HDA FOUNDATION COMMITTEE

Sarita Arteaga, DMD, MAGD - Farmington, Connecticut -- CHAIR

Kathleen Alvarez, RDH, MS - San Pedro, California

Ernest Garcia, Jr., DDS - Marysville, California

R. Ivan Lugo, DMD, MBA - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Francisco Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MS, MPH - Los Angeles, California

Victor Rodriguez, DDS - Houston, Texas

Steven Uranga-McKane, DMD, MPH, MBA - Inglewood, California

Did you know?

• The Hispanic Dental Association Foundation (HDAF) was established when the Hispanic Dental Association was formed in 1990.
  
  
• The HDAF is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization created for the purpose of awarding grants and scholarships to individuals.
  
  
• The HDA Board of Trustees reviewed the work of the HDAF in 2007 and gave its full support to its Board of Directors to continue to advance the goals of the Foundation.
  
  
• Today, HDAF's Board of Directors, comprised of the HDA's past presidents, is committed to strengthening the organization and raising sufficient funding to enable the Foundation to have a sustainable, positive impact.
  
  
• Just in the past five years, the HDAF has distributed over $200,000 to deserving students pursuing their education-in 2010 alone the Foundation awarded over $37,000 in scholarships.
  
  
• The HDAF has enjoyed strong support from corporations such as Colgate-Palmolive (a founding donor) and Procter & Gamble, as well as individuals like Dr. Juan Villarreal, the HDA's first member to create a scholarship fund.