objective:

The 2027 Program Task Force is tasked with setting the program for ACPA’s 2027 Annual Meeting and Pre-Conference Symposium in Toronto, ON.

2027 Program Task Force Members:

  • Lindsay A. Schuster, DMD | Pittsburgh, PA (Chair)
  • Ilana M. Zinn, DMD | Baltimore, MD (Co-Chair)
  • Stephanie Bray, MD, MS | Albany, NY
  • Tim Bressmann, PhD | Toronto, ON
  • Karen Carver, MD, DDS | Ann Arbor, MI
  • Siva Chinnadurai, MD | Minneapolis, MN
  • Scott A. Dailey, PhD, CCC-SLP | Iowa City, IA
  • Jean-Charles Doucet, DMD, MD, MSc, FRCDC | Halifax, NS
  • Petra A. Duran, PhD | Phoenix, AZ
  • Jordan N. Halsey, MD | St. Petersburg, FL
  • Raymond J. Harshbarger, MD | Austin, TX
  • Carrie L. Heike, MD | Seattle, WA
  • Rachel M.W. Hogan, MA, CCC-SLP | Houston, TX
  • Melissa D. Kanack, MD | San Diego, CA
  • Serena Kassam, DMD, MS | West Vancouver, BC
  • Kaitrin K. Kramer, DDS, MS, PhD | Columbus, OH
  • Jaclyn Kukoff, MS, CCC-SLP | Oakland, CA
  • Payton T. Leonhardt, PA-C | Chapel Hill, NC
  • Lisa May, BSN, CCRN, CLC | Cincinnati, OH
  • Jessica Ogawa, MD, FAAP, FACMG | Cleveland, OH
  • Phayvanh P. Pecha, MD | Charleston, SC
  • Melisande J. Ploutz, CPNP-PC, CLC | Rochester, NY
  • Danielle L. Sobol, MD | Houston, TX
  • Yvonne R. Gutierrez, MD | Los Angeles, CA (Ex-Officio)
  • Judy Marciel, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, PCNS, CWCN, APRN | Nashville, TN (Nurse Planner)