New Jersey
Dental Hygienists' Association
NJDHA ELECTED OFFICERS & ADHA DELEGATION
NJDHA Central Office centraloffice@njdha.org
NJDHA Central Office
2 Danbury Court, Marlton NJ 08053
Fax Available Upon Request
COMPONENT OFFICERS
NORTHERN
President Jeri Warner
Trustee Ruth Ann Connors
SOUTHERN
President Jillian Fitzgerald
Trustee Mary Buttery
CENTRAL
President Linda Furka
Trustee Debbie Locke
BERGEN
President Maria Workman
Trustee Winnie Furnari
SOUTHSHORE
President Heather Lovett
Trustee Amy Ross
APPOINTED POSITIONS
COUNCIL CHAIR
Administrative Dorothy Ferreira
DIRECTORS
Member Services Rina Nowka
Public Health Issues Stacy Onofrietti
Advocacy Yvonne Goldman & Lynn Tobin
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Bylaws, Chair Winnie Furnari
CE Approval, Co-Chairs Lisa Duddy & Alisha Tisdale Jones
Committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Chair Dorothy Ferreira
Facebook Editor Susanna Scherer
Historian Middlesex College
NJDH-PAC, Chair Tina Modi
Winnie Furnari, MS, RDH, FAADH, FAAFS, FADE, ADHA Head Delegate
Component: Bergen
Dental Hygiene Education: Orange County Community College, AAS Fashion Institute of Technology, BS Empire State College, MS St Louis University
Current Practice: NYU Clinical Professor
2015 Fran Fluhr Award winner
NJDHA CFO
Becky Pugh
NJDHA Lobbyist
Paul Bent
Dorothy Ferreira, President & ADHA Delegate
Component: Bergen
Dental Hygiene Education: AAS, Bergen Community College; BSDH, Fones School of Dental Hygiene; MSDH, Fones School of Dental Hygiene
Current Practice: Adjunct Faculty at BCC, Clinician, Speaker
Aleksandra Czaplinska, BS, BEd, RDH, Treasurer
Component: Central
Dental Hygiene Education: NYC & TESC
Current Practice: NYU Adjunct Clinical Professor and Private Practice
Kim Attanasi, Past President & ADHA Delegate
Component: Northern
Dental Hygiene Education: Essex County College, AAS Dental Hygiene; College of Staten Island, BA English Lit.; University of Maryland, MS Science; Walden University, PhD Public Health
Current Practice: NYU Associate Professor
2021 Carol King Award winner
Tina Modi, ADHA Alternate Delegate
Component: Central
Dental Hygiene Education: MCC; Long Island University
Current Practice: Private practice, educator
2019 Fran Fluhr Award winner
Susanna Scherer, Vice President & ADHA Alternate Delegate
Component: Bergen
Dental Hygiene Education: BCC, AAS Dental Hygiene; WSU, BSDH
Current Practice: Professional Relations Consultant, Waterpik Inc., Adjunct Faculty BCC, Clinician
Secretary Pamela Graboso, RDH, MSDH
Component:Central
Dental Hygiene Education: NYU, BS in Dental Hygiene; MCPHS University, MS in Dental Hygiene Education
Current Practice:Private Practice
Staci Violante, President Elect & ADHA Delegate
Component: Central
Dental Hygiene Education: NYU
Current Practice: Program Director
THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THINGS WORK
NJDHA EDITORS
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Dr. Staci Violante, DHSc, RDH
Website Editor, update NJHDHA website, add content, news and important component dates and information Email Address
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Sue Scherer RDH, BS
Facebook editor posts pertinent information and happenings within the NJDHA, as well as monitoring and answering messages received through FB messenger Email Address
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Dr. Michelle Roman, EdD, RDH
Communication Co-Director, Local CE and Email updates, alerts, component emails Email Address
