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California Dental Association

Sacramento, CA · Founded 1973

Professional association representing dentists and promoting oral health across California

Primary audience

General Public

Work area

Policy Reform

Topic

Social Justice

Contact

Peter Dubois

Website Contact

About Organization

The California Dental Association advances the dental profession through advocacy, education, and practice support while promoting oral health awareness and patient access to care. Based in Sacramento, CA, the organization operates with $40.6 million in annual revenue and represents over 27,000 dentists statewide.

What They Focus On

Policy Change

Advancing legislative and regulatory reforms

Public Awareness

Educating communities about critical issues

Coalition Building

Partnering with organizations to amplify impact

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2024)

$25.3M

+1.2% vs 2023

Expenses (2024)

$30.2M

+6.4% vs 2023

Assets (2024)

$231.0M

-1.6% vs 2023

Employees (2024)

148

-2% vs 2023

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2024	$25,322,805	$30,166,234	$231,049,727	148
2023	$25,013,459	$28,348,542	$234,729,305	151
2022	$21,173,119	$26,263,691	$227,975,863	156
2020	$20,978,706	$22,603,393	$255,254,129	167
2019	$21,892,978	$24,047,751	$249,212,099	166
2018	$25,529,554	$25,404,976	$246,302,387	168

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Research

Analyzing issues and developing evidence-based policy solutions
02

Coalition Building

Partnering with allies to strengthen advocacy efforts
03

Legislative Action

Working with lawmakers to advance policy priorities
04

Public Education

Raising awareness through campaigns and communications

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by California Dental Association

Policy Research

Conducting research to inform policy development and reform

Legislative Advocacy

Working with lawmakers to advance policy priorities

Public Education

Raising awareness about key issues through campaigns

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind California Dental Association.

Contact the team Contact

Peter Dubois

Executive Director, Cda; P

34 hrs/week

Compensation: $729,438

Carrie Gordon

Chief Strategic Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $476,955

Alison Sandman

Chief Legal Officer

16 hrs/week

Compensation: $457,952

Kevin Roach

Chief Financial Officer

16 hrs/week

Compensation: $411,463

Christine Draa

Chief People Officer

14 hrs/week

Compensation: $400,579

Traci Ward

Chief Marketing Officer

27 hrs/week

Compensation: $362,506

Praneeth Narayana

Sr. Director, It Infrastructure & Enterprise

10 hrs/week

Compensation: $244,754

Todd Roberson

Sr. Director, Public Affairs & Cda Pac Exec

Full-time

Compensation: $226,665

Brianna Pittman-Spencer

Sr. Director, Government A

Full-time

Compensation: $205,509

Alicia Feldkamp

Communications Director

Full-time

Compensation: $196,165

Carliza Marcos

President

15 hrs/week

Compensation: $85,000

Anders Bjork

VP, Strategic Intelligence

Full-time

Compensation: $277,217

Leslie O'Neill

VP, Events & Digital Products

Full-time

Compensation: $275,533

Heidi Stevens

VP, Finance

12 hrs/week

Compensation: $274,261

Deanna McKnight

VP, Member Programs

Full-time

Compensation: $252,411

Deborah Irwin

VP, Event Operations, Cda Presents

Full-time

Compensation: $229,374

Stephen Brown

Sr. Corporate Counsel

16 hrs/week

Compensation: $208,659

Kerry Carney

Participant, Editor

15 hrs/week

Compensation: $40,000

Debra Finney

Participant, Speaker

15 hrs/week

Compensation: $30,000

Milestones

1973

Organization Founded

1973

Established to serve community needs and advance mission

1985

Early Expansion

1985

Grew programs and established organizational foundations

1999

Significant Growth

1999

Expanded programs and services to reach more communities

2023

Leadership Expansion

2023

Grew leadership team to enhance organizational capacity

2025

Program Innovation

2025

Launched new initiatives to deepen community impact

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Scott Kim Treasurer 15.00 hrs/week · $50,000

Robert Hanlon Secretary 15.00 hrs/week · $30,000

Benson Wong Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Dennis Detomasi Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

James Sanderson Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Joan Otomo-Corgel Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

