Meet The Team

Manuel

Treatment Coordinator

Born & Raised: Samora, Mexico
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2015
Describe Yourself in 3 Words: Positive, Spiritual, Loving
First Job: Family Restaurant
Favorite Dessert: Arroz Con Leche
Dream Vacation Spot: Brazil
Favorite TV Show: Riverdale
Hobbies: Hiking and Shopping!
Favorite Artists: BTS and Nicki Minaj
Strangest Thing I Believed As a Kid: If I went outside on a cold day with wet hair my face would melt.

Alex

Insurance Specialist

Born & Raised: East Los Angeles
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2016
Describe Yourself in a Sentence: I am honest and compassionate!
First Job: Working at Montebello Mall
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate chip cookies with mint chocolate chip ice cream
Dream Vacation Spot: Brazil
Favorite TV Show: Basketball Wives
Hobbies: Dancing, Traveling, Eating
Favorite Artists: Nicki Minaj, Ozuna, Migos
Strangest Thing I Believed As a Kid: If I walked around barefoot, I would get warts on my lips.

Yari

Patient Specialist

Born & Raised: Los Angeles
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2018
Describe Yourself in a Sentence:
I am a very positive person!
First Job: Waitress for Norelic Fox Restaurant
Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake
Dream Vacation Spot: Tokyo or Dubai
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Hobbies: Drawing and applying makeup
Favorite Artists: Rihanna, Aaliyah, Sabrina Claudio
Strangest Thing I Believed As a Kid: A watermelon would grow inside your stomach if you ate a watermelon seed!

Maggie

Patient Specialist

Born: Guatemala Raised: LA
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2018
Describe Yourself in 3 Words: Compassionate, friendly, hard-working
First Job: Cashier
Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake
Pets: 4 Cats
Dream Vacation Spot: Paris, France
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Hobbies: Watching tv and shopping
Favorite Artists: Radiohead, Incubus, Kelly Clarkson
Strangest Thing I Believed As a Kid: That there was only one time zone.

Amber

Treatment Coordinator

Born & Raised: Downey
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2006
First Job: FedEx Kinko’s
Education: Rio Hondo College and Warren High School
Favorite TV Show: Animal Kingdom
Hobbies: Working Out and Fitness
Pets: Chihuahua named “Brownie”
Favorite Dessert: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream or anything with chocolate

Mary

Patient Concierge

Born & Raised: Downey
Born & Raised: Los Angeles
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2016
Describe Yourself in 3 Words: Loving, caring, and always laughing
First Job: Cashier at Sears
Favorite Dessert: S’mores
Dream Vacation Spot: Tokyo, Japan
Favorite TV Show: That ‘70s Show
Hobbies: Cooking
Pet: English Bulldog

Kelly

Lab Technician 

Born: Mexico Raised: California
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2018
Favorite Dessert: Tres leche cake and cheesecake
Pet: German Shepard
Dream Vacation Spot: Greece
Favorite TV Show: Bones
Favorite Artists: Niall Horan, Calvin Harris, The Weekend
Favorite Concert: Niall Horan’s Private Show

Ernie

Dental Assistant

Born & Raised: East Los Angeles
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2009
Describe Yourself in a Sentence: I am a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky type of guy.
First Job: Corner Store, crushing soda cans
Dream Vacation Spot: Hawaii
Favorite TV Show: American Horror Story
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends
Favorite Artists: Beyonce, Dr. Dre
Pets: 2 Dogs, Brownie and Milo

Cindy

Dental Assistant

Born & Raised: Hollywood
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2018
Describe Yourself in a Sentence: Hard worker, kind of shy, but once you find a topic I like, I’ll talk about it!
First Job: Assistant Manager at Janie & Jack
Favorite Dessert: Macaroons, mochi, and green tea ice cream
Dream Vacation Spot: Bahamas
Favorite TV Show: Frasier
Hobbies: Hiking, Eating, Bar Hoping
Favorite Artists: Frank Ocean
Pets: 2 Cats, Bearded Dragon, Tortoise
Strangest Thing I Believed As a Kid: If I stuick my foot out of the bed, something would grab it!

Carla

Dental Assistant

Born: Bellflower Raised: Pico Rivera
At Hyman Ortho Since: 2014
Experience: I’ve been working in the dental field for 13 years and have also worked in the fields of: General Dentistry, Endodontics, and Periodontics.
First Job: Dental Field
Describe Yourself in 3 Words: Sweet, loving, caring
Dream Vacation Spot: Hawaii
Hobbies: Baking and Gardening
Favorite Dessert: Flan

Eileen

Dental Assistant

Born & Raised: Los Angeles
At Hyman Ortho Since: 1977
I had the opportunity of working with Dr. Joe and Teresa, Dr. Hyman’s parents.
Education: Bishop Conaty Catholic HS, East Los Angeles College, Southland College for Dentistry
Hobbies: Cooking, watching movies, and spending time with my children and grandchildren

Stacy

Dental Assistant

Born in Montebello Raised in Whittier
Where did you go to school? Bryman College/ School of the Valley for orthodontics.
Where is your dream vacation? The Bahamas
What is your favorite tv show? The bella twins
Hobbies? Hiking, spending time with my family and friends, going to classic car shows.
Favorite Bands/ artists ? Gwen Stefani, Russ , 2pac
What is the strangest thing you believed as a child?
That the chucky doll did come to life.

Joseph

Born and raised? Venice Beach, CA
Favorite part of your work day? Interaction and working with patients.
What is your dream vacation? Venice Italy
Describe yourself in one sentence words? Goal-oriented, responsible, and an amazing father!
Hobbies? Cars, hockey, school, skateboarding, son and daughter activities.
Favorite desserts? cheesecake
What was the strangest thing you believed as a child? We were all immortal.