Daniel Buksa, JD, CAE

Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs at Academy of General Dentistry
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Greater Chicago Area, US
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Charles LLano, DDS, FACD, FICD, FAGD

Daniel is a quiet and effective Executive Director. He was helpful when I served as a new committee member in the Academy of General Dentistry.

Gordon Isbell

Dan Buksa is a man of integrity and works very diligently for the Academy of General Dentistry as well as the profession of dentistry as a whole . It has been an honor to work with Mr Buksa on many projects through the years.

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Credentials

  • Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)
    LOMA
    Jan, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Association Executive
    American Society of Association Executives
    Jan, 2015
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Academy of General Dentistry
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs
      • Jul 1997 - Present

      The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is the organization that exclusively serves the needs and interests of general dentists. With 39,000 members, it is the second largest individual member dental association in the world.Projects & Accomplishments:• Ensured association's relevance to membership during pandemic through streamlining processes and delivering new programs and products.• Achieved major legislative victory with reform of McCarran-Ferguson anti-trust law, prohibiting insurance carriers from colluding against dentists.• Achieved success in getting dentists qualified for PPP loans along with their offices re-opened in numerous states.• Increased by 500% membership webinar participation.• Achieved legislative victories protecting the oral health of the public in 15 states by prohibiting non-dentists from performing irreversible surgical procedures.• Worked closely with the Board to revise and refresh the organization's strategic plan, inclusive of sun-setting review of organizational agencies and leadership evaluation processes. On-boarded six new CEO’s.• Undertook complete rewrite of Board policy manual to streamline governance processes.

    • Interim co-CEO (21, 15-17, 08-09), VP (05-06), Director (04-05), Advocacy Manager (97-04)
      • Jan 2021 - Feb 2021

      Served as interim Executive Director (CEO) for the third time (35 total months) in 13 years. Set priorities and focused efforts of staff team and volunteer leadership on creating and executing strategies addressing key objectives of organization’s strategic plan and mission. Maintained staff morale during recessed economic conditions and reduced staffing levels. Projects & Accomplishments: • Increased annual meeting attendance and revenue by 3%.• Re-organized the organization’s chapter education and service program to provide measurable accountability. • Mobilized leadership and grassroots members to successfully lobby the profession’s umbrella association (ADA) to adopt sedation guidelines favorable to general dentists resulting in a 2% increase in retention. Director, General Dentistry Representation Responsible for the oversight of the Advocacy Department.Accomplishments:• Led the organization’s first marketing and research initiative which subsequently resulted in real-time strategic change process of developing organizational norms to rejuvenate and introduce association best practices.• Instituted the use of vendor-provided legislative and regulatory monitoring and electronic lobbying software.• Worked with team of volunteers and staff that researched and drafted guidelines for the usage of sedation in dentistry that is now accepted as the professional standard.• Wrote testimony and coached volunteer leadership on delivery to the Food and Drug Administration, which resulted in the FDA adopting a favorable position to the organization on the usage of restorative materials. Advocacy ManagerResponsible for the administration of the organization’s government relations program. Worked with lobbyists, conducted grass roots campaigns, directed insurance and practice advocacy.

  • Catholic Order of Foresters
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Member
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      Catholic Order of Foresters (COF) is a 137-year-old fraternal benefit society dedicated to helping members achieve financial security through life insurance while supporting the Catholic community through fraternal outreach. The COF High Court is vested with full executive authority and charged with the Order's general supervision. The High Court retains complete authority to promote and advance the Order's business interests.COF has over 100,000 members and over $3.8 billion of life insurance in force. COF is rated A- "Excellent" by the AM Best rating agency.

  • Lake County Board of Elections and Voter Registration
    • Assistant Chief Deputy
      • 1995 - 1996

      Elections Administrator for 2nd largest county in Indiana.*Delivered presentations to schools and made media appearances regarding the elections process. Elections Administrator for 2nd largest county in Indiana.*Delivered presentations to schools and made media appearances regarding the elections process.

  • US Army
    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Behavioral Science Specialist
      • 1984 - 1988

      Provided psychological testing services, intake screenings and basic counseling to military members and their dependents. Provided psychological testing services, intake screenings and basic counseling to military members and their dependents.

Education

  • Valparaiso University School of Law
    Juris Doctorate, Law
    1990 - 1993
  • Saint Leo University
    BA, Political Science
    1986 - 1990

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