John Blake Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Kevin Kai Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Lindsey Robinson Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Lucinda Cindy Lyon Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Max Martinez Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Nader Nadershahi Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Virenchandra Patel Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

Wallace Bellamy Director 15.00 hrs/week · $25,000

John Taylor Exofficio Director, Bcr Chair 15.00 hrs/week · $18,750

Lindley Zerbe Exofficio Director, Bcr Chair 15.00 hrs/week · $6,250

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2024)

$5.8M

Highest Paid

$775K

Peter Dubois

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Peter Dubois	Executive Director, Cda; P	$729,438	$45,895	$775,333	34
Carrie Gordon	Chief Strategic Officer	$476,955	$66,608	$543,563	40
Alison Sandman	Chief Legal Officer	$457,952	$66,608	$524,560	16
Kevin Roach	Chief Financial Officer	$411,463	$66,608	$478,071	16
Christine Draa	Chief People Officer	$400,579	$66,608	$467,187	14
Traci Ward	Chief Marketing Officer	$362,506	$53,010	$415,516	27
Leslie O'Neill	VP, Events & Digital Products	$275,533	$51,396	$326,929	40
Heidi Stevens	VP, Finance	$274,261	$48,014	$322,275	12
Anders Bjork	VP, Strategic Intelligence	$277,217	$44,617	$321,834	38
Praneeth Narayana	SR. Director, IT Infrastructure & Enterprise	$244,754	$58,639	$303,393	10
Deanna Mcknight	VP, Member Programs	$252,411	$46,921	$299,332	40
Deborah Irwin	VP, Event Operations, Cda Presents	$229,374	$45,368	$274,742	40
Todd Roberson	SR. Director, Public Affairs & Cda Pac EXEC	$226,665	$46,668	$273,333	40
Stephen Brown	SR. Corporate Counsel	$208,659	$55,939	$264,598	16
Alicia Feldkamp	Communications Director	$196,165	$55,852	$252,017	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Peter Dubois	Executive Director, Cda; P	$705,248	—	$705,248	34
Carrie Gordon	Chief Strategic Officer	$442,033	—	$442,033	40
Alison Sandman	Chief Legal Officer	$416,439	—	$416,439	20
Christine Draa	Chief People Officer	$367,464	—	$367,464	35
Kevin Roach	Chief Financial Officer	$365,217	—	$365,217	10
Traci Ward	Chief Marketing Officer	$325,548	—	$325,548	32
Anders Bjork	VP, Strategic Intelligence & Analytics	$269,748	—	$269,748	40
Heidi Stevens	VP, Finance	$245,262	—	$245,262	11
Praneeth Narayana	SR. Director, IT Infrastructure & Enterprise	$240,435	—	$240,435	17
Deborah Irwin	VP, Meetings & Conventions	$219,128	—	$219,128	40
Leslie O'Neill	SR. Director, Strategic IT & Program MGMT	$212,503	—	$212,503	17
Deanna Mcknight	VP, Member Programs	$210,675	—	$210,675	40
Todd Roberson	Director, Public Affairs & Cda Pac Executive	$206,078	—	$206,078	40
Brianna Pittman-Spencer	SR. Director, Government Affairs	$198,864	—	$198,864	40
Stephen Brown	SR. Corporate Counsel	$198,622	—	$198,622	20

