Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the FDA’s authoritative body between House of Delegates’ sessions. It strives to ensure the FDA’s strategic goals and objectives are actively pursued. The Board oversees all administrative affairs and consists of the six elected “line officers” (president, president-elect, first vice-president, second vice-president, secretary, and immediate past-president) and a maximum of two Trustees per component dental association.

Officers

Dr. Cesar Sabates, President (South Florida District)
747 Ponce De Leon Blvd. #609
Coral Gables, FL 33134-2074
Phone: 305.448.7217
Fax: 305.448.4815
E-mail: sabdent@aol.com

Dr. Kim Jernigan, President-elect (Northwest District)
3298 Summit Blvd. Ste. 10
Pensacola, FL 32503
Phone: 850.434.5247
Fax: 850.433.1530
E-mail: kim.jernigan@att.net

Dr. Terry Buckenheimer, First Vice-president (West Coast District)
3902 W. Neptune St.
Tampa, FL 33629-5829
Phone: 813.259.9000
Email: tlbdmd@aol.com

Dr. Rick Stevenson, Second Vice-president (Northeast District)
6851 Belfort Oaks Pl.
Jacksonville, FL 32216-6242
Phone: 904.281.2566
Email: drras@bellsouth.net

Dr. Ralph Attanasi, Secretary (Atlantic Coast District)
14000 Military Trl.#110
Delray Beach, FL 33484-2600
Phone: 561.496.6855
Fax: 561.496.6829
E-mail: prostho1@bellsouth.net

Dr. Larry W. Nissen, Immediate Past-president (Central District)
280 N. Sykes Creek Pkwy. Unit C
Merritt Island, FL 32953-3491
Phone: 321.452.5500
Fax: 321.452.2125
E-mail: JWSRGN@aol.com

Trustees

Dr.Paul Benjamin (South Florida District)
25 SE 2nd Ave. # 336
Miami, FL 33131-1543
Phone: 305.373.1361
Fax: 305.379.6409
Email: Pteethgator@aol.com

Dr. Gerald Bird (Central District)
96 Willard St. # 105
Cocoa FL 32922-7945
Phone: 321.631.7000
Fax: 321.631.5135
Email: gwboms@aol.com

Dr. David Boden (Atlantic Coast District)
1100 SW St. Lucie West Blvd. Ste 104
Port St. Lucie, FL34986-1780
Phone: 772.878.2000
Fax:772.878.2807
Email: bodend@bellsouth.net

Dr. Steve Cochran (Northeast District)
8355 Bayberry Road
Jacksonville, Florida32256
Phone: 904.733.7254
Fax: 904.731.0144
Email: Stephencochran1@me.com

Dr. Lee Cohen (Atlantic Coast District)
4520 Donald Ross Rd. Ste. 110
Palm Beach Gardens FL33418
Phone: 561.691.0020
Fax: 561.691.9707
Email: lrcdds@pbcperio.com

Dr. Don Ilkka (West Coast District)
8301 County Rd 44 Leg A
Leesburg FL 34788-3706
Phone: 352.787.4748
Fax: 352.326.8302
Email: wndymdwfrm@aol.com

Dr. Bryan (Tim) Marshall (West Coast District)
5331 Commercial Way Ste. 211
Springhill, FL34606
Phone: 352.597.4460
Fax: 352.597.4427
Email: btmarshall@msn.com

Dr. Jolene Paramore (Northwest District)
2240 W 24th St.
Panama City FL 32405-2226
Phone: 850. 769.8277
Fax: 850.769.5722
Email: jparamore@knology.net

Dr. John Paul (West Coast District)
2024 Edgewood Dr. S.
Lakeland, FL 33803-3637
Phone: 863.665.6201
Fax: 863.667.3503
Email: jpdentz@aol.com

Dr. Tom Ward (South Florida District)
655 SW 20th Rd.
Miami, FL 33129-1325
Phone: 305. 377.8004
Fax: 305.373.8028
Email: thomasw3@comcast.net

Dr. Sabates