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Laura Marcus | Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Marcus started her career in nonprofits in 1997 as part of an HIV/AIDS prevention project in South Africa and became Executive Director of the Human Care Alliance after returning to the United States in 2000. Laura joined Dientes Community Dental Care in 2004 and served as Executive Director from 2006 through 2008. After serving as the Vice President of risk at Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group in Santa Cruz, Laura rejoined Dientes Community Dental Care as Chief Executive Officer in May 2011. A graduate of Leadership Santa Cruz County, she earned a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University (a first generation college graduate) and is a fellow of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives. She completed her Master’s in Public Health from University of California, Berkeley in 2018. Laura currently serves on the board of the Health Improvement Partnership and the Santa Cruz County Chamber. She is a 2013 graduate of Focus Agriculture and a 2015 recipient of the Community Assessment Project Community Hero Award.
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Dr. Sepi Taghvaei | Executive Vice President of Operations
Dr. Sepi Taghvaei attended San Jose State University for her undergraduate studies and obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from New York University College of Dentistry in 2009. She completed a one year General Practice Residency at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, CA where she learned the importance of access to care and providing underserved patients with dental care and education as early as possible to ensure a lifetime of great dental health. In 2014, after spending several years in a corporate dentistry environment in a leadership role, Dr. Taghvaei was excited to return to her passion of community dentistry at Dientes. Dr. Taghvaei lives in Aptos with her son and their pug, Squirt. They love Santa Cruz and spend their free time exploring all that our beautiful county has to offer.
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Sheree Storm | Chief Strategy Officer
Sheree leverages her experience in marketing, project management, and partnering to bring a business perspective to her position as Chief Strategy Officer. With a focus on expanding access to dental care for all, her work includes Dientes’ growth to now four clinics and she is co-Chair of Oral Health Access Santa Cruz County, a 24-member coalition. Her non-profit experience also includes ReSurge International and Second Harvest Food Bank. Prior to joining Dientes, she focused on international new business development with work at Oracle, Marine Terminals Corporation, and Global Business Access. Sheree also worked in Japan promoting U.S. agricultural products to the Japanese market. She holds a Master’s of Business Administration in International Business from The George Washington University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from California State University, Fresno. She is a 2007 graduate of Focus Ag and a 2018 graduate of Leadership for Community Transformation.
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Jesse Navarro | Chief Financial Officer
Jesse is a seasoned accounting and financial leader that has worked in the non-profit sector since 2004. Prior to joining Dientes, Jesse was Controller at Salud Para La Gente, an FQHC in Watsonville. He has served in key finance leadership roles including CFO at Janus of Santa Cruz and Director of Finance at Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County.
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Kristyn Glenn | Development Director
Kristyn’s commitment to the well-being and full potential of all helps fuel investment to increase access to oral health care. First joining Dientes in 2013, Kristyn has grown her career here and is a product of Dientes’ ethos of promoting from within the organization. Previously she worked in New Zealand at a large international, child-focused nonprofit called Barnardos, where she led grant-writing, fundraising, and marketing efforts. Kristyn holds a Bachelor of Arts from UC Santa Cruz. She is a 2019 graduate of CPCA’s Health Management+ program and a 2015 graduate of Leadership for Community Transformation.
Clinic Leadership
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Dr. Ilana Vaynshteyn,
Commercial Way Lead Dentist
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Dr. Catherine Modjeski,
Watsonville Lead Dentist/ Lead Educator
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Dr. Kuo,
Pioneer Street Lead Dentist
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Dr. Wistrom,
Capitola Road Lead Dentist
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Lupe Ortiz,
Commercial Way Clinic Manager
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Perla Gonzalez,
Capitola Road Clinic Manager
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Rocio Campos,
Pioneer Street Clinic Manager
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Kassandra Murillo,
Watsonville Clinic Manager
Board of Directors
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Gary Bencomo, President
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Camille Smith-Ballon, Vice President
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Masina Hunnicutt, Secretary
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Ben Kromnick, Treasurer
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Janis Bolt
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Michael Moore
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Bob Davidson
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Jennifer Martinez
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Brian Del Core, DDS
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Alicia Moody
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Steven Robins
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Marco Martinez-Galarce
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Fiscal Year 24-25 Board Meetings:
July 29, 2024 | August 26, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | October 19, 2024 | November 25, 2024 | December 16, 2024
January 27, 2025 | February 24, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | April 28, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | June 30, 2025