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NNDHA 2012-2013 BOT
President: Katie Welling
741-9398 (cell)
 My name is Katie Welling. I hold the position of NNDHA President.
I graduated from Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Hygiene Program in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Community Health Sciences. I have served as NDHA Delegate from 2009-12, ADHA Alternate Delegate in 2011 and ADHA Delegate 2012-13. I love being a part of such a great association. My goal is to bring new and interesting CE courses to our area.
President Elect: Xuan-Thu Failing
 Xuan-Thu T. Failing is a graduate from Truckee Meadows Community College for Dental Hygiene. She continues her academic career at the College of Southern Nevada studying Public Heath in Dental Hygiene and expects to graduate December 2013 with her BS-DHPH. Besides being a student and clinically practicing, she is passionate about where her profession is heading. She is a life-long learner, helicopter skier, hiker, biker, and fly-fisher extraordinaire. She loves living life with her partner, Pete and their barkless dog, Jake. Wherever she goes, she is engaging and promotes good oral health!
Vice-President: Megan Taylor
My name is Megan Taylor; I am now your NNDHA vice president. I have been practicing Dental Hygiene for about a year and a half now and have loved every moment of it. I grew up in small towns in Northern Nevada and went to Dental Hygiene school in Las Vegas. I am happy to be back in Reno working and to be part of this truly amazing group of professionals. This is my first year being involved in our association and I am looking forward to helping our profession grown.
Immediate Past President: Lori McDonald
674-7554 (ofc)
 Greetings to NNDHA members and colleagues!
It was my honor and privilege to have served as NNDHA President for 2011-2012. A little history about myself. I graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene (BSDH). I will graduate this spring from the University of Nevada, Reno with my Masters in Educational Leadership. I had the opportunity to start teaching at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Dental Hygiene Department in 2007. I enjoy giving back to the students the gift that was given to me by my professors 23 years ago.
As hygienists we are so blessed to be a part of such a growing and flexible profession. The opportunities are endless as the dental hygiene profession moves towards expanding our profession and improving our relationship with other stakeholders. Our role as healthcare providers is vital in making aware our role in working collaboratively with other disciplines increasing their knowledge of the connection between oral health and general health. I look forward to an exciting year with you; being a part of a remarkable profession that is continuing to grow and change as we move ahead into the future.
Treasurer: Maira Velasco
(775) 427-7506 (cell)
 My name is Maira Velasco. I am currently serving my second year as our component treasurer. I grew up in a farming community in rural Nevada, moved to Reno and graduated from the Dental Hygiene Program at Truckee Meadows Community College in 2009. I learned the importance of being involved with the ADHA early on as a student member. Upon graduation I served as a delegate for a two year term at our annual House of Delegates. I am proud to be a member of our association and to help with the upward movement of our profession!
Secretary: Jenny Benton
846-3985 (cell)
 Jenny Benton graduated from the Dental Hygiene program at Truckee Meadows Community College in Northern Nevada in 2009. Upon graduating, she became a member of the ADHA and served as an NDHA delegate for a two year term in 2011. Jenny had a beautiful daughter with her husband and best friend, Joseph, in February, 2012, and she is now ready to jump into an active role working with inspirational leaders for an association and growing profession she is proud to be a part of.
Component Trustee: Julie Stage
331-7335 (home) 673-8279 (ofc)
Julie Stage graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1979 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Dental Hygiene (BSDH), with a minor in Microbiology. She received her Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree from University of Nevada, Reno in 2007, with a focus on geriatric populations. In 1999, after 20 years of practicing clinical dental hygiene in general private practice and periodontal offices, and also working in public health (instrumental in developing the HAWC dental clinic in Reno, NV), she took a full-time teaching position to help develop the dental hygiene program at Truckee Meadows Community College where she is still currently teaching.
Julie has served on the Board of Trustees for Northern Nevada Dental Hygienists’ Association as Secretary (2007-2010), President (2010-11), Alternate Delegate or Delegate to Nevada Dental Hygienists’ Association various years, and is currently the Northern Trustee (2012-15) for the Nevada Dental Hygienists’ Association. Julie actively arranges and participates in a wide variety of oral health related community service activities with her dental hygiene students and writes grants to support these activities. In 2010 she was honored to receive the ADHA Alfred C. Fones Award.
Hobbies include yoga, ballroom dancing, traveling, and hiking, kayaking, snow shoeing and cross country skiing in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains. Julie has one amazing daughter, Danielle, a pediatric resident in Tucson, AZ, one cat (Charlie) and a very loving, generous “significant other”, Mark Rosenberg, DDS, MPH.
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President
Katie Welling, RDH, BS
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Immediate Past President
Lori McDonald, RDH, BSDH
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President-Elect
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Vice President
Megan Taylor, RDH
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Secretary
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Treasurer
Maira Velasco, RDH
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Component Trustee
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Vice President
Jennifer Terhune, RDH
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Membership Committee Member
Caryn Solie, RDH
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Employment Network
Jennifer McElroy, RDH
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Community Service Committee Members
Shelby Davis, RDH
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Deborah Osborn-Fletcher, BSDH, RDHAP
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