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ANNUAL REPORT AAPD JULY 2019 P A C

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ANNUAL REPORTAAPD

JULY 2019PAC

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Table of Contents ► A Message form the AAPD PAC Chair - Warren Brill

► 2018 Financial Highlights

► Candidate Contribution Criteria

► Candidates Supported in 2018 Elections

► 2018 AAPD PAC In Action

► 2018 Legislative Outcomes

► 2019 Legislative Priorities

► 2018 AAPD PAC Contributors

► 2018-2019 AAPD PAC Steering Committee

► Contact Us

AAPD PAC MissionThe purpose of the AAPD PAC is to provide financial supportto candidates for federal office who have demonstrated aserious commitment to those issues of importance to AAPDand the improved oral health of children.

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A Message from the AAPD PAC ChairOn behalf of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s political action committee (AAPD PAC) and the AAPD PAC Steering Committee, I am pleased to present our Annual Report.This report tells a great story about the power of our political engagement efforts. The PAC’s role is to support pediatric dentistry, protect your business, advance children’s oral health and inspire Congress to act. Within you will find 2018 financial highlights including receipts and disbursements, participation, 2018 legislative accomplishments, 2019 legislative priorities for pediatric dentistry, a full list of candidates supported in the 2018 elections and more.Because of the generous financial support of our members, we’ve been able to help educate and elect candidates across the country who want to make a difference. Thank you!If you have any questions or would like additional information about the AAPD PAC or this Annual Report, please contact Scott Litch at (888) 261-2350, ext. 29 or [email protected] you for your continued support. The AAPD PAC is our most powerful resource to make a difference for our practices, patients and profession in Washington, D.C.

Sincerely,

Warren A. Brill, DMD, MS(HYG), FAAPD

AAPD PAC Chair

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2018 Financial Highlights

AAPD PAC Source of Funds, 2018AAPD PAC Comparison by Year

2018 Federal Candidate Contributions by Dental & Health PACs

$20,945Hard Dollars, Contributions

$101,505Hard Dollars, Dues

$103,581Soft Dollars, Dues

$8,450Soft Dollars, Contributions

95000

102000

109000

116000

123000

130000DollarsHard Dollars

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

$500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000

Orthodontists

Pediatric Dentists

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

AMA

ADA

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Contributions by District, 2018

AAPD PAC Source of Funds, 2018 Participation by State

0 - 10%11 - 20%21 - 30%31%+

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

WesternSouthwesternNorthCentralSoutheasternNortheastern (incl. Federal Services)

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Candidate Contribution CriteriaAn objective ranking process is used to evaluate potential recipients for AAPD PAC support to focus on those candidates who have measurably demonstrated actions to improve children’s oral health through the federal legislative or regulatory process.

► Specific actions necessary for a candidate to be a likely recipient for AAPD PAC support include:

» Introduction of legislation to improve children’s oral health; » Co-sponsoring legislation; » Holding hearings on legislation; » Writing letters to colleagues supporting legislation or regulations; » Assisting AAPD representatives in networking with other influential legislators; » Voting favorably on legislation to improve children’s oral health;

Candidates Supported in the 2018 Congressional Elections91 percent of the 11 Senate candidates supported by the AAPD PAC were elected or re-elected. 97.5 percent of the 80 House candidates supported by the AAPD PAC were elected or re-elected.

Alabama Mo Brooks Martha Roby Terri A. SewellArizonaPaul Gosar* Raul M. Grijalva ArkansasSteve WomackCaliforniaJulia BrownleySalud CarbajalTony CardenasMark DeSaulnierJimmy GomezKatie Hill Barbara LeeLucille Roybal-AllardJackie Speier Eric SwalwellConnecticutJoe CourtneyRosa DeLauroJim HimesJohn LarsonColoradoDiana DeGetteD.C.Eleanor Holmes Norton

FloridaGus BilirakisGeorgiaDrew Ferguson*David ScottIdaho Mike Simpson *IllinoisDanny DavisRodney DavisRobin L. KellyDaniel W. LipinskiBradley S. SchneiderJohn ShimkusIndianaJackie WalorskiKentuckyBrett GuthrieMaineChellie PingreeMarylandElijah CummingsAndy HarrisSteny HoyerJamie RaskinDutch Ruppersberger

Massachusetts Joe Kennedy IIIMichiganFred UptonMinnesotaBetty McCollumErik PaulsenCollin PetersonMississippiTrent KellySteve PalazzoNevadaMark AmodeiNew JerseyFrank PalloneDonald W. Payne, Jr.Jeff Van Drew*Bonnie Watson ColemanNew YorkYvette ClarkeEliot EngelAdriano EspaillatHakeem JeffriesNita LoweyGrace Meng

North CarolinaGK ButterfieldVirginia FoxWalter JonesDavid PriceOhioJoyce BeattyOklahomaTom ColePennsylvaniaMike DoyleTennesseeSteve CohenMark GreenTexasBrian Babin*Kay GrangerVan TaylorVermontPeter WelchWashingtonDenny HeckDerek KilmerRick LarsenDr. Kim SchrierWisconsinGwen MooreBryan Steil

CaliforniaDiane FeinsteinConnecticutChris MurphyMarylandBen CardinMississippiCindy Hyde-SmithRoger WickerMontanaJon TesterNebraska Deb Fisher NevadaDean HellerTennesseeMarsha BlackburnWest VirginiaJoe Manchin IIIWisconsinTammy Baldwin

HouseSenate

*Indicates dentist member of Congress

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Candidates Supported in the 2018 Congressional Elections91 percent of the 11 Senate candidates supported by the AAPD PAC were elected or re-elected. 97.5 percent of the 80 House candidates supported by the AAPD PAC were elected or re-elected.

2018 PAC In Action

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2018 Legislative OutcomesPRIORITY: Workforce Improvements

► GOAL: WorkforceTARGET: Federal Appropriations for FY 2019

» Seek appropriations for sec. 748 Title VII dental primary care cluster of $40.673 million1, with directed funding of not less than $12 million going to pediatric dentistry in recognition of the demand for training grants and the increased need for pediatric dentists to treat insured children under the ACA. Obtain continued support for the 10 dental faculty loan repay-ment awards made in FY 2017, with continued preference for pediatric dental faculty.

» Encourage HRSA to especially focus future Title VII dental grants on priority 7 under current authorizing language: “7) Qualified applicants that have a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings that serve underserved areas or health disparity populations, or who achieve a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings.”

▲ OUTCOME: Successful. Final FY 2019 funding of $12 million obtained for pediatric dentistry and prefer- ence for pediatric dental faculty in DFLRP. HRSA also awarded 11 new DFLRP awards for FY 2018 cycle.

» In light of 2017 tax reform law, seek bill for tax exemption of faculty loan repayment amount and attempt to include in tax technical corrections legislation.

▲ OUTCOME: H.R. 6149 introduced in the House and S. 10 introduced in the Senate. Respectable effort via H.R. 7259 to get on House Suspension Calender, led by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.

» Support efforts of Children’s Hospital Association to obtain full funding of $305 million for Children’s Hospitals GME. Encourage HRSA to consider an oral health component to the CHGME Quality Bonus System initiative announced in 2017.

▲ OUTCOME: Successful on overall CH-GME funding of $325 million. HRSA request still pending. The program was also reauthorized for an additional five years.

» Work with ADA and the Organized Dentistry Coalition to obtain Congressional report language directing CMS to appoint a new Chief Dental Officer.

▲ OUTCOME: Pending. In addition to letters from AAPD, ADA, and other dental groups, Senators Ben Cardin and Tim Scott also sent a joint letter to CMS.

► GOAL: WorkforceTARGET: Federal Student Loan Reform

» Work with ADA and other organizations in support of the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act (H.R. 4001) which would:

» Allow borrowers to refinance their student loan interest rates to the 10-year Treasury note rate, plus one percent, through-out the lifetime of the loan.

» Eliminate origination fees and instead set future student loan interest rates at the 10-year Treasury note rate, plus one percent.

» Delay student loan interest rate accrual for many low- and middle-income borrowers while they are in school. » Allow for borrowers in medical or dental residencies to defer payments until the completion of their programs. » Oppose attempts to cap the Grad PLUS loan program.

▲ OUTCOME: Pending

► GOAL: Workforce and Access to Care TARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Promote states’ adoption of expanded duties for dental assistants as recommended in the AAPD’s Policy on Workforce Issues and Delivery of Oral Health Care Services in a Dental Home, and assist state chapters dealing with dental therapist and other mid-level proposals. Provide technical assistance, via Research and Policy Center, to state Public Policy Advocates working in collaboration with state dental associations on this issue.

▲ OUTCOME: Dental therapist laws adopted in Arizona and Michigan, albeit with a number of reasonable limitations on scope of practice. Legislation failed in Kansas.

1 Congressional appropriators have included the Feingold-Collins State Oral Health grants under this total amount. The AAPD, ADA, and ADEA supported $12 million each for pediatric dentistry and general dentistry in FY 2018.

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PRIORITY: Medicaid Dental Reform

► GOAL: Access to Care and Medicaid Dental Reform TARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Explore possibility of targeted pediatric oral health bill to address Medicaid dental reform by increasing Medicaid matching payments for states that pursue specific Medicaid dental reforms including reimbursement at competitive market-based rates (per previous proposals such as S. 1522/H.R. 3120). Protect Medicaid EPSDT guarantee in Medicaid block grant and other cost-savings proposals.

▲ OUTCOME: No change.

► GOAL: Medicaid Dental ReformTARGET: Federal Regulations

» Ensure that Medicaid EPSDT regulations continue to promote the dental home and a required examination by a dentist.

