Meet Our Staff
Bulleigh Orthodontics
Lori
Lori has been in the dental field for 30+ years. She began working with Dr. Bulleigh in 2004. Lori and her husband, Otto, have three beautiful, grown children. In Lori’s spare time she enjoys spending time with family, decorating, gardening, cooking, reading, and doing all forms of exercise.
Judy
Judy has been in the orthodontic field since 1991 and joined Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2008. Judy and her husband have two grown daughters. She enjoys spending time with family, kayaking, gardening, and taking long walks.
Susan
Susan has been in the dental field for 25 years and 11 of those with Bulleigh Orthodontics. She has been happily married for 34 years, has two wonderful sons, two wonderful daughter in laws and 5 grandchildren. Susan enjoys spending time with her family and spoiling her grandkids.
Ashley
Ashley has been working at Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2009. She is married with two children. Ashley enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to new places, and fishing.
Sheila
Sheila has happily worked for Dr. Bulleigh since 2009. She started out working in the clinic for many years and currently works at the front desk. She and her husband enjoy playing pickleball, cycling, golfing, and listening to live music around town, as well as spending time with their grandchildren.
Sharon
Sharon has been with Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2013. She and her husband have two grown and married children. They have five grandchildren. Sharon’s hobbies are spending time with family and friends, working in her yard, and traveling.
Amy
Amy has been in the orthodontic field since 1992 and with Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2013. Amy has been happily married to her husband Jason since 1996, and they have one son, Brett. In her free time Amy enjoys baking, eating Mexican food, cruising, and is an avid K-State fan.
Becky
Becky has been working in the orthodontic field since 2015. She is married to her best friend Darren. In her free time, Becky enjoys reading, spending time with her husband and traveling.
Lynn
Lynn has been in the field of dentistry since 1978 and began working in orthodontics in 1992. She came to Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2014. Lynn enjoys working out and traveling.
La
Hi! My name is La and I joined the Bulleigh Orthodontics team in April 2016. I started my orthodontic experience in the early 2000s. I love building connections with my patients, creating beautiful smiles, and creating a relaxed environment for my patients. I am married and a busy mom of three beautiful girls and two fur babies. Outside of Bulleigh Orthodontics, I am typically spending time with my family. We love traveling, hiking, and exploring the outdoors.
Alana
Alana has been in the orthodontic field since 2010, and has been with Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2016. She loves how orthodontics can do far more than simply help patients straighten their teeth. It can truly transform patients’ smiles in ways that change lives. When Alana isn’t in the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband and family, taking adventures, as well as enjoying activities around Kansas City.
Michelle
Michelle has been proud to be part of the Bulleigh Orthodontics team since 2016. She enjoys building relationships with patients and their families by providing excellent customer service and an enjoyable experience in our office. Outside the office, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, traveling, and gardening.
Paige
Born and raised in Kansas City, Paige has been in the orthodontic field for over 7 years. Paige is our main orthodontic lab technician and makes a variety of appliances such at retainers. In her spare time, Paige enjoys a multitude of hobbies that bring out her creative side, including crocheting, jewelry making and refinishing furniture.
Julie
Julie joined the Bulleigh team in 2016. She has been happily married since 1999 and has 3 great children. Julie enjoys spending time with her family and friends while traveling and having family Sundays. In her spare time, Julie enjoys baking, sewing, and watching her kids in their many activities.
April
April has been in the dental field since 2015. She has worked at Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2017. She really enjoys helping people change their smiles and lives. April and her husband love to cook and travel. They are attempting to visit all 50 states. The also stay busy with their six kids and two silly dogs.
Shar
Shar joined the Bulleigh Orthodontics front desk team in 2018 after being an educator since 1987. She and her husband, Dennis, have two grown children. Shar enjoys spending time with her family, reading, exercising, and watching sports-especially baseball.
Kristen
Kristen joined Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2018. She enjoys spending time with her husband and children. In her spare time, you can find Kristen at a ballfield cheering on her son and her daughter.
Lana
Lana has been in the orthodontic field since 1999. She has been married just as long and has three boys. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, shopping, as well as traveling.
Abby
I have been an orthodontist assistant since 2006 and joined Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2020. I enjoy creating beautiful, healthy smiles. I am married to my husband Cody. We have two beautiful girls. We enjoy spending our weekends taking our daughters to rodeos.
