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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Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye, PhD, MPH
Vice Chair - Elect
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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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 a professor and former chair at the Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. 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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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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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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Hayley Harvey, DDS
Board Member
Dr. Hayley Harvey, DDS is Dental Clinic Section Chief and Director of Dental Education for Broadlawns Medical Center. She graduated from University of Iowa with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree and Master of Science Degree.
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Nathan Hehr, DDS
Board Member
Dr. Nathan Hehr, DDS practices general dentistry at Nettleton Dental Group in Mason City. Dr. Hehr received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa.
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J. Michael Metts, DO
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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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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Heidi Bell, OD
Advisory Board Member
Dr. Heidi Bell, OD practices at Elite Eye Care in Waukee. Dr. Bell graduated from Iowa State University and completed her Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.
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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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