Chief Executive Officer
Dientes Community Dental Care
Laura Marcus, MPH is the CEO of Dientes Community Dental Care in Santa Cruz County, California. Laura started her career in nonprofits in 1997 as part of an HIV/AIDS prevention project in South Africa. Laura joined Dientes Community Dental Care in 2004 and served as Executive Director from 2006 through 2008. After a brief hiatus as the Vice President of risk at Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group in Santa Cruz, Laura rejoined Dientes as Chief Executive Officer in 2011 and has led the organization through a period of tremendous growth. Today Dientes has 4 clinics, an outreach program, a $16M annual budget and over 120 employees. As the first in her family to go to college, Laura earned a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University, a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley, and is a fellow of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives. Laura currently serves on the board of Housing Matters, the Health Improvement Partnership and the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce. In 2023 she accepted the National Network for Oral Health’s Leadership Award on behalf of Dientes' outstanding work in the community.
CSuK2 - Investments in Your Health Center Dental Workforce
Sunday, August 25, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM ET