Meet The Team

Kendra graduated in 2002 from Ferris State University. She has been married to Jonathan since 2003 and has 3 children, Isaac, Dominic and Clara. Her hobbies include spending time with friends and family, traveling, photography, music and volunteering in dentistry as well as in her kids' school.

Laurie graduated in 2002 from GRCC. She joined our team in 2018. Laurie is married and has two children, Richerd and Sofia. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and biking. Helping you achieve a beautiful and healthy smile is her goal.

Laura grew up in Midland and moved to Grand Rapids over ten years ago for college. She has a BFA from Kendall and stayed in the area after graduating to pursue a dental hygiene career at GRCC. In her spare time she enjoys taking classes at the YMCA, her favorites are Yoga and WERQ! She also loves to travel and her true passion is art.

Theresa has been a Dental Hygienist since 1984. She has four children and three grandkids. Her favorite activities include traveling, playing board games and crafting, especially jewelry making. Her favorite place to visit is Kenya. Her favorite board game is Castles of Burgandy.

Maija is a native of Michigan's upper peninsula. She graduated from Ferris State University where she found her passion for caring for others through dental hygiene. She achieved degrees both in dental hygiene and allied health sciences. In her free time, Maija enjoys traveling, watching sports and especially spending time with friends and family.

Christina graduated from Ferris State University. She has a Boston Terrier named Zeus. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking and taking hot yoga classes. She is passionate about dental health and devoted to educating patients on their individual hygiene needs.

Amy joined our team in 2009. She has been married to Monte since 1998. They have 2 children, Deanna and Kaleb. Deanna and her husband have 2 children. Kaleb is a resident of Grand Rapids where he is active in youth ministries. Amy loves biking, swimming, traveling and Art Prize. She and her Husband spend weekends at the lake getting in as much golf and boating as possible. Her favorite thing about the office is the unwavering commitment to compassionate patient care.

Mary loves the close relationships of her co-workers, her wonderful boss, and most of all-the patients! She has 3 children; Chris, Matt and Lisa, as well as daughter-in-law Megan and Son-in-law Adam. Mary has 3 beautiful grandchildren; Tyler, Owen and Olivia. She loves animals and currently has 2 goats and her Jack Russell Terrier, Bree. Go Pink Arrow Pride! (Lowell football)

Diane has been with the front desk team since 2014. The years have flown by as she has enjoyed working with this great team and serving our fabulous patients! She also enjoys the many after-hours activities our staff has done over the years including pool parties, The Escape Room, bowling and the fun trip to Riviera Maya! Working part-time allows for time to serve as a Deacon at Westminster Presbyterian Church and involvement with her local P.E.O. Chapter. Past-times outside of work include entertaining, biking and walking her dog, Ellie around Reeds Lake. Favorite travel destinations are Charlotte, North Carolina to visit daughter Andrea, son-in-law Cris, granddaughter Marley and grandson Julian. As well as visiting daughter Allie in New York City.

Andrea has been working in our office since 2017. She loves her amazing coworkers and bosses. She loves the patients and hearing all of their stories. Andrea has 2 handsome boys, Oryon and Logan. She loves the outdoors, taking her boys on adventures and hanging out at Sandy Pines. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with friends, family and doing crafts and painting.

Amalie earned her dental assisting certification from GRCC in 2001. She loves all things dental! In her spare time she loves to swim, ride bikes, walk on trails and garden. She loves to volunteer at Mel Trotter with her sister as well. She is grateful to have 2 sons, 1 daughter, 1 grandson, a Fiancé' named Pete and 2 cats!

Amy has worked in dentistry for the past 10 years. She is married to Wayne and they have 2 boys, Rylan and Kane. She is proud to be a hockey mom! She spends her weekends attending games, volunteering on the board for the hockey association, crafting and spending time with family.

Kim joined our team in 2006. She is engaged to Chris and has 2 daughters, Alyssa and Ashley. She has two grandchildren Cassius and Cali. In her free time Kim loves to garden, read, fish and spend her weekends at the lake.

Deanna has two children, Ian and Taryn. She enjoys cooking new dishes and baked goods with them. She and her husband, Brad love gardening together. In the summer, Deanna enjoys hiking the dunes in Saugatuck with her family and their 5 dogs.

Kaitlyn joined our team in 2022. She is passionate about your dental health. She has one daughter, Emma. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends almost as much as shipping for her daughter.