Renee – Practice Manager
Born and raised in Southern California, Renee and her husband moved to Colorado Springs in 2007 after a long career in United States Air Force. Together they raised two beautiful children, but currently it’s their dog children, Millie and Raider that keep them busy! With more than 30 years of experience in the dental field, Renee has a passion for serving people, reducing the stress, and improving their dental health. Renee and her husband, Chuck, are active members of their church and enjoy teaching Sunday School. Renee is a firm believer that service is a key component to personal happiness. Her enthusiasm is contagious and she is eager to serve our patients and make their experience a positive one.
Jill – Operations Manager
Jill develops strategies promoting Elevation’s mission and vision. She overseas marketing and works closely with Renee on staffing and administrative responsibilities. Her background in human resources has made her an integral asset to our team. Jill graduated Brown University with a BA in Psychology and won an Ivy League Championship as the Captain of the Brown Women’s Tennis Team. She married her college sweetheart, John, and enjoyed traveling the world supporting his 20-year Army career and raising their three wonderful sons Dean, Cole, and Luke. Jill loves spending time with her family, her dog Gunner, traveling and watching the New York Yankees.
Nicole – Lead Administrator
Nicole is a Colorado native and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2007. She enjoys serving our patients with the best customer service and explanation of their benefits. Nicole ensures everything runs smoothly in our office and that our patients have stress-free visits by handling financial matters as well as insurance and scheduling. In her free time, Nicole enjoys curling up with a good book or movie. Spending time with her hubby, Chris, daughter Ellie and her fur babies are her priority. She and her family love traveling and especially love cruises.
Brittany – Administrative Assistant
Brittany will welcome you in with her warm smile and attention to customer service. She started out as a dental assistant and is now a fantastic front office administrative assistant. With her dental background, she is an asset at answering questions patients might have. Brittany is a proud military spouse to husband David and mom to Jace and Wesley. Passionate about volunteer work, Brittany devotes time to causes that support the military community. She is originally from Southern California and moved to New Mexico where she attended dental assisting school and fell in love with the endodontic field. Brittany loves softball and enjoys working in a team environment. Their family is on their 8th military move and hope Colorado Springs will be where they call home permanently.
Vanessa – Administrative Assistant
Vanessa moved from sunny San Diego to Colorado Springs in 2020. She is the youngest of seven children and has a twin sister. When Vanessa was young, she was always at the dental office where her mom worked as a dental assistant. Later became part of her mom’s dental team. She feels right at home in our dental specialty practice by greeting each new patient with her bright smile. When Vanessa is not at work, she loves being outdoors, cooking, photography and taking her cat Stella, for walks.
Joyce – Lead Dental Assistant
Joyce began her career in orthodontics in 2005. She joined Elevation Endodontics when we first opened to grow her personal and professional knowledge of the dental world. Joyce ensures that every patient feels at home. She can calm even our most anxious patients with her professionalism and empathy. Joyce has lived in Colorado since the age of two. Joyce and her husband, Chad, have three amazing children Ashley, Adamari, and Silas. Joyce enjoys supporting her children’s many athletic endeavors and taking in a Rockies game or tackling a DYI project at home.
Chelsey – Dental Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Chelsey has been a Dental Assistant since 2016. She is dedicated to serving all our patients with the highest quality endodontic care. She genuinely cares about her patients as individuals and works to always ensure their comfort. Chelsey enjoys making a connection with each patient to help them feel at ease while being treated. It gives her great gratification when a patient leaves the office out of pain. A native of Colorado Springs, Chelsey enjoys all things outdoors including hiking, camping, and anything that gives her an excuse to escape to the mountains. Chelsey is married to her high school sweetheart, Wes, and proud mama to Remi, Charli, and Dax.
Tasha – Dental Assistant
Tasha is a Colorado native who earned her Dental Assisting Certificate from Pikes Peak Community College. With years of experience, she appreciates the complexity of endodontics and looks forward to only the very best outcome with every treatment. Tasha enjoys creating a calm and relaxing environment for her patients. It is her goal to alleviate some of the fear and anxiety that comes with dentistry. When Tasha is not working, she enjoys the beauty of the great outdoors with her beautiful daughters. Exercise is a huge part of Tasha’s life. She loves her Zumba classes and has three dogs that keep her busy and active taking them on daily long walks.
Izzy – Dental Assistant
Izzy graduated from Pima Medical Institute for Dental Assisting at the top of her class. She is passionate about learning all there is to know about endodontics. She has a strong work ethic and always strives to provide the best care for her patients. She is bilingual and can help translate for our Spanish speaking patients. A native of Colorado, Izzy loves the great outdoors and is an accomplished oil painter. She finds inspiration for her art by tackling Colorado’s trails with her two rescue dogs.
Zyreen – Dental Assistant
Zyreen was born and raised in the Philippines. Once she became an adult, she started to explore the world and traveled to places like Sweden, Iceland, Norway. Her favorite country is Iceland, where she met her husband Andrew in 2020. After separating from the Air Force, they made Colorado Springs their permanent home. Zyreen joined Elevation Endodontics in 2023 to fulfill her dream of becoming a Dental Assistant. When she is out of the office she loves to cook, bake, travel, and spend time with her husband, and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi named, Akai.
Amy – Dental Assistant
Amy joined our team with over 8 years of dental assistant experience. Amy loves dentistry and wants every patient to have a peaceful experience. Prior to becoming a dental assistant, she traveled throughout Europe for 4 years experiencing life. This Minnesota girl enjoys embroidery and cross stitch in the winter and takes to the outdoors in the warmer season to go hiking with her hubby, daughter, and her fur babies.
Vickie – Dental Assistant
Vickie has had the opportunity to work as an assistant in general dentistry, orthodontics and now Endodontics. With over 30 years’ experience as a dental assistant, Vickie never tires of listening to her patients’ needs and doing everything possible to help them feel comfortable and at ease. She is a proud mom of three children and grandma of three adorable grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family and always makes them her priority. However, Jax and Ruby (her fur babies) are the two that she spoils the most! As empty nesters, Vickie enjoys hiking and biking with her husband Bill.