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Temple Student Elected ASDA Vice President
Alex Mitchell, Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry
’18, was elected 2017-18 vice president of the American
Student Dental Association (ASDA) during the ASDA Annual
Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Mitchell completed a term as District 3
trustee while also serving as president of the Temple ASDA
chapter. Previously, he held positions as District 3 predental
liaison and Temple class representative. Since 2016, Mitchell
has been a student repres entative to Temple’s admissions
committee, collaborating with faculty and administrators to
assess and select qualified dental school applicants. He served
as ASDA liaison to the ADA’s Council on Ethics, Bylaws and
Judicial Affairs and was a member of the ASDA delegation to the
2016 ADA Annual Session. As an undergraduate, he founded
the Allegheny College Predental Society. He is a volunteer at
Mission of Mercy and the Philly Oral Cancer Run.
Another Temple dental student,
Justin Le (Class of 2019), was
recently honored as ASDA’s District
3 Delegate of the Year at the ASDA
Annual Meeting. Le is Temple’s
incoming ASDA president. In
addition, he has held positions on
ASDA District 3’s presidential
council and district meetings team
and serves as the class of 2019’s treasurer. As a native
Californian, Le hopes to continue exploring the East Coast
through his involvement in organized dentistry, such as
community outreach events like Mission of Mercy.
Pictured from left, ASDA Vice President Danielle Marciniak,
President Tanya Sue Maestas, Executive Director Nancy Honeycutt, CAE,
Vice President Alex Mitchell
In addition, Mallory Niro (Kornberg Class of
’18), was elected Council Associate for the
ASDA Council on Communications. Niro has
previously served as Temple ASDA Vice
President, while also serving on the Support
and Development Team for District 3. She
has also held positions as Temple class
representative and the Vice President of the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. As an
undergraduate she was President of the Pre-Allied Health
Society, volunteered as a tutor in the Pediatrics Department at
Cooper University Hospital, and graduated Magna Cum Laude
at Rowan University.
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