Corporate Governance

Executive Management Team

Leonard Osser, Chief Executive Officer and Director
In March of 2009, Leonard assumed the position of Milestone’s Chief Executive Officer and he has served as the Company’s Chairman from 1991 until September of 2009.  Between 1991 and 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  From 1980 until the consummation of Milestone’s public offering in November 1995, Leonard was primarily engaged as the principal owner and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Asian Consulting Group, Inc., a New Jersey-based provider of consulting services specializing in distressed or turnaround situations in both the public and private markets. 

Joseph D’Agostino, Chief Financial Officer
Joining Milestone in January 2008 as CFO, Joseph brings Milestone a wealth of finance and accounting experience earned over 25 years serving both publicly and privately held companies.  A results-oriented and decisive leader, he has specific proven expertise in treasury and cash management, strategic planning, information technology, internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, operations and financial and tax accounting.  Immediately prior to joining Milestone, Joseph served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Summit Global Logistics, a publicly traded, full service international freight forwarder and customs broker with operations in the United States and China. 

Previous executive posts also included Executive Vice President and CFO of Haynes Security, Inc., a leading electronic and manned security solutions company serving government agencies and commercial enterprises; Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration for Casio, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics with subsidiaries throughout the world; and Manager of Accounting and Auditing for KPMG’s national office in New York City.  Joseph is a Certified Public Accountant and holds memberships in the American Institute of CPA’s, New Jersey Society of CPA’s, Financial Executive Institute, Consumer Electronics Industry Association and Homeland Security Industry Association.  He is a graduate of William Paterson University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Science. 

Mark Hochman, D.D.S., Director of Clinical Affairs
Dr. Hochman has served as Director of Clinical Affairs and Director of Research and Development since 1999.  He has a Doctorate of Dental Surgery with advanced training in the specialties of Periodontics and Orthodontics from New York University of Dentistry and has been practicing dentistry since 1984.  He holds a faculty appointment as a clinical associate professor at NYU School of Dental Surgery.  Recognized as a world authority on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Dr. Hochman has published numerous articles in this area, and shares in the responsibility for inventing much of the technology currently available from Milestone.

Dr. Eugene Casagrande, Director of International & Professional Relations
Since 1998, Dr. Casagrande has served as Director of Professional Relations, charged with lecturing and teaching dental practitioners worldwide about Computer-Controlled Local Anesthesia Delivery (C-CLAD^®) and Milestone’s dental products. In this capacity, he has lectured both nationally and internationally at over 50 dental schools and in over 34 countries. Dr. Casagrande is past President of the California State Board of Dentistry and the Los Angeles Dental Society and is a Fellow of the American and International Colleges of Dentists and has served on the faculty of the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry. 

Stephen Solomon, Director, Engineering and Regulatory Affairs
Stephen joined Milestone in 2007 as a Director of Engineering and Regulatory Affairs.  He has over 30 years of experience in the computer, electronics and medical device industries.  Prior to joining Milestone, Stephen ran the engineering services department at RFL Electronics from 1998 to 2007.  He also worked in various Director and Senior Mechanical Engineering positions for Medjet Inc., Datascope Corporation, Unisys Corporation and PerkinElmer, Inc.  His career began in 1970 with Rockwell International, where he was responsible for designing environmental protection equipment as a Mechanical Design Engineer.  Stephen is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology.  He has a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Loyola University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Rutgers’ Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Applied Sciences from the University of California.

Dale Johnson, Director of International Distribution
A 25-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry, Dale joined Milestone in 2010 after serving first as Director of Marketing and then Vice President, International Business at Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases.  While at Zila, he was instrumental in building a worldwide distribution network for Zila’s products, which included Vizilite Plus and Peridex; and was responsible for the development of key marketing strategies to get dental professionals to screen for oral cancer utilizing Zila’s proprietary technology with a goal of identifying oral cancer in the early stage.  Dale’s prior executive posts also included Executive Vice President at MedLearning, a communications company serving the pharmaceutical and biotech industries; Group Vice President of Business Development at DOBI Medical Systems, Inc., a technology company engaged in the diagnosis of breast cancer; and Executive Vice President at Apex Communications, Inc., a medical communications company providing marketing and communications support to a blue chip customer base that included Pfizer, GlaxoWellcome, AstraZeneca, and SmithKline Beecham, among many more.  From 1984 through 1995, Dale rose through the ranks at Glaxo, Inc., beginning first as a sales executive and ascending to International Marketing Director for Dermatology Products. 

Marvin Terrell, Director of Domestic Distribution
In 2010, Marvin joined Milestone to oversee the Company’s distribution network in the United States and Canada.  Previously, he served as North American Director of Sales for OralCDx Laboratories, a division of Oral Cancer Prevention International, Inc., where he conceptualized and implemented sales and marketing strategies aimed at increasing global market penetration for the BrushTest^®, a quick and painless method that dentists use to detect oral cancer.  While serving as Vice President of Sales and New Business Development for Professional Dental Technologies, he managed day-to-day sales and business development activities for the dental division, representing over $40 million in annual sales.  Prior senior management posts have also included Manager, National Accounts, Medical Division at HPSC, Inc.; and Director of National Accounts and Medical Business Development at Old Kent Bank Leasing, Inc.  Marvin began his professional career at Wells Fargo, initially serving as Director of Operations of the Company’s Orlando, Florida business unit, followed by Corporate Retail Marketing Manager at its Consumer Division in Des Moines, Iowa; and later as Director of National Accounts, Leasing and Revolving Sales at Wells Fargo Leasing in O’Fallon, Missouri.  Marvin is a graduate of Valdosta State University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communications and Marketing.