Credentials

PERSONAL HISTORY

Date of Birth: April 10, 1965
Place of Birth: Oakland, California
Marital Status: Single

EDUCATION

1996 M.S. in Orthodontics. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Thesis: Esthetic Impact of Extraction and Non-Extraction Treatment in African Americans.
1993 D.D.S. University of California at Los Angeles.
1991 B.A. in Zoology. University of California at Berkeley.
1983-85 Attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
1983 Diploma. Jesuit High School. Sacramento, California.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

1997 Harry Sicher First Research Essay Award
1994 Colgate-Palmalive/National Dental Association Foundation Grant
1993 University of Michigan Rhackam Merit Fellowship

GRADUATE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND OFFICES

1994-96 Undergraduate Lab Instructor, Michigan Dental School Orthodontics
1994-96 Tutor, Michigan Dental School Orthodontics
1992-93 President, Associated Student Body of the UCLA School of Dentistry
1988-89 First Year Class President, UCLA School of Dentistry

UNDERGRADUATE ACTIVITIES AND OFFICES

1987 Vice-President, California Alpha Chapter Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
1987 Justice, Greek Judicial Committee.
1987 Secretary, Inter-Fraternity Council
1987-Present Fellow, Order of the Golden Bear. "OGB" is a selective membership organization of student leaders, faculty and administrators that meet on a regular basis to discuss issues important to the university community.
1997- Present Council Member, Young Alumni Council.