Our Team

Nichole is originally from Bay City, Texas. She enjoys spending time with her husband, David, and her two children. They enjoy spending time outdoors, going to the beach and spending time with family. She has completed four half marathons and hopes to someday complete a full one. Nichole has been in orthodontic field since 2008. Building relationships with patients and their families is one of her favorite things about working in the field.

Yvette was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Yvette has worked in the orthodontic field since 1994 and finds the most rewarding part of her job is meeting patients and seeing the transformation of their smile from beginning to end. In her free time, she loves to barbeque, workout, ride horses and barrel race with her daughter.

Stacee was born and raised in the small town of Devine, Texas. She is the youngest of four siblings. In her free time, you can find her cheering courtside at her daughter’s basketball games or at home spending time with her fur babies. Stacee has many hobbies including sewing, doing nails, golfing and anything arts and crafts. She has been in the dental field since 2010. The most rewarding part of being an orthodontic assistant for her is helping to create beautiful smiles and building one’s confidence.

Esmeralda, better known as Esme, is from Fort Worth, Texas. She says the best part of her day is getting a hug from a patient. Esme enjoys camping, fishing, traveling, the beach and just relaxing. She also enjoys watching sports, especially the Cowboys, Mavericks and Spurs!

Gracie was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons. She also enjoys traveling, running and watching movies and crime shows on Netflix. Gracie’s favorite thing about her job is meeting the patients and their families and really getting to know them. She loves to see how excited they are about getting orthodontic treatment – especially the kids!

Elizabeth, better known as Liz, is from San Antonio and enjoys being part of the Pierson Ortho team. She loves being with our patients and continually building friendly, trusting relationships with them. During her free time Liz enjoys spending time with her husband, Justin, and Cat, Ollie. She also loves riding her Peloton!

If you ask Cheryl where home is, she will say San Antonio. Although she was born in Dallas, she has lived in San Antonio for the past 20 years. Her and her husband, John, enjoy spending time with their beautiful children and grandkids. When she is not at work you might find her in the garden (as she has a bit of a “green thumb”) or eating some of her husband’s amazing BBQ. One thing she enjoys about the orthodontic field is seeing how happy the patients are when they get their braces off and seeing their beautiful smiles.

Mari has been in San Antonio since birth. She comes from a close-knit family that supports one another with anything they have going on. They love their movie marathons and the time they get to spend together. Mari’s favorite thing about working at Pierson & Saunders Orthodontics is getting to know the patients and creating relationships with them. She loves conversing with them and being a part of their smile journey. In her free time, Mari enjoys going to the gym. She also enjoys spending time with and loving on her Dachshund, Zuko – who she says is ”the apple of her eye”.

Melanie is a native to San Antonio. She married her high school sweetheart, Ben, and together, they have three children. She describes her children as “pretty amazing”. She enjoys spending time with them – watching movies, eating and having game nights. She also enjoys date nights with her hubby and is an avid gym goer. What she loves most about working in the orthodontic field is contributing to everyone’s new smile and watching how it can change someone’s life. She says, “It’s truly remarkable and being a part of it is a true blessing.”

Jeunesse was born and raised in San Antonio. Jeunesse says the best reward about coming to work each day is getting to see the look on our patients’ faces when they get their braces off and their smiles look so beautiful. Jeunesse has a little boy. They love to be outdoors together and enjoy spending time at the park every chance they get.

Although Amy was born in Eagle Pass, she was raised in Del Rio, Texas. She says her family are some of the most supportive people she knows and wouldn’t be who she is today without them. In her free time, she enjoys visiting family and friends, watching new shows or movies and exploring new places with her fiancé and pup, “Whiskey”. Her favorite thing about working in orthodontics is seeing the patients’ faces after they get their braces off. She said it’s one of the coolest things when they look in the mirror and say, “no way, these are my teeth?!”

Melody was born and raised in San Antonio. She feels spending time with her family is one of the greatest joys of life. When she’s not at work, you can find Melody traveling, shopping with her bestie (her mom) and trying new foods at all the local spots in town. Melody says building relationships with her patients and seeing their smiles change along the course of their treatment is the ultimate reward.

Alex was born and raised in San Antonio, and just recently moved back from Austin, Texas. Alex comes from a small, tight-knit family along with two dogs named Jax and Rose. One of her favorite things about working in orthodontics is being a part of the smile journey of each patient. In Alex’s free time, she enjoys antique shopping, going on walks with her dogs and exploring small towns around Texas. Alex has a goal to visit all the national parks in the U.S.

Sonya is from San Antonio. She finds joy in orthodontics by watching patients’ smiles and their confidence transform. It’s the most rewarding part of why she chose this career. When Sonya is not in the office, you’ll likely find her visiting new restaurants, catching the latest movie or cooking up something tasty with her fiancé!

Fay is from El Paso, Texas, and made the move to San Antonio in 2016. She comes from a big, loving family that’s all about quality time and delicious food. Fay finds joy in helping transform smiles and seeing the confidence it brings out in people. When she’s not creating smiles, you’ll find her at the gym, exploring hiking trails, diving into a good book or testing out new recipes!