Delta Dental of Missouri Welcomes New Board Members

Delta Dental of Missouri, the state’s dental benefits leader and a non-profit organization, has elected three professionals from the Kansas City area as new members of its Board of Directors. Megan Krohn, DDS, executive vice president of dental services at Swope Health; Cynthia Petrie, DDS, MS, FACP, practicing prosthodontist and a professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry; and Christine Pierson, CEO of LTA Manufacturing, will each serve a three-year term. They join two fellow newly elected members from across the state.

Dr. Krohn is executive vice president of dental services at Swope Health, which is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC). She provides direct patient care and oversees its dental and sterile processing departments. In this role, she also serves as adjunct faculty for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and at the A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Kirksville, Mo. Dr. Krohn earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the UMKC School of Dentistry with honors in oral surgery. She resides in Kansas City.

Dr. Petrie is a board-certified prosthodontist at the UMKC Dental Faculty Practice at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. She is a professor at the UMKC School of Dentistry, holding the title of Dr. George Tanaka Hawaii Professor of Restorative Dentistry, and serves as chair for its Department of Restorative Clinical Sciences. Dr. Petrie earned Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees from the University of Athens School of Dentistry in Athens, Greece, and the UMKC School of Dentistry. She also earned a certificate in graduate prosthodontics and a Master of Science degree from the UMKC School of Dentistry. She resides in Kansas City.

As CEO of LTA Manufacturing, Pierson directs all strategic and functional departments, including marketing, business development, customer service, operations, engineering, supply chain, logistics, product development and finance. LTA is a manufacturer and international marketer of recreational and commercial-grade fiberglass truck covers and cargo management solutions for light-duty pickup trucks. She earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Missouri, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rockhurst University. She resides in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Krohn, Dr. Petrie and Christine to our board,” said Rob Goren, fellow board member, and president and chief executive officer at Delta Dental of Missouri. “They are accomplished and respected leaders, and their perspectives and expertise will help advance our mission to improve oral health in the communities we serve and meet the evolving needs of our stakeholders.”