Cheryl Janssen is the Founding Executive Director/CEO of Kids Smiles Not for Profit Children’s Dental Centers. The award winning nationally acclaimed organization has a mission to provide and increase access to clinical oral health care in free-standing urban facilities located in the heart of the neighborhood of the under-served children. The mission also includes a commitment to extensive in-house and outreach health education and healthy lifestyle programs to over 120 schools child based nonprofits or other child advocacy groups. During her tenure, Kids Smiles has grown from one center with 4 employees and no patients of record to now having over 65 employees, 2 Philadelphia locations and have treated over 73,000 children. Ms. Janssen is also committed to hiring people from the community and through the organization promote ongoing educational advance to build careers of local hires. Cheryl has her AS in Expanded Dental Functions, an undergraduate from West Chester University in the field of Health Sciences and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management. She has been named as a Top Women CEO by Bravo and is in their Hall of Fame, Woman of Distinction by Philadelphia Business Journal, March of Dimes Woman of the Year in Health, PA Dental Hygiene Association Public Service Award and 76ers Hometown Hero by the Philadelphia. Kids Smiles awards include: Philadelphia Business Journal Healthcare Innovation Award, GlaxcoSmithkline Global Partners, Edward B. Shils, Trude Berger Service, and the Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Crainiomaxifacial Public Advocacy and Give Kids a Smile Day awards.