2020 & 2021 OFFICERS Progressive

Club
President Chicago Dental Society
Dr. Sue Zelazo-Smith
(773) 284-7149
Skzsmithdds@gmail.com
Vice-President
Dr. John Kozal
(708) 458-8585
jkozaldds@aol.com
Secretary Meetings Date of publication
Dr. Karen Kasinski Executive Committee Meeting
(847) 256-1070 Spring/ Summer
Karen.kasinski@gmail.com Place: TBD
Treasurer
Dr. Rick Leyba
New Members Night
(773) 539-0077
Rgleyba@sbcglobal.com
Fall
Dinner Chair Place: TBD
Dr. Matt Dresher
(563) 320-0319 Coalition Night
Mjd.dds12@gmail.com The 3rd Tuesday of January

Please Remember Due Must be

PAID IN FULL or Post Marked
For Membership Info: By December 31st
Membership Chair
Dr. Mark Ploskonka
(630) 926-3920
ploskonka@msn.com

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H IS T O R IC A L IN F O R M A T IO N P R O V ID E D B Y
THE CHICAGO DENTAL SOCIETY
 Why join the Progressive Club?
We hope you see the value in membership and continue to
actively participate in the selection process of our leaders.
Our goal is to be a source for great leaders for the Chicago
Dental Society and Illinois State Dental Society and we want you to
be part of that. Become a member of the Progressive Club and join
us in guiding the destiny of dentistry!

To the future of the Progressives,

CDS
Sue, John, Karen & Rick The Chicago Dental Society
2020 & 2021 Executive Officers was organized in 1864 and incorporated
in 1878. The objective of the Chicago
Dental Society is to encourage the
improvement of the health of the public,
to promote the art and science of
dentistry and to represent the interest of
the members of the profession and the
public that it serves.
The Coalition A board of Directors,
consisting of five officers and nine
branch directors governs the Chicago
The coalition is a unique system, providing an opportunity for more members to become actively involved in Dental Society. The directors are elected
organized dentistry at the local level. Leadership is shared among three political parties: the Members Group, by the individual branches and serve a
the Independent Organization and the Progressive Club. The parties form the Coalition. Leadership within term of three years.
CDS rotates among the three parties. Each year, one of CDS’s political parties has the right to nominate one
of their members for the office of treasures. The nominee’s name is then proposed to the remaining two
parties for their acceptance or rejection. This system ensures that all three parties are represented within the
Society’s officer core.