Staff Directory

Suzette-Scheduling Coordinator

 Suzette has been with Creekside Orthodontics for just over a year. She will usually be the first smiling face you see as you come into our office. Suzette is a vacaville native and is married to her high school sweetheart and, together, they have two children (now in college). Suzette enjoys going for walks, gardening, shopping and spending time with her family and friends.

Lacie - Treatment Coordinator

Lacie has been an RDA for over 10 years. She worked for Creekside Orthontics 5 years ago and was a valuable assistant working on patients. She took a break to spend time raising her little girl, who is now 5 and in first grade. Lacie grew up in Winters and has been married for 13 years and loves to ski, sew and go to Disneyland!  We are so happy to have Lacie back with Creekside Orthodontics.

Jeanie - Financial Coordinator

Jeanie actually was one of Dr. Scott Andersons first employees here at Creekside way back when. She also has returned after an 8 year break to raise her 4 girls. A winters native she is now happily surrounded by her 4 grandchildren (one just born on February 17th 2011!). Jeanie loves, and is known for her love of, cats and quilting. She is very talented and we are so glad she has returned.

Nina - Clinical Coordinator

Nina is our Clinical Coordinator. She has been with Creekside Orthodontics since 1997.  Nina is a RDA and has 17 years of orthodontic experience. She leads our orthodontic team with a strong work ethic.  Nina grew up in the Bay Area but has called Dixon her hometown for the last 14 years.Nina enjoys many things; she loves to cook, BBQ, and relax in the sun. She loves to travel; visiting her friends all over the United States.  Mexico is one of her favorite destinations.
Nina lives with her son Eric. She loves being around the patients and learning the many things she has learned here over the years.

Margaret - Clinical Assistant/ Marketing

Margaret has been with Creekside Orthodontic since 1995. A Vacaville native, she has been married for over 21 years. Together they have a 17 year old daughter and an 8 year old son.  Margaret loves photography (you can see her work in the Patient Gallery) and enjoys doing the World-Wide Photowalks every year. She loves reading as well as spending time with her kids. She loves that Drs. Anderson and Portalupi let her bring her creativity to the office in her work and understand the challenges of being a working mom.

Kassie - Clinical Assistant

Kassie is an RDA and one of our Clinical Assistants. She started working with Creekside Orthodontics in 2006.    She has been in dentistry for 3 years.   Kassie grew up in Dixon but now resides in the Vacaville area and, little-known-fact...is the only left handed person in our office.  Kassie hobbies include wakeboarding in the summer and riding Quads at the sand dunes in the winter.  She loves spending time with her firefighter boyfriend Kris and her family.  Kassie enjoys working with the patients and loves her job.

Amy- Clinical Assistant

Amy is a RDA and has 21 years dental experience.  Amy started with Creekside Orthodontics in 2004.  She and her husband were married in 1991.  They have two children.  Amy enjoys spending time with her family, their two American Quarter Horses, and Rottweiler dog, Denali.  Amy enjoys working for Creekside Orthodontics because both Dr Anderson and Dr Portalupi are family oriented. As employers they understand the demands placed on working mothers and are very flexible. 

Janell - Clinical Assistant

 Janell is an RDA and the newest member of the Creekside Orthodontics team. She loves working with children and was drawn to work in the Orthodontic field because of that. She grew up in Missouri where she met and married her High School sweetheart. She has an adorable little boy who is 4 years old.  With her husband in the military, they have been stationed at Travis Air Force Base for the last 2 and a half years.

Janell enjoys spending her time with her family and the friends they have come to make.

Corinne - Sterilization

Corinne has been with Creekside Orthodontics since 2004 and is our go-to-girl for decorating the office with the seasons. She's in charge of our office sterilization and loves helping out her former schools, VCS, soccer team. 

Rona - Marketing

Deborah - Accounting

Deborah has been a part of Creekside Orthodontics since its inception.  She is married to Dr. Anderson and is mother to their three children.  Deborah gets to travel to many different countries to assist in Orthodontic Program Training.  She is an active member in her church.  Deborah currently is responsible for our payroll and keeping track of employee records.  She is always willing to help out when needed and you will see her at various office functions helping behind the scenes.