▲ OUTCOME: NO CHANGE

» Encourage CMS to include pediatric oral health quality measures developed by the Dental Quality Alliance1 as part of the Medicaid dental program.

▲ OUTCOME: DQA reports that:

» 32 states reported on the DQA sealant 6-9 year old measure as part of the CHIPRA core set reporting last year. » Texas includes four DQA measures in their P4Q program. » Massachusetts Medicaid program has adopted the DQA Oral Evaluation measure for their Medicaid ACO

program. » States that are part of the CMS Innovation Accelerator program—New Hampshire, District of Columbia, Michi-

gan—are also using DQA measures for QI monitoring. » RFPs out of Michigan and Florida both included DQA measures reporting requirement. » Plans operating on the Covered California exchange report on the DQA measures. » MSDA reported 18 states have implemented the DQA measures for their internal QI monitoring.

► GOAL: Medicaid Dental Reform GoalTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Provide continued technical assistance to state pediatric dentistry chapters for Medicaid dental reform for their efforts with both state legislatures and state dental associations.

» Continue to promote states’ adoption of appropriate dental periodicity schedules consistent with AAPD guidelines, and update research and policy center dental periodicity schedule adoption map on website as appropriate.

» Promote state Medicaid programs’ adoption of pediatric oral health quality measures developed by the Dental Quality Alliance (DQA).

» Continue to inform and educate key constituencies about reforms that work, including MSDA (Medicaid/CHIP State Dental Association), NCSL, NGA etc.

¹The initial DQA pediatric oral health quality measures tested and adopted in 2013 are as follows:

Evaluating Utilization Evaluating Quality of Care Evaluating CostUse of Services Oral Evaluation Per-Member Per-Month CostPreventive Services Topical Fluoride IntensityTreatment Services Sealant use in 6-9 years

Sealant use in 10-14 yearsCare ContinuityUsual Source of Services

1The DQA was formed by the ADA at the request of CMS. The AAPD was a founding member and has a representative on the DQA’s Executive Committee.

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» Work with research and policy center and CDBP to respond to Medicaid medical movement to managed care by:a) promoting dental managed care hybrid payment models that leave the risk with the plan contractor (or at least

share it between the plan and the provider); and b) maintaining accountable dental fee-for-service plans.

▲ OUTCOME: Ongoing effort.

» Ensure that state Medicaid programs conducting provider audits do so in an appropriate and fair manner, adhering to AAPD clinical guidelines and utilizing peer review by pediatric dentists. Secure appropriate guidance to states from CMS Center for Medicaid and State Operations.

▲ OUTCOME: Ongoing effort.

PRIORITY: Insurance Reform (including Affordable Care Act (ACA) or successor legislation)

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Support corrections to Affordable Care Act (ACA) or successor legislation to:a) Make pediatric oral health coverage mandatory—assuming there is a mandatory benefits package for children in

successor legislation.b) Exempt preventive dental services from deductibles in embedded plans and SADPs.c) Reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).d) Retain dental health professions training reauthorization (Section 748 of HPTA) as contained in Section 5303 of

the ACA. ▲ OUTCOME: No change.

» Assist ADA in promotion of McCarron-Ferguson repeal bill from Congressman Gosar (H.R. 372) that was approved by the House in 2017.

▲ OUTCOME: Still pending but Senate Bill (S. 3782) was introduced in late 2018 by Senator Daines.

» Work with ADA and other dental and medical organizations to support H.R. 1606, the Dental and Optometric Care Access Act, which would apply non-covered services provisions to ERISA plans.

▲ OUTCOME: Pending.

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: Federal Regulations

» As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision defines pediatric oral health as an essential health benefit (EHB), ensure that implementing regulations require robust coverage consistent with the AAPD Policy on a Model Dental Benefits for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Individuals with Special Health Care Needs. Coordinate joint response/comments on proposed regulations with ADA and keep key members of Congress informed.

» Support mandatory purchase (vs. offer) of an appropriately structured embedded or stand-alone dental plan for children inside exchanges, and encourage states to adopt such a requirement as several have already done (Kentucky, Nevada, Washington state).

» Sustain regulatory inclusion of general anesthesia coverage state mandates as EHB in 2017 and beyond (for states that approved such mandates prior to 12-31-11). Monitor types of pediatric oral health insurance offered in state health insurance exchanges as compared with AAPD model benefits.

» Evaluate and respond to key ACA insurance plan issues such as network adequacy, provider fees, family out-of-pocket costs, and the impact of pediatric dental coverage embedded in medical plans. Communicate recommendations to Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.

» Work closely with ADA, state dental associations, and state pediatric dentistry chapters to ensure that state health insurance exchanges appropriately adhere to federal guidelines and regulations concerning insurance plans offering pediatric oral health coverage. Fully engage state Public Policy Advocates in this effort.

EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE SO LONG AS ACA REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE.

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► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Continue to provide technical assistance to states for General Anesthesia coverage via legislation or state insurance marketplace regulations, highlighting ongoing cost analysis and using TRICARE coverage and success in 33 states to spur momentum. Utilizing Research and Policy Center technical brief and working closely with CDBP, educate insurers and insurance regulators on necessity of this benefit and role of pediatric dentists in treating high risk children.

▲ OUTCOME: No change.

PRIORITY: Other

► GOAL: Access to Care TARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Work with ADA and other dental and medical organizations to support a simplified process across appropriate gov-ernmental agencies to designate individuals with intellectual disabilities as a medically underserved population.

▲ OUTCOME: No change.

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: Federal Regulations

» Monitor implementation of Head Start Performance Standards proposed in 2015, to ensure appropriate require-ments for dental periodicity schedule and establishment of a dental home.

▲ OUTCOME: No change

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Provide technical assistance to states seeking legislation for mandatory oral health examinations prior to school matriculation. Seek support of state dental associations and other interested organizations via efforts of state Public Policy Advocates.

▲ OUTCOME: No change.

» Work with ADA, state dental associations, and state pediatric dental units to promote community water fluorida-tion, and prevent efforts to remove fluoride from currently fluoridated communities.

▲ OUTCOME: Ongoing effort. Several AAPD letters of support were provided to local city or town councils reviewing the issue.

» Secure or expand student loan forgiveness programs for pediatric dentists who practice in under-served areas. ▲ OUTCOME: No change.

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2019 Legislative PrioritiesPRIORITY: Workforce Improvements

► GOAL: WorkforceTARGET: Federal Appropriations for FY 2020

» Seek appropriations for sec. 748 Title VII dental primary care cluster of $40.673 million1 , with directed funding of not less than $12 million going to pediatric dentistry in recognition of the demand for training grants and the increased need for pediatric dentists to treat insured children under the ACA. Obtain continued preference for pediatric dental faculty in the DFLRP as obtained in FYs 2017 and 2019.

» Encourage HRSA to especially focus future Title VII dental grants on priority 7 under current authorizing language: “7) Qualified applicants that have a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings that serve underserved areas or health disparity populations, or who achieve a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings.”

» Support efforts of Children’s Hospital Association to obtain full funding of $325 million for Children’s Hospitals GME. » Encourage HRSA to consider an oral health component to the CHGME Quality Bonus System initiative announced in

2017.

► GOAL: WorkforceTARGET: Other Federal Legislation (taxes, student loan reform)

» Work with ADA and other organizations in support for re-introducing the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act (H.R. 4001) which would:

» Allow borrowers to refinance their student loan interest rates to the 10-year Treasury note rate, plus one percent, throughout the lifetime of the loan.

» Eliminate origination fees and instead set future student loan interest rates at the 10-year Treasury note rate, plus one percent.

» Delay student loan interest rate accrual for many low- and middle-income borrowers while they are in school. » Allow for borrowers in medical or dental residencies to defer payments until the completion of their programs. » Oppose attempts to cap the Grad PLUS loan program. » Support reintroduction of H.R. 5734, Resident Education Deferment Interest Act introduced by Congressman Babin.

This bill, supported by the Organized Dentistry Coalition, would halt interest accrual while loans are in deferment during residency training.

» Support reintroduction of H.R. 6149/H.R. 7259 and S. 10, bills that would exempt DFLRP from taxation to individual faculty recipients.

► GOAL: Workforce and Access to Care TARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Promote states’ adoption of expanded duties for dental assistants as recommended in the AAPD’s Policy on Workforce Issues and Delivery of Oral Health Care Services in a Dental Home, and assist state chapters dealing with dental ther-apist and other mid-level proposals. Provide technical assistance, via research and policy center, to state Public Policy Advocates working in collaboration with state dental associations on this issue.

1 Congressional appropriators have included the Feingold-Collins State Oral Health grants under this total amount. The AAPD, ADA, and ADEA supported $12 million each for pediatric dentistry and general dentistry in FY 2018.

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¹The initial DQA pediatric oral health quality measures tested and adopted in 2013 are as follows:

Evaluating Utilization Evaluating Quality of Care Evaluating CostUse of Services Oral Evaluation Per-Member Per-Month CostPreventive Services Topical Fluoride IntensityTreatment Services Sealant use in 6-9 years

Sealant use in 10-14 yearsCare ContinuityUsual Source of Services

The DQA was formed by the ADA at the request of CMS. The AAPD was a founding member and has a representative on the DQA’s Executive Committee.

PRIORITY: Medicaid Dental Reform

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Explore possibility of targeted pediatric oral health bill to address Medicaid dental reform by increasing Medicaid matching payments for states that pursue specific Medicaid dental reforms including reimbursement at competitive market-based rates (per previous proposals such as S. 1522/H.R. 3120). Protect Medicaid EPSDT guarantee in Medicaid block grant and other cost-savings proposals.