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Peter Dubois	Executive Director, Cda; President/CEO	$692,806	—	$692,806	34
Carrie Gordon	Chief Strategic Officer	$435,267	—	$435,267	40
Alison Sandman	Chief Legal Officer	$383,123	—	$383,123	20
Christine Draa	Chief People Officer	$376,516	—	$376,516	35
Kevin Roach	Chief Financial Officer	$324,119	—	$324,119	10
Traci Ward	Chief Marketing Officer	$274,908	—	$274,908	32
Anders Bjork	VP, Strategic Intelligence & Analytics	$248,458	—	$248,458	40
Praneeth Narayana	SR. Director, IT Infrastructure & Enterprise	$231,607	—	$231,607	17
Deborah Irwin	VP Meetings And Convention	$216,756	—	$216,756	40
Heidi Stevens	VP, Finance	$205,085	—	$205,085	11
Todd Roberson	Director, Public Affairs & Cda Pac Executive	$197,146	—	$197,146	40
Stephen Brown	SR. Corporate Council	$193,619	—	$193,619	20
Leslie O'Neill	SR. Director, Strategic IT & Program MGMT	$193,314	—	$193,314	17
Lauren Hillman	SR. Director, Human Resources	$178,094	—	$178,094	17
Deanna Mcknight	VP, Member Programs	$166,563	—	$166,563	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Peter Dubois	Executive Director/CEO	$612,778	$35,319	$648,097	30
Kevin Roach	Chief Financial Officer	$413,428	$57,513	$470,941	6
Carrie Gordon	Chief Strategic Officer	$404,197	$53,883	$458,080	40
Alison Sandman	General Counsel	$398,684	$53,883	$452,567	19
Christine Draa	Chief People Officer	$335,881	$47,916	$383,797	15
Christine Allington	Chief Marketing Officer	$323,919	$32,597	$356,516	28
Anders Bjork	Director, Market Research	$259,928	$54,357	$314,285	35
Richard Stapler	VP, Public Affairs	$282,647	$29,841	$312,488	39
Stephen Brown	SR. Corporate Council	$222,656	$51,654	$274,310	19
Martin O'Brien	Enterprise Architecture Di	$224,338	$49,013	$273,351	17
Todd Roberson	Director, Public Affairs	$184,483	$50,439	$234,922	40
Deborah Irwin	VP Meetings And Convention	$182,586	$50,910	$233,496	30
Blaine Wasylkiw	Director Technology Services	$191,126	$41,362	$232,488	15
Heidi Stevens	VP, Finance	$173,572	$47,960	$221,532	8
Alvin Singh	Director IT Governance	$192,827	$23,803	$216,630	14

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Peter Dubois	Executive Director/CEO	$562,181	$33,571	$595,752	30
Kevin Roach	Chief Financial Officer	$391,112	$53,748	$444,860	9
Carrie Gordon	Chief Strategic Officer	$390,830	$50,448	$441,278	37
Alison Sandman	General Counsel	$383,967	$50,448	$434,415	23
Bradley Lontz	Chief Information Officer	$332,166	$25,707	$357,873	22
Allington Christine	Chief Marketing Officer	$264,598	$30,010	$294,608	22
Anders Bjork	Director, Market Research	$230,994	$46,735	$277,729	39
Francis Tobias	VP, Human Resources	$244,038	$22,765	$266,803	13
Richard Stapler	VP, Public Affairs	$229,819	$26,640	$256,459	40
Stephen Brown	SR. Corporate Council	$197,945	$46,671	$244,616	28
Gary Pilkington	Director, IT Operations	$207,835	$35,901	$243,736	22
Jane Tishkoff	SR. Corporate Council	$197,421	$24,926	$222,347	13
Deborah Irwin	VP Meetings And Convention	$168,741	$44,791	$213,532	30
Christine Draa	Chief People Officer	$170,318	$38,788	$209,106	13
O'Brien Martin	Enterprise Architecture Director	$192,702	$11,320	$204,022	22

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$20K Grants Given

2 Organizations

Top Grantees

2 total

Equality California LOS ANGELES, CA

$10K

Nyu College Of Dentistry NEW YORK, NY

$10K

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

Get in touch with California Dental Association

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(916) 554-5307 800-232-7645

Social

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1201 K Street 14th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814

California Dental Association

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Research

Coalition Building

Legislative Action

Public Education

Programs and Initiatives

Policy Research

Legislative Advocacy

Public Education

Team & Leadership

Peter Dubois

Carrie Gordon

Alison Sandman

Kevin Roach

Christine Draa

Traci Ward

Praneeth Narayana

Todd Roberson

Brianna Pittman-Spencer

Alicia Feldkamp

Carliza Marcos

Anders Bjork

Leslie O'Neill

Heidi Stevens

Deanna McKnight

Deborah Irwin

Stephen Brown

Kerry Carney

Debra Finney

Milestones

Organization Founded

Early Expansion

Significant Growth

Leadership Expansion

Program Innovation

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Partners & Funders

Top Grantees

Related Organizations

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

Disregarded Entities

Taxable Corp Trust

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