Biography

Attended Kansas State University and UMKC-SOD. Employed at the SOD from 2007-2014 in Division of Dental Hygiene as clinical faculty and outreach program coordinator/manager of Miles of Smiles. Have worked in pediatrics, special needs, orthodontics and outreach over the span of my career as a RDH. Hold ECP III (extended care permit III) in state of Kansas. Have a passion for public health and pediatric dentistry. Now joining the SOD in DPH as clinical faculty and University Academy/UMKC dental clinic program manager. Have a daughter who attends University of Missouri and a son in high school.