» Ensure appropriate and fair Medicaid dental audits, adhering to AAPD clinical recommendations and utilizing peer review by pediatric dentists.

► GOAL: Medicaid Dental ReformTARGET: Federal Regulations

» Ensure that Medicaid EPSDT regulations continue to promote the dental home and a required examination by a dentist. » Encourage CMS to include pediatric oral health quality measures developed by the Dental Quality Alliance1 as part of the

Medicaid dental program. » Monitor implementation of Head Start Performance Standards proposed in 2015, to ensure appropriate requirements

for dental periodicity schedule and establishment of a dental home.

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► GOAL: Medicaid Dental ReformTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Provide continued technical assistance to state pediatric dentistry chapters for Medicaid dental reform for their efforts with both state legislatures and state dental associations.

» Continue to promote states’ adoption of appropriate dental periodicity schedules consistent with AAPD guidelines, and update research and policy center dental periodicity schedule adoption map on website as appropriate.

» Promote state Medicaid programs’ adoption of pediatric oral health quality measures developed by the Dental Quality Alliance (DQA).

» Continue to inform and educate key constituencies about reforms that work, including MSDA (Medicaid/CHIP State Dental Association), NCSL, NGA etc.

» Work with research and policy center and CDBP to respond to Medicaid medical movement to managed care by:a) promoting dental managed care hybrid payment models that leave the risk with the plan contractor (or at least share

it between the plan and the provider); b) maintaining accountable dental fee-for-service plans.

» Ensure that state Medicaid programs conducting provider audits, as well as auditors contracted by CMS, do so in an appropriate and fair manner, adhering to AAPD clinical recommendations and utilizing peer review by pediatric dentists. Secure appropriate guidance to states from CMS Center for Medicaid and State Operations.*

*This is consistent with the following 2017 Resolution adopted by the ADA’s House of Delegates: “33H. Adopted—Consent Calendar Action Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention Resolution 33—Peer to Peer State Dental Medicaid Audits. Resolved, that the American Dental Association encourages all state dental associations to work with their respective state Medicaid agency to ensure that Medicaid dental audits be conducted by dentists who have similar educational backgrounds and credentials as the dentists being audited, as well as being licensed within the state in which the audit is being conducted.” And also consistent with the following 2018 Resolution adopted by the ADA’s House of Delegates:“69H Adopted- Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention Resolution 69—State Medicaid Dental Peer Review Committee. Resolved, that the American Dental Association encourages all state dental associations to work with their respective state Medicaid agency to create a dental peer review committee, made up of licensed current Medicaid providers who provide expert consultation on issues brought to them by the state Medicaid agency and/or third party payers.

► GOAL: Access to Care and Medicaid Dental Reform TARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Support corrections to Affordable Care Act (ACA) to:a) Make pediatric oral health coverage mandatory- assuming there is a mandatory benefits package for children in

successor legislation.b) Exempt preventive dental services from deductibles in embedded plans and SADPs.c) Retain dental health professions training reauthorization (Section 748 of HPTA) as contained in Section 5303 of the

ACA.

► GOAL: Access to Care TARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Assist ADA in reintroduction and promotion of McCarron-Ferguson repeal bill from Congressman Gosar (H.R. 372) that was approved by the House in 2017 and introduced in the Senate by Senator Gaines (S. 3782).

» Work with ADA and other dental and medical organizations to support reintroduction of H.R. 1606, the Dental and Opto-metric Care Access Act, which would apply non-covered services provisions to ERISA plans.

► GOAL: Access to Care TARGET: Federal Regulations

» As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision defines pediatric oral health as an essential health benefit (EHB), ensure that implementing regulations require robust coverage consistent with the AAPD Policy on a Model Dental Benefits for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Individuals with Special Health Care Needs. Coordinate joint response/comments on proposed regulations with ADA and keep key members of Congress informed.

PRIORITY: Insurance Reform (including Affordable Care Act (ACA) or successor legislation)

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» Support mandatory purchase (vs. offer) of an appropriately structured embedded or stand-alone dental plan for children inside exchanges, and encourage states to adopt such a requirement as several have already done (Ken-tucky, Nevada, Washington state).

» Sustain regulatory inclusion of general anesthesia coverage state mandates as EHB in 2017 and beyond (for states that approved such mandates prior to 12-31-11). Monitor types of pediatric oral health insurance offered in state health insurance exchanges as compared with AAPD model benefits.

» Evaluate and respond to key ACA insurance plan issues such as network adequacy, provider fees, family out-of-pock-et costs, and the impact of pediatric dental coverage embedded in medical plans. Communicate recommendations to Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.

» Work closely with ADA, state dental associations, and state pediatric dentistry chapters to ensure that state health insurance exchanges appropriately adhere to federal guidelines and regulations concerning insurance plans offer-ing pediatric oral health coverage. Fully engage state Public Policy Advocates in this effort.

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Continue to provide technical assistance to states for General Anesthesia coverage via legislation or state insurance marketplace regulations, highlighting ongoing cost analysis and using TRICARE coverage and success in 33 states to spur momentum. Utilizing research and policy center technical brief and working closely with CDBP, educate insurers and insurance regulators on necessity of this benefit and role of pediatric dentists in treating high risk children.

PRIORITY: Other

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: Federal Health Care Reform

» Work with ADA and other dental and medical organizations to support a simplified process across appropriate gov-ernmental agencies to designate individuals with intellectual disabilities as a medically underserved population.

» Work with AAOMS and ADA to support of reintroduction of Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 6689 and S. 3369), that would ensure medical insurers cover the full treatment of patients with congenital anomalies, including related dental procedures.

» Explore option of introducing similar legislation to require general anesthesia coverage under ERISA plans.

PRIORITY: State Legislation and Regulations

► GOAL: Access to CareTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Provide technical assistance to states seeking legislation for mandatory oral health examinations prior to school matriculation. Seek support of state dental associations and other interested organizations via efforts of state Public Policy Advocates.

» Work with ADA, state dental associations, and state pediatric dental units to promote community water fluoridation, and prevent efforts to remove fluoride from currently fluoridated communities.

» Secure or expand student loan forgiveness programs for pediatric dentists who practice in under-served areas. » Ensure that state dental boards adopt regulations concerning mild, moderate, and deep sedation and general

anesthesia practice and permitting that are consistent with policies, best practices, and guidelines of the AAPD.

► GOAL: WorkforceTARGET: State Legislation and Regulations

» Ensure that state dental boards maintain and enforce regulations concerning appropriate advertising of specialty status and advertising guidance for general dentists treating children consistent with AAPD policies concerning Affiliate members.

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2018 AAPD PAC Contributions1,140 members contributed $234,481Members in the Southeastern district had the most participation and the highest average donations. Members in the NorthCentral district contributed the most in hard dollars—those contributions that can be used for candidate support.

PATRIOT ($1,000 AND ABOVE)

Northeastern DistrictWarren A. Brill, Baltimore, MD*Kerry Maguire, Belmont, MA*Deven V. Shroff, Ellicott City, MD*Southeastern DistrictK. Jean Beauchamp, Clarksville, TN*Jason A. Blair, Cleveland, TNChad S. Eslinger, Cleveland, TN*Jessica Y. Lee, Chapel Hill, NC*Heber Simmons, Jr., Jackson, MS*NorthCentral DistrictEdward L. Rick, Sterling, ILSouthwestern DistrictJoseph B. Castellano, Laredo, TX*Robert L. Delarosa, Baton Rouge, LA*Kevin J. Donly, San Antonio, TX*Jason A. Zimmerman, Fort Worth, TX*Western DistrictJ. Kyle House, Hood River, OR*Jade Miller, Reno, NV*

CABINET ($500-$999)

Northeastern DistrictMaria Aslani-Breit, Rochester, NYPaul A. Bahn, III, Newtown, PACarey L. Fister, Brewer, MEEric S. Hans, Trappe, PAMichael King, New York, NYCarolyn A. Loughlin, Exton, PAElliott David Maser, Holland, PA*Stephen C. Mills, Scarborough, ME*Robert J. Moreau, Mansfield, MA*Reneida E. Reyes, Brooklyn, NY*Angela M. Stout, Erdenheim, PA*Sidney A. Whitman, Hamilton Square, NJSoutheastern DistrictTegwyn H. Brickhouse, Richmond, VA*Paula L. Coates, Arlington, VA*Kerry A. Dove, Concord, NCShelley Wilkerson Ellis, Meridian, MSAudrey E. Gordon, Orangeburg, SCCynthia L. Hipp, Charleston, SCE. LaRee Johnson, Raleigh, NC*S. Kimberly Jones, Hickory, NCBeth E. Kailes, Fleming Island, FLMartha Ann Keels, Durham, NCGeorge B. Liles, Auburn, ALJila J. Mahajan, Jacksonville, FLSilas E. McAninch, Sarasota, FLPamela A. Morgan, Norfolk, VAWilliam N. Quinton, Greenville, MS

