Faculty

Administrative Staff and Faculty

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

Educators:

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

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

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

Dr. Ayesha Jubapu, Ph.D Scholar, MDS, BDS
PhD (Prosthodontics), RGUHS, Bangalore India
Master of Dental Surgery (Prosthodontics), RGUHS, Bangalore India
Bachelor of Dental Surgery, RGUHS, Bangalore India

Mary K. O’Dell, BS, MA
Mills Grae University
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education,
University of Central Florida

Randy McHenry, DDM, BTSc, LD
Doctor of Denturity Medicine, Mills Grae University
Bachelor of Technical Science, American Denturist College

Amanda Bronson, BA, LD, RDA
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Arizona State University
Associate of Technology in Denturism, Bates Technical College, Tacoma, WA

Melissa Brulotte, BTSc, AA, LD
Bachelor of Technical Science, American Denturist College
Associates of Arts, Yakima Valley Community College

Michael Jones, Ph.D, MBA/HCM, RN, FAAN
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Hampton University School of Nursing
Master Of Business Administration in Health Care Management, University of Phoenix
Master Of Science in Nursing, University of Phoenix

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,

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.

Advisory Board

The American Denturist College 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.