meet the team
Northgate Dental takes pride in hiring nice people. We look for dental professionals in Colorado Springs who demonstrate an exceptional degree of training and skill, people who enjoy what they do and who love people. We are very proud of our staff, and we hope you enjoy meeting them.
Front Desk Team
Shelly: Office Manager
Shelly has been in the dental profession for over 20 years and joined NGD, as office manager, in 2013. After receiving her degree in dental assisting, she began her career as a surgical assistant and then moved into management. “I am truly grateful to be working with a doctor that cares about all of his patients and his staff!” Shelly has a husband of many years, and 3 daughters. She has seven grandchildren, whom she adores. They love to go camping and hiking and try to vacation as a family as much as possible.
Gretel: Insurance Coordinator
Gretel: Insurance Coordinator
Steph: New Patient Coordinator
Steph: New Patient Coordinator
Tommie: Insurance Coordinator
Tommie: Insurance Coordinator
Hygiene Team
Amanda: RDH
Amanda is a Colorado Springs native, she earned a Degree in Applied Science in Dental Hygiene in 2006 from Colorado Northwestern in Rangely, CO.
Amanda is a loving wife, and mother of 2 beautiful boys. Outside of work Amanda loves to spend time with her family and friends. Much of her time is spent at sporting events with her boys most of which is at the baseball field.
She also enjoys camping with her family, bowling, and playing in the hand-bell choir at her church.
Melissa: RDH
Amber: RDH
Amber: RDH
Tami: RDH
Tami: RDH
Assistant Team
Lisa: EDDA
Lisa has a calm presence, a warm smile, and the ability to make anyone feel comfortable and relaxed. She joined NGD as an expanded duty dental assistant in 2009 and is our department head for the E.D.D.A.’s. Lisa has been working in dentistry for 15 years. Lisa completed radiology training and dental assisting school in 2003 and her E.D.D.A. training in 2004. She is ACLS (advanced cardiac life support) trained and certified. She completed her I.V. catheterization training in 2009.
Regina: EDDA
Beverly: EDDA
Beverly joined the Northgate Dental team as a well-established expanded duty dental assistant in April, 2010. Her dental career began in 2001 when she graduated from Southern Oregon Dental Education Assoc. in Medford, Oregon. She went on to obtain her certifications in Radiology and Expanded Function Assisting. She attended Rogue Community College to begin training for dental hygiene, but decided she loved dental assisting better. In 2009 she left Oregon and her employment with Dr. James Catt, President of the Oregon Dental Association, and relocated to Colorado. She left behind a large extended family, but within a few months met Micah, her husband. They were married in October, 2010.
Sally: EDDA
Sally is a Colorado native and has been established in dentistry since completing schooling at Auburn University. Dentistry is her passion and she loves to continue learning and growing in her career at Northgate Dental. She has two beautiful children and a loving, supporting better half who are her world! Spending time outside with them as well as their two dogs are her favorite things to do in her free time.