our team

Meet the Staff

Accountants Payable/Payroll Administrator

Nadia Carlin

Nadia Carlin: Nadia is in charge of making sure all the bills are paid as well as the staff. She was born and raised in Erie, PA and graduated from Edinboro University where she met her husband, Dr. Carlin. Along with helping out at Beautiful Smiles she owns her own Interior Design business here in Erie.

In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with their three boys William, Patrick & Daniel and can’t forget the animal kingdom Louie, Hamilton and Garrett, the parrot.


Dental Assistants

Pedo-Dental-Assistants

Cheryl Zukowski: Cheryl has been an assistant at Beautiful Smiles since 1989.

Janet DiSantis: Janet has been a Certified Dental Assistant since 1980 and an E.F.D.A. since 2001. She has been assisting the doctors at Beautiful Smiles since 1985.

Rachel Peterman: Rachel just joined our Beautiful Smiles team this summer. She is a recent graduate of Great Lakes Dental Assistant program and is thrilled to start her career here at Beautiful Smiles.

 


Hygienists

Dental-Hygentists

Amy Brock: Amy graduated from Temple University in 1983 and is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She has been a hygienist with Beautiful Smiles since 1997.

Stacie Zaccaria: Stacie graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technology in 2003 and is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She joined the Beautiful Smiles hygiene team in 2013.

Kathy Hersch: Kathy graduated from West Liberty State College in 1979 and is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She has been a hygienist with Beautiful Smiles since 2004.

Connie Henderson: Connie graduated from Lakeland Community College in 1985 and is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She then served in the US Air Force for 4 years. She has been a hygienist with Beautiful Smiles since 1992.

Lori Braun: Lori graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She has been a hygienist with Beautiful Smiles since 1992.


Orthodontic Assistants

Ortho-Assistants-and-Orthodontist

Becky Loomis: Becky has been an orthodontic assistant at Beautiful Smiles since 1997.

Marcia Palmer: Marcia has been an Orthodontic Assistant at Beautiful Smiles since 1985.

Kathy Bauer: Kathy has been an Orthodontic Assistant at Beautiful Smiles since 1990.


Administrative Assistants

Front-Desk-Staff

Kris Strain: Kris graduated from J.H. Thompson Dental Program and has been a dental assistant and administrative assistant since 1985. Kris has been with Beautiful Smiles since 1991.

Janice Gunter: Janice has been working as an administrative assistant in the dental field since 1977. She has been at Beautiful Smiles since 1991.

Kelley McDonald-Hildebrand: Kelley graduated from Penn State Behrend and has been a dental assistant and administrative assistant since 1992. Kelley is an active thespian at the Erie Playhouse and has been a member of the “In All Seriousness Murder Division” comedy troupe since 2006.


Entire-Staff

Top Left to Right: Kris Strain, Janice Gunter, Lori Braun, Marcia Palmer, Dr. Garcia, Janet DiSantis, Dr. Carlin, Dr. Tuthill, Dr. Dunlavey, Cheryl Zukowski, Kelley Hildebrand, Rebecca Loomis, Connie Henderson

Bottom Left to Right: Nadia Carlin, Amy Brock, Rachel Peterman, Stacie Zaccaria, Kathleen Hersch, Kathleen Bauer