Foundation Board of Directors
Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Board of Directors and Officers
The members of the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Board of Directors represent various oral health stakeholders. The Board meets three times per year and has an annual planning retreat. Board members serve one-year terms and are eligible to be elected for nine terms.
Current Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Board of Directors and Officers include:
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Joel Wulf, MSW
Chair
Joel Wulf is the retired assistant director at the Iowa Department on Aging. He holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of Iowa. He also serves as adjunct faculty with the University of Iowa School of Social Work.
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J. Scott Raecker
Vice Chair
Scott Raecker is the executive director for The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University. He received certification as a Character Development Specialist and Corporate Ethics Trainer from Josephson Institute of Ethics and Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College.
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Jeff Russell
Foundation President
Jeff Russell is the president & CEO of Delta Dental of Iowa. Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Drake University. Jeff has been with Delta Dental of Iowa since 2013.
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Jeffrey Chaffin, DDS, MPH, MBA, MHA
Board Member
Dr. Jeffrey Chaffin is the chief dental director at Delta Dental of Iowa. He graduated from University of Tampa and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Nebraska, MPH from the University of Michigan, MBA from The University of Texas at San Antonio, and MHA from Baylor University.
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Dan Caplan, DDS, PhD
Board Member
Dr. Dan Caplan is the department head for the Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa, General Practice Residency certificate from VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, and PhD from the University of North Carolina.
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Howard Cowen, DDS, MS
Board Member
Dr. Howard Cowen is the director of the Geriatric & Special Needs Program and director, Geriatric Fellowship Program at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Dr. Cowen received his Doctor of Dental Surgery and his Masters in Public Health Dentistry from the University of Iowa.
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Lynn Curry, DDS
Board Member
Dr. Lynn Curry is a dentist from Carroll, Iowa. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Iowa. He served on the Board of Directors for Delta Dental of Iowa from 1997 to 2009 and as an Advisory Director until 2010.
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Suzanna de Baca, MBA
Board Member
Suzanna de Baca is the president and group publisher of Business Publications Corporation (BPC). She received her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University (with distinction) and her MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye, PhD, MPH
Board Member
Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye is the public health director for Black Hawk County Health Department in Waterloo, Iowa. She received her bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and her master’s degree in Public Health from San Diego State University. She holds a PhD in Public Health Education from Texas A&M University.
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Missy Gowey
Board Member
Missy Gowey is the executive director of the Genesis Health Services Foundation in Davenport, Iowa. She received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State University.
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Donna Grant, DDS
Board Member
Dr. Donna Grant practices general dentistry at Norwalk Family Dentistry in Norwalk. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from The University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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Ken Jones, DDS
Board Member
Dr. Ken Jones is the dental director for River Hills Community Health Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. He earned his undergraduate degree from Luther College. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa.
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Tracy Rodgers, RDH
Board Member
Tracy Rodgers is an executive officer at the Iowa Department of Public Health in Des Moines. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science degree and Certificate in Public Health.
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Jennifer Vermeer, MPA, MHCDS
Board Member
Jennifer Vermeer is the Iowa plan president of Molina Healthcare of Iowa. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Central College, Pella, Master of Public Administration from the University of Arizona and Masters of Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College, NH.
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J. Michael Metts, DO
Advisory Board Member
Dr. Michael Metts is a graduate of Des Moines University and the University of Missouri Child Health Residency Program and has been a pediatric physician at MercyOne Des Moines since 1999.
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Suzanne Heckenlaible, MPA
Executive Director
Suzanne Heckenlaible is vice president public affairs of Delta Dental of Iowa. She has a bachelor's degree from Augustana College (Rock Island, IL) and Masters in Public Administration from Drake University. She has been with Delta Dental of Iowa since 2006.
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Sherry Perkins, CPA
Foundation Treasurer / Secretary
Sherry Perkins is vice president finance and controller of Delta Dental of Iowa. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and is a Certified Public Accountant. She joined Delta Dental of Iowa in 2002.
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