Administrative Staff and Faculty

Director of Education:  Todd Young M.Ed., BS, LD, DD
Chief Financial Officer:  Brad Young BS
Director of Academics:  Dr. Kristi Bordelon
Director of Admissions:  Krissie McBride
Director of Information Technology: Dale Canfield
Librarian: Mary O’Dell

Educators:

Todd Young M.Ed, BS, LD
Masters of Education in Educational Business Administration, American College of Education
Bachelor of Science in Management and Finance, University of Oregon.
Denturist Diploma Coursework for George Brown College’s International Denture Education Center. Instructor in all areas of the practice of Denturism.

Shawn Murray LD CDT
Associate Degree Dental Technology, Bates College.  George Brown College’s International Denture Education Center.  Instructor in all areas of the practice of Denturism, with particular emphasis on laboratory technology.

Elissa Litwin, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Psychology, City College of the City University of New York
Certificate in French Pastry; Peter Kump’s NY Cooking College
B.A. in Music, State University of New York at Albany

Jan Cohen M.S.A. M.S., N.H.A., H.F.A., A.F.C.
University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science
Lynn University, Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration with nursing home licensure.
University of Phoenix, Master’s Degree in Accountancy
Capella University, PHD in Business

Kaitlin Karalunas, RDH, MHSc, PHDHP, BSDH
Master’s, Clinical Health Sciences, St. Francis University
Dental Hygiene Administrations & Policies, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Associates, General Studies, Luzerne County Community College
Associates, Applied Science Dental Hygiene, Luzerne County Community College

Dr. Kerry Szymanski, DBA, MBA, BA
Doctorate of Business Administration, Argosy University, Summa Cum Laude
Master of Business Administration, University of Oregon
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University

Mary K. O’Dell, BS, MA
Masters of Arts in Instructional Technology/Educational Technology,
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education,
University of Central Florida

Michelle Cheasty- Christ
Master’s in Business Administration, American Business and Technology University
Doctor of Education – Focus- Training and Performance Improvement/ Staff Development & Retention, Capella University
Master’s Educational Technology and Educational Leadership, The College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Science, W. Paul Stillman College of Business, Concentration in Accounting,

Eugene Royzengurt, BTSc, LD
Bachelors of Technical Science in Denturism, American Denturist College
A.S. General Science, Salt Lake Community College
Diploma, American Denturist College

Dr. Denise Weil, MD
Chief Resident Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine Residency
Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine Residency
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon. M.D.
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. B.S. Zoology and Physiology,
Summa cum laude

Chris McCarthy BTSc, BA, LD
American Denturist College, Eugene, OR — B.S. in Denturism
University of Maine, Orono, ME — B.A. in Fine Arts
American Denturist College, Eugene, OR — Denturist Diploma

Advisory Board

The American Denturist School has engaged the following individuals to serve as advisors to give an outside perspective to the administrative in order to ensure that the schools and its program reflect current best practices education in preparing students for real-world practice of Denturism.

First Name
Last Name
Credentials
On Date
Chris
Bormes
BS
1/1/2013
Melissa
Brulotte
DD DPD
1/2/2013
Tad
Burzinski
LD DD
1/3/2013
Eugene
Royzengurt
DTG
1/9/2013
Clayton
Sulek
DD DPD FACD
1/10/2013
Jeremiah
Naas
DD CDT
8/3/2022
Josh
Brooks
AA DD
8/26/2022
Randy
McHenry
LD BTSc DDM
1/1/2024