CDA Names Timothy F. Comstock Executive Director.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 1998--Timothy F. Comstock has been selected as executive director for the California Dental Association, a professional association that represents more than 18,000 practicing dentists. Most recently serving as the deputy associate secretary of External Affairs at the California Health and Welfare Agency, Comstock will fill the association's executive director position effective July 30, 1998. Comstock's appointment fills the position following the untimely death of Thomas Nagle. "We are entering one of the most exciting and challenging times for our profession, and Tim Comstock is highly qualified to lead CDA (1) (Compact Disc Audio) The compact disc file extension that is seen on the computer in Explorer or some other file manager. CDA files are actually pointers to the locations of the individual tracks on the CD medium. See CD-DA. into the future," said Chico dentist Kenneth Lange, DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S , CDA president. "It's going to be an exciting time for him, for dentistry and for the public we serve." In his position as deputy associate secretary, Comstock coordinated all public information for the Health and Welfare Agency and its 13 departments. Prior to his deputy associate secretary position, Comstock was an administrator at California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. , having served as Executive Dean, Vice Provost/Dean of Student Affairs and law professor as well as Assistant Dean of Students. Comstock earned a bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal and received his Juris Doctorate degree at the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . "Tim's vast experience and knowledge in state government, coupled with his management history, make him an ideal addition to CDA," added Lange. Before his tenure at the university level, Comstock served as deputy director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California dedicated to consumer protection and ensuring a fair and competitive marketplace. (DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. ) as well as serving on several state volunteer boards, most notably the Cosumer Fraud Task Force and Governor's Consumer Advisory Council. "CDA has established itself as a trusted source of dental information for Californians," Comstock said. "It represents the very best aspects of responsible proffessionalism; an organization that's proactive and responsive. I'm excited about leadng it into the 21st century. CDA is already a very successful organization and must consistently seek ways to improve and stay on the cutting edge -- operationally and philosophically." Comstock, 52, and his wife Nancy, live in Sacramento.
CONTACT: California Dental Association, Sacramento
Susan Wall, 800/736-7071 ext. 4350
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