Adriana
Adriana started working at Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2022 after attending an Accelerated Dental Program. She enjoys putting braces on patients and going over homecare with them. She loves to spend time with her husband, daughter, and their two dogs. She is currently taking prerequisite classes to apply for dental school to reach her goal of becoming an orthodontist one day.
Alenda
Alenda began assisting at Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2021. She brings over ten years of experience as a dental assistant to our team. Alenda believes in the power of a confident smile, and loves being a part of that process. She enjoys seeing her patients experience their new smile for the first time and watching as they can’t stop grinning. Outside of work Alenda spends time with her little boy, and their two dogs. They all enjoy spending as much time as possible outside in the sun.
Betty
Betty joined Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2020. She is originally from Mexico and speaks fluent Spanish. Betty and her husband have a son and a daughter. She enjoys sewing, crocheting, knitting, as well as spending time with family and friends.
Brittney
Brittney has been in the orthodontic field since 2019. Brittney is originally from California, but after moving to Kansas in 2021 she joined the Bulleigh Orthodontic team. Brittney loves watching our patients’ smiles transform with every appointment and the confidence that it brings each patient. When she is not helping create beautiful smiles, Brittney is a busy wife and mother of their son, Gunnar. Brittney enjoys time with her family, camping, baking, and gardening.
Caryn
Caryn has been an orthodontic assistant since 2008 and joined the Bulleigh team in 2022. She enjoys building good relationships with patients and helping them to accomplish their perfect smile. She also loves coffee and spending all her spare time with her wife and daughter. She would love to travel to all 50 states with her family.
Heather
Heather has been working in the dental field since 2010. She attended Kansas State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications. While at K-State she studied abroad in Australia and ended up meeting an adorable Aussie who would eventually become her husband. While living in Australia, Heather worked for an Orthodontist which helped fuel her love in her dental field and the rest is history. Heather has two little boys who keep her busy when she’s not helping create beautiful smiles. In her spare time, Heather loves to travel, play with her boys, root for the CHIEFS and cheer on THE CATS! Go State!
Kaela
Kaela joined Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2024 as her maiden voyage in the orthodontic work! She is originally from Wyoming and has been married since 2023. She enjoys trying new foods, performing music, travel, crafting, and the outdoors.
Katie A
Katie A. has been working in dentistry since 2003 and joined the Bulleigh team in 2022. She has spent most of her career in Pediatrics and Orthodontics. She really enjoys helping kiddos overcome any dental related anxiety. Katie and her husband have been married for over 20 years and have a beautiful daughter together. In her free time, she loves to travel with her family and read books.
Katie W
Katie has been an orthodontic assistant since 2020. She has been at Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2022. She loves being able to help patients build confidence through their new smile. When she is not working, Katie and her husband love spending time with their son and two dogs. Katie enjoys all things sports related, but she loves most is watching college football in the fall.
Melissa
Melissa started working in orthodontics in 2008 and has been with Bulleigh Orthodontics since 2021. She takes pride in her ability to help put her patients’ minds at ease while going through their treatment process and achieving their dream smiles. In her spare time, Melissa enjoys spending time with her family, baking, and shopping.
Samantha
Samantha started her career in dental hygiene in 2013, and eventually made the switch to orthodontics. She joined the Bulleigh team in 2023. Samantha enjoys seeing the progress in the patients’ smiles at every appointment. In her free time she enjoys watching scary movies, spending time with her six pets, and playing board games.
Sarah
Sarah has worked in dentistry since 2002. Since 2002 she has worked in general dentistry, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, and finally orthodontics-her favorite!! She began working at Bulleigh Orthodontics in 2021. Sarah loves to see how happy patients are with their smiles. Sarah married her best friend, Dave. Together they have five grown children and one grand baby…so far. Dave and Sarah love to travel, spend time at their lake house, go boating in the summer, and relaxing with their fur baby, Lila, close by.
Syra
Syra has been in the orthodontic field since 2010 and joined the Bulleigh team in 2021. Her favorite parts of her job is meeting new patients, helping them through their treatment, and seeing the amazing changes. Syra enjoys building friendships with her patients, and catching up with them at each appointment. In her free time, she likes to take her daughter rock hunting and fishing.
