Who We Are

Meet the Support Team

The people that make up Guardian Dentistry Partners are driven by the idea that caring more goes a long way.

Andrea Aguirre-Goncalves
AP Clerk

Deb Albright
Corporate Legal Affairs Coordinator

Tarek Aly
Chief Operations Officer

Tatiana Andrienko
Senior Accountant

Landie Arnold
Technology Project Manager

Becky Atkins
Senior Accountant

Shane Bailey
Marketing
North Region

Dr. Hisham Barakat
Chief Clinical Officer, Partner
Virginia

Ricky Bastien
Doctor Compensation Analyst

Amanda Bedenik
Senior Accountant

Yeinis Bello
AP Clerk

Travis Brantley
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Ron Brazda
Senior Director of Operations, Partner
Florida

Leslie Brewer
VP of Marketing

Kami Button
Technology Integration Manager

Lisa Calderon
Human Resources
Texas

Paula Calvin
Operations
Michigan

Chris Carlisle
General Counsel

Amanda Carroll
Marketing
South Region

Katina Charles
Marketing
Midatlantic Region

Melina Cross
Operations
Texas

Ryan Cunningham
VP of Operations, Partner
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Kristen Dameron
Accounting Analyst

Spring Deal
Talent Acquisition Partner

Kathleen Delmore
Operations
Virginia

Justin Deutsch
Chief Financial Officer

Amy Duzyk
Controller

Jamie Esparza
Practice Brand Manager

Lauren Eveland
Director of Operations
New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Eve Fadden
Operations
Alabama, Florida

Rikki Farley
Revenue Cycle Manager

Johana Garcia
Revenue Cycle Specialist

Andrea Garson
Chief People Officer

Bryan Goodluck
Director of Operations
Virginia

Scotti Harrell
Operations
Pennsylvania

Jen Hickman
Product Marketing Manager

Kim Hodgson
Operations
North Carolina

Trisha Holland
Manager of Brand Marketing & Communications

Kasey Huber
Talent Acquisition Partner

John Hullette
Operations
Texas

Jessica Hymes
Human Resources
North Carolina

Lauren Just
Human Resources
Michigan

Danny Kawas
Chief Executive Officer

Whitney Killam
Talent Acquisition Partner

Angie Kinateder
Compliance Manager

Michelle Landreth
Operations
Virginia

Kristine Le
Operations
North Carolina

Nikki Le
Clinical Program Manager

Dr. Marc Liechtung
Executive Director of Partnership Development, Partner
New York

Erin Lindsey
Operations
Maryland

Waynetta Lindstaedt
Operations
North Carolina

Patrick Lopez
Senior Director of Operations
Alabama, Texas

Jason Lynagh
Talent Acquisition Partner

Deb Macy
Talent Acquisition Partner

Michael Maxwell
Revenue Cycle Specialist

Maggie McCormick
Payroll/Integration Specialist

Donnie McMaster
Senior Director of Operations
North Carolina, South Carolina

Cristina Menendez
Finance Operations Manager

Dr. Antonio Molina
Director of Facility Management, Partner
Texas, Florida

Daniela Molina
Executive Assistant

Aleksandr Naydinskiy
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Tanecia Newton
Marketing Analytics and Operations Manager

Kennley Norton
Operations
South Carolina

Kinnetha Norwood
AP Clerk

Judith Palma
Marketing
North Region

Robert Papenbrock
Vice President of Finance Operations

Akushla Peduruhevage
Senior Accountant

Dania Perez
AP Clerk

Sophie Poeschel
Operations

Christina Quigley
Operations
FL – Orange Park

Julian Radice
Director of Strategy and Innovation

Dawn Rajkowski
Director of Talent Acquisition

Sarah Rios
Marketing
South Region

Mark Rippole
Vice President of Insurance Operations and Revenue Cycle Management

Kat Rooney
Human Resources
North Carolina, South Carolina

David Rowe
Integration Specialist

Clayton Russell
VP of Strategic Clinical Operations

Jess Santora
Operations
New Jersey

Jamie Smith
Operations
Pennsylvania

Jamie L. Smith
Operations
North Carolina

Jeremy Smith
Director of Hygiene

Karis Stebbins
Operations
Michigan

Jim Sulzer
Payroll Administrator

Katina Sweitzer
Operations
Florida

Kellie Thomas
Operations
New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Dawn Thompson
Human Resources
North Carolina

Jawanna Todd
Human Resources
Pennsylvania

Eliseo Torres
AP Clerk

Cristina Vasquez
Human Resources
Florida

Max Van Vliet
VP of Finance

Julie Wallace
Revenue Cycle Manager

Ephy Weinberg
Director of Operations
Michigan

Vicki Wheeler
Human Resources
DC, Maryland, Virginia

Shalawna Williams
Operations
Virginia

Kerry Vail
Operations
Florida

Peter Yu
Head of Accounting

Dr. Sam Kleitches: Sam J. Kleitches DDS | Charlotte, NC

“I’ve been practicing since ‘89, and my top priority has always been the care of my patients. The Guardian partnership allows me to focus on my patient care, maintain the highest standards of dentistry, and do the work that I love without the stresses that come with running a business.” – Dr. Kleitches

Dr. Jake Moon: Savannah Dental Care| Aubrey, TX.

“I can keep doing what I’m doing while working toward partnership.” – Dr. Jake Moon

Dr. Yu: Carp Dental | Philadelphia, PA

“Guardian is different. They recognize potential and award partnership benefits right away.” – Dr. Yu

Drs. Hisham Barakat, Sanae Berrada, Uzma Ansari | Virginia

“Our initial and continued partnership with GDP has exceeded our expectations. We used to dream about the success we’re having as a group now. This has truly been a transformational experience in so many ways for everyone on our team.” – Hisham Barakat

Drs. Amit Ganglani, Joti Johal, Thayer Bouali, and Richard Dunning: Fresh Dental | Charlotte Metro

“We’ve always had a clear vision of what our Fresh Dental brand could become. Guardian has helped us focus on bringing that vision to life. We’ll be building new practices, adding great partner practices to our team across our region, and continuing to grow our legacy business. We’re so excited for what’s to come.” – Dr. Joti Johal