Meet Our Team Leads
Day - Business Lead
Sierra - Business Lead
Ciara - Business Lead
Day has been part of the Aspire team since 2022 and now leads the Valpo office. She brings to the table her experience from her time in dentistry and optometry. She loves being part of a supportive and helpful team driven by genuine connections between staff and patients. She says, “Especially when patients come in afraid, we tend to alw
Day has been part of the Aspire team since 2022 and now leads the Valpo office. She brings to the table her experience from her time in dentistry and optometry. She loves being part of a supportive and helpful team driven by genuine connections between staff and patients. She says, “Especially when patients come in afraid, we tend to always put them at ease and make the experience of the surgery trauma-free.”
Out of the office, Day enjoys reading, painting, baking, and playing with Prince, her 3-year-old Shih Tzu.
Ciara - Business Lead
Sierra - Business Lead
Ciara - Business Lead
Ciara has been a proud member of the Aspire team since 2023. She leads the Merrillville office and enjoys interacting with patients and making their experience as amazing and smooth as possible. When Ciara is out of office she enjoys reading, cooking, doing makeup, and going to concerts. She also enjoys spending time with her furry friends Kobe and Prince!
Sierra - Business Lead
Sierra - Business Lead
Sierra - Business Lead
Sierra has been apart of the Aspire team since 2024 and is the lead of the Michigan City office. She brings 8 years of management experience and specializes in team building and customer service. Sierra strives to be an inspiring leader that fosters an environment filled with communication and comfortability amongst her team and patients.
Sierra has been apart of the Aspire team since 2024 and is the lead of the Michigan City office. She brings 8 years of management experience and specializes in team building and customer service. Sierra strives to be an inspiring leader that fosters an environment filled with communication and comfortability amongst her team and patients. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time in nature with her husband, going to concerts, and partaking in all things art related.
Donielle - Clinical Coordinator
Donielle - Clinical Coordinator
Donielle - Clinical Coordinator
Donielle brings years of experience to the table, having been in the dentistry field since 1984 and having worked with the practice for 31 years. She is in charge of the clinical team, scheduling assistants for the doctors, managing IT and HR issues, and keeping a happy balance between clinical staff and doctors.
In her hometown of Valpara
Donielle brings years of experience to the table, having been in the dentistry field since 1984 and having worked with the practice for 31 years. She is in charge of the clinical team, scheduling assistants for the doctors, managing IT and HR issues, and keeping a happy balance between clinical staff and doctors.
In her hometown of Valparaiso, Donielle spends time with her husband and kids. She loves to frequent her favorite restaurant, Don Quijote, as well as traveling, good food and wine.
Stasha - Clinical Team Lead
Donielle - Clinical Coordinator
Donielle - Clinical Coordinator
Stasha has been with Aspire since 2023. She has been in the dental field for 30 years. She is currently Dr. Stevenson's Lead Coordinator. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband.
Jamie - Clinical Team Lead
Donielle - Clinical Coordinator
Jamie - Clinical Team Lead
Jamie is a board certified surgical technologist who graduated in 2012. She joined the Aspire team in 2022 and is now Dr. Faraj's hospital and implant coordinator. In her free time she likes to spend time with her family at their lake house, attend concerts, and cook!
Josi - Clinical Team Lead
Paytyn - Clinical Team Lead
Laura - Clinical Team Lead
Josi has been with Aspire OMS since 2015. Currently, she is Dr. Okula's clinical lead and implant coordinator. Catch her around the office making jokes and keeping the team and patients laughing. In her free time, she loves listening to audiobooks and true crime podcasts.
Laura - Clinical Team Lead
Paytyn - Clinical Team Lead
Laura - Clinical Team Lead
Laura is an Oral Surgery Assitant and Dr. Fairchild's Lead Coordinator! She has been in both the medical and dental field for almost two decades now and truly loves her patients and her job. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and fur babies. Her favorite activities are hiking, biking, yoga, and exploring. She is always up for an adventure!
Paytyn - Clinical Team Lead
Paytyn - Clinical Team Lead
Paytyn - Clinical Team Lead
Paytyn has been with Aspire since 2022 and is now a clinical team lead! In addition to that she is Dr. Surber's implant and hospital coordinator. So along with taking care of patients in office she also does so for the hospital patients. In her free time she likes to spend time with her family and loves doing gymnastics!
