Faculty and Staff Credentials

Director/Administrator BASDH Programs and PNWDHI

Tammy Sanderson, MSDH, RDH

  • Oakland Technical Center-SW, Dental Assisting, '94
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, BSDH, '00
  • University of Bridgeport, Fones, MSDH, '12

Full-Time Faculty

Emeritus Professor Kathy Bassett BSDH, RDH, MEd, QOM - retired

  • Eastern Washington University, BSDH, ‘80; Graduate Certificate, Management and Organizational Leadership, City University, ’90; Lesley College, M.Ed. Computers in Education, ‘97

Professor Carolyn Roberton DA, BSDH, RDH

  • Loma Linda University, Dental Assisting, AS, ’76; BSDH, ‘78

Associate Professor Kelsey Audette, MS, RDH

  • Seattle Central College, AAS-T Dental Hygiene '09; Oregon Institute of Technology, BS, '11; Purdue University, MS, '18

Assistant Professor Amity Holmes, MED, RDH

  • Clarke College, AAS-Dental Hygiene ‘13
  • Pierce College, BASDH ‘20
  • Western Governors University, MED ‘22

Assistant Associate Professors

Sarah Backus, BSDH, MS, RDH

  • Pierce College, AAS, '09; Eastern Washington University, BSDH, '11; Washington Governors University, '19

Melinda P. Davis BS, RDH

  • University of Washington, BS, ‘78

Denise Doolittle BSDH, NTP, RDH

  • Pierce College, AAS ’02, Pierce College, ADH, ‘04; Eastern Washington University, BSDH, ‘07

Juliet Fengler MS, RDH

  • Shoreline Community College AAS & Dental Hygiene Certificate ‘83, Chapman University, BA, Organizational Leadership ‘04

Mara Gordon, BS, RDH

  • Washington State University, BS '91; Oregon, Health Sciences University, BS '95

Elizabeth Hall, DDS

  • University of Missouri Kansas City, BA, DDS ‘04

Sylvia D.Y. Kim-Sioda, DDS

  • Creighton University, BS Biology, ‘92; Creighton University School of Dentistry, DDS, ‘96

Keavin McIntosh, DMD

  • Ricks College, AAS, ‘91; Weber State University BS Zoology, ‘95; University of Louisville, DMD, ’99; Advanced Education General Dentistry, ‘00

Keriann Schneider, RDH, BASDH

  • Pierce College, ADH '16; BASDH '21

Richelle Spencer, BASDH, RDH

  • Pierce College ADH ’11, BASDH ‘24

Renee Tai, DDS

  • Weber State University Goddard School of Business & Economics, BS, '01; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MS, '09; Ohio State University School of Dentistry, DDS, '14

Administrative and Clinic Staff

Kim Presley, AAS, Office Manager

  • Pierce College

Kimle Kangiser, AAS, Clinic Manager

  • Clover Park, AAS, Dental Assisting

Seth McAlpine, DH Maintenance Specialist