Mission:
Smiles Change Lives is a nonprofit organization that delivers life-changing, medically necessary orthodontic treatment to children from low-income families. Since its inception, the program has served more than 800 youth across the nation. With its origin as the Virginia Brown Community Orthodontic Partnership in 1997, Smiles Change Lives has emerged as the nation's leader in providing access to orthodontic care for underserved youth.
Smiles Change Lives
2405 Grand, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64108
Toll Free: 888-900-3554
Fax: 816-421-3008
info@smileschangelives.org
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Smiles Change Lives is governed by a dedicated volunteer board of directors charged with our vision, strategic goal-setting, fundraising and policy-making. It is these individuals who set the direction for our growth, sustainability and national expansion.
National Board of Directors
| Name |
Board Position |
Affiliation |
Mr. Scott Badesch |
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United Way Palm Beach County |
Mr. Perry Brown |
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Northern Trust, N.A. |
Mr. Tom Brown |
President |
Brown and Nachman, LLC |
Ms. Virginia Brown |
Founder |
Community Volunteer |
Dr. Dick Heimovics |
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, Bloch School of Business and Public Administration |
Dr. Kim Jones-Rudolph |
Vice-President |
University of Florida College of Dentistry |
Dr. Scott McCranels |
Secretary |
Orthodontist |
Dr. Bob Mac Lean |
AAO Rep. |
Dentist |
| Mr. Reuben Paulsen |
Treasurer |
CPA, Energy Financial Services |
Dr. Kelly Toombs |
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Orthodontist |
Regional Community Advisory Board (CAB) members are at the heart of our program, connecting Smiles Change Lives to valuable community resources, including the oral health community, referral agencies, potential donors, corporate sponsors, volunteers and business leaders.
Florida/Dade and Broward Counties CAB
| Name |
Affiliation |
| Mr. Tom Brown |
Brown and Nachman, LLC |
Ms. Shirley Flagler |
Northern Trust |
Ms. Kim Greene |
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation |
Dr. Mark Hall |
Orthodontist |
Dr. Stanley Kessel |
NOVA Southern University College of Dental Medicine |
Ms. Angela Ramos |
Univision – 23 |
Ms. Nelly Rubio |
CBS 4 |
Mr. Michael Salem |
S.T.E.P.S. in the Right Direction |
Ms. Patty Stauffer |
University of Miami School of Medicine |
Florida/Palm Beach County CAB
| Name |
Affiliation |
Mr. Scott Badesch |
United Way of Palm Beach County |
Mr. Perry Brown |
Northern Trust |
Mr. Tom Brown |
National Board Chair |
Ms. Virginia Brown |
Founder |
Ms. Suzanne Holmes |
Wachovia Bank |
Dr. Alan Lasch |
Palm Beach County Public Health |
Dr. Scott McCranels |
Orthodontist |
Ms. Chris Oberlink |
Community Volunteer |
Mr. Bud Tamarkin |
Palm Beach County Public Health |
Dr. Stanley Kessel |
NOVA Southern University College of Dental Medicine |
Kansas CAB
| Name |
Affiliation |
Mr. Brad Clothier |
Preferred Health Systems, SVP, Chief Operating Officer |
Ms. Doreen Eyler |
GraceMed Dental Clinic |
Dr. David Fahrbach |
David Fahrbach, DDS |
Ms. Kathy Hubka |
Wichita Public Schools, Coordinator of Health Services |
Dr. Jon Hullings |
Orthodontist |
Ms. Elizabeth Kinch |
Delta Dental of Kansas |
Ms. Denise Maseman |
Wichita State University, Assistant Professor and Department Chairperson Dental Hygiene Department |
Dr. Justin Trimmell |
Orthodontist |
Minnesota CAB
| Name |
Affiliation |
| Dr. Stephen Litton |
Orthodontist |
| Dr. Michelle Bergsrud |
Orthodontist |
| Dr. John P. Beyer |
Associate Clinical Specialist, Division of Orthodontics
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry |
| Dr. Kevin Denis |
Orthodontist |
| Dr. Keith Erickson |
Orthodontist |
| Dr. Daniel Shaw |
Pediatric Dentist |
| Mr. Michael Salchert |
Attorney |
| Ms. Eileen Youngren |
3M Regulatory Affairs |
Western Missouri/Kansas City CAB
| Name |
Affiliation |
Mr. Tom Brown |
Brown and Nachman, LLC |
Ms. Virginia Brown |
Founder |
Ms. Patricia Brown Glenn |
Art and Architectural Historian |
Mr. Jared Campbell |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation |
Ms. Karen Finstad |
Delta Dental of Kansas Foundaton |
Ms. Lisa Galchick |
Community Volunteer |
Dr. Jack Hiebert |
Mid-America Cleft and Craniofacial Program,
St. Luke's Hospital |
Dr. Katherine Kula |
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics |
Mr. Lee Langmack |
Cerner Beyond Now |
Ms. Susan Oswalt |
Consultant |
Mr. Reuben Paulsen |
CPA, Energy Financial Services |
Mr. Herb Sih |
AG Edwards |
Dr. Robert Smith |
Dentist |
Dr. Kelly Toombs |
Orthodontist |
Ms. Jan Tracy |
Tracy Design Communications |
Mr. Airick West |
Community Volunteer |
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