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Association Forum of Chicagoland appoints local CEO

Christie Tarantino was chosen from among 300 applicants, and will transition from the Academy of General Dentistry to replace Gary LaBranche. Just four years ago, Christie Tarantino was the No. 2 at the Academy of General Dentistry in Chicago, and had no ambitions for the CEO job. But two years into her job as deputy director of AGD, the board extended an offer for the top post. “It wasn’t something I had been working towards but they gave me an opportunity to take the corner office and I gladly took on the challenge,” she said. Now, after two and a half years in that role, and an extensive search process, Tarantino has been selected as CEO of the Association Forum of… Read More