Board Members

Isabella just turned 6 years old in February and has been a philanthropist before she was born. A beautiful baby shower in her honor was hosted by Godmother Carolyn, Auntie Sue, Godfather Roberto, Tio Paul, Tio Anddy & Tio David which raised over $5000 USD for Operation Smile. Since then, she has donated all of her birthday money and set up a lemonade stand in Highland Park Village benefiting Operation Smile.

Kids 4 Smiles was formed in fall 2017 for Isabella and her friends so that they can spread smiles to everyone by working on many campaigns to raise funds for local and global projects. Please join Isabella and friends to become World Changers and socially responsible citizens of the world.

For Dr. Dane Hoang, her world isn’t just about her daughter Isabella–it’s about every child. For more than two decades she has been dedicated to helping children have healthy, beautiful smiles. “Every child across the world deserves a great smile,” she says. “Dr. Dane” has taken that vision beyond the walls of her offices. It’s no surprise that she is a fervent supporter of Operation Smile, traveling internationally each year to provide free dental care for kids in need. She also works tirelessly with missions and fundraising efforts for the organization.

Along with Isabella, she founded Kids 4 Smiles, an organization established on the belief that one can change the world… at any age. With the mission of empowering children to become World Changers through various volunteer opportunities in the community, Kids 4 Smiles recently completed fundraising efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and, with the help of students at Kramer Elementary School, bought school supplies for children in Mexico and Ethiopia.

Mike Adams played professional baseball from 2001-2014 for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies. Mike Adams was part of the 2011 Texas Rangers World Series team. Mike & Shelly have been married for 12 years and have two children – Keira (10) and Kaiden (6). Mike & Shelly have been part of Operation Smile for 8 years. In 2012 they were named Ambassadors for Operation Smile for their work on behalf of the organization.

“In 2010 my wife was pregnant with our son, Kaiden, and during one of her checkups we found out he was going to be born with a cleft lip and palate. Luckily he only had the cleft lip! Around this same time we were also looking to be part of a foundation/organization to support. That’s when we were put in contact with Dr. Bill Magee and his wife Kathy, the founders of Operation Smile. They actually came to see us at our team hotel in L.A. and instead of telling us all about their organization they prepared us for everything to expect with our own son. Right then we knew we wanted to be part of Operation Smile! Going on 8 years strong we’ve been blessed to be part of the Operation Smile family, helping to raise money and awareness for families here and around the world!”

Shelly Adams is married to Mike Adams who played professional baseball from 2001-2014 for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies. They have two beautiful children, Kiera (11) and Kaiden (7) and have been married for 13 years.

About 8 years ago, Shelly was pregnant Kaiden and during one of her visits with the OB/GYN, the doctor informed Mike and Shelly that their unborn son has a cleft lip. During this time period, they wanted to learn more about cleft lip and palate and get involved with a foundation/organization. Through some mutual acquaintances, they were introduced to Dr. Bill Magee and his wife Kathy, founders of Operation Smile. Bill and Kathy came to meet with Shelly and Mike at a hotel in L.A. and spent a lot of time preparing them for their son’s future surgeries to repair the cleft.  Since their son Kaiden was born with a cleft lip, the Adams have been committed to raising awareness and funds to transform the lives of children with cleft.

Dr. Noel Santini is a board certified Internal Medicine physician who earned his medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and received his Internal Medicine training at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree on Healthcare Organization Leadership and Management at the University of Texas in Dallas.

He has been a member of the American Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association. He has served on several leadership boards including the Board of Directors of the Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians from 2008 to 2011, the Leadership Board of the American Diabetes Association in North Texas where he was elected president of the Board in 2015, the Board of Directors of the Dallas-Valencia Citizens Committee where he served as the chair of Health Initiatives, the Men’s Health Advisory Board at Parkland, the Pathology Clinical Advisory Council at Parkland, and the Diabetes Advisory Board at Parkland, among others.

He has dedicated his career and work to serve the medically undeserved of Dallas County where he has become a physician leader in ambulatory and outpatient medicine in one of the nation’s largest safety-net systems.

Dr Carolyn Quan was born in El Salvador to Chinese parents . She came to the US as a twelve year old and is currently working as co medical director of the division of hospital medicine at Baylor University Medical center . Besides her medical profession she is a very accomplished cake decorator.

Wim was born in Belgium and after graduating from Law School decided to become a tour director in the United States where for 7 years he guided tours all over the country. In 1997 he made a career switch to the world of finance and Wall Street . His focus was primarily on international execution clearing and settlement for companies such as Penson , Pershing and most recently Viewtrade.

Sue Williams, M.D. (known as Dr. Sue to her patients) started making candy with her mother an early age. Back then, they entered their creations in the local county fair and gave them as gifts. Following a family tradition of cooking and entertaining friends, Sue created her own recipe for chocolate bark to end meals and parties on an elegant note.

Over the years, she developed an interest in European artisanal chocolates. This lead her to begin to study the complex art and science of chocolate. Later, she attended the North American Chocolate Academy. Realizing that the mastery of European chocolates could be paired with her training in Internal Medicine, she desired to learn more about the antioxidant benefits of dark chocolate. Her inspiration is to produce luxurious chocolate you’ll feel good about eating.

As a practicing physician, Dr. Sue Williams realized the importance of everyday people making good dietary choices to support healthy living. She created Dr. Sue’s Chocolate, which uses the finest natural ingredients to encourage people to healthier lifestyles. The company supports the local community by donating proceeds to charities that promote health and wellness. Our emphasis is on community based wellness education motivating good dietary and life choices.

David is a Director with KPMG’s Advisory Services practice with more than 14 years experience in Mergers; Acquisitions, specifically the separation (carve-out) process and high level transitional management. David has most recently been managing the a global legal entity consolidation and integration program where he lead the integration teams in 13 countries in the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

David has also been a regional and country separation and integration advising leader in Europe
and North America and Latin America countries. David has extensive experience in assisting clients develop and execute operational models across Workstreams including Finance, HR, IT, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and other operational functions.

Michelle was born and raised in Guatemala City, Guatemala where she graduated as a Lawyer in 2009. After graduating from Law School, she completed an LLM Master in International and Comparative Law at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she met her husband, Dr. Antonio Berto who works in Dallas as an Endodontist. Together, they decided to call Dallas their home and raise their two amazing kids, Antonio and Ana, and expecting their third this year. Currently, Michelle dedicates most of her time to raising her children.

Professionally, Michelle has volunteered as a Immigration Lawyer at Non-Profits such as Catholic Charities and Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON).

Before leaving Guatemala, she was Board Member of FUNDAORTO, a non-profit that offers free hip and knee replacement surgeries for the lower income population, founded by her father Billy, who is an orthopedic surgeon and her mother Ligia, who is the CEO. Over the years, FUNDAORTO has changed the lives of thousands of individuals and has raised over 10 million dollars.