DHBC Board Members and Staff
2023 Officers
President – Dr. Carmen Dones, RDH Educator Member
Vice President – Sonia “Pat” Hansen
Secretary – Denise Davis, Public Member
Board Members
Denise Davis – Redlands – Public Member
Denise Davis, who was appointed as a public member by the Senate Rules Committee on October 13, 2020, is the Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Redlands. She was elected to the Redlands City Council in 2018 and has spent her career working full-time in higher education. She earned her master's degree in Social and Cultural Psychology from the London School of Economics while there as a Rotary International Scholar in 2008. Denise graduated with her B.A. from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands in 2006. She is also a graduate of Emerge California, is passionate about women's participation in government at every level and serves as the Director of the Women's Resource Center at UC Riverside.
Carmen Dones – Sherman Oaks – RDH Educator Member
Carmen Dones was appointed by Governor Newsom on October 20, 2020 as the new RDH Educator member replacing Michelle Hurlbutt who was termed out this year. Her background is that she graduated in 2004 from West Los Angeles College dental hygiene school and began teaching dental hygiene there in 2006 while working in private practice. She currently serves as a dean at West LA College where she implemented the baccalaureate pilot program in dental hygiene. She earned her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership in 2020 from Cal State Northridge and serves as a mentor to students and faculty.
Sonia “Pat” Hansen – Concord – RDH Member
Sonia “Pat” Hansen, 56, of Concord, has been appointed to the Dental Hygiene Board of California. Hansen has been a Registered Hygienist at Janis Richard DDS since 2013. Hansen was a Registered Dental Assistant at the Contra Costa Dental Program from 2001 to 2010. She was a Reserve Police Office for the Walnut Creek Police Department from 1995 to 2006. Hansen is a member of the California Dental Association, Community Dental Health Coordinators, Walnut Festival and the Mount Diablo Dental Hygiene Society. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hansen is a Democrat.
Sherman T. King – San Francisco – Public Member
Sherman T. King, 63, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the Dental Hygiene Board of California. King was Chief Executive Officer at King Oasis LTD from 2010 to 2016. He was Director of Corporate Accounts at Infineon Technologies Inc. from 2000 to 2010. King was Applications Manager at AuraVision Inc. from 1991 to 1998. He was Principal Engineer at Western Digital Imaging Inc. from 1989 to 1991. King was Design Engineer at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. from 1983 to 1989. He was Office Manager at Eva Chau Acupuncture Clinic Office from 1982 to 2010. King is a member of the board of directors of the Video Engineering Standards Association USA, Chinese American Institute of Engineers and Scientists, San Francisco Chinatown Club, Charity Cultural Services Center and the San Francisco Chinatown Salvation Army. He earned a Master of Science degree in electronic engineering from Santa Clara University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in business administration from American Liberty University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. King is a Democrat.
Justin Matthews – Salinas – Public Member
Justin Matthews, 43, of Salinas, has been appointed to the Dental Hygiene Board of California. He has been an Associate Professor of General Experimental Psychology at California State University, Monterey Bay since 2014 and a Subject Matter Expert for the Monterey County Department of Human Resources since 2019. He was a Commissioner and Vice Chairperson for the Monterey County Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Advisory Commission from 2016 to 2021. Matthews was a Teaching Fellow and Staff Research Associate at University of California, Merced from 2005 to 2014 and a Lecturer at California State University, Fresno from 2005 to 2006. Matthews earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Cognitive and Information Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Social and Cognitive Sciences from the University of California, Merced. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology from California State University, Fresno. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Matthews is a Democrat.
Naleni "Lolly" Tribble-Agarwal – Newark – RDH Member
Naleni Tribble-Agarwal, 52, of Newark, has been appointed to the Dental Hygiene Board of California. Naleni has been a Dental Hygienist at Casey Herrera DDS since 2007. She was a Dental Hygienist at Marisa Walker DDS from 2014 to 2020, at Shital Kazi DDS from 2008 to 2018 and at Gurjit Randhawa DDS from 2008 to 2015. She was a Dental Hygienist at Ross Stangeland DDS and Richard Jenson DMD from 2008 to 2014. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Tribble-Agarwal is a Democrat.
Erin Yee – Lafayette – Public Member
Erin Yee, appointed as a public member by Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the Assembly, January 4, 2021, is the Deputy Director and Senior Advisor of the COVID Contact and Tracing Initiative with the Public Health Institute and is the previous Chief Operating Officer of Planned Parenthood Northern California. Erin has spent her career working in community health services, working in organizations that impact women and families. She is also on the board of Charlotte Maxwell Clinic in Oakland. She graduated with her B.S. from the University of Hawaii in Non-Profit Management.
Anthony Lum, Executive Officer
Mr. Lum has served as the Executive Officer of the Dental Hygiene Board of California since December 29, 2017. Prior to his appointment, he was the Interim Executive Officer from January 1, 2017 and Assistant Executive Officer since July 1, 2015. He has worked for the Board since November 2011 attending to the Board’s administrative and program functions. Prior to joining the Board, he worked for four different Department of Consumer Affairs licensing boards in several positions and programs and the department’s Budget Office. He began his state career in January 2000 and prior to joining the state, worked in the rehabilitation and physical therapy profession for 10 years.