MEET OUR DEDICATED
TEAM MEMBERS!
“SUPER HERO” CLINIC STAFF

Nancy Manion Blinn, RDH
Executive Director
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Lilly Ortiz-Grelard, RDH
Clinical Director
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Dr. Christa Walker, DDS
Clinical Dentist
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Dr. Ashish Bhakta, DMD
Clinical Dentist
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S. Johnson
Financial Coordinator / Ms.Fix-It
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Stacy Gorrell
Dental Assistant
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Yohana Zamora
Dental Assistant
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Meredith Kline
Hygienist
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Ashlee Ibarra
Receptionist
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Meet Our
SMILES TEAM

Glenda Bell
SMILES Program Director
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Dr. Tamyra Maxey
DDS
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Melony Harmon
RDH
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Shad Hattaway, DDS
President

Laura Lopez Stinson, RDH, BS
President Elect
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Chris Wade
Treasurer
Click for Bio Chris has been a member of the Arlington Sunrise Rotary Club since 1991 and served as President in 2000-2001. Chris has served at Rotary District 5790 Treasurer on two different occasions as well as the Treasurer for Rotary Lone Star PETS (Presidential Elect Training Seminar) for 6 years. Chris has also served on the Arlington Parks and Recreation Board, Paraguay Baptist Ministries Foundation Board, and currently on the Dispute Resolutions of North Texas Board. Chris is married to his wife Sherri for almost 38 years. They have two sons and two granddaughters.

Kecia Mays
Secretary
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Amanda Swanson, DDS MAGD FICOI
Board Member
Click for Bio Providing high quality dentistry is Dr. Swanson’s standard of care. Dr. Swanson believes that patient education is the start of a healthy mouth and can affect a patient’s life more than most people expect. She provides almost all dental services but enjoys cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign, and root canal treatments the most. Dr. Swanson has a daughter named Charlie and a Shibu Inu dog named Kobe. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore new places. She was born and raised around Kansas City, Missouri and travels back there frequently.

Scott Parsinen
Board Member
He is a lifelong entrepreneur having started or helped expand more than 10 startups including dental biotech companies etkonUSA, 2C Dental and Cadmus Dental and has always chosen to be based in Arlington, Texas.
Scott is a technology innovator with over 30 years of business experience and 15 years in digital dentistry which led to the acquisition of etkonUSA by dental implant giant Straumann where he stayed on and continued to help educate others and further implement digital dentistry into the industry.
He then continued his dental career path helping Whip Mix and Biomet 3i launch their digital dental divisions until launching his own company from within the walls of UTA’s Startup Lounge in 2016.
Scott enjoys traveling with his lovely wife Melissa and visiting with their grown children and grandson.
He is a Board Member of the Downtown Arlington Management Corporation, a champion of the Startup community working closely with the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce and Arlington ISD, a 1Million Cups organizer, Co-founder of House of Genius Arlington and mentors several entrepreneurs of all ages.
Scott truly has a passion for caring for others and using his skills and experience to help others overcome adversity and build their dreams.

Dan Blumberg - Attorney
Board Member
Click for Bio Dan is also the author of a number of articles on law, politics and related matters as well as various works of fiction. Politically active, Dan has made presentations before various committees of the Texas legislature, has persuaded the legislators to pass and amend various statutes and has prompted Texas and federal courts to create or change various legal doctrines. Dan has served on the Board of Directors of Dental Health for Arlington for three years and has unexpectedly become its lawyer. In 2020 DHA bestowed on Dan its highest honor, the Sally Hopper Award. Dan is a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law where he was a staff writer for The Review of Litigation, a publication that concentrates on litigation and related matters. Active in the community, Dan has been a member of the Rotary Club of Arlington, Texas since 1986, serves as its weekly publication’s managing editor, has served on its board and has chaired a number of its committees. He is also Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Arlington Rotary Foundation, which provides college scholarships to about a hundred graduates of an Arlington Title I school each year. Dan and his wife, Charna, have been married for 36 years and are the parents of adult children. They belong to Beth-El Congregation, an area synagogue. Dan points out that all of these achievements and $4.75 will get you a cup of coffee.

Brig Serman
Board Member
Click for Bio Brig Serman spent over 30 years as a global sales executive with a major technology firm. In 2019, he founded Advanced Integrated Marketing to help leaders of small businesses harness technology to fuel growth. Brig and his wife Dawn are active in their church and the Arlington community supporting multiple charities, including Boys & Girls Clubs, Dental Health Arlington, Arlington Heritage Memorial Grounds, and Leadership Arlington. He is the recipient of the 2021 Sally Hopper Golden Crown Award.

David Curtis
Board Member
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David holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification. He earned his Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Texas at Arlington. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Human Resource Development. David has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 2009. David joined the Advisory Board for the Tarrant County College Human Resources program in May 2019. In his spare time, David enjoys spending time with his family, tasting new craft beers, and woodworking projects.

Dr. Amy Cooper
Board Member
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Dr. Thuy Nguyen
Board Member
Click for Bio Dr. Thuy Nguyen is a native of North Texas and grew up in Arlington where she obtained her Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington. After college Dr. Nguyen attended the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and graduated with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree in 2008. She has moved back to North Texas and has been providing excellent dental care to her community for more than a decade.
Dr. Nguyen considers herself as a family dentist and enjoys treating patients of all ages from children to seniors, especially starting from childhood to instill good oral hygiene habits at a young age. Dr. Nguyen prides herself in treating all her patients with non-judgmental respect, kindness, patience and care. Dr. Nguyen lives in Arlington with her husband and two children and enjoys traveling the great outdoors with her family and friends.