A GIFT OF SMILES - Key Persons
Dr. Heck has practiced as a board certified neurologist in Central Pennsylvania for over 29 years. Born in Baltimore, he is a graduate of William and Mary, later attending the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis for medical school. After a year's medical internship at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis, he completed a residency in neurology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He remained there for an additional two year fellowship and then began his neurology practice in Harrisburg.
Outside of the office, Dr. Heck teaches martial arts and pursues yoga and meditation. When not in the dojang, you can find him fishing, bird watching and enjoying life with his wife,Naomi, and their two grown children. He considers it a privilege to be of service to others in the community, including his colleagues in healthcare. A Gift Of Smiles foundation is fortunate to have him serve as a vital member of our board.
As a certified public accountant, Chuck has been working in the accounting and tax fields for over 30 years, and is currently employed at Gift CPAs as an accounting manager. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Knights of Columbus. His accounting expertise has been invaluable to A Gift Of Smiles.
Dr. Dwight Ashby has been practicing as a pediatric dentist in the Harrisburg area for over 35 years. Born and raised in Indiana, he graduated from Purdue University. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the Indiana University School of Dentistry and continued his specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has dedicated his career to providing exceptional care and compassionate treatment of his special needs patients
In 2014, Dr. Ashby created A Gift Of Smiles to help close the financial gaps and access to care that exist in dental healthcare for people with special needs and volunteers his services to A Gift Of Smiles patients. He retired from private practice October, 2022 and now is focusing on increasing the impact of AGOS. His sites set on establishing a sustainable clinic.
Dr. Ashby has been practicing as a pediatric dentist in the Harrisburg area for over thirty years. Born and raised in Indiana, he graduated from Purdue University. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the Indiana University School of Dentistry and continued his specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
His specialty training in handicapped dentistry allows him to perform comprehensive dental treatment for A Gift Of Smiles patients which he provides free of charge through the foundation. When not treating patients, Dr. Ashby enjoys mountain biking, skiing, woodworking and hanging out with his four grown sons and his wife, Janet.
Janet's commitment to special needs children and their families can be traced back to her early career as a NICU nurse in her native Indiana and continues today as a nurse practitioner for The Women's Healthcare Group, York, PA. She obtained her BS in Nursing from Purdue University and her MSN, CRNP from the University of Maryland.
Janet has been chairman of the annual A Gift Of Smiles fundraising gala since the first gala in 2015. With her dedication to the foundation and fund raising skills, Janet and her committee have raised over $495,000, providing funding for the dental treatment of our patients. She and Dwight share their love of travel, biking, skiing and being the parents of four sons.
Job Titles:
- Member With PA 's Developmental Disabilities Council and Parent Mentor With Parent
Lisa is employed by The Arc of Pennsylvania. This organization promotes the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetime. She currently is the regional manager of The Arc of Pennsylvania's "Include Me" school age program. It is designed to promote and expand inclusive practices for disabled students in grade K-12 and the schools they attend.
In addition to being a board member of A Gift Of Smiles, Lisa is also a committee member with PA's Developmental Disabilities Council and parent mentor with Parent to Parent. A retired Staff Sargeant of the United States Air Force, Lisa and her husband of twenty-two years, Alan are parents to eighteen year old Sophia and twelve year old Deven.
Mr. Jarman spent the vast majority of his thirty five year professional career as a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania business, tax and securities lawyer with the firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC. Mike received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his law degree from Duke University School of Law.