Paul is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the AAPD Foundation. With his leadership and commitment to bringing dental care to all children, he has helped the AAPD Foundation grow to be the nation’s largest dentist-led charity dedicated to children’s oral health.

Paul has spent more than 36 years supporting nonprofits in his career. He grew up with parents who prioritized his oral health, which drives a lot of his work to this day.

Jasmine oversees our Access to Care Grants from start to finish. She’s the main point of contact for grantees and the main liaison for the Grants and Programs Committee.

Before joining the AAPD Foundation, she worked as a high school graduation coach through AmeriCorps, providing support for high school juniors and seniors. Her aunt is a dental hygienist, so she grew up with a great advocate for her oral health.

Brianna is our marketing maven, responsible for managing the website and social media, creating marketing materials, and maintaining the database.

Before joining the AAPD Foundation, she worked in politics at the state and local level. She also spent time as a personal family assistant where she witnessed the importance of healthy dental habits firsthand.

Celeste runs our Annual Fund program, cultivating and stewarding our low to mid-level donors.

Before joining the AAPD Foundation, she worked as an Online Learning Manager in the Holocaust education space. She’s passionate about using her skills to help children, having spent several summers volunteering with children’s reading programs at her public library.

Kyle cultivates and stewards our wonderful major gift donors. Before joining the Foundation, he worked as the Annual Giving Specialist at the Field Museum. His dedication to pediatric dentistry is rooted in a personal mission to help children across the nation. Seeing the incredible work of grant recipients inspires him to establish fundamental resources to a profound mission.

Cassandra brings dedication and teamwork to every aspect of her role. She manages gift entry and donor acknowledgements, coordinates materials for the Board of Trustees, and collaborates with staff across initiatives.

Cassandra brings a background in operations from the tech world to her work at the Foundation. She is a fierce believer in health equity and in making sure every kid has someone in their corner.