Meet the Team

Jessica
Business Manager & Patient Care Coordinator

When you enter the office, Jessica is one of two people at the front desk who will welcome you with a smile. After entering the dental field in 2001, she started as a chairside assistant to Dr. Skari. Her experience in both clinical dentistry and the business side of dentistry is an asset to the team. Jessica loves the dental industry and feels blessed to work every day with a team that cares about each patient and each other. Outside of the office, she loves spending her time with her husband, Rick, daughter Haley, and son Tyler. They are Bison fans and love attending sporting events, traveling and spending time at the lake as a family.

Sam
Patient Care Coordinator

Sam’s is the first face you’ll see upon entering the office. Sam is new to the dental field; however, she brings extensive experience from prior years in healthcare and customer service. Sam loves bringing new ideas to the table and being an active part in always striving to better her team and office to best serve their patients. She loves meeting new people and will go above and beyond to help her patients and team alike, always aiming to bring a smile to each face.

Outside of work, Sam spends quality time with her wonderful husband and children. She has been a wedding and portrait photographer for over a decade and loves capturing life’s most memorable moments. An avid reader, Sam prefers a good book to other entertainment and always has an audiobook playing in her vehicle. She enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, playing piano, and indulging in self-care to refresh and rejuvenate.

Kim
Dental Assistant

Kim graduated from St. Cloud Technical College with a degree in Dental Assisting. Since then, she’s had over 30 years of experience in the dental industry. She’s passionate about dentistry and enjoys every part of the industry, from continuing education to technological advancements. She enjoys a challenge, so there’s nothing she won’t strive for, and she loves working with a team that truly cares for one another and their patients. Kim’s three daughters, Kassandra, Mckenzie, and Gabrielle, have enriched her life in ways that only children can, and though they’ve grown up too fast, they will always be her girls. Kim and her husband, Tim, are blessed abundantly by their growing family.

Charity
Dental Hygienist

Charity graduated from North Dakota State College of Science in 1994 with a degree in Dental Hygiene. Her passion for dentistry is evident in the relationships she makes with her patients. Over her many years in dental hygiene, she has most enjoyed the satisfaction of working with her patients to help them achieve their best smile possible. Her favorite aspect of working at Skari Family Dentistry is the wonderful team who all have a true passion for what they do for their patients.  They treat every patient like family. Outside of the office, Charity and her husband, John, enjoy watching their son Jack play hockey and soccer. You can usually find Charity at the gym or socializing with friends and family.

Emily
Dental Assistant

Emily graduated from MSCTC-Moorhead in 2015 with an AAS in Dental Assisting. She has always known that she wanted to work in dentistry, as her experiences at the dental office were always positive growing up. With that being said, she is passionate to reciprocate the same care she has received as a patient and to build trusting relationships with patients along the way. Emily joined Skari Family Dentistry in August 2020, and she truly enjoys working with such a talented group of women.

Outside of work, you can find Emily reading, gardening, and spending time with her husband, Khayvon, and their boys, Kai and Hendrix. As a family, they enjoy being outdoors, going to the lake, and cheering on the San Francisco 49ers!

Lisa
Dental Hygienist

Lisa graduated from Northwest Technical College in 2000 with a degree in Dental Hygiene. Along with her expertise in dental hygiene, she has valuable experience working at the front desk and as a treatment coordinator. She looks forward to building strong relationships with her patients. Lisa’s favorite aspect of dentistry is patient education. She is currently taking classes to advance her knowledge, and she is aiming to become a dental hygiene instructor in the future.

Outside of her professional life, Lisa is married to Drew, and together, they have two children: a daughter named Kaylee and a son named Caden. The family also has a rescue dog named Scout. In her leisure time, Lisa enjoys walking, reading, anything pertaining to history, and attending music concerts.

Lexi
Dental Hygienist

Lexi is a proud graduate of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Class of 2023. With her education, she is eager to share her knowledge and help patients achieve their oral health goals. Quality time with friends, family, and her beloved cat is essential to her. Lexi enjoys the outdoors and loves spending time at the lake. In the summer, she enjoys playing golf and tennis, while in the winter, she can be found ice fishing or working on a puzzle. She looks forward to traveling and exploring new parts of the world, with the hope of visiting all 50 states someday.