OUR Board of Trustees

Carol Lynch, CPA

Managing Director, MountainStar Partners

Carol Lynch is a Managing Director at MountainStar Partners, overseeing all aspects of accounting. She joined the firm in 2015 following her role as Property Controller at Regency Centers, a publicly traded REIT. Earlier in her career, Carol held Controller, Financial Reporting Director, and Finance Manager roles at SaaS companies including Black Diamond Performance Reporting, Vurv Technology, and Web.com. She began as an auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick.

Carol serves on the Board of Trustees for Georgia School of Orthodontics and the Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Humane Society. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration from California State University, Northridge, and an MBA from the University of Florida. Carol is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Mauricio Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Chairman, GSO Board of Trustees; Former VP, Student Affairs & Prof. Emeritus, College of Ed. & HR, UNF

Christopher Lazzara

President, Georgia School of Orthodontics
CEO, MountainStar Partners

The Honorable Casey Cagle

Former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Nathaniel Glover, Jr., Hon. LL.D.

Trustee Emeritus, GSO; President Emeritus, Edwards Waters College; Former Sheriff of Jacksonville

Kellyn Hodges, D.M.D., M.S.

Founder & Owner Kellyn Hodges Orthodontics

Nizar Kifaieh, M.D.

President & CEO, Hudson Regional Health

Brenda Kitchens, R.D.H.

President, B.K. Dental Line Solutions, Inc.

Randy Kluender, D.D.S., M.S.

Sr. Advisor to the President and Former President of GSO, Former Assoc. Dean & Director., University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Gasper Lazzara

Assistant Professor, Georgia School of Orthodontics

Carol Lynch, CPA

Managing Director, MountainStar Partners

John E. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S., M.S.

Sr. Advisor, CINQCARE, Inc.; Former President, Morehouse School of Medicine & Meharry Medical College

Dr. Iram Nasir

Assistant Professor, Georgia School of Orthodontics; GSO Alumna

Dave S. Sargent, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Nandakumar Janakiraman, B.D.S., M.D.S.

Ex-Officio Member, Georgia School of Orthodontics,
Dean, Chief Academic Officer, and Professor

Hannah Hale

Ex-Officio Member, Georgia School of Orthodontics,
General Counsel, Executive Vice President

Emily Coutouné

Board Liaison,
Director of Strategic Initiatives Special Projects Manager, Office of the CEO at MountainStar Partners