AGpO MEMBERSHIP NEWS Eleven Doctors Graduate Comprehensive Hands-On Course www.academygportho.com Academy of Gp Orthodontics 2021 Officers President Scott Earp, DDS The recent Comprehensive Hands-On Course was held in McHenry, IL and finished on Febru-ary 20th 2021. Eleven doctors gradu-ated and earned their Associate Fellowship status with the Academy of Gp Orthodontics. This was the seventh course hosted by Dr. Greg Cannizzo who has been a host for the Academy’s 12-session Compre-hensive Hands-On Course since 2001. The eighth two-year course will begin in August 2021. To date 78 doctors have completed the course at the McHenry, IL location. During the last 20 years, Dr. Cannizzo’s office has provided the patients for all the doctors receiving their training at this site. A special thanks to host staff members: dental assistants Jayna Frett and Fiona Marshall. Administrative Assistant Ann Pauley and Office Manager Maura Frederick worked hard to make the clinical portion of this course possible. Their assistance in coordi-nating the secretarial and clinical support for the past 20 years has made it possible for the course to continue at the McHenry site. Pictured from left to right in the back row are Dr. Greg Cannizzo (instructor and host), Dr. Joseph Jacquinot, Dr. Leonard Ostrowski, Dr. Dan Garman, Dr. Mohammad Reza. Seated in the front row are Dr. Evelyn Nord-England, Dr. Tayseer Ibrahim, Dr. Haivy Castillo, and Dr. Sunny Hamilton. Not pictured are Dr. Staci Friese, Dr. Katie Nagel and Dr. Tom Skoumal. President Elect Tam Issa-Abbas, DDS Vice President Raphael Santore, DDS Secretary -Treasurer Cynthia Bordelon Immediate Past-President Ronald B. Cass, DDS Board of Directors Ron Austin, DDS Drew Ellenwood, DDS Majid Fehresti, DDS Brian Machart, DDS Minh-Khoi Nguyen, DDS Humberto Nunez-Gil, DMD Anna Pelak, DDS Sydney Reyes, DDS Advisory Board Ron Austin, DDS Greg Cannizzo, DDS Roy Holexa, DDS Bob Shirley, DDS Barry Sockel, DDS Walter L. Tippin, DDS Executive Director Adam Griswold, CAE Executive Director Emeritus Cynthia Bordelon 38 Spring 2021 JAOS