Indiana University School of Dentistry honors the faculty and staff who celebrated milestone anniversaries in 2021.

Our faculty and staff are the heart and soul of the dental school. We are so grateful for your service to our students and the oral health profession.

40 years
Megeen Higgins
Financial services associate, Financial Affairs
Terry Washington
Purchasing/inventory control coordinator, Building Support Services
Jude Wilkinson
Financial administration and industry liaison, Research

35 years
Joyce Cannon
Central service and infection control tech, Support Services
Jamie Fields
Dental assistant specialist, Periodontology
Vickie Mattox
Dental patient accounts supervisor, Financial Affairs

30 years
Yvonne “Yo” Baynham
Clinic coordinator, Allied Dental Program
Dr. Richard Gregory
Associate dean, Biomedical and Applied Sciences
Dr. Brian Sanders
Professor and chair, Pediatric Dentistry

25 years
Dr. Dominique Galli
Associate professor, Biomedical and Applied Sciences
Jennifer Tran
Clinical research core director, Oral Health Research Institute

20 years
Dr. Esperanza Martínez Mier
Professor and chair, Cariology, Operative, and Dental Public Health
Jennifer McKee
Dental hygienist, Faculty Practice
Melissa Seibert
Assistant to the chair, Cariology, Operative, and Dental Public Health
Ezeral Terrell
Central service and infection control tech, Support Services
Beth Wyeth
Dental hygienist, Comprehensive Care

15 years
Jami Barnes
Care services team lead, Financial Affairs
Monica Eller
Clinic business office supervisor, Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics
Tina Foster
Assistant director of revenue cycle, Financial Affairs
Dr. Anderson Hara
Professor, Cariology, Operative, and Dental Public Health
Jennifer Hardin
Clinic coordinator, Endodontics
Dee LePak
Senior administrative secretary, Pediatric Dentistry
Brad Metz
Dental equipment repair technician, Building Support Services
Dr. James Oldham
Assistant professor, Comprehensive Care
Brooke Pratt
Clinical assistant professor, Dental Technology, IU Fort Wayne
Keli Seering
Resources manager, IUSD Library
Sharmin Taylor
Practice administrator, Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
Dr. Brenda Valliere
Clinical assistant professor, Fort Wayne

10 years
Nicole Alderson
Medical illustrator, Dental Illustrations
Pier Parsey
Development coordinator, Dean’s Office
Dr. Philip Rake
Clinical associate professor, Prosthodontics
Dawn Tolan
Clinic coordinator, Comprehensive Care
Dr. John Williams
IUSD dean emeritus and professor, Cariology, Operative, and Dental Public Health

5 years
Dr. Sopanis Cho
Clinical assistant professor, Comprehensive Care
Melissa Evans
Director of development, Administration
Michael Frazer
Purchasing coordinator, Building Support Services
Abigail Hitze
Expanded duties dental assistant, Faculty Practice
Reshma Jijo
Research technician, Oral Health Research Institute
Meredith Lecklider
Human resources coordinator, Office of Faculty Affairs
Andres Mantilla
Research coordinator, Cariology, Operative, and Dental Public Health
Mabel Molina
Clinic study assistant, Oral Health Research Institute
Dr. Angela Ritchie
Clinical assistant professor, Oral Pathology
Mayra Salcedo Gonzalez
Dental assistant, Comprehensive Care
Charu Sharma
Research technician, Oral Health Research Institute
Dr. Sabrina Sochacki
Clinical assistant professor, Biomedical and Applied Sciences
Crissy Spencer
Clinic coordinator, Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
Gilian Sullivan
Graduate education coordinator, Graduate Education
Roberta Wilson
Dental assistant specialist, Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics