OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS

Stephen M. Pachuta, DDS, MSHS

At Large Regent

Dr. Pachuta is the dean at West Virginia University School of Dentistry. An alumnus of WVU School of Dentistry, he completed residency training in Comprehensive Dentistry at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School and earned a Master of Sciences in Health Sciences from George Washington University. He has a Master of Arts in Bioethics and Health Policy from the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics at Loyola University, Chicago and is the course director for Ethics and Law in Dentistry at WVU. He is board certified by the American Board of General Dentistry and a Professor of Restorative Dentistry.

A retired United States Navy Rear Admiral, he enjoys distance running. His wife, Rene, is also a retired Naval officer.

Paula K. Friedman, DDS

Regent, Regency 1

Dr. Friedman served as a senior regent on the executive committee of the board, as the chair of the finance committee, and as chair of the Annual Meeting Task Force. Her prior experience includes the positions of President, American Dental Education Association (ADEA); President, Massachusetts Dental Society; President, American Society of Geriatric Dentistry; and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She is also a Town Representative in Brookline, MA; Co-chair of the Brookline Neighborhood Alliance; and member of the Council on Aging.

Paula was born in Wildwood, New Jersey. She earned a dental degree from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery (now Columbia College of Dental Medicine), and additional degrees in Dental Public Health (MSD) and Public Health (MPH in Health Services Administration) from Boston University.

She and her husband, Emanuel, live in Brookline, Massachusetts and enjoy travel, classical music, and being with friends. Their three sons reside in Shanghai, Zurich, and Boston.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, RN, MA

ASDE Liaison

Dr. Roucka is Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago College Of Dentistry (UIC COD). Her undergraduate degree is in nursing, and she still maintains an active RN license. She received her DDS from the UIC COD and an MA in Bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Immediately upon graduation from UIC, Dr. Roucka served as a Naval Dental Officer during Operation Desert Storm. Following her naval career, Dr. Roucka was the first dentist to staff the Spang Center for Oral Health, a clinic dedicated exclusively to the treatment of HIV+ / AIDS patients in Chicago.

In her leisure time, Toni enjoys family, the outdoors, playing her flute with the Milwaukee American Legion Band, and creative writing.