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.

Farah Afsari
Marketing
New York

Deb Albright
Corporate Legal Affairs Coordinator

Ray Alexander
Operations

Houmam Ali
Chief Operating Officer

Landie Arnold
Integration Manager

Dr. Hisham Barakat
Chief Clinical Officer, Partner
Virginia

Jason Bean
Human Resources
Florida, Texas

Amanda Bedenik
Senior Accountant

Maddy Besaw
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Travis Brantley
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Ron Brazda
Director of Operations, Partner

Veronica Brown
Human Resources
North Carolina

Paula Calvin
Operations
Michigan

Chris Carlisle
General Counsel

Stacey Carroscia
Executive Assistant

Mark Censoprano
Board Advisor

Ryan Cunningham
Operations, Partner
New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Rob Daniel
Sr. Director of Operations
Florida, Texas

Jessica Davis
Operations
Pennsylvania

Laura Del Pozo
Assistant Finance Operations Manager

Kathleen Delmore
Operations
Virginia

Justin Deutsch
Chief Financial Officer

Jason Dignan
Vice President of Corporate Finance

Rhett Duleba
SVP, Operations, Partner
South Carolina

Amy Duzyk
Controller

Hala Elbarmil
Marketing
Maryland, Virginia

Andrea Garson
Chief People Officer

Liz Ginsberg
Operations
North Carolina

Bryan Goodluck
Director of Operations
Virginia

Monika Gujral
Human Resources
New York

Scotti Harrell
Operations
Pennsylvania

Caroline Harris
Marketing
North Carolina

Kim Hodgson
Operations
North Carolina

Trisha Holland
Manager of Brand Marketing & Communications

Kasey Huber
Talent Acquisition Partner

Jessica Hymes
Human Resources
North Carolina

Chris Johnson
Vice President of Strategic Operations

Lauren Just
Human Resources
Michigan

Danny Kawas
Chief Executive Officer

Angie Kinateder
Compliance Manager

Michelle Landreth
Operations
Virginia

Nikki Le
Operations Project Manager

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

Erin Lindsey
Operations
Maryland

Jason Lynagh
Talent Acquisition Partner

Deb Macy
Talent Acquisition Partner

LaTanya Marble
Marketing
Maryland, Virginia

Maggie McCormick
Payroll/Integration Specialist

Lori McDonald
Operations
Texas

Donnie McMaster
Director of Operations
North Carolina

Cait McMillian
Marketing
Texas

Evon Meyers
Director of Partnerships and Integration

Dr. Antonio Molina
Partnership Development, Partner
Texas, Florida

Daniela Molina
Executive Assistant

Aleksandr Naydinskiy
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Tanecia Newton
Marketing
Michigan

Robert Papenbrock
Vice President of Finance Operations

Howard Park
Partnership Development

Radhik Patel
Partnership Development

Sophie Poeschel
Operations

Julian Radice
Partnership Development

Dawn Rajkowski
Director of Talent Acquisition

Mark Rippole
Vice President of Insurance Operations and Revenue Cycle Management

Kat Rooney
Human Resources
North Carolina, South Carolina

Katie Rooplal
Director of Operations
New York

David Rowe
Integration Specialist

Jess Santora
Operations
New Jersey

Aldisa Scallion
Operations
Texas

Tiffani Schick
Director of Hygiene

Nick Serb
Director of Marketing

Dana Shirley
Marketing
Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Jamie Smith
Operations
Pennsylvania

Katina Sweitzer
Operations
Florida

Kirsten Terry
Integrations Project Manager

Kellie Thomas
Operations
New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Jawanna Todd
Human Resources
Pennsylvania

Sarah Tonelli
Human Resources
Pennsylvania

Cristina Vasquez
Human Resources

Max Van Vliet
Vice President of Partnership Development

Julie Wallace
Revenue Cycle Manager

Ephy Weinberg
Director of Operations
Michigan

Vicki Wheeler
Human Resources
Virginia

Shalawna Williams
Operations
Virginia

Jessica Wise
Operations
South Carolina

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