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ADA Delegaon CandidatesMy name is Nia Bigby and I am a general dentist practicing in Indianapolis. I have worked in public health for the last fteen years, six of those while moonlighting in private practice. I have been a member of the tripartite since 2009 and an active member since 2015. I have served as an alternate delegate for IDDS and recently as a member of the Board of Trustees and Peer Review Committees. I have served on multiple IDA committees and currently serve as the IDA Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. I am a graduate of the AIR program and serve as a mentor for the program. I have been able to witness organized dentistry and the local and state level and would appreciate the opportunity to see it at the national level. It would be my pleasure to represent the IDA as a member of its delegation to the ADA. Thank you for your consideration!DR. NIA BIGBY—Indianapolis District Dental SocietyI have been in private practice in Richmond, Indiana for 27 years. I am very involved in my community with the local Non-Prot and Arts Organizations. I am also a Board Member of the Cope Environmental Center in Centerville, Indiana.I am the current President of the Eastern Indiana Dental Society and an incoming Trustee for the Indiana Dental Association. I have also been an Alternate Delegate and Delegate for the IDA for at least 15 years. I have been involved with the Gov-ernmental Aairs Committee for the last 2 years and I am the contact dentist for Congressman Dr. Brad Barrett and Senator Je Raatz. Other Committees that I am actively involved in are: IDA Delegate Reference Committee (2022), The Midwest Dental Assembly Planning Committee (10 years) and the Peer Review Committee Chair (4 years).I will be an asset to the ADA Delegation because I have a lot of experience with leadership and being involved with the Indiana Dental Association.DR. ANGELA BURKE—Eastern Indiana Dental Society
ADA Delegaon CandidatesI have been practicing general dentistry in Richmond for 30 years. Before 1992, I practiced for 7 years as a US Navy dentist. I have been involved in the IDA for over 20 years. I have held various leadership positions both at my local component, Eastern Indiana Dental Society, and at the state and national level. I have served as Speaker of the House, and currently as the President of the IDA. I have been repre-senting Indiana and the 7th District at the ADA as a delegate and a Council mem-ber for several years. Because of this, I have a large network of friends across the country, which can only benet Indiana on the national ADA political scene. I would be very grateful for your vote so that I may continue my work for you at the ADA.DR. JILL BURNS—Eastern Indiana Dental SocietyStrategic Planning passed at the 2022 ADA HOD. I have been out front planning for this transition for a few years representing Indiana dentists. Indiana and the 7th District will combine with many states in the Midwest as part of the plan. I was voted to serve as 7th district caucus chairman for the 2022 ADA HOD coordinating a 6th district combination caucus session in Houston. We have made important contacts, relationships, development plans yet have additional work that needs to continue to see the Strategic Planning process to a successful end. I would also like to support our trustee and friend Dr. Chad Leighty at the national level. Thanks for the consid-eration.DR. STEVEN C. HOLLAR—North Central Dental Society
ADA Delegaon CandidatesI would appreciate being considered for the 2024-25 ADA delegation. I have served the IDA as president, speaker, and am currently the chair of governmental aairs. Nationally I have served on the ADA’s CAPIR and CDEL councils, spent three years on an ADA task force for licensure and currently I am the vice-chair of DANB and the 7th District ADPAC representative. I also believe I have the longest tenure on the ADA delegation for Indiana. The ADA meeting is about contacts and inuence. With the many positions I have held know many people in all aspects of dentistry. I know virtually everyone from our companion state Ohio, and have made numerous con-tacts with dierent dentists across the country. Being a delegate comes with a sharp learning curve. From my years on the delegation I have learned all the nuances as to what it takes to be on the delegation. I can act as a mentor for new people on the delegation and help them navigate this process. I appreciate the privilege that it is to be considered for this position and ask for your support.DR. STEVE HOLM—Northwest Indiana Dental SocietyIt is a privilege to be asking for your support to be a part of the Indiana delegation to the ADA. Coming from a family of dental professionals, I am a 1994 IUSD grad-uate and am currently in private family practice in my rural hometown of Kendall-ville, Indiana. I have been a proud member of the ADA for the last 25 years recently becoming an active member on the IKDDS board since 2020, currently serving