We are Oregon ASDA
Executive Leadership
Eddie Ramirez '18
President
Eddie Ramirez is third year dental student and the current President or Oregon ASDA. He also serves as the District 10 Community Outreach Chair. He completed his undergraduate studies at Portland State University, where he received his B.S. in Organismal Biology. He began his journey into ASDA as a first year, and since then, discovered a passion for organized dentistry. In his free time, he enjoys participating in races such as Hood to Coast, and is an avid Crossfitter.
Britta Martinez '17
Immediate Past President
Britta is a four year dental student from Chandler, Arizona and received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology from Arizona State University. She has been involved heavily involved with Oregon ASDA since her first year of dental school, serving as the Secretary, Vice President, President, and now Advisor. She loves ASDA because of the real world perspective it brings to her work in dental school and because of the amazing ASDA members she has been able to work with at OHSU and around the country!
Tom Grass '19
Vice President
Tom is a second-year dental student at Oregon Health and Science University, a Registered Nurse, father and husband. After graduating from the University of Alaska with a degree in nursing in 2007 he moved to Hawaii for a few years before coming to Oregon to complete his pre-dental preparation at Portland State University. His goals for Oregon ASDA are to increase pre-dental membership and involvement as well as increasing chapter funding to allow for more educational opportunities for student leaders.
Tyrel Mortenson '18
Predental Liaison
Before starting dental school, Ty was an elementary school teacher and loves that dentistry is just as people-focused as teaching was. He enjoys being involved in a myriad of extracurricular activities at school and appreciates the way ASDA involvement serves to enrich his dental school education. He lives in Hillsboro with his husband, two dogs, 15 chickens, and more rabbits than he can count. Though the commute to and from school is a long one, he enjoys being able to balance his school-life with the extracurricular activities he loves.
