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Southcenter (206) 575-1194

Renton Highlands (425) 430-8844

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Meet The Team

Front Office

Rachel

Rachel

Office Manager | Financial Coordinator

Rachel has been a part of the Sound Orthodontics team since 2007. Rachel loves working with patients by helping them with their financial and insurance needs. Her passion is traveling the world; feel free to pick her brain if you love to do the same!

Most Memorable Travel Adventure: Road trip through Croatia along the Adriatic Coast

Secretly Wants To Be: Rick Steves

Bucket List Destination: Galapagos Islands

Maria

Maria

Front Office | Scheduling Coordinator

Maria has an extensive background in customer service, but is newer to the orthodontic field, and she is excited to join the Sound Orthodontic Team. Maria has always enjoyed meeting new people and learning about their lives and backgrounds. Maria loves to travel and is always preparing for her next big adventure. Maria enjoys cooking local cuisine whether national or international.

Favorite Outdoor Activity: Wandering

Dream Vacation: A wintery holiday in the Cotswolds

Most Memorable Travel Experience: Europe 2009: 11 countries in 26 days, they were waiting for us!

Erin

Erin

Scheduling | Financial Coordinator

Erin has been in the orthodontic field since 2007 and can do just about every role in the orthodontic office. Erin loves watching a patient’s confidence grow through their smile transformation. When she is not at work, you can find her in the kitchen creating new recipes for her husband and two daughters.

Interesting Fact: Her hair is 100% gray!

Dream Vacation: To stay at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya, and go on a safari.

Favorite Thing to Do: Watch and listen to true crime stories.

Jessica

Jessica

Front Office | Scheduling Coordinator

Jessica has been in the dental field since 2005. She recently made the switch to the specialty of orthodontics when she joined the Sound Orthodontics team. Jessica is passionate about patient care and loves getting to know her patients and their families. Outside of work, Jess enjoys traveling, spending time with her kids, and going to their games.

Passion: Staying active. She loves going to the gym and hiking.

Fun Fact: She loves dancing bachata.

Proud Mama: She has three beautiful children.

Treatment Coordinators

Sienna

Sienna

Treatment Coordinator

Sienna is a former patient of Sound Orthodontics and loves that she can share her experience with patients. As a treatment coordinator, she helps guide our patients through their first visit to our office. Sienna helps show our patients what to expect during their orthodontic treatment as well as explain financials and orthodontic insurance benefits. When Sienna is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Favorite Artist: Rihanna

Fun Family Fact: She has younger twin sisters.

Dream Vacation: Santorini, Greece

Vanessa

Vanessa

Treatment Coordinator

Born and raised in Seattle, Vanessa has been a dental assistant since 2016 and absolutely loves working in orthodontics. When she is not working, you can find her on an outdoor adventure with her boyfriend and their son.

Most memorable moment: Skydiving

Favorite show: Grey’s Anatomy

Dream Vacation: Egypt

Orthodontic Technicians

Norma

Norma

Clinical Manager| Lab Technician

Norma has been in the orthodontic field since 1992 and part of our practice since 1996. Making patients as comfortable as possible is her top priority. Norma loves to go camping, boating, and traveling. Norma also loves her little dog, Sherman.

Favorite Activity: Entertaining family and friends

Favorite Quote: “You Only Live Once!”

Naturally Good At: Helping others; her nickname is Mama Bird.

Carly

Carly

Orthodontic Technician | Lab Technician

Carly has been a Sound Ortho team member since 2005 and really enjoys improving the smiles of our patients.

During her free time, Carly enjoys playing pool, traveling, watching sporting events, and spending time with friends and family.

Most Memorable Travel Adventure: Italy & Amsterdam

Favorite Music: Hip Hop and Country

Favorite Quote: “Life is an adventure, so live it up!”

Bridgett

Bridgett

Orthodontic Technician

Bridgett has been working in the dental field for decades but transitioned to the orthodontic field by joining our team in 2015. Bridgett enjoys spending time with her husband and three kids, traveling and being active outdoors.

Favorite Outdoor Activity: Mountain Biking!

Epic Moment: Standing on the summit of Mt. Rainier!

