Leadership Team

Dr. Zack Brown
2024 President
Kansas City, MO

Dr. Jared Gerhardt
2024 President-Elect
Kansas City, MO

Dr. Aaron Bumann
2024 Vice-President
Liberty, MO

Dr. Samuel Hayes
2024 Secretary/Treasurer
Kansas City, MO

Dr.Katie Oatman

2024 Immediate Past President
Lee's Summit, MO

Mrs. Sam Silvey
Executive Director
Kansas City, MO

Dr. Wendy Weimer
2024 MDA Trustee
Kansas City, MO

Board of Directors
RYAN M. BLAND, 2024
THOMAS M. (MAC) DARNALL, 2024
ASHLEY R. DEACY, 2024
LANCE W. GODLEY, 2024
TRENT FINLEY, 2025
JARED GERHARDT, 2025
RICHARD CAMPOS, 2026
GARRET COCHRAN, 2026
ROBERT WEISS II, 2026

MDA Delegates
ZACHARY L. BROWN, 2024
MERLE A. NUNEMAKER, 2024
KATHERINE J. OATMAN, 2024
ROBERT M. TAIT, 2024
AARON BUMANN, 2025
PRABU RAMAN, 2025
JACKIE SLOOP, 2025
MEGHAN KROHN, 2026
TERRY L. MYERS, 2026
ROBERT O. WEISS II, 2026
CONNIE L. WHITE, 2026

MDA Alternate Delegates
KATHERINE J. OATMAN, 2024
JAMES L. PARROTT, 2024
AMY L. WESTERBERG, 2025
THOMAS "MAC" DARNALL, 2026
KEERTHANA SATHEESH, 2026
DAVID L. SUCHMAN, 2026

ADA Delegates
PRABU RAMAN
CONNIE L. WHITE

ADA Alternates
GARRET T. COCHRAN
WENDY J. WEIMER

2024 Committee Chairs/Members

Executive (& Finance)
Zack Brown—Chair
Jared Gerhardt
Aaron Bumann
Samuel Hayes
Katie Oatman
Lance Godley
James Parrott

Membership
Jared Gerhardt—Chair
Jeremy Bowen
Katherine Oatman
Thomas (Mac) Darnall
Robert Tait
Wendy Weimer
Connie White

(A) Subcommittee of Membership—New Dentist:
Garret Cochran--Chair
Thomas (Mac) Darnall
Katherine Oatman
Wendy Weimer

(B) Subcommittee of Membership—UMKC SOD Outreach & Speed Interview Event:
Melynda Meredith--Chair
Kelly Suchman
Prabu Raman

(D) Subcommittee of Membership--Outreach:
Jeremy Bowen

Programs:
David Suchman--Co-Chair
Katie Oatman--Co-Chair
Mike Byars

Nominating/Leadership Development:
Aaron Bumann—Chair
Richard Campos
Garret Cochran
Robert Weiss, II

GKCPAC:
Jared Gerhardt
Merle Nunemaker
Prabu Raman
Scott Roberson
Robert Tait
Wendy Weimer

Dental Health and Education:
Melynda Meredith—Chair
Kelly Suchman