Staff Directory

We are especially interested in making all our patients feel right at home! We put your needs first to achieve efficient and comprehensive treatment. Our staff is trained and skilled, and we strive to provide energetic and fun-loving service to each patient. Each member of our treatment team is a registered assistant, and our office staff has years of experience in treating patients with the highest level of care. We strive to stay abreast of the very latest in technology and advances by regularly attending continuing education courses and seminars.

	Christy Snider Office Manager and Clinical Staff Christy is the office manager for Wood Orthodontics. She has worked in the orthodontic field in the Phoenix area for 17 years. Over the years she has established relationships with many of the dentists in the area. She enjoys orthodontics because it allows her to work with some wonderful families. Christy is an Anthem resident and enjoys spending time with her boys, Jake and Josh.
	Jamie Cutri Clinical Staff Jamie is a clinical staff member for Wood Orthodontics. Jamie has worked in the Anthem area for 6 years. She enjoys working with all the different patients in our practice. Jamie and her husband, James enjoy spending time with their son, Cash.
	Jill Ascherl Clinical Staff Jill is a clinical member of our team. She was the first clinical member of Wood Orthodontics in 2005. She works hard to make sure that our clinic runs well at all times. Jill has enjoyed working in the orthodontic field since 1982. Jill and her husband, Rob, moved to Anthem in 2003. They have enjoyed watching this community grow and are proud to have been one of the original families in this area. Jill has three children, Nick, Katie and Thomas.
	Kristine Schlitzer Front Office Kristine is one of the friendly faces at our front desk. She has spent 15 years working in the dental field. An Anthem member for the last 7 years, she has also seen this community grow. She enjoys spending her time off with her husband, Eric, and her daughters Maddy and Alyssa.
	Amy Locke Amy is the newest member of the Wood Orthodontics team. While she is new to us, she has worked in orthodontics in the Phoenix area for 11 years. She brings plenty of orthodontic experience and knowledge to our team. When she is not working, Amy enjoys spending time with her husband, George, and their son, Bodhi.
	Shael Hohensee Shael is the other half of our friendly front office team. Shael spends her afternoons with our team. She may look familiar to our high school students because she spends her days at Boulder Creek High School. Shael and her husband Jerry live in Anthem with their boys, Jacob, Justin and Jackson.
	Nicci Lamacchia Nicci is a part time clinical member of our team. She spends her afternoons with our practice. She is relatively new to the orthodontic field. As a senior at Boulder Creek, Nicci came to us to gather more knowledge of the orthodontic field. She started out helping us with sterilization, and learning the techniques of orthodontic treatment. Soon, it became obvious that she had the ability to become an orthodontic technician. She is still training, but she has become a valuable member of our team.
	Blane Wasson Blane is a former patient of Wood Orthodontics. She is a recent graduate of Boulder Creek High School.  Blane is currently our sterilization technician and is training to become a clinical technician. She works hard and always has a smile on her face.