Dr. Marc Lerner is a pediatrician specializing in developmental and behavioral medicine.  He is past president of the Orange County, California Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and chairs the executive committee of national AAP’s Council on School Health. Dr. Lerner has taught and cared for patients at the University of California, Irvine for 35 years.  He is served as consulting pediatrician at UCI’s Child Development Ce­­­nter and the UCI Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Dr. Lerner was recognized as the AAP Chapter 4 Pediatrician of the Year in 2016 and an Orange County Medical Association ‘Physician of Excellence’.   From 2011 until 2016 Dr. Lerner worked as the Medical Officer for the Orange County, California Department of Education. Dr. Lerner has been a strong supporter and advocate of Healthy Smiles’ programs. He has been a monumental figure creating awareness of Healthy Smiles with community leaders. For several years, Dr. Lerner has assisted Healthy Smiles as we navigate school contracts and identify the resources necessary to serve Title I schools, child care agencies, and low-income children.

John R. Beaver was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BIOLASE on October 1, 2017. John was promoted to Executive Vice President and CFO following his brief role as Interim Chief Executive Officer of BIOLASE ending on August 8, 2018. He brings substantial leadership and technical experience in finance and business management in both public and private companies. Prior to joining BIOLASE, John served as the Chief Financial Officer of Silicor Materials, Inc., a global leader in the production of solar silicon, from 2009 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017. John also served on Silicor’s Board of Directors from 2013 to 2015. While at Silicor, John led debt and equity fundraising efforts to finance the company’s transition from start-up to commercial production. He also supported revenue growth from zero to nearly $100M (annualized) in less than one year, and he developed and implemented many of the company’s business processes. From 2013-2015, John was Chief Financial Officer for Modumetal, Inc., a nano-laminated alloy coatings company focused on oil and gas applications. Previously, John was Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Sterling Chemicals, a mid-sized public commodity chemical manufacturer, from 2007 to 2009. He also served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Sterling Chemicals from 2001 to 2007 and as Financial Reporting Manager and Plant Accountant from 1987 to 1995. From 1997 to 2000, John served as Vice President, Controller at Pioneer Companies, Inc., where he coordinated two major acquisitions which tripled the size of the company. Previously, John was Controller at Borden Chemicals and Plastics from 1995 to 1997. John started his career in Finance at Monsanto Company. John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Certified Public Accountant.  

With a background in law and management, Neal Crowley has over 30 years of experience as an executive health care leader with deep expertise in the multi-site dental health management services field. Mr. Crowley leverages a strong legal foundation, serving for six years as the Chief Legal Officer for Smile Brands Inc., where he was responsible for identifying and implementing legally compliant business solutions for general and multi-specialty dental practices. Crowley has also served as the company representative for the Association of Dental Support Organizations. Mr. Crowley currently serves as General Counsel for InterDent in Inglewood, providing a full range of business support services to independent general and specialty dental practices in multiple states.

With over 20 years of progressive marketing experience, Alison currently is a Senior Vice President with Clune Construction and serves as the Director of National Marketing – heading up the marketing, public relations and communication efforts nationally.  Clune Construction is a national, employee-owned general contractor, with more than 600 professionals located in five offices across the U.S. Clune manages over $1 billion in construction projects annually – winning awards for ethical business practices and for being a great place to work.  Prior to joining Clune Construction, Alison spent seven years in the mortgage industry with Aames Financial Corporation.  Along with the senior management team, Alison was instrumental in growing the retail division of Aames from zero branches to 100 branches nationwide.  Throughout her tenure with Aames Financial, Alison was involved in an acquisition and several changes to the senior management staff.   Alison attended Long Beach City College and California State University of Long Beach where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.  Alison graduated Magna Cum Laude and received the Outstanding Graduating Marketing Student award.  In 2008, Alison earned her MBA from Pepperdine University and graduated with honors.  She has served on the Board of 7×24 and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Healthy Smiles as well as the MBA Advisory Board for Millikan High School.  Alison also served as an adjunct faculty member of Cerritos College where she taught a marketing course. 

Mr. Lee is a serial entrepreneur and has 33 years of business management and entrepreneurial experience, including 27 years in the dental technology arena. Mr. Lee is currently the President and CEO of Planet DDS, Inc. He founded Planet DDS, Inc. in 2004 and has successfully guided the company to become the leading Cloud-based Practice Management and Revenue Cycle Management company for the global dental industry. Prior to Planet DDS, Mr. Lee served as CEO of Dental Connect, Inc., a dental connectivity company that launched the industry’s first internet-based, HIPAA compliant, real-time claims processing and eligibility verification system used by many major insurance carriers. In 2001, Mr. Lee successfully managed the sale of Dental Connect, Inc. to a consortium of insurance companies which included, United Healthcare, MetLife, Aetna, Guardian, Ameritas and several Delta Dentals. Mr. Lee also served as the CEO and co-founder of dentalxchange.com, the leading portal, e-commerce, and premier application service provider in the dental industry. Dentalxchange built the industry’s most-trafficked website, the largest on-line continuing education library, and help launched the most sophisticated e-commerce shop for the industry’s largest distributor, Henry Schein, Inc. Mr. Lee is well regarded in the Dental Industry and serves as an advisor to several dental companies. Throughout his career, Mr. Lee has become known for his unique ability to successfully adapt new technologies into volatile markets.

