Following are the current members of COMDA:
Rochelle Bache, 42, of Encino, was appointed to the
Committee on Dental Auxiliaries by Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Since 1989, she has served the University
of California, Los Angeles Faculty Group Dental Practice,
where she currently serves as management services officer
III. Bache previously was a Registered Dental Assistant
for the Warner Center Dental Practice from 1985 to
1989. She is currently licensed as a Registered Dental
Assistant with Extended Functions. (appointed 11/8/06
- term expires 12/31/09)
William Baker, 69, of Rancho Palos
Verdes, was appointed to the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries
by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and also serves on
the Dental Board of California. From March 2005 to
January 1, 2007 Mr. Baker served as a member and President
of the Board of Directors of the West Basin Municipal
Water District. Previously, he served for 35 years
as a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, retiring as a Division Chief. He holds
Masters Degrees in Criminal Justice and Public Communications
from California State University Los Angeles and Pepperdine
University respectively. (appointed 7/20/06 - term
expires 12/31/08)
Judith Forsythe,
42, of Riverside, has been a Registered Dental Assistant
in the State of California since 1994. She currently
holds the position of director of back office development
for Pacific Dental Services, where she has worked since
1998. Previously, Forsythe was a Registered Dental
Assistant for Dental Associates of Riverside from 1995
to 1998 and held the same position in the office of
James W. Jacobson, D.D.S. from 1983 to 1994. She is
a member of the American Dental Assistant Association.
(appointed 11/6/06 - term expires 12/31/10)
Debra Diaz, 50 of Salinas has served since 2006 as
the Executive Director for Community Oral Health Services,
formerly Appolonia Foundation for Children's Dental
Health. From 2000 - 2006, Diaz was program director
for the Children's Oral Health and from 1989 to 2000,
was office manager and director of marketing and education
for Dentistry for Infants, Children and Teenagers.
Prior to that, she was a Registered Dental Assistant
and office manager working for dentists from 1975 to
1989. (appointed 1/16/08 and term expires 21/31/10)
Marlene Jacobus, 63 of Templeton was appointed to
the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries on January 16,
2008. She has worked as a Registered Dental Hygienist
for 38 years. (appointed 1/16/08 and term expires 21/31/2009)
Rita Weisberg, DDS, 52, of Pacific Palisades has been
a dentist in private practice since 1989. She is a
member of the American Dental Association and California
Dental Association. Weisberg also serves as the president
of the Western Los Angeles Dental Society and Pierre
Fauchard Academy and is the past president and board
member for the Southern Academy of General Dentistry.
(appointed 1/16/08 and term expires 12/31/2009)
The officers for 2008 are:
Judith Forsythe. Chairperson
Rochelle Bache, Vice Chairperson
William Baker, Secretary |