Christine M. Reardon, Arlington, VAJames A. Reed, Gallatin, TNJohn C. Stritikus, Dickson, TNKurt R. Swauger, Madison, TNScott L. Weinstein, Fort Mill, SCNorthCentral DistrictHoma Amini, Columbus, OH*Safuratu Aranmolate, Canton, OHDaniel M. Briskie, Rochester Hills, MICharles S. Czerepak, Chicago, IL*Clifford R. Hartmann, Milwaukee, WI*Stephen M. Heaney, Orland Park, ILMartin J. Makowski, Clinton Township, MIJames D. Nickman, North Oaks, MN*Curt S. Ralstrom, Clinton Township, MI*Eric A. teDuits, Fitchburg, WISouthwestern DistrictLinda T. Burke, Harlingen, TXThuydung Do, Arlington, TXJeffrey A. Kahl, Colorado Springs, CO*Paul A. Kennedy, III, Corpus Christi, TXReena Kuba, Irving, TXPaul Labbe, Dallas, TXS. Troy Miller, Lafayette, LAJack W. Morrow, Fort Worth, TXPatricia H. Peck, Santa Fe, NMJudith A. Ragsdale, The Woodlands, TXPaul I. Rubin, Frisco, TXWestern DistrictJulie D. Anfinson, Scottsdale, AZQuang Bui, Las Vegas, NVWilliam J. Heimann, Phoenix, AZJennifer J. Marshall, Tucson, AZD. Cody Mast, Bellevue, WABrian J. Saunders, Yorba Linda, CAJames C. Singleton, Eagle River, AK

CONGRESS ($250-$499)

No District UnitJason F. Koesters, APO, APNortheastern DistrictRoger A. Achong, Concord, NH*Dwight J. Ashby, Harrisburg, PAMaryam Azadpur, Simsbury, CTGarrett T. Brennan, New London, CTCavan M. Brunsden, Old Bridge, NJJacqueline Majorie Burgette, Pittsburgh, PAJeffery P. Campisi, Wading River, NYPatrick F. Capozzi, Concord, NHJohn J. Caravolas, Newton Center, MANina B. Casaverde, Bedford, NHNancy A. Cavotta-Morton, Latham, NYLennie M. Checchio, Philadelphia, PA

Simon Cheirif, Forest Hills, NYC. Brett Clark, Colchester, CTAnthony P. Colandrea, Jr., Rocky Hill, CTBrian D. Collins, Middlebury, VT*Gary L. Creisher, Kennebunk, MEAmanda M. Cryan, East Amherst, NYYasmi O. Crystal, Bound Brook, NJRobert A. Davis, Beaver, PABeatriz De la Roche, Mount Pleasant, PAAnnemarie DeLessio-Matta, Southbury, CTIrving M. Djeng, Hamilton Square, NJMary Beth Dunn, Williamsville, NYJ. Bradley Ecker, Batavia, NYGlen F. Ehrenman, Westbury, NYCraig E. Elice, Cranston, RILuis S. Englander, Bedford, NHLindi J. Ezekowitz, Newburyport, MAMelanie J. Fatone, Salem, CTJay L. Felsenstein, Howell, NJShaina B. Felsenstein, Howell, NJJena Fields, Bethesda, MDArthur Fields, Hamilton Square, NJMary A. Flanagan, Clark, NJMichelle A. Flanigan, Staten Island, NYEdward L. Ginsberg, Catonsville, MDKathryn M. Glazer, Guilford, CTJay Goldsleger, King of Prussia, PAMaria Liliana Gomez-Infante, Sudbury, MAJames B. Haas, Derry, NHLynne G. Halik, Pittsford, NYSharon K. Hamilton, Ivyland, PAMark R. Harrison, Exeter, NHRobin D. Harshaw, Bryn Mawr, PADavid M. Hasson, Mount Airy, MDAnne S. Hertzberg, Needham, MAJohn Iwasaki, Danbury, CTEdward M. Jackson, Hackensack, NJLois A. Jackson, New York, NY*Laurie B. Jacobs, Wilmington, DEAngelika Dhir Jahnigen, Catonsville, MDJulie Y. Jong, Westfield, NJLewis A. Kay, Moorestown, NJ*Jeffrey D. Kearns, Harrisburg, PAJohn J. Keating, III, Absecon, NJDouglas B. Keck, Providence, RI*Mahnaz M. Khan, Westbury, NYConstance M. Killian, Doylestown, PAEileen C. Kirschbaum, Suffield, CTShari C. Kohn, Hunt Valley, MD*Sungki Lee, Edison, NJWilliam H. Lieberman, Red Bank, NJLawrence A. Louie, Dover, DEMargaret Madonian, Liverpool, NYAaron M. Mannella, Randolph, NJ

*PAC Steering Committee and Advisory Board Members, members of AAPD, AAPD Foundationo, and ABPD boards, State Public Policy Advocates, and AAPD Staff

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Timothy P. McCabe, Westfield, NJMargaret McGrath, Stevensville, MDMary Jo McGuire, Annandale, NJEugene J. McGuire, Allentown, PAIoanna G. Mentzelopoulou, New York, NYChristina Mercurio, Glen Cove, NYGregory S. Mokotoff, Fairfield, CTAnne T. Nghiem, Vernon, CTKristin Paoli, South Abington Township, PAArgiro Papandrikos, Tenafly, NJRicardo A. Perez, Chevy Chase, MDHarold J. Pincus, Potomac, MDCharlene Pirner, Needham, MAAmy L. Planz, Hillsborough, NJKatherine Wezmar Poepperling, Scranton, PAL. Allan Pyke, Pottstown, PANancy L. Rajchel, Harrisburg, PAMario E. Ramos, Midland Park, NJ*Mary E. Ritter, Bridgeport, CTPeter J. Ross, Lancaster, PAChristopher A. Rozhon, Bridgeport, NYRichard C. Ruffalo, Upper St Clair, PAZuhair Sayany, Cherry Hill, NJDouglas S. Schildhaus, Woodbury, NYEmily B. Scholl, Brunswick, MENorman J. Schwartz, Roselle Park, NJSonny S. Sekhon, Voorhees, NJIrvin B. Sherman, Avon by the Sea, NJKenneth M. Simckes, Monsey, NYCatherine M. Skarulis, Garden City, NYPatricia Malone Smith, Pilesgrove, NJAndrew Spadinger, Bridgeport, CTHelene S. Strazza, Danbury, CTMaxim Sulla, North Brunswick, NJ*Anupama R. Tate, Washington, DC*Deborah A. Troy, Rye, NYHiroshi Tsuyuki, Norwalk, CTSteven D. Ureles, Bozrah, CTElisa J. Velazquez, Toms River, NJMark A. Vitale, Edison, NJGary Warrington, Winchester, MARoss M. Wezmar, Scranton, PA*Whitney R. Wignall, Falmouth, MESonia J. Wu, Boston, MAJeannine E. Wyke, Bethlehem, PAStacy Zarakiotis, Greenwich, CTDerek S. Zurn, Sudbury, MASoutheastern DistrictJohn A. Acosta, Germantown, TNRandy Adams, Richmond, VAIdaigna M. Alvarez, Rockledge, FLReza Ardalan, Port St Lucie, FLCarl O. Atkins, Jr., Richmond, VAJackie L. Banahan, Lexington, KYBrian A. Beitel, Huntsville, ALCharles L. Belknap, Hattiesburg, MSCarlos A. Bertot, Maitland, FLGayla Bivens-Moss, Burlington, NCPolly Blake Buckey Boehnlein, Marietta, GAHarry E. Bopp, Lakeland, FLCarol J. Braun, Owensboro, KYJames M. Brittain, Denver, NCMala A. Britto, Chantilly, VARichard F. Brooks, Cary, NCBrad Young Bryan, Jackson, MS

Ann M. Bynum, Simpsonville, SCAnia Cabrerizo, Hialeah, FLMirna A. Caldwell, Nashville, TNRobert F. Caldwell, Nashville, TNScott W. Cashion, Greensboro, NCWilliam L. Chambers, Asheville, NCStephanie C. Chen, Charlotte, NCLisa M. Cherry, Greenville, SCTheresa L. Clifton, Chapel Hill, NCH. Bryan Cobb, Greensboro, NCKristina D. Coffield, High Point, NCTimothy E. Collins, Abingdon, VALauren I. Companioni, Tampa, FLJames B. Congleton, New Bern, NCLenora G. Covington, Moore, SCTimothy F. Crisp, Winchester, KYRoslyn M. Crisp, Burlington, NCJay C. Curry, Murfreesboro, TNJeffrey P. Davis, McLean, VAJayne E. Delaney, Alexandria, VARachelle Dermody, Port St Lucie, FLJulie B. Dimock, Wilmington, NCMartin E. Donaldson, Memphis, TNAlissa N. Dragstedt, Newberry, FLCatharine A. Enright, Atlanta, GACarol A. French, Irmo, SCDouglas S. Fry, Wilmington, NCBrad T. Fulkerson, Henderson, KYFelicia L. Goins, Columbia, SCAlan H. Golden, Quantico, VAScott D. Goodman, Matthews, NCCharles R. Hall, Hampton Cove, AL*Annelise C. Hardin, Chapel Hill, NCRobert B. Harrison, New Bern, NCSarita M. Henry, Snellville, GAIris Hernandez, Kissimmee, FLTravis Hicks, Raleigh, NCTerry W. Holder, Marietta, GACamille W. Horton, Central, SCKelly W. Hughes, Evans, GAMichael A. Ignelzi, Jr., Greensboro, NCThomas G. Ison, Louisville, KYKelly M. Jones, Spanish Fort, ALAmy G. Jones, Madison, MSLauren Brock Jones, McComb, MSJanice R. Lee, Atlanta, GAJasper L. Lewis, Jr., Greenville, NC*Kaneta R. Lott, Atlanta, GAChristopher L. Maestrello, Richmond, VABarry K. Marcum, Peachtree City, GAMaria G. Marranzini, Davie, FLCharles U. Mauney, Jr., Chapel Hill, NCDale Mayfield, Marietta, GALaura B. McAuley, Pensacola, FLChristie B. McCarley, Columbus, GAJ. Britt McCarty, Meridian, MSAndrew S. McKenzie, Hendersonville, NCE. Lynn McLarty, Tallahassee, FLTimothy E. McNutt, Sr., Nashville, TNTina L. Merhoff, Winston Salem, NCAndrew S. Middleton, Hattiesburg, MSKeri L. Miller, Auburn, ALPhillip H Miller, Augusta, GASaadia I. Mohammed, Boca Raton, FLEdward H. Moody, Jr., Morristown, TN*

