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About Us
A lifetime of wellness for all ~ through education, care and service.
Oral health is an opportunity for all children to enjoy a life of confidence, dignity, and success. It begins by restoring their most precious asset—their smiles.
Since our inception, Future Smiles has created smiles for more than 200,000 youth in Southern Nevada from schools in the Clark County Schools District (CCSD). Established in 2009, Future Smiles is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides vital oral health care to vulnerable youth throughout Southern Nevada.
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“Of all the forms of injustice, inequality in health care is the most shocking and inhumane”
~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Meet Our Team
![Terri Chandler, RDH](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TerriChandler_Blur.jpg)
Terri Chandler, RDH
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
![Christine Kenney, MPA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CK-2020_02.jpg)
Christine Kenney, MPA
Director of Operations
![Erika Nieto, DMD](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr.-Erika-Nieto-2.jpg)
Erika Nieto, DMD
Public Health Dentist
![Jennifer Henderson, RDH](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JenniferHenderson.jpg)
Jennifer Henderson, RDH
Public Health Dental Hygienist
![Elizabeth Metz, RDH](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ElizabethMetz.jpg)
Elizabeth Metz, RDH
Public Health Dental Hygienist
![Brenda Thomas, RDH](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BrendaThomas.jpg)
Brenda Thomas, RDH
Public Health Dental Hygienist
![Carmen Alberto, RDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-carmen.png)
Carmen Alberto, RDA
Lead Dental Assistant
![Cynthia Ceja, RDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-cynthia.png)
Cynthia Ceja, RDA
Dental Assistant
![Elizabeth Leyva, RDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/website-EL1.png)
Elizabeth Leyva, RDA
Dental Assistant
![Esmeralda Islas-Valdez, RDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-esme.png)
Esmeralda Islas-Valdez, RDA
Dental Assistant
![Galla Ayala, RDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/website-GA2.png)
Galla Ayala, RDA
Community Services Specialist
![Eden Cheung](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/profile-image-blank.jpg)
Eden Cheung
School and Community Coordinator
![Nataly Diaz, CDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NatalyDiaz.jpg)
Nataly Diaz, CDA
Community Resource Coordinator
![Jan Taylor, RDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JanTaylor.jpg)
Jan Taylor, RDA
Case Manager
Board of Directors
![Vinetta De La Cruz](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Untitled-300-×-293-px-310-×-300-px.png)
Vinetta De La Cruz
President
Senior Vice President – Group Director at Signature Bank
![Amber Renee Dixon](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-AD1.png)
Amber Renee Dixon
Secretary
Host of Nevada Week
![Diane C. Zurko, RDA, CDA](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-DZ.png)
Diane C. Zurko, RDA, CDA
Treasurer
![Dan Edwards](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-dan.png)
Dan Edwards
Director
CEO of PACT-ONE Solutions LLC
![Wendy Franco](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Wendy_BOD_FutureSmiles_007-4.jpg)
Wendy Franco
Director
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Donald T. Polednak, Esq
Director
Sylvester & Polednak, Ltd. Co-Founder and Managing Partner Sylvester & Polednak, Ltd. Law Firm
![Caryn Solie, RDH](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-CS.png)
Caryn Solie, RDH
Director
![Eddie Wide, Jr.](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FS_staff-photos_eddie-wide_bod.jpg)
Eddie Wide, Jr.
Director
![Terri Chandler, RDH](https://www.futuresmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-TC1.png)
Terri Chandler, RDH
Executive Director
Founder/Executive Director at Future Smiles
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Lori Kepler-Cofano, RDH, BSDH
Emeritus
Children’s Oral Health Project · Policy Tool Consultant for Texas