Crystal - Implant Center Lead
Kaitlin - Hospital Coordinator
Kaitlin - Hospital Coordinator
Crystal has been a proud member of the Aspire team since 2021. She leads and assists in coordinating large treatment plans for Aspire OMS and Aspire Implant Center patients. Crystal also enjoys putting a smile on everyone’s face, and making sure patients are at ease when they come in for their appointments. One of her biggest goals is to
Crystal has been a proud member of the Aspire team since 2021. She leads and assists in coordinating large treatment plans for Aspire OMS and Aspire Implant Center patients. Crystal also enjoys putting a smile on everyone’s face, and making sure patients are at ease when they come in for their appointments. One of her biggest goals is to diffuse the stigmas and anxieties patients have towards dental procedures. She has a knack for organization and loves to put anything on a spreadsheet.
Kaitlin - Hospital Coordinator
Kaitlin - Hospital Coordinator
Kaitlin - Hospital Coordinator
Kaitlin has worked for Aspire since November 2020. She handles scheduling for all hospital and outpatient surgeries. She loves working in such an interesting field, connecting with patients, and easing their fears or anxieties about upcoming procedures, and being able to confidently tell them that they are in the best care. Outside of wor
Kaitlin has worked for Aspire since November 2020. She handles scheduling for all hospital and outpatient surgeries. She loves working in such an interesting field, connecting with patients, and easing their fears or anxieties about upcoming procedures, and being able to confidently tell them that they are in the best care. Outside of work she enjoys doing home improvements and spending time outdoors with family and friends.
Jill - Central Scheduling Lead
Kaitlin - Hospital Coordinator
Jill - Central Scheduling Lead
Jill has been with the practice since November 1999. She loves being able to smoothly schedule patient’s appointments, answer any pre/post-operative questions and assist referring offices with their patient care.
In 2020, Jill was part of the team that formed “Central Scheduling” and continues to strive to have the department run as effici
Jill has been with the practice since November 1999. She loves being able to smoothly schedule patient’s appointments, answer any pre/post-operative questions and assist referring offices with their patient care.
In 2020, Jill was part of the team that formed “Central Scheduling” and continues to strive to have the department run as efficiently as possible for the wellbeing of our patients and referring offices.
In her free time – Jill enjoys spending time with her family (& fur babies), going to minor/major league baseball games with her husband and she is also active with the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry.
Alyssa - Marketing Director
Stacey - Practice Adminastrator
Alyssa - Marketing Director
Alyssa is the head of our marketing efforts. She received her BA in Business Management & Entrepreneurship in 2020 and is currently getting her Master's of Science in Marketing at the University of Illinois Chicago. She comes with 5 years of marketing experience and enjoys all things creative! She is behind most of our content and public
Alyssa is the head of our marketing efforts. She received her BA in Business Management & Entrepreneurship in 2020 and is currently getting her Master's of Science in Marketing at the University of Illinois Chicago. She comes with 5 years of marketing experience and enjoys all things creative! She is behind most of our content and public relations. In her free time she enjoys traveling, painting, playing soccer, and spending time with her family and friends.
Sarah- Finance Manager
Stacey - Practice Adminastrator
Alyssa - Marketing Director
Sarah is the Finance Manager for Aspire OMS. She received her BA in Business Administration from Lindenwood University and her MBA from Indiana State University. Sarah has been working in the Oral Surgery field since 2019 and has been with Aspire since 2021. She currently monitors the Aspire finances and team benefits. She works diligen
Sarah is the Finance Manager for Aspire OMS. She received her BA in Business Administration from Lindenwood University and her MBA from Indiana State University. Sarah has been working in the Oral Surgery field since 2019 and has been with Aspire since 2021. She currently monitors the Aspire finances and team benefits. She works diligently on practice budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting the financial health of the practice. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, teaching ballet, and relaxing at the lake.
Stacey - Practice Adminastrator
Stacey - Practice Adminastrator
Stacey - Practice Adminastrator
Stacey is the practice administrator at Aspire OMS. She started her oral surgery career in 1994 working alongside some amazing surgeons in surgery as well as a team that keeps her on her toes. Stacey’s passion for oral surgery comes from her eagerness to learn, as the field is constantly evolving with new technologies and procedures. She
Stacey is the practice administrator at Aspire OMS. She started her oral surgery career in 1994 working alongside some amazing surgeons in surgery as well as a team that keeps her on her toes. Stacey’s passion for oral surgery comes from her eagerness to learn, as the field is constantly evolving with new technologies and procedures. She is now able to bring her clinical knowledge into the business end of the practice to help teach the team and implement new ideas for our state of the art practice.
Stacey loves to travel for sports with her family, read, and enjoy live music when her crazy schedule allows!