David H. Moore, Charlotte, NCClark L. Morris, Raleigh, NCMonica S. Mosley, Danville, VAMike D. Mysinger, Knoxville, TNDonald T. Norby, Anniston, ALMichael D. Oliver, Jr., Northport, ALDavid D. Olson, Raleigh, NCRayne Russell Osborn, Selma, ALGarry Drew Osborn, Maryville, TNMeredith L. Papadea, Pawleys Island, SCAshley J. Patnoe, Charleston, WVJoshua D. Paynich, Asheville, NCRachel W. Perentis, Greensboro, NCCharles H. Perkins, Oxford, MSJessica M. Phillips, Knoxville, TNLisbeth W. Poag, Sumter, SCJoseph Chance Powell, Boone, NCValerie P. Reese, Douglasville, GACharles W. Roberts, Mooresville, NCIvette Rodriguez, Humacao, PRKenneth B. Rogers, Winter Haven, FLGail K. Rohlfing, Winston Salem, NCTia Shea Sammons, Estero, FLBarry P. Setzer, Jacksonville, FLFrank J. Sierra, Tampa, FLShepherd A. Sittason, Lynchburg, VADavid R. Stanley, Murfreesboro, TNElizabeth J. Staves, Saint Petersburg, FLYvette L. Stokes, Fayetteville, NCErin B. Sutton, Fort Walton Beach, FLJohn H. Taylor, Marietta, GADavid E. Thome, Mooresville, NCTu Tran, Atlanta, GADenis P. Trupkin, Plantation, FLValerie J. Turner, McComb, MSHarley J. Turner, III, Spartanburg, SCChester J. Tyson, IV, Wilmington, NCAna Marai Vales, Saint Petersburg, FLWilliam F. Vann, Jr., Chapel Hill, NCDavid M. Vieth, Bonita Springs, FLTimothy L. Vola, Tallahassee, FLTanya C. Wall, Jacksonville, FLLeslie Suzanne Wallace, Lebanon, TNJohn L. Wasdin, Statesboro, GAJack Weil, Vienna, VAWilliam L. Whatley, Jr., Saint Simons Island, GARebecca T. Wheeler, Nicholasville, KYB. Gene Whitehead, Clearwater, FLAbby T. Wilentz, Plantation, FLTracy L. Wilkerson, Charleston, WVHeather H. Wise, Campbellsville, KYPatrice B. Wunsch, Midlothian, VA*NorthCentral DistrictLaura A. Aeschlimann, Sioux Falls, SDJill Carson Aldrich, Indianapolis, INKyle D. Amspaugh, Findlay, OHBobbi L. Augustyn, Plymouth, MNPhillip A. Baker, Oshkosh, WIJason C. Barb, Lorain, OHAdrienne C.A. Barnes, Chicago, ILRichard James Baylon, Lakeland Shores, MNNeal R. Benham, Eau Claire, WIJessica R. Bentoski, Saginaw, MIIvone A. Beron, West Chicago, ILKevin C. Beyersdorfer, O’Fallon, IL

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Beth A. Blair, Monona, WISusan Bordenave-Bishop, Peoria, ILThomas J. Bouwens, Holland, MIJames R. Boynton, Belleville, MIJohn A. Bozic, West Lafayette, INLawrence E. Brown, Chagrin Falls, OHMarie R. Callen, Cincinnati, OHMark L. Cannon, Long Grove, ILChristopher M. Cannon, LeClaire, IAChristopher E. Carroll, Winona, MNSusan H. Carron, Farmington Hills, MIPaul S. Casamassimo, Columbus, OHMichael J. Cerminaro, Norton Shores, MISean L. Cook, Newburgh, INCarolyn B. Crowell, Avon, OHThane Evans Crump, Watertown, SDCarmen L. Dana, Omaha, NENicolet DeRose, Racine, WIRoland R. Ditto, Lafayette, INAllison L. Dowd, Fitchburg, WIMeredith A. Evans, Green Bay, WINaila S. Farooq, Commerce Township, MIDenise E. Fisher, Lemont, ILRenee D. Fraser, Rochester Hills, MILisa Gabrish, Chesterton, INJohn A. Gennantonio, Cincinnati, OHJohn H. Gerstenmaier, Fairlawn, OHDaniel M. Gindi, Macedonia, OHJoe T. Gordon, Lake Forest, ILMichael L. Gordon, Cincinnati, OHAnn L. Griffen, Columbus, OHRyan Hajek, Council Bluffs, IARobert S. Haring, Dublin, OHDorthe Hartmann, Mankato, MNMary J. Hayes, Chicago, ILVickie L. Hemann, Urbana, ILJohn D. Hennette, Greencastle, IN*Kyle M. Hensley, Dayton, OHGonzalo Hernandez, Appleton, WINancy E. Hijjawi, Glenview, ILNicola C. Hill-Cordell, Schaumburg, ILEric D. Hodges, Omaha, NEChad J. Hoge, Fargo, NDMikala Hoge, Fargo, NDBrent L. Holman, Fargo, NDHal S. Jeter, South Point, OHJeffrey J. Johnson, Rockford, ILEmily E. Kaiser, Jackson, MIRichard W. Kennedy, Fairfield, OHLori J. Kerber, Kenosha, WIKirk B. Kollmann, Chicago, ILEric J. Koren, Cincinnati, OHVenetia Laganis, Maple Grove, MNFlavia Lamberghini, Chicago, ILAndrea M. Leyland, Eden Prairie, MNRobert W. Long, Carmel, INJanice A. Lubas, Oak Lawn, ILThomas J. Madl, Jr., Harrison, OHSam Malcheff, Canton, MIDenise D. Maniakouras, Frankfort, ILJaime K. Marchi, Sheboygan, WIJohn R. Markarian, Belleville, ILJessica Massie, Grand Rapids, MIMichael S. Mathews, West Burlington, IAThomas J. Maurice, Plainfield, IL

William J. McElroy, Bloomingdale, ILMelissa A. McHenry, Zionsville, INDennis J. McTigue, Worthington, OHJessica A. Meeske, Hastings, NE*Anthony L. Minutillo, Crystal Lake, ILKara M. Morris, Columbus, OHSonja G. Norris, Grand Ledge, MIJoe S. Olsen, Sioux Falls, SDJoanne R. Oppenheim, Chicago, ILJudy K. Pedro-lim, Eagan, MNCarmella B. Perry, Flossmoor, ILSteven D. Peterson, Madison, WIMatthew P. Pollock, Middletown, OHCindy R. Pong, Mason, OHSuzanne K. Port, Holland, MIRonald L. Poulos, Cincinnati, OHMary Ann Rackauskas, Springfield, ILFrank G. Radis, Aurora, OHDaniel G. Raether, Plymouth, MNMaria Elena Ramirez, Avon, OHSwati M. Rastogi, Novi, MIClint E. Rau, Manitowoc, WIRockland A. Ray, North Olmsted, OHTehemina Gagrat Richardson, Park Ridge, ILGregory A. Robbins, Elkhart, INJohn S. Rutkauskas, Hinsdale, IL*Neophytos L. Savide, Palos Park, IL*Irwin M. Seidman, Palatine, ILNannette R. Sherman, West Chester, OHJane A. Silk, Solon, OHMaria L. S. Simon, Evanston, ILChrista Y. Spates, Peoria, ILBrian C. Stecker, Fond du Lac, WIMark J. Steinmetz, Appleton, WIJames P. Stenger, Detroit, MIJohn P. Taggart, Sioux Falls, SDMary E. Tierney, Chicago, ILJanice A. Townsend, Columbus, OHErika J. Tyler, Marquette, MIVictoria A. Ursitti, Arlington Heights, ILAimee C. Valleau, Grand Rapids, MIEric J. Van Miller, Green Bay, WIChristopher E. VanDeven, Grand Rapids, MIConnie M. Verhagen, Norton Shores, MIRaj Vij, Fairlawn, OHGina D. Waite, Norfolk, NECandace Therese Wakefield, Caseyville, ILBracken M. Webb, Cincinnati, OHJames A. Weddell, Indianapolis, INLauren S. Weddell, Carmel, INScott M. Weyers, Sioux Falls, SDJody L. Wright, Springboro, OHJuan Fernando Yepes, Fishers, INGrace Yum, Chicago, ILCari M. Zupko, Beverly Hills, MISouthwestern DistrictJeffrey J. Ahlert, Owasso, OKScott A. Andersen, The Woodlands, TXBryan K. Angel, Little Rock, ARGeorge M. Angelos, Brownsville, TXNatascha E. Arismendi, Converse, TXSandra L. Armstrong, Southlake, TXCarrie K. Arquitt, Springfield, MONanni Baker, El Paso, TXNelle V. Barr, Westminster, CO

