Kevin Earle has been the executive director of the Arizona Dental Association since 2008. In that role, he serves as the principal lobbyist for dentistry and better oral health care at the State Legislature. He is the former executive director of the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners.  Before his move to Arizona, he spent twenty years regulating professionals in the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.  He was the Executive Director of the New Jersey Board of Dentistry for many years, and  in the past regulated  several other categories of health care professionals, including the Board of Medical Examiners. He holds a BA in Public Affairs from George Washington University, an MBA from Rutgers University and an MPH with a concentration in health policy from Columbia University.   www.AzDA.org