Top TV Series: Game of Thrones

Jasmine

Jasmine

Orthodontic Technician

Jasmine is relatively new to the orthodontic field. Outside of work, Jasmine is a professional cake decorator and owner of Cake Flower Shop, a business she has run out of her home since 2013. Novelty cakes and cheesecake are her specialty!

Dream Vacation: Santorini, Greece

Quote to live by: “Verily, with every hardship comes ease [Quran 94:5]”

Favorite season: Fall and the cold sunny days.

Areveyi

Areveyi

Orthodontic Technician

Areveyi completed her dental assistant program in 2008 but is newer to the orthodontic field. She has worked in both medical and dental offices. She is passionate about the care she provides her patients, and loves getting to know new families. Outside of work, Areveyi enjoys spending time hiking and exploring new places with her children and family.

Dream Vacation: Going to visit family in the Dominican Republic.

Favorite Dessert: Double Chocolate Cake

Favorite Outdoor Activity: Swimming

shannon

Shannon

Orthodontic Technician

Shannon graduated from Central Washington University in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and human resources, but decided to change her career path and jump into the dental field. She has been working in orthodontics since 2017 and has performed nearly every role in the orthodontic office. Shannon loves the outdoors and spending time in Eastern Washington with her family.

Fun Fact: She raced NASCAR.

Animal Lover: She has three dogs: a yellow lab, a golden retriever, and a chihuahua.

Proud Mama: She’s mom to a beautiful baby boy.

allie

Allie

Orthodontic Technician

Allie is new to the Sound Orthodontic Team but has been in the orthodontic field since 2018. She recently moved from Kent, OH, to Kent, WA. Allie loves getting to know all of the patients she works with.
When Allie isn’t working, she is out exploring the beautiful Washington outdoors with her wife and their golden retriever, Hammy, or inside watching Schitt’s Creek on Netflix.

Most memorable travel adventure: Spending 5 weeks in Germany when she was 16.

Favorite record: A Lesson in Romantics by Mayday Parade

Cartoon Character she’s most like:  The Ocean from Moana

haley

Haley

Orthodontic Technician

Haley graduated from Washington State University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications in 2022. She has worked in both professional and medical settings and has been in the orthodontic field since 2020. Haley loves spending as much of her free time as possible outdoors with her family.

Proud Mama: She has a spunky one year old daughter.

Favorite TV Show: The Office

Dream Vacation: Anywhere warm on a beach.

sergio

Sergio

Orthodontic Technician

Sergio joined the Sound Orthodontic team at the recommendation of his older sister and now co-worker, Vanessa. Sergio started as our summer sterilization technician but is putting his dental assisting license to good use by training to be a chairside orthodontic technician. When Sergio is not at work, he is out and about spending time with friends and family or playing soccer.

Dream Vacation: Ibiza, Spain

Favorite Show: Stranger Things

Favorite Music: Hip Hop and Reggaetón

Lauren

Orthodontic Technician

Lauren was born and raised in the Puget Sound area and attended WSU. Lauren is new to the orthodontic specialty, but she has worked in customer service for years and is working toward a future degree in the medical field. Lauren initially came to Sound Orthodontics for a consultation, but hit it off with the team and was offered a position to join. When not in the office, she enjoys exploring the outdoors and experimenting in the kitchen, putting her multiple years of culinary experience to good use.

Favorite thing to do: Create new baked goods to share with friends and family.

Favorite movies: Mamma Mia and Twilight

Dream Vacation: Wine tasting in Sicily, Italy

Tanya

Orthodontic Technician

Tanya graduated from dental assistant school in 2008, and has been in the orthodontic field since 2010. Tanya and her family moved back to the Pacific Northwest from Palm Springs, California. When not at work, Tanya enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends.

Favorite Drink: Thai iced tea

Memorable Moment: Spending a month visiting her family in South Korea.

Proud Mama: She has three wonderful boys and a sphinx named Wren.

Lexy

Orthodontic Technician

Lexy was born and raised in the Seattle area and attended Bellevue Technical College. Lexy is relatively new to the orthodontic specialty, and is dedicated to excelling in all fields of dentistry. Lexy is great with young kids, as she also works as a pediatric dental assistant! During her free time, she likes to work out and hang out with her friends and family.

Dream vacation: Bora Bora

Favorite artist: Summer Walker

Favorite movies: Mamma Mia and Twilight

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