PCSO Committee Chairs and Representatives
Officers and Trustees
Lili Horton – President
Lesley Williams - President-Elect
Robert (Rob) Merrill - Secretary-Treasurer
Ken Kai– Immediate Past President
Robert Varner – AAO Trustee
Component Directors
Chris Henry - Alaska
Glenna Grykuliak – Alberta
Alan Curtis - Arizona
Bryan Hicks - British Columbia
Thomas Chin – California
Ken Fischer – California
Ronald Jawor - California
Kathleen Nuckles – California
Michael Ricupito – California
Gilbert Snow – California
John Trotter – California
Erik TinHan – Hawaii
Mike Gold – Idaho
Frank Beglin - Nevada
Doug Klein – Oregon
James Stephenson – Saskatchewan
Bryan Williams – Washington
Advisory Members
Gerald Nelson, PCSO Bulletin Editor
Pramod Sinha, PCSO Internet Editor
Aaron Molen, New and Younger Member Committee
Budget & Finance
Rob Merrill - Chair
Iain Allan
Tom Bales
Frank Beglin
Thomas Merrill
Lesley Williams– Advisor
ByLaws Committee
Ken Fischer - Chair
James Stephenson
Chris Henry
Bert Rouleau
Glenna Grykuliak
Communications Committee
Jerry Nelson, Chair
Erik TinHan
Pramod Sinha, Internet Editor
Anne Evers
Ron Jawor
Lesley Williams - Ex-Officio
Continuing Education
Rebecca Poling, Chair
Dale Rhoney, 2009 AS General Chair
Greg Huang, 2010 AS Doctor Program Chair
Robin Jackson, 2011 AS General Chair
Mark Douglas, Central Regional Chair
Kari Borgen, Northern Regional Chair
Kevin Bakar, Southern Regional Chair
Bryan Hicks, At Large-Member
Bob Keim, At Large-Member
LeeAnn Peniche, Staff Representative
Pramod Sinha, Internet Editor
Lili Horton, Ex-Officio
Lesley Williams, Ex-Officio
Rob Merrill, Ex-Officio
Critical Issues Task Force
Lesley Williams - Co-Chair
Ronald Wolk - Co-Chair
Frank Beglin
Ken Fischer
Bryan Hicks
Ron Jawor
Doug Klein
Rob Merrill
Erick TinHan
Bryan Williams
Educator’s Committee
Joseph Caruso, LLU, Chair
Robert Boyd, UOP
David Covell, Oregon
Greg Huang, UW
Open Poistion, U Southern Nevada
Paul Major, U Alberta
Ib Nielsen, UCSF
Jae Park, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Glenn Sameshima, USC
Clifford Seran, U Nevada - Las Vegas
Kang "Eric" Ting, UCLA
Edwin Yen, U British Columbia
Management Evaluation Committee
Ken Kai, Chair
Lesley Williams
Frank Beglin
Bryan Williams
New and Younger Member Committee
Aaron Molen - Chair
Lenore Louie
Brandy Solomon
Elana Norman
L. Carlos Bordador
James Gibson
Richard Chan
Yoram Kohanzadeh
Nominating and Awards Committee
Ken Kai, Chair
Norman Nagel
Howard Hunt
Robert Varner (non-voting)
Regional Meetings Committee
Central Region
Mark Douglas - Co-Chair
Kelly Giannetti - Co-Chair
Northern Region
Kari Borgen - Chair
Jackie Bunce - Co-Chair
Southern Region
Kevin Bakar - Chair
Open Position - Co-Chair
Reserve Fund Investment Sub-Committee
Lesley Williams - Chair
Tom Bales
Doug Klein
Norm Nagel
Rob Merrill
Ad Hoc Committee on Non-Dues Revenue
Kathleen Nuckles - Chair
Ronald Wolk
Alan Curtis
Frank Beglin
Mike Gold
Gib Snow
2010 Annual Session
Norman Nagel - General Chair
Greg Huang, Dr. Program Chair
Howard Hunt and LeeAnn Peniche, Staff Program Co-Chairs
Erik TinHan, Local Arrangements
2011 Annual Session
Robin Jackson - General Chair
Paul Kasrovi, Dr. Program Chair
Ron Wolk and LeeAnn Peniche, Staff Program Co-Chairs
Bryan Hicks, Local Arrangements
AAO Council Members/Liaison
Council on Communications
- Robin Jackson/Gib Snow
Council on Government Affairs
- Greg Ogata/Ron Jawor
Council on Insurance
- Bart Soper/Bryan Williams
Council on Membership
- Ron Wolk/Erik TinHan
Council on Orthodontic Education
- Edwin Yen/Bryan Hicks
Council on Orthodontic Health Care
- Robert MacLean/Doug Klein
Council on Orthodontic Practice
- Charles Wear/Kathleen Nuckles
Council on Scientific Affairs
- Greg Huang/Thomas Chin
Council on New and Younger Members
- Laura Nichols/Aaron Molen
Committee on Information Technology
Aaron Molen/James Stephenson
AAO Delegates
Gary Baughman, Chair
Ken Fischer
Lili Horton
Howard Hunt
Ron Jawor
Robert (Rob) Merrill
Norman Nagel
Gerald Nelson
Erik TinHan
John Trotter
Bryan Williams
Lesley Williams
Ronald Wolk
AAO Alternate Delegates
Thomas Chin
Doug Klein
Bryan Hicks
AAOPAC Representative
Howard Hunt
ABO Director
Steve Dugoni
AAOF Director
Open Position
Directors Serving as Liaisons to Calif. Assn. of Orthodontists
Michael Ricupito
John Trotter