Jeff Miller serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Western Dental, where he oversees all legal matters, including corporate governance, acquisitions, regulatory compliance, litigation, and government affairs.

Jeff’s professional career has focused on supporting health care organizations to deliver the highest quality patient care, including hospitals, dialysis facilities and radiology practices. Prior to joining Western Dental, Jeff spent several years as Vice President-Deputy General Counsel and was named Acting General Counsel at DaVita, a leading provider of kidney care with over 2,000 dialysis centers across the United States. At DaVita, he oversaw legal affairs and managed the company’s 75+ member legal team. More recently, Jeff served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Imaging Advantage, a radiology practice management company. Before going “in-house,” Jeff was an Associate with Latham & Watkins, where he represented large health insurance companies, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. He also worked at RAND Health where he advised state governments in connection with health care financing initiatives aimed at increasing access to care.

Jeff earned a J.D. from Georgetown University, a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.

Branden L. Nelson is a well-versed Human Resources executive with over 15 years of experience in HRIS technologies, business and organizational development, mergers and acquisitions, leadership development and diversity and inclusion initiatives in multi-cultural, multi-site locations in the United States, Latin America, Mexico and Europe.
Nelson was previously the Senior Global Human Resources Manager at Glidewell Dental, the world’s largest dental laboratory that provides high-quality dental lab products and services worldwide. Nelson worked at Glidewell for 10 years, in which he fast tracked his HR career to management as he excelled in positions such as Talent Acquisition Partner, Employee Relations Supervisor and HR Manager in just 5 years. Nelson spent his last 5 years at Glidewell in the Sr. Global HR role partnering with executive management as Glidewell fulfilled its mission of “bettering the world one smile at a time” for its employees and customers by doubling its’ employee headcount from 2500 to over 5000, adding more than 25 locations worldwide and opening two state of the art dental training, education and demonstration centers, the Glidewell International Technology Centers, that offers cutting-edge technology-focused education to healthcare professionals.
Nelson is currently the Vice President of Human Resources for Terra Tech Corp., a publicly traded vertically integrated hemp-based medical solutions company. Joining the organization in 2018, Nelson joined the team to develop and implement an HR infrastructure and company culture that would produce great talent, drive revenue and make Terra Tech an employer of choice in Orange County and beyond! To date, the company is thriving and looking forward to new business opportunities and growth; with HR at the nucleus of all said initiatives. During his time at Terra Tech, Nelson has not only blazed a trail with his efforts focused on the business (the heart) and maintaining synergy with its’ people (the pulse), but was also named one of three finalists for the 2019 NHRA (National Human Resources Association) HR Executive of the Year Award.
Due to his passions for people, community and achievement, Nelson also founded his own non-profit organization, I AM FRESH, Inc., which partners with high schools in underprivileged communities to provide youth mentorship and scholarships for higher education. Nelson is equally passionate about serving his church community. He mentors the youth at Antioch Church of Long Beach, oversees the media ministry and partners with the Senior Pastor as the church’s HR Advisor. Nelson believes that the field of Human Resources found him at an early age as he has always had a passion for people and their advancement journeys. Nelson’s life mission is “to endorse, enrich and guide individuals through the various stages of human development; in hopes to ultimately produce and/or awaken great minds, talents, abilities and an acceptance of self.”
Nelson holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from San Diego State University.

Gary L. Van Arnam is a Senior Vice President with Northern Trust. In this role he oversees comprehensive financial and fiduciary services for high net worth individuals, families, foundations, and non-profit relationships for the Newport Beach and Rancho Mirage offices. Gary has over 20 years of experience in financial services as a private practice financial planner and senior trust officer. Mr. Van Arnam received his B.S. in Business Administration & Finance from California State University, Long Beach. Gary completed the Financial Planning Program at USC, and the National Graduate Trust School of the American Bankers Association with Honors. Active in the community, Gary was Past President of the Board of Healthy Smiles For Kids of Orange County, Member of the CHOC Professional Advisory Council, former President of the Board of Human Options, former President of the Board of the Estate Planning & Trust Council of Long Beach, former President of the Board of the Planned Giving Round Table of Orange County, former Adjunct Faculty Member for the College for Financial Planning, and a Certified Financial Planner.