Keeping the ADA Strong

In 2001, the ADA began a bold business strategy—the Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative (TGMI). The Membership Initiative is a peer-to-peer outreach program that emphasizes personal relationships as the key to long-term membership satisfaction and success. Member leaders in societies across the U.S. act as field representatives, or community contacts for members and nonmembers in their local area. More than 1200 members across the country are already involved. And since the inception of the Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative, an additional 10,000 dentists have become ADA members. The momentum established by the Membership Initiative has made the ADA even stronger—securing its credibility to effect positive change for the dental profession.

Contact Information

To learn more about the Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative, contact your local dental society. Or you may contact TGMI staff from the list below.

Telephone: 800-232-1382
E-mail: initiative@ada.org

Wendy-Jo Toyama x2624
Director, Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative and Council on Membership
WI,PA,OR,ID,MT
toyamaw@ada.org

Michele Bresler x2863
Manager, Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative
AL,AZ,CA,CO,CT,IL,IA,KS,MA,MI,MS,MO,NH,NV,NM,NY,Puerto Rico,RI,UT,WY
breslerm@ada.org

April Kates-Ellison x2624
Manager, Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative
AK,AR,DC,GA,HI, IN,KY,LA,MD,MN,NC,NE,OH,OK,SC,TN,VA,WV
katesellisona@ada.org

Phyllis Yancy x2696
Manager, Tripartite Grassroots Membership Initiative
FL,TX,NJ,WA
yancyp@ada.org