Kelsey L. Bookmyer, Round Rock, TXJim O. Bowden, El Paso, TXRyan L. Brackett, Yukon, OKRaymond Blake Braidfoot, Dallas, TXTodd S. Brasuell, Covington, LAEmily M. Brown, Saint Louis, MONathan A. Burns, Metairie, LAChristian C. Cabello, Laredo, TXJohn L. Caldwell, Sugar Land, TXRita M. Cammarata, Houston, TXLorra L. Cantu’ Lindsey, Amarillo, TXLisa A. Carlson-Marks, Glendale, COVanessa G. Carpenter, Laredo, TXClaudia A. Cavallino, New Orleans, LARichard S. Chaet, Paradise Valley, AZ*Barrie B. Choate, Dallas, TXDavid A. Ciesla, Greenwood, ARPamela C. Clark, Pearland, TXJ Diane Colter, Dallas, TXBrad S. Comeaux, Baton Rouge, LAPaige Sigsworth Comeaux, Baton Rouge, LAJennifer Criss, Nacogdoches, TXReeca D. Daves, Poplar Bluff, MOMila L. Davis, Frisco, TXTandi V. Donaldson, Golden, COEdward L. Donaldson, Jr., Slidell, LAJill M. Donaldson, Slidell, LAWilliam H. Dunklin, III, Dallas, TXJeff D. Ellard, Baton Rouge, LAKelli L. Ettelbrick, Frisco, TXJohn T. Fales, Jr., Olathe, KS*Shelly F. Fallin, Zachary, LABarry J. Farmer, Muskogee, OKSuzanne E. Fournier, New Orleans, LA*Lisa Mehelich Fox, Highlands Ranch, COMariah L. Frazier, Wichita, KSMartha L. Garzon, Edmond, OKD. Ray Gifford, Lubbock, TXGeorge A. Gutierrez, San Antonio, TXSusie S. Hayden, San Antonio, TXLori Henderson, Columbia, MOTy A. Hinze, Frisco, TXDonald T Hom, Peoria, AZPhilip H. Hunke, Boerne, TXHoward H. Hunt, Jr., Del Rio, TXJessie Hunter, Allen, TXJennifer L. Kiening, Cedar Park, TXDerek G. Kirkham, Colorado Springs, COMark H. Kogut, Dallas, TXManivara P. Krone, Southlake, TXElizabeth Mary Laborde, Fort Worth, TXHoanh B. Le, Wichita, KSSergio Enrique Lopez, Edinburg, TXCatherine L. Lyles, San Antonio, TXYvonne E. Maldonado, El Paso, TXJosefina V. Martinez, San Marcos, TXAnna B. Moreau, Alexandria, LARobert E. Morgan, Richardson, TXRobert H. Offutt, New Braunfels, TXSandra M. Petrocchi, Dallas, TXGloria A. Phillips, Houston, TXMichael D. Plunk, Dallas, TXNick A. Prater, Olathe, KSBrenton Prather, El Dorado, ARRyan S. Roberts, Tulsa, OK

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Maria de Jesus Rodriguez, Mission, TXNick Rogers, Arkansas City, KS*Edith Rojas-Candelas, Corpus Christi, TXBenjamin D. Rosenberg, Joplin, MOMelissa V. Rozas, Coppell, TXPatrick J. Ryan, Plano, TXShaneka Danyelle Scott, Paris, TXCheryl S. Sellers, New Braunfels, TXJoel B. Shields, Mesquite, TXBradley R. Smith, Centennial, COScott D. Smith, Centennial, COTessa M. Smith, Slidell, LAJohn L. Snuggs, West Monroe, LADavid M. Strange, Jr., Arvada, CORobin G. Stratmann, Humble, TXCandice R. Sullivan, Saint Francisville, LADeborah C. Sullivan, Mansfield, TXGregory C. Thiel, Austin, TXLarry W. Thomas, Saint Louis, MOMaria B. Tiefenbach, Corpus Christi, TXTerri E. Train, Richardson, TXAmanda R. Trotter, Moody, TXKeith A. Van Tassell, Fort Collins, COPaula E. VanBuskirk, Ada, OKKatherine E. Vo, Madisonville, LACrystal R. Walker, Wichita, KSBruce H. Weiner, Fort Worth, TXWavel L. Wells, Lawton, OKTheresa M. White, Oklahoma City, OKArthur E. Williams, II, Grand Prairie, TXRebecca M. Wilson, San Antonio, TXCarolynn F. Wolff, Chesterfield, MOJeffrey O. Young, Westminster, CODavid L. Zatopek, La Grange, TXWestern DistrictTodd Asato, Honolulu, HIAndrea N. Beltzner, Portland, ORPatricia A. Benton, Kirkland, WAJoel H. Berg, Glendale, AZJeffrey N. Brownstein, Avondale, AZNorman Bunch, Tucson, AZJeffrey S. Burg, Sandy, UTDarren D. Chamberlain, Springville, UTCariann E. Champagne, Sparks, NVSteven D. Chan, Fremont, CANorman S. Chun, Kailua, HISantos Cortez, Jr., Long Beach, CAZenaida Elvira Silva Cuisia, San Diego, CAThomas M. Dance, Hayden, IDMatthew J. Davis, Encinitas, CAAlan B. Dowell, Flagstaff, AZHani Eid, Longview, WAKerisa S. Elloway, Eureka, CAJames A. Forester, San Luis Obispo, CADoug Fryer, Logan, UTLynn K. Fujimoto, Aiea, HI*Janice Gerber, Fairfield, CAJohn L. Gibbons, Tacoma, WA*Jonathan M. Gidan, North Hollywood, CAJay T. Golinveaux, San Francisco, CARadford Y. Goto, Honolulu, HIRobert L. Harmon, Pleasant Hill, CADouglas J. Harrington, Paso Robles, CAJeff V. Hays, Bremerton, WAKatrina L. Hays, Kingston, WA

Sarah Hill, Anacortes, WAAshley E. Hoban, Las Vegas, NVJanelle E. Holden, Manhattan Beach, CAJames M. Hori, Waipahu, HICaroline Hu, La Canada Flintridge, CARyan J. Hughes, Lake Oswego, OREunice Y. Im, Arcadia, CABergen B. James, San Francisco, CAAndrew J. Kapust, Tumwater, WANeil M. Katsura, Berkeley, CABrady S. Keller, Billings, MTNazli Keri, San Diego, CAAmeneh Khosrovani, Alamo, CADarin Knudson, Salt Lake City, UTMamiko Kuriya, Seattle, WAKatherine Lane, Salem, ORNoel V. Larsen, Portland, ORBernard J. Larson, Mount Vernon, WAJonathon E. Lee, Foster City, CAChristopher C. Lee, Honolulu, HIJenny C. Lee, Bellevue, WAMark S. Lisagor, Camarillo, CA*Randall K. Lout, Phoenix, AZOariona Lowe, Whittier, CA*Trace M. Lund, Provo, UTNatalie C. Mansour, Glendale, CA*Kevin R. Markham, Provo, UTRobert B. Martin, Palm Desert, CAKeith E. McDonald, Renton, WARichard P. Mungo, Huntington Beach, CA*Karan K. Nett, Phoenix, AZRick J. Nichols, Redlands, CARandall Niederkohr, Los Angeles, CASteven J. Niethamer, Palm Springs, CADennis Paul Nutter, Fairfield, CAJudith S. Pabst, West Hills, CADouglas L. Park, Gresham, ORAnnie Pham-Cheng, Goleta, CAMitchell B. Poiset, San Diego, CAJose C. Polido, Los Angeles, CADaniel C. Purdy, Bakersfield, CAGregory K. Rabitz, Los Gatos, CATricia A. Ray, Salem, ORPaul A. Reggiardo, Huntington Beach, CALindsey A. Robinson, Grass Valley, CAFariborz Rodef, West Covina, CADavid L. Rothman, San Francisco, CARobert R. Ruby, Santa Barbara, CAIlse Savelli, Chula Vista, CAPaige Ryan Schmidt, Boise, IDHaleh Shaheedy, Woodland Hills, CAMary V. Shannon, Los Angeles, CALeland W. Shenfield, Mill Creek, WAKanoknuch Shiflett, West Covina, CARandy G. Smith, Idaho Falls, IDRichard S. Sobel, Oakland, CACory M. Stark, Draper, UTBrindha K Subramanian, Redwood City, CAKaren A. Sue, Newbury Park, CADean T. Sueda, Honolulu, HILuke Y. Teruya, Honolulu, HISharine V. Thenard, Alameda, CAJane M. Thomason, Glendale, AZScott Thompson, Carmichael, CASusan B. Tiede, Missoula, MT

Christine M. Tweedy, Seattle, WAJohn M. Ukich, Coeur D’Alene, IDJohn R. Ukich, Coeur D’Alene, ID*Sepideh Vafi, Hillsborough, CAChristopher E. Wacker, Loma Linda, CAChao-Wen Joann Wang, Hayward, CAScott H. Wexler, Scottsdale, AZJeremy C. Wiggins, Lewiston, IDRyan C. Wittwer, El Dorado Hills, CAShervin Yazdi, Castro Valley, CAHuey ju Yeh, Alhambra, CAWalden Y. Yu, Culver City, CAEllie Zuiderveld, Visalia, CA

AMBASSADOR ($100-$249)

