2023-2024 IDA Board of Trustees

Meet the members of the 2023-2024 IDA Board of Trustees:

President

Dr. James Larsen
Dr. Larsen is a practicing dentist in Davenport. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 37 years. Dr. Larsen was the 2014 recipient of the IDA President’s Award.

President-Elect

Dr. Christopher Bogue
Dr. Bogue is a general dentist in Carroll. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 21 years. Dr. Bogue is a recipient of the Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists (FIND) Award and the 2008 IDA New Dentist of the Year Award. In addition to his involvement with IDA and the Fort Dodge District, he is a member of the Spear Study Club and Great Lakes Study Club, and a CEREC Doctors Mentor.

Vice President

Dr. Ryan Hajek
Dr. Hajek is a practicing pediatric dentist in Council Bluffs. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry and completed his residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Children's Hospital. He has been in practice for ten years. His honors include being a Fulfilling Iowa's Need for Dentists (FIND) award recipient and receiving the IDA New Dentist of the Year Award in 2016, as well as previously serving as the president of the Southwest District Dental Society. 

Immediate Past President

Dr. John Arend
Dr. Arend is a practicing dentist in Independence. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 41 years. His honors include receiving his Fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry.  

Executive Director

Ms. Laurie Traetow

Davenport District Trustee  

Dr. Carolyn Larsen
Dr. Larsen is a Graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Dr. Larsen has served as the Davenport District Dental Society Trustee to the Iowa Dental Association since 2019, after serving as the Davenport District’s President. She practices Dentistry at Innovative Dentistry and Park View Dental, as a dental partner and co-owner. She is has been admitted as a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, the International College of Dentists (ICD USA Section), and the American College of Dentists (ACD).

Dr. Larsen currently serves on the Iowa Dental Foundation Board of Directors, representing the Iowa Dental Association, and has participated in the IMOM in the past. She currently serves as an alternate Delegate for the Iowa Dental Association at the ADA House of Delegates. She has been an adjunct Professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Dr. Larsen is passionate about Dentistry. The proud mother of three grown children (and their spouses), Dr. Larsen’s interests include spending time with her family and friends, swimming and travel.

Des Moines District Trustee  

Dr. Kevin Baker
Dr. Baker is a practicing dentist in Des Moines. He graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Dentistry and has been in practice for 13 years. Dr. Baker is a Des Moines District Dental Society Past President and the Chair of the 2022 IMOM Local Planning Committee.

Dubuque District Trustee  

Dr. Joseph Zuccaro
Dr. Zuccaro was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended Loras College and The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, graduating in 1991. Dr. Zuccaro practices in downtown Dubuque, and continues to maintain and improve his dental expertise through continuing education courses and informational seminars. He has been active in organized dentistry, serving as the Dubuque County president twice and Dubuque District president twice. He's also a life member of the IDA. Dr. Zuccaro got married in 1993 and has 3 children. In his free time he enjoys exercising, golfing, boating, traveling, listening to live music, and skiing. 

Fort Dodge District Trustee  

Dr. Shaun O'Neill
Born in southern Wisconsin, Dr. Shaun O’Neill has spent the last decade in Iowa attending Luther College and the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He was recognized with numerous awards from the college, university, and the American Student Dental Association for his leadership and clinical skills. Dr. O’Neill was the Iowa American Student Dental Association’s president and trustee of the American Student Dental Association. In that role, he created the first annual IASDA Pre-Dental Summer Academy. He presented to the Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry to emphasize the importance of the college in Iowa.

His leadership has continued after dental school as Dr. O’Neill served on the National Advisory Board for the Professional Protector Plan and was recently elected Vice-President of the Fort Dodge District Dental Society. He volunteers and helps run the free dental clinic in Spirit Lake located at the hospital. Dr. O’Neill’s leadership was recently recognized by the American College of Dentists as he has been inducted as a fellow. Less than 3% of dentists nationwide are inducted as it recognizes dentists for exemplifying excellence through outstanding leadership and contributions to dentistry and society.

North Central District Trustee 

Dr. Scott Wilson
 Dr. Wilson is a practicing dentist in Forest City. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 27 years.  

Northwest District Trustee 

Dr. Ammon Anderson
Dr. Anderson grew up in Logan, Utah. He completed his dental and Endodontic training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Anderson practiced General Dentistry from 2005-2007 before entering Endodontic residency. He enjoys spending time with his wife ShaRee and 5 children. His free time is spent doing Scouts, baseball, traveling and watching movies. 

Southeast District Trustee

Dr. Nathan Heubner
Dr. Heubner is a practicing dentist in Burlington. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 15 years. His honors include receiving the Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry and the IDA New Dentist of the Year Award in 2015. 

Southwest District Trustee

Dr. Cary Jackson
Dr. Cary Jackson was born and raised in Winterset, IA. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and minor in chemistry, magna cum laude, at the University of Northern Iowa. He furthered his education, graduating with a Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the prestigious University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he honed his skills under some of the top dental educators in the country. While at the University of Iowa, Dr. Jackson served as president of his dental class and earned the Annual Dean’s Leadership Award four years in a row.

University District Trustee

Dr. Sara Stuefen
Dr. Stuefen is a general dentist in Vinton. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 13 years. Dr. Stuefen is a Delegate to the ADA House of Delegates, the IDA Medicaid Committee Chair, IDPAC Vice-Chair, is a former chair of the IDA New Dentist Committee, and served as the 10th District Representative to the ADA New Dentist Committee. Her honors include receiving the IDA New Dentist of the Year Award in 2015 and Outstanding Service Award in 2022

Waterloo District Trustee

Dr. Mike Stufflebeam
Dr. Stufflebeam is a Board Certified pediatric dentist practicing in Marshalltown. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 20 years.

New Dentist Committee Chair

Dr. Lauren Daufeldt
Dr. Daufeldt is a practicing dentist in DeWitt. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and has been in practice for 5 years. Dr. Daufeldt is co-chair of the IDA New Dentist Committee, a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, and has been an adjunct faculty in the Family Dentistry Clinic at her alma mater.