Susie has spent most of her life in Northwest Greensboro, where she lives with her husband and two children. She began her dental career in 1998, graduating from Greensboro Technical Community College’s (GTCC) Dental Assisting Program. Shortly after GTCC, she started working with Dr. Lisa Jo Adornetto as a dental assistant and later transitioned into an administrative role. Dr. Adornetto’s office is a second family to Susie, and she can not imagine working at another dental office in Greensboro, NC.
Our Team
Meet Our Dental Team
Stacy Welch
Office Manager
Stacy has worked in the dental field for over 20 years. Her favorite part of being in the dental office is interacting with and helping patients. She feels honored to be working with the dentists at Dr. Lisa Jo Adornetto, DDS, because they genuinely care and are committed to each patient and staff member. Stacy has been married to her wonderful husband for 28 years has three children and two grandchildren. Her favorite memories are spending time with her family and friends.
Susie Mitchell
Administrative Assistant
Tracey Knight Chandler
Administrative Assistant
Tracey was born and raised in Northwest Greensboro. She has two lovely daughters and enjoys spending time with family and friends. She has dedicated 22 years to her dental career and truly enjoys the daily operations of private practice. She attended GTCC and received her certification in Radiology and Chairside Dental Assisting. Tracey’s background in the clinical area of dentistry has given her knowledge that is very helpful in the insurance and scheduling area of the office. Tracey is also a licensed cosmetologist and enjoys working her business part time.
Lydia Rogers
Administrative Assistant
Lydia is a Greensboro native and graduated with honors from the Dental Assisting program at GTCC in 2009. Her years in the dental field includes a breadth of experience in both clinical and administrative aspects of dentistry. Lydia feels honored to be working with such a caring team of professionals at Dr. Adornetto’s practice. Staff and patients alike are treated with kindness and individual attentiveness. Lydia has a passion for dentistry and finds it rewarding to help patients achieve a beautiful, healthy smile. During her leisure, Lydia enjoys traveling, playing the piano, and spending time with her husband, daughter and with her two cats, Max and Bella.
Deborah Freeman
Dental Assistant
Deborah was born and raised in Ohio and moved to North Carolina in 1984. She has over 15 years experience as a chair side dental assistant. She has worked in Restorative and Cosmetic dentistry for most of her career in the general dental field. She feels blessed to work in such a wonderful environment of patients and employees. “We all take pride in the services we provide.” Deborah appreciates Dr. Adornetto’s commitment to excellence. “While conservative, Dr. A. does not compromise her high standards.” She also feels Dr. A always goes the extra mile to make her patients comfortable. Deborah enjoys spending time with her grown children and new grand baby. She loves gardening, camping, and cooking in her spare time. She has a precious cat named Izzy.
Nikki Keech
Dental Assistant
Nikki was born in Washington, NC. At age 5, her mother remarried and relocated to Raleigh, NC where here and her brother lived through high school. She left to attend college at North Carolina A&T where she studied Business. She felt her heart was always in healthcare. She later worked in the lab at Moses Cone hospital for over 5 years before pursuing a career as a dental assistant. After shadowing at Dr. Adornetto’s office, she returned back to school for dental assisting. She attended GTCC and graduated in 2011. She has been with Dr. Adornetto for almost 5 years now. Nikki enjoys spending time with her one year old child and her nephew, eating out with her boyfriend, hanging with her girlfriends, and giving back to the local community.
Pam Causey
Dental Hygienist
Pam grew up in Greensboro, NC. She graduated from Guilford Technical Community College in 1999 and has worked with Dr. Lisa Adornetto for 15 years. She attends many continuing education courses and enjoys learning about new products and procedures. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her husband Rob and three children; Ethan, Bryce and Cassie.
Lisa Kennedy
Dental Hygienist
Lisa has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for Dr. Adornetto since 2007. She married her high school sweetheart in 1992 and has three amazing beautiful children. She cherishes her faith and family with all of her heart!
Vicky Councilman
Dental Hygienist
Vicky has worked with Dr. Adornetto for over 20 years and could not imagine doing anything else anywhere else. She was born, raised, and educated right here in Greensboro which is a wonderful place to raise a family. She attended UNC at Greensboro and Guilford Technical Community College. She is married to her loving husband, Jeff, and have two fun children named Jackson and Olivia. She feels so blessed to be a wife, mom, and hygienist.
Tiffany Hall
Dental Hygienist
Tiffany is a Registered Dental Hygienist and has worked for Dr. Adornetto for 7 years. She started as a Dental Hygiene Assistant and later received her Associates degree in Dental Hygiene from Guilford Technical Community College in 2010. Her and her husband live in Greensboro with three yellow Labrador Retrievers. She enjoys going to the beach and spending time on their boat.
Shalimar Smith
Dental Hygienist
Shalimar joined our team in 2015. She was born and raised on the Island of Bermuda, and with dual citizenship, it allowed her to obtain a Dental Hygiene degree from Tallahassee, Florida. She worked in a retirement facility in Florida and eventually moved to Greensboro to be closer to her parents. Shalimar has made it a career goal to give nothing but the best quality dental care and is happy to educate patients based on their individual needs. She is truly passionate about oral health. Behind her beautiful smile and understanding nature is a love to make it easy for patients to feel comfortable while in the dental office.
In her spare time she enjoys volunteering at her place of worship, painting, crafts, and spending time with family, friends, her two birds Muffy and Mango and her dog Maverick.
