Colorado Smiles

Wendy was raised in Southern California and Amarillo, Texas. After vacationing in Colorado for several years, Wendy and her husband Rick moved to Montrose in June 2005. Wendy has three daughters and one son. When not busy with her husband and kids, Wendy enjoys scrap-booking, rubber-stamping, reading, camping and spending time with her extended family in Western Colorado. Wendy loves living in beautiful Montrose and working in such a wonderful office.

Tricia joined the Colorado Smiles team in September 2006. Prior to moving to Montrose in 2004, Tricia was a dental hygienist in Steamboat Springs, CO for 18 years. Her husband, Greg, is a contractor and they have a beautiful daughter named Angela. When not working, Tricia loves to go water skiing and boating on Lake Powell in Utah. Tricia loves the philosophy of patient care that Dr. Clader and his staff have, and she has enjoyed getting to develop relationships with the wonderful patients that trust Colorado Smiles with their dental care.

Kelli is a fourth generation New Mexican. She graduated from the UNM dental hygiene bachelor program in 1998. Kelli moved to Montrose in 2008 because she has family in the area. Kelli enjoys welding and making furniture, singing, fishing, computers, skiing, home improvement, and dabbling in anything artistic. Kelli feels very fortunate to have found a dental home that has a warm caring environment and offers dental excellence.

Jen and her husband Nick are both natives to Montrose and love the area because of its recreational opportunities and because each has family here. Jen enjoys being outdoors and cultures a mild obsession with flowers, tinkering in the yard whenever possible. Hiking, fly fishing, rock climbing, and camping top the long list of outdoor activities she pursues. She joined the Colorado Smiles team in March of 2009 and loves the personal interaction with patients as well as the emphasis Dr. Clader puts on quality work.

Although new to Montrose, Amy is a native of Colorado, growing up in Durango and most recently living in Silverton. She is an avid outdoorswomen, spending her free time hiking, biking, skiing, fishing and jeeping. Her constant outdoor companions are her dogs, Thunder and Dorsey. Having made Montrose her home she is situated right in the middle of her extended family.