as its Treasurer. I presently serve on peer review and have been an alternate delegate to the MDA since 2021. I am also a founding participant in the IKDDS’ FLIK leadership program. I am a founding member of the FORT study club. Since graduating from dental school, I have served on numerous community boards, many in a leadership role. I am currently serving my third year on my local school board. I couldn’t be more excited to run for this position. I was extremely energized by the presentation at last year’s MDA by our ADA executive director and feel as though I have the qual-ity time and passion it will take to serve as a part of this remarkable organization. My current roles at the local and state level, along with my very active community involvement should make me a strong contributor to the delegation. I am honored to be running for this position and thank you for your consideration.DR. DOUGLAS JANSEN—Isaac Knapp District Dental Society
ADA Delegaon CandidatesI am grateful for the opportunity that being a delegate for the state of Indiana will provide for me. When I decided on a career in dentistry, one of my goals was to change people’s perception of the dentist. While we know dentistry is seen as a trusted profession, there are still many patients whose number one fear is the den-tist. I went into dentistry with this in mind. Throughout my career, I have worked in public health, as an associate in private practice in underserved communities and also in auent communities, for a company that provided dentistry to patients in nursing homes, and also in academia. I have been fortunate to see many sides of dentistry for ourselves as professionals and for our patients. And of course, as a woman of color, I have a dierent perspective from the majority of our profession. I take all these experiences with me as I work to advocate for our profession and patients.DR. ELIZABETH SIMPSON—Indianapolis District Dental SocietyIt is an honor to again be asking for your support in my application for the IDA’s del-egation to the ADA. As a third-generation dentist, I had the privilege of growing up in organized dentistry, and it has quickly become one of my life’s greatest passions. I have served as an alternate delegate for Isaac Knapp since 2020, and I will soon begin my term as secretary of it’s Board. I also serve on the IKDDS Membership, Young Dentist, and Government Aairs Committees. I am Vice-Chair of the IDA’s Government Aairs Committee, and I serve on the IDPAC Board and the New Den-tist Subcommittee. I am a graduate of the AIR program, and will be participating in the IKDDS’ inaugural FLIK program. I am a member of the ADA’s Advisory Commit-tee on Annual Meetings, and am a fellow in both the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the American College of Dentists. I feel that my extensive history with and experience in organized dentistry, along with my dedication to community involvement, make me an excellent candidate to sup-port the future of our profession. The relationships I’ve made nationally have already been a benet to the 7th district, and I am excited to continue to cultivate those friendships throughout what I hope is a long and healthy career. I look forward to continuing to represent the IDA this year in Orlando, and I am excited for the oppor-tunity to promote the IDA’s interests in the future. Thank you for your consideration!DR. JILL STETZEL TORKEO—Isaac Knapp District Dental Society
ADA Delegaon CandidatesIt would be a privilege to serve as a member of District 7’s delegation to the Amer-ican Dental Association. I graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 2019 and I am currently practicing as a General Dentist in Gas City. I have been involved with organized dentistry even before to my graduation from IUSD. Prior to graduation, I served on the American Student Dental Association’s executive board as Legislative Liaison. During my tenure I worked with the Indiana Dental Associ-ation’s Committee on Governmental Aairs to re-implement Dental Advocacy Day and participated in the joint ADA-ASDA Advocacy Day in Washington D.C. After graduation, I sought to maintain my connection with organized dentistry and have served as both an alternate and voting delegate in the IDA House of Delegates. I will be Serving as the President of the North Central Dental Society and currently am a member of the New Dentist Committee of the IDA. I understand that advocacy and engagement at all levels, local, statewide and nationally, are vitally important to pro-tecting and advancing the profession. Ensuring the interest’s of District 7 are repre-sented in national advocacy on current issues, such as reimbursement and work-force development, is critical to enabling dentists in the district to continue providing quality care to their patients. I look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues to further advance our great profession. I appreciate your consideration and humbly ask for your support. DR. ALEC WILLARD—North Central Dental Society