Officers and Trustees
The Illinois State Dental Society is made up of seven downstate districts and the Chicago District. The seven downstate districts are geographically divided into Northwestern, Northeastern, Central Northern, Central, Central Western, Central Eastern and Southern. The Chicago Dental Society has nine branches: Southwest, Kenwood-Hyde Park, North Side, North Suburban, Northwest Side, Northwest Suburban, South Suburban, West Side and West Suburban. From the seven downstate districts and the nine branches of CDS, ISDS elects its officers and trustees to administer the business of the Society.
The ISDS Board of Trustees consists of five officers, 14 trustees, the chair of the New Dentist Committee, and a Trustee At-Large. The elected officers are the president, president-elect, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Candidates for officers and trustees are established by a rotation in the ISDS Bylaws. The succession of officers is secretary, treasurer, vice president, president-elect and president. Trustees serve a three-year term, with seven coming from the downstate districts and seven from the Chicago district. The slate of officers is presented to the ISDS House of Delegates for vote each September during the ISDS Annual Session. The first election for Trustee At-Large will be held at the 2023 House of Delegates and elected by the House.
The ISDS Board of Trustees meets in March, June, September and December to conduct business.
Trustee At-Large
To read more about the position and how to apply, please click here.
Officers
President
Lansing
President-Elect
Pekin
Dr. John Kozal
Vice-President
Summit Argo
Treasurer
Lisle
Secretary
Cary
Trustees
Dr. Satish Alapati
Term: 2022-2025
Chicago District
Dr. James Bryniarski
Term: 2021-2024
Chicago District
Dr. Chris Couri
Term: 2023-2026
Central District
Trustee at Large
Term: 2023-2026
Bloomington
Dr. Jason Guerrero
Term: 2022-2025
Chicago District
Dr. Marcia Hardy
Term: 2023-2026
Central Eastern District
New Dentist Committee Chair
Roselle
Dr. Mahmoud Jallad
Term: 2022-2025
Southern District
Dr. Richard Leyba
Term: 2022-2025
Chicago District
Term: 2022-2025
Northeastern District
Dr. Sharon Perlman
Term: 2023-2026
Chicago District
Dr. Jennifer Pritts
Term: 2021-2024
Central Western District Dental Society
Dr. Donald Rastede
Term: 2022-2025
Central Northern District
Speaker of the House
Freeport
Dr. Cynthia Sachs
Term: 2021-2024
Northwest District Dental Society
Dr. Benjamin Youel
Term: 2023-2026
Chicago District
Dr. Ron Waryjas
Term: 2021-2024
Chicago District
Invited Guests of the Board of Trustees
Dr. Lawrence White
Vice Speaker of the House
Chicago
ADA Trustee
Term: 2022-2026