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Board of Directors

The CDA Board of Directors provides strategic leadership and oversight, helping guide the Association's work in support of the dental profession and oral health across Canada.
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The Board of Directors consists of the President, President-Elect and Vice-President, and one (1) director appointed by each Corporate Member.

The members of the Board are accountable to the Voting Members of the Association and represent CDA as a whole.

Directors are elected or appointed for a term of one (1) year and are eligible to serve up to six (6) years as directors on the Board of Directors, plus any one-year terms served as President, President-Elect and Vice-President.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Association. The Board of Directors may administer the affairs of the Association in all things and make, or cause to be made for the Association, in its name, any kind of contract which the Association may lawfully enter into and, except as provided elsewhere in these Bylaws, generally may exercise all such other powers and do all such other things as the Association is, by its Letters Patent or by applicable laws, authorized to do.

2025-2026 CDA Board of Directors

The following members will hold office as directors on the CDA Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term of office:

Dr. Kirk Preston
President:
Dr. Kirk Preston
Dr. Jason Noel
President-Elect:
Dr. Jason Noel
Marc Mollot
Vice President:
Dr. Marc Mollot
Daron Baxter
Dr. Daron Baxter
Manitoba
Dr. Joy Carmichael
Dr. Joy Carmichael
New Brunswick
Dr. Jerrold Diamond
Dr. Jerrold Diamond
Alberta
Dr. Mélissa Gagnon-Grenier
Dr. Mélissa Gagnon-Grenier
Northwest Territories,
Nunavut, and Yukon
Todd Graham
Dr. Todd Graham
Saskatchewan
Dr. Lesli Hapak
Dr. Lesli Hapak
Ontario
Dr. Paul Hurley
Dr. Paul Hurley
Newfoundland and Labrador
David Lim
Dr. David Lim
British Columbia
Dr. Stuart MacDonald
Dr. Stuart MacDonald
Nova Scotia
Dr. Janice Stewart
Dr. Janice Stewart
Prince Edward Island
Dr. Aaron Burry
Dr. Aaron Burry
Chief Executive Officer
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