Meet The Team
Front Office
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
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
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
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.
Karina
Scheduling Coordinator
Karina was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington and has been in the orthodontic field since 2021. When not at work Karina enjoys spending her free time at the gym, and spending time with her friends and family.
Dream vacation: Barcelona
Favorite show: Gossip Girl
Favorite thing to do: Hangout with her dogs.
Treatment Coordinators
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Orthodontic Technician
Sergio joined the Sound Orthodontic team at the recommendation of his older sister and now co-worker, Vanessa. Sergio started as a summer sterilization technician but is now putting his dental assisting license to good use as 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.
Amy
Orthodontic Technician
Amy completed her orthodontic treatment with our doctors in 2018 and joined our team as an orthodontic assistant in 2023. Amy began her dental journey as a junior in highschool and is passionate about the care that she provides her patients. Outside of work she likes traveling and spending time with her family and her dog Snowie.
Dream Vacation: Santorini, Greece
Favorite Music: Reggaeton
Favorite thing to do: Watch sunsets
Serena
Orthodontic Technician
Serena is one of the newer team members at Sound Orthodontics, but had prior experience working in an orthodontic office. When Serena isn’t at work, she loves to spoil her paw pets with attention, or find new recipes to cook. Serena loves making pasta and eating cookies.
Dream Vacation: Maldives
Favorite food: Hot Pot
Favorite movie: Jurassic Park (and Jurassic World)
- Renton Highlands Office
451 Duvall Ave. NE
Suite 230
Renton, WA 98059Phone: (425) 430-8844
Fax: (425) 430-8845 - Southcenter Office
411 Strander Blvd.
Suite 102
Tukwila, WA 98188Phone: (206) 575-1194
Fax: (206) 575-3194 - West Seattle Office
2617 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98116Phone: (206) 935-2414
Fax: (206) 935-8701
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Renton Highlands Office
451 Duvall Ave. NE
Suite 230
Renton, WA 98059Phone: (425) 430-8844
Fax: (425) 430-8845 -
Southcenter Office
411 Strander Blvd.
Suite 102
Tukwila, WA 98188Phone: (206) 575-1194
Fax: (206) 575-3194 -
West Seattle Office
2617 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98116Phone: (206) 935-2414
Fax: (206) 935-8701