Northeastern DistrictMarc L. Albano, Mullica Hill, NJRonald J. Albert, Manchester, CTJonelle Grant Anamelechi, New Carrollton, MDMichelle M. Backhaus, East Brunswick, NJDaniel E. Biederman, Ellicott City, MDJustin R. Bloom, Simsbury, CTKatherine A. Bracy, Nanuet, NYJoshua A. Bresler, Ambler, PATracey Heiken Bresler, Philadelphia, PANicole M. Byrne, Gansevoort, NYDrew J. Carlin, Erie, PALucas Robert Carubia, Scranton, PAElliot Chiu, Concord, NHPaul K. Chu, New York, NYMariella B. Connors, Norwood, MAJessica Corriel, Fairfield, CTNancy E. Cosenza, Southampton, NYJessica S. DiCerbo, Rehoboth Beach, DEJohn Wei-chun Diune, Lexington, MAMichael C.B. Dowling, Falmouth, MEMichelle Goldstein, Belle Harbor, NYAlison Gomes, Northwood, NHDiana Marie Haerr, Pittsburgh, PAStephanie Potter Hanyon, South Abington Twp, PADanielle C. Hinton, Concord, NHAfreen Sera Hoque, West New York, NJChristos A. Ioannou, Medford, NYNuntiya Kakanantadilok, New York, NYEsther Kang, Roslyn Heights, NYKetevan Kiguradze, Wilton, CTLeona Kotlyar, Brooklyn, NYMark C. Krause, Salisbury, MDKristin Lawson, Portland, MEJoanne C. Lewis, E Greenwich, RIDanielle Nicole Litman, Philadelphia, PAWilma Y. McPherson, West Orange, NJPhyllis G. Merlino, Staten Island, NYAlec C Nguyen, Scranton, PAJulie Q. Nies, Dover, DEClaudia I. Odiaka, West Hartford, CTLia M. Parico, Ledyard, CTHubert J. Park, Cambridge, MA*Madhur Sudhir Patil, Harrisburg, PADebra A. Pisarcik, Coatesville, PARobert E. Riesenberger, Doylestown, PAVictoria Joy Roeder, Cream Ridge, NJKatherine R. Schloesser, Honesdale, PAAmy Schwartz Phillips, Roselle Park, NJ

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Maria Sciaudone, Fairfield, CTJay Skolnick, Webster, NYHerbert S. Smith, Larchmont, NYIlana M. Stollow, New York, NYCasey A. Tenniswood, Saratoga Springs, NYMichelle Kuntz Tunison, Vestal, NYJacqueline Tuthill, Erie, PAVeena Vaidyanathan, Boston, MASusanne Wallengren, Lutherville, MDPaul A. Weiss, Williamsville, NYMaria Laura Ybarra, Watertown, NYSoutheastern DistrictFrancisco J. Arias, Port St Lucie, FLAmanda Ashley, Bowling Green, KYLaurel Meriwether Bateman, Kingsport, TNTanya Bejarano, Belleair, FLAntonio S. Braithwaite, Sanford, NCKimberly A. Brown, London, KYBrian T. Brumbaugh, Staunton, VAAngela D. Bulloch-Patterson, LaGrange, GAMyeasha K. Burgess, Laurel, MSRichard M. Butler, Jr., Huntsville, ALNatalie Carr-Bustillo, Riverview, FLElizabeth S. Check, Savannah, GAKatherine E. Clark, Fort Mill, SCCarey M. Collins, Lumberton, NCJames P. Crews, II, Owensboro, KYRobin J. R. Croswell, Carrboro, NCDavid Kennon Curtis, Jr., Madison, ALCara C. DeLeon, Savannah, GAKimon Divaris, Chapel Hill, NCLarry D. Dormois, Germantown, TNRobert H. Ellis, III, Columbia, SCJasmine Renee Elmore, Raleigh, NCConstance Epps, High Point, NCRoss H. Fishman, Jacksonville Beach, FLPriya Gulati, Atlanta, GADylan Stewart Hamilton, Durham, NCShane A. Harpham, Hilton Head Island, SCAleighia Barker Helderman, Morristown, TNBrent E. Herrin, Marietta, GAThane C. Hisaw, Greensboro, NCMalinda M. Husson, Henrico, VAMary P. Huxford, Starkville, MSAlan Seth Hyden, Prestonsburg, KYTimothy O. Imafidon, Jr., Clayton, NCStephanie L. Jackson, Fort Mill, SCApril J. Johnson Toyer, Fairfax Station, VADaniel P. Knechtel, Asheville, NCJeni Y. Kong, Lawrenceville, GAMark A. Lawrence, Columbus, GAC. Marshall Long, Charlotte, NCRochelle Lopyan, Roswell, GAElizabeth Kelty McLaurin, Covington, KYAllison A. Miller, Winter Park, FLElizabeth C. Miller, Richmond, VAKristin Cavanah Mirda, Melbourne, FLTara L. Moncus, Rainsville, ALMarcela R. Mujica, Charlotte, NCMarinela M. Nemetz, Jacksonville, FLJonathan Robert Nichols, Hattiesburg, MSMary E. Okuley, Greer, SCJames L. Osborn, Selma, AL

Ferdinand C. Padilla, Rome, GAOjas Ashok Parikh, Concord, NCRush A. Peace, Macon, GAKevin M. Raines, Chapin, SCRonald J. Rozanski, Ocala, FLJenna Schulten, Louisville, KYCorey J. Sheppard, Roanoke, VAJason J. Sotto, Winter Garden, FLShauna C Tanner, Germantown, TNDonald J. Turner, Spartanburg, SCRyan M. Vaughn, Gainesville, GAHugh D. Vice, Hixson, TNElizabeth F. Webb, Chattanooga, TNThomas J. Weyrich, Gainesville, GAKatherine Curtis Windham, Columbus, MSJina Kang Yoo, Mebane, NCKelly R. Zukaitis, Gastonia, NCNorthCentral DistrictSamuel G. Blanchard, Grosse Pointe Park, MILynse J. Briney, Naperville, ILJulie M. Collins, Evansville, INJennifer L. Cully, Cincinnati, OHJazmine B.D. Dillard, Evanston, ILMarcus R. Ditto, Lafayette, INAnnette T. Farthing, Indianapolis, INTeresa L. Fong, North Oaks, MN*Michael P. Glinka, Maumee, OHBryce M. Goebel, Bismarck, NDDrew Arthur Goebel, Bismarck, NDColleen Collins Greene, Wauwatosa, WI*Erin L. Gross, Columbus, OHMelanie Hageman, Fargo, NDMitzi L. Hines, Columbus, OHKala L. Hinz, Rochester, MNAndrea L. Igowsky, Sheboygan, WINatalie Elizabeth Joseph, Southgate, MIRamya S. Kamath, O Fallon, ILErin A. Knierim, Toledo, OHKenneth S. Kollmann, Collinsville, ILJennifer R. Kugar, Fishers, INDiana A. Kyrkos, Bay Village, OHAndrea R. Lederman-Cotton, Skokie, ILSteven Matthew Leifker, Dubuque, IAKelly M Lipp, Columbus, OHC. Scott Litch, Northbrook, IL*Kevin Ludwig, Fort Wayne, INDavid S. Maddox, II, Gurnee, ILMeggan McCone, Grand Rapids, MITyra L. Meyer, Wapakoneta, OHJacob E. Myers, East Lansing, MIAndrea M. Myers, Springfield, OHTravis L. Olson, Fargo, NDScott D. Papineau, Indianapolis, INVacharee Peterson, Maplewood, MNElizabeth M Picard, Bay City, MIRussell S. Pollina, Mount Prospect, ILSuzy Chatzopoulos Pope, Kenilworth, ILJoseph A. Quattrocchi, Jr., Council Bluffs, IAJennifer A. Quizon, Mount Pleasant, WIElizabeth F. Ralstrom, Grosse Pointe Park, MIElise Watson Sarvas, Minneapolis, MN*Saleem Wong Siddiqui, Chicago, ILJulie Elizabeth Ann Steinmetz, Columbus, IN

John W. Stewart, Terre Haute, INAdel M. Tawadros, Maineville, OHAmberlee Taylor, Broadview Heights, OHDamon J. Thielen, Sioux Falls, SDCecelia Thompson, Madison, WITimothy D. Voss, Maumee, OHGrace Wenham, Madison, WIErin Winn, Chippewa Falls, WIKerry G. Winters, Rosemount, MNSouthwestern DistrictJared A. Acosta, Fort Smith, ARCourtney Alexander, San Antonio, TXElsa C. Alfonzo-Echeverri, Houston, TXArmin Aliefendic, Dallas, TXZachary Alleman, Fort Collins, COMatthew David Anderson, Nixa, MOSeth A. Ardoin, Abilene, TXMelissa Balk-Elliott, Midland, TXEsther Beeks, Saint Louis, MOMatthew C. Bittle, Fort Smith, ARAaron Michael Bumann, Gladstone, MO*Erin Ealba Bumann, Parkville, MOLaura L. Carter Mitchell, Frisco, TXJustin N. Chan, Frisco, TXAustin Ryan Church, Fort Worth, TXEileen L. Cocjin, Kansas City, MOBenjamin Curtis, Forney, TXEmily C. Day, Olathe, KSParya Etebari-Saman, Plano, TXEverett Chad Evans, Denton, TXKatherine S. Galm, Loveland, COLacy V. Garrett, New Orleans, LAKelly M. Gonzales, Georgetown, TXElizabeth Gonzalez, McAllen, TXStephen Taylor Gray, Oklahoma City, OKLauren Coppola Greene, San Antonio, TXAnil W. Gudapati, Austin, TXBradley S. Harris, Conroe, TXKathryn Warren Hart, Grand Junction, COKenneth S. Havard, Georgetown, TXAndrew M. Heaton, Harker Heights, TXTravis R. Hildebrand, Georgetown, TXLizbeth Holguin, El Paso, TXBilkisu Idakoji, Houston, TXChad Erick Jensen, Harrison, ARCara J. Jones, Little Rock, ARPaul R. Lambert, III, Abilene, TXAna Lavermicocca, San Antonio, TXDiane Suhyun Lee, Austin, TXJohn R. Leonard, Windsor, COBrynn L. Leroux, Baton Rouge, LACandace Culpepper Light, College Station, TXJon Matthew Lindblom, Bartlesville, OKRoberto Loar, Austin, TXJulie M. Longoria, Houston, TXSonia G. Louca, Highland Village, TXSofia A. Luque, Austin, TXJeffrey C. Mabry, San Antonio, TX*Manuel Marien, Jr., Killeen, TXCharles W. Miller, Arlington, TXYusif Mohammad, Helotes, TXBenjamin P. Morgan, Rockwall, TXVent S. Murphy, Little Rock, AR

