What We're About
ASDA is the largest national organization dedicated to dental student concerns, with 90% membership among dental students throughout the nation. IU ASDA has 100% membership and our current goal for our chapter is to have 100% engagement and participation by providing quality programs, inspiring community service events, wellness initiatives and helpful resources that cater to the interests of our dental students.
The IU ASDA chapter aims to develop professional leadership, awareness and action to help ASDA in its goal to become the premier source of leadership development training for dental students. All ASDA members are student members of the highly regarded American Dental Association. We pride ourselves in our broad scope of involvement in all facets of our dental community as well as at the district and national levels of ASDA.
Meet the Officers
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Nick Lynch
President
Name: Elliot Humiston
Hometown: Sheboygan, Wi
Class year: D2
Position: President-elect
Description: Chapter’s Swiss Army Knife. Work closely with the Chapter president leading the chapter, working with administration, helping coordinate events and subcommittees.
Elliot Humiston
President-Elect
Amanda Yacoub
Hometown: Terre Haute, IN
Class year: D2
Position: Secretary
Description: Takes notes and attendance during executive board meetings while also keeping track of members’ participation in ASDA events through the new Points System.
Amanda Yacoub
Secretary
Name: Michelle Otieno
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Class: D3
Position: Treasurer
Description: Handle chapter finances. Create budget, collect & deposit checks, manage bank account, & file taxes.
Michelle Otieno
Treasurer
Name: Lyla Nassimi
Hometown: Marion, IN
Class: D3
Position: Communications Chair
Description: Handle all the social media platforms including facebook, instagram, snapchat, and the website. Communicating with the school and community as whole.
Lyla Nassimi
Communications Chair
Name:Megan Reckley
Hometown: Indianapolis IN
Class: D3
Position: Student Activities committee.
Description: Helps coordinate events at the school or companies and students to attend.
Megan Reckley
Events Coordinator
Name: Molly Ward
Hometown: Fishers, IN
Class Year: D3
Position: Student Activities Committee
Description: Helps coordinate events at the school for companies and students to attend.
Molly Ward
Events Coordinator
Teal Smith
Hometown: North Vernon, IN
Class year: D3
Position: Events
Brief Description: Coordinates events such as Vendor Fair, Mr. Molar, Mandiball, and socials with vendors and sponsors.
Teal Smith
Events Coordinator
Name: Caleb Havlin
Hometown: Michigan City, IN
Class: D3
Position: Lunch and Learn Coordinator
Description: Coordinate lunch and learns with vendors and businesses to allow students to learn new things and eat free lunch
Caleb Havlin
Lunch & Learn Committee
Name: Bryan Schmidt
Hometown: Cicero, IN
Class: D3
Position: Lunch and Learn Coordinator
Description: Coordinate lunch and learns with vendors and businesses to allow students to learn new things and eat free lunch
Bryan Schmidt
Lunch & Learn Committee
Name: Adam Feuerstein
Hometown: Grand Rapid, MI
Class: D3
Position: Lunch and Learn coordinator with vendors and business to allow students to learn new things and eat free lunch.
Adam Feuerstein
Lunch & Learn Committee
Name: Lauren White
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
Class year: D3
Position: Wellness Co-chair
Brief Description: Prioritizes student wellness through healthy eating, exercise promotion, mindfulness, and mental and emotional wellbeing.
Lauren White
Wellness Chair
Renaye Wahl-Hamilton
Hometown: Evansville, IN
Class year: D2
Position: Wellness Co-chair
Brief Description: Prioritizes student wellness through healthy eating, exercise promotion, mindfulness, and mental and emotional wellbeing.
Renaye Wahl
Wellness Chair
Name: Ashley Recker
Class: D2
Hometown: Elkhart, IN
Position:Membership Chair
Description: To promote and help you utilize all ASDA benefits to the maximum! My goal is to try and get more students to utilize the benefit of free life and disability insurance.
Ashley Recker
Membership Chair
Name: Raziel Velgis
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Class year: D2
Position: Fundraising Chair
Brief Description: Helping to fundraise for the chapter by leading the two major fundraisers of the year: Scrubs sale and Oral-B toothbrush sale.
Raziel Velgis
Fundraising Chair
Name: Irum Tariq
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Class year: D2
Position: Fundraising Chair
Brief Description: Helping to fundraise for the chapter by leading the two major fundraisers of the year: Scrubs sale and Oral-B toothbrush sale.
Irum Tariq
Fundraising Chair
Name: Tasneem Karassi
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Class: D2
Position: Legislative Liaison Co-chair
Brief Description: Providing students with the information and and means to make a difference in the legislative arena both state and nation wide, through various types of events.
Tasneem Karassi
Advocacy Chair
Name: Melorin Burstein
Hometown: Potomac, MD
Class year: D2
Position: Legislative Liaison Co-chair
Description: Serves to inform members of local, state and national legislative issues of interest to dental students and the profession.
Melorin Burstein
Advocacy Chair
Name: Todd Myers
Hometown: Yorktown, In
Class year: D2
Position: Predental liaison
Description: Expanding ASDA’s outreach to undergraduate students that have an interest in the dental field through student panels, career days, and application workshops.
Todd Myers
Pre-Dental Chair
Name: Brynn Whalen
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Class year: D2
Position: Den Liaison
Description: Registers ASDA events through The Den at IU to ensure full legal compliance, safety, and documentation.
Brynn Whalen
Den Advisor
Name: Sydney Twiggs
Hometown: Terre Haute, IN
Class year: D2
Position: Philanthropy Chair
Description: Coordinates various community engagement events throughout the year based on ASDA's National Outreach Initiatives
Sydney Twiggs
Volunteer Coordinator
Get In Touch With Us
Indiana University
American Student Dental Association
1121 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
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