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Shilpa R. Nileshwar, Lafayette, LACeleste Gabrielle Oliver, San Antonio, TXMarlene Ramos, San Antonio, TXDonald Pearson Ritchie, Tyler, TXDonald H. Roberts, Norman, OKGreg Robertson, Alexandria, LAAngie Mariela Sage, San Antonio, TXR. David Sentelle, Frisco, TXJill M. Shonka, Windsor, COHarold V. Simpson, Plano, TXA. Patrick Smithwick, III, Englewood, COFabiola Carolina Sosa-Banda, Sugar Land, TXKhanh Truong, Houston, TXHeber C. Tuft, Monroe, LASummer B. Tyson, Jonesboro, ARWestern DistrictSpencer C. Archibald, American Fork, UTDeanna E. Aronoff, Pleasanton, CASophie Liamidi Baird, Tucson, AZLisa B. Bienstock, Phoenix, AZJessica Blanco, Juneau, AK*Jeffrey C. Bryson, Caldwell, IDMorgen L Bybee, Pocatello, IDChad Wesley Cattron, Kalispell, MTGabriela Cervantes, Long Beach, CALafe Allen Chaffee, Mesa, AZMarshall B. Chey, Bakersfield, CANicholas Y. Ching, El Cerrito, CADavid Christopher Ching, Pearl City, HIJason R. Ching, Pearl City, HIClint B. Chlarson, Billings, MTJames F. Collette, Kennewick, WAJames J. Crall, Los Angeles, CAMorgan P. Evershed, Sierra Vista, AZAndrew H. Garabedian, Spokane, WAJohn Brent Gill, Kennewick, WADavid L. Good, Tarzana, CATodd A. Gray, Reno, NVStuart Hersey, Puyallup, WAJordan E. Higham, Idaho Falls, IDJane Jung Hyun Yu, Stevenson Ranch, CAJaren T. Jensen, Las Vegas, NVPaul A. Johnson, West Sacramento, CAErin L. Johnson, Spokane, WARoberta Ellen Kerr, Mesa, AZChristian K. Lee, Palo Alto, CAPeter Aaron Lee, Honolulu, HIEstelle Hweiwan Liou, Rosemead, CAJared D. Lothyan, Sumner, WAKelly M. Maixner, Wasilla, AKRochelle Acoba Manangkil, American Canyon, CAMark W. Marlowe, Idaho Falls, IDJeffrey McComb, Roseville, CAMarie Moran, Merced, CAKenneth Sawyer Negro, Bellingham, WAMarina Nguyen, Chandler, AZSuzanne T. Nguyen, San Jose, CABrett M. Packham, Roy, UTCynthia P. Pelley, Portland, ORIrma Perez Martinez, Pismo Beach, CAChristopher J. Piper, Bellingham, WA

Tina Ptacek, Flagstaff, AZJoseph T Rawlins, Santa Cruz, CARafat S. Razi, Tracy, CAJames Kolby Robinson, Medford, ORKristina Rogers, Provo, UTSean Schexnayder, Washington, UTJoseph Maturo Sease, Portland, ORShelly Self, Bainbridge Island, WAErin Shah, San Francisco, CAMichael A. Shannon, Mission Viejo, CAMartin R. Steigner, Petaluma, CAStephanie M. Su, Redmond, WAStacie T. Sueda, Honolulu, HIChristos E. Thanos, Torrance, CAReed E. Thompson, Kalispell, MTTracy T Tran, Los Angeles, CALucas Trerice, Olympia, WAKim Ngan Truong, Visalia, CANatalie Vander Kam, Cupertino, CARenn Veater, Roy, UTAlison Walsh, Anchorage, AKTravis R. White, Vernal, UTAlicia K. Wong, Bellevue, WATiffany Chai Wu, San Gabriel, CAAudrey Jung-Sun Yoon, Bellflower, CA

JUNIOR AMBASSADOR (STUDENTS)

Northeastern DistrictCristina Armbruster Jacas, Pittsburgh, PAChristi Lahey, Bronx, NYHyewon Lee, New York, NYNorthCentral DistrictDavid P. Budge, Hilliard, OHEmily R. Burns, Grove City, OH

GENERAL DONOR (LESS THAN $100)

No District UnitAmy Ruth Aston, APO, AELee E. Roundy, APO, AEChristina A. Wengler, APO, AENortheastern DistrictPeter Catapano, New York, NYSara Beth Goldberg, New York, NYSara Hamza, Springfield, MABarry Laurence Jacobson, Alpine, NJJocelyn Jeffries-Bruno, Rumson, NJNeha M. Jiwani, Aberdeen, NJSheeba Abraham Kurian, New Hyde Park, NYAimee M. Leibowitz, Westfield, NJJessica L. Levy, Tuckahoe, NYSusan J. Noble, Prince Frederick, MDElayne S. Pappas, Bayside, NYLeandro Piccoli, Weehawken, NJErin M. Power, Hoboken, NJKimberly A. Rosenfeld, Kinnelon, NJMatthew K. Sones, Toms River, NJMichelle V. Stovall, Laurel, MDGeri-Lynn Waldman, Middletown, NYRobyn E. Weiner-Ivker, Lower Gwynedd, PABrian Winslow, Webster, NYHeather E. Wolbach, Norwell, MA

Southeastern DistrictAngela P. Baechtold, Asheville, NCLaurie Tedder Campbell, Charlotte, NCMeghan B. Carter, Tampa, FLJessica M. Clark, Virginia Beach, VAStephen D. Cochran, Jacksonville, FLKristen Flowers Crowder, Dothan, ALMaggie Novy Davis, Palm Harbor, FLKristen Mullins Douglas, Ocean Springs, MSJohn J. Flowers, Jr., Dothan, ALMelody J. Greene, Memphis, TNRobyn B. Lesser, Tampa, FLKatherine Huston Payne, Chapel Hill, NCKaren A. Uston, Atlanta, GARossi M Williams, Concord, NCAnjali Williamson, Decatur, GANorthCentral DistrictKari A. Cunningham, Cleveland Heights, OHMorris J. De Leon, Waukesha, WITravis T. Giese, Bismarck, NDHannah Grafton Greene, Omaha, NENathan Van Hofwegen, Portage, MIKatherine Blair Jones, Indianapolis, INAndree-Anne Page, Columbus, OHKayla M. Risma, Asbury, IASouthwestern DistrictLeslie Blackburn, The Woodlands, TXDylan Bordonaro, Denver, COSheridan D. Bunch, Round Rock, TXBrent Church, Prairie Village, KSElizabeth Diana Crespi, Denver, CODavid J. Hayutin, Denver, COSharon D. Hill, Plano, TXDavid Keith Jones, Little Rock, ARJoi Shaw Morrison, Houston, TXElizabeth Mary Powers, Lawrence, KSNicole B. Pruitt, Corpus Christi, TXGarrett Wayne Sanders, Bentonville, ARChelsea Lizanne Taliaferro, Bixby, OKMarielena Torres-Ricart, San Antonio, TXWestern DistrictJude Crutchfield, Rocklin, CADalyann Ferrie, Goodyear, AZCody C. Hughes, Las Vegas, NVJennifer A. Koumaras, Goleta, CACarole Miyahara, San Francisco, CAJared Nation, Loma Linda, CATyrone F. Rodriguez, Yakima, WALindsay Row, Las Vegas, NV*Negar Sadeghein, Los Angeles, CAStephen J. Stuehling, Seattle, WAEvelyne H. Vu-Tien, San Diego, CAEaste Warnick, Anchorage, AKStephen Wilson, Scottsdale, AZLenise N. Yarber, Carson, CANasim Zarkesh, Las Vegas, NV

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DISTRICT #DONORS HARD DOLLARS SOFT DOLLARS $/DONOR

Northeastern (incl.

Federal Services)227 25,491 20,050 200.62

Southeastern 264 26,075 31,050 216.38

NorthCentral 217 26,563 19,051 210.20

Southwestern 220 22,085 23,080 205.30

Western 214 22,236 18,800 191.76

1,142 122,450 112,031 205.32

ChairWarren A. Brill

Vice ChairClifford R. Hartmann

TreasurerJohn S. Rutkauskas

Assistant TreasurerLynn K. Fujimoto

SecretaryC. Scott Litch

BOT LiaisonDeven V. Shroff

Northeastern DistrictRobert J. Moreau

Southeastern DistrictChad S. Eslinger

NorthCentral DistrictJames D. Nickman

Southwestern DistrictJason A. Zimmerman

Western DistrictJ. Kyle House

AdvisorsJohn A. BogertCharles R. HallLois A JacksonLewis A. KayPaul A. Kennedy, Jr.Shari C. KohnJasper L. Lewis, Jr.Mark S. LisagorElliott D. MaserJessica A. MeeskeJade MillerStephen MillsEdward H. Moody, Jr.Richard P. MungoJames NickmanCurt S. RalstromReneida E. ReyesNeophytos L. SavideHeber Simmons, Jr.Ray E. Stewart

2018-2019 AAPD PAC Steering Committee

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ANNUAL REPORT AAPD

JULY 2019 PAC