Meet The Team
At Papasikos Orthodontics, we are proud to have a dedicated and compassionate team committed to providing top-quality care in a comfortable, welcoming environment. Whether you’re visiting for a consultation, treatment, or follow-up, our team is here to ensure a positive and smooth experience every step of the way.
Maria • Treatment Coordinator
Maria is our Treatment Coordinator and joined our team in 2020. She enjoys being a big part of getting our patients started on their Smile Transformations! She also enjoys the personal connection of working with our patients and providing attentive care to them. Her favorite thing about working at Papasikos Orthodontics is how close we all are, we truly are like a family and treat each other with the upmost respect.
At home, Maria is a proud Dance Mom who enjoys dance competitions! She loves to clean and organize and just spend time with her family & friends having game night. Maria has a daughter who is her inspiration for everything she does. She also enjoys Boxing and UFC. Amanda Nunez is her favorite.
If she could go on a trip anywhere in the world, she would go to Africa with her husband. Her favorite food is Charcuterie. Her favorite show of all time is Friends. It always puts a smile on her face.
Christmas is her favorite holiday where Maria can cook and spend quality time with her family.
Vivian • Financial Coordinator
I am the Financial Coordinator here at Papasikos Orthodontics since May of 2021. I came from working in a large hospital. I love working with my coworkers. We work well together and have become like a family. I enjoy trying to help patients navigate billing. Financials can be a sensitive issue and insurances can be confusing and frustrating. I like to help our patients if they have any questions or issues they may have.
When I’m not working, I enjoy party planning and party decorating. I like to craft, puzzle, and play boardgames. I also love Disney, Harry Potter, and Hello Kitty. My friends and family all inspire me, each in a different way.
I love sushi, Mexican food, and Italian food. Also, any form of a potato- French fries, tator tots, mashed potatoes, etc. I love Valentines Day and Christmas. I love decorating for those holidays. Also I love showing my love to my friends with small gifts/gestures on those days.
Kim • Registered Dental Assistant
Kim joined Papasikos Orthodontics in February of 2022. She started her career in Orthodontics in 2016 because she has always loved the healthcare field and taking care of people. She worked in general dentistry and orthodontics and finds it so rewarding to see how a person’s smile can be transformed and how happy the patient is with their final results. Her stepmom has also been a hygienist for many years and her sister is planning to go to dental school.
What Kim loves most about working in orthodontics is all of her coworkers, “we have become a true family”.
Outside of work, Kim loves going out to eat, spending time with her sisters and her dog. She also enjoys going to the mall with her friends and loves to travel. One day she would love to take a trip to the Maldives with her boyfriend. Kim loves all Brazilian food, especially a traditional dish her family makes called “Chicken Strogonoff”.
Becky • Registered Assistant
Becky joined Papasikos Orthodontics in May of 2022 and has been working in orthodontics since 2010. She is our dedicated Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) with a passion for helping patients achieve the smile of their dreams.
What Becky loves most about working in orthodontics is the fast-paced environment and the joy that comes from witnessing smiles being transformed from beginning to end. For Becky, It’s incredibly rewarding to see the confidence and happiness that a straight and beautiful smile brings to our patients’ lives.
Outside of work, her family plays a significant role in her life. She comes from a big family, and they absolutely love spending time together. She also enjoys spending quality time with her fiancé and friends during summers at the beach. Becky loves riding rollercoasters! When it comes to her favorite food, Becky appreciates a wide variety of cuisines. Becky’s favorite holiday is Christmas! It’s a time when her big family gathers together, and there’s always an abundance of delicious food. Becky bakes all of the desserts!
Michelle • Front Desk
Michelle joined Papasikos Orthodontics in February of 2022. Michelle greets our patients at the front desk with a big smile and welcomes them into our practice. She loves getting to know our patients and says It’s the most fun to give them their surprise gift at the end of their treatment.
When she is not working, Michelle loves to go snowboarding and enjoys reading. She has a Corgi named Nova that is super cuddly and has a serious case of FOMO. She loves to be the center of attention. She also has a tuxedo cat that LOVES to eat. She says he has a “black hole for a stomach”. In her spare time Michelle enjoys streaming episodes of The Office.
Michelle would love to take a trip to see the Northern Lights with her boyfriend one of these days. She also loves soccer. She played varsity in high school as midfield and forward.
Justina • Ortho Dental Assistant
Justina is our Orthodontic Assistant has been with us since 2020. She started her career in orthodontics in 2015 and says the reason she got into orthodontics is “I love transforming someone’s crooked smile and making it worth a million dollars”.
Her favorite part of her job is seeing the reaction from patients when they see their new smile for the first time after treatment.
At home, Justina enjoys spending time with her son and their family’s Rottweiler. Justina is also a big reader. Justina says her son inspires her everyday to become a better individual and would love to travel the world with him so he can experience some things that she was never able to while growing up.
Justina is a big fan of the TV show Greys Anatomy and loves to spend quality time with family watching the Yankees play. Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving where she can spend time with her entire family, making delicious food for everyone.
Natalia • Dental Assistant
Natalia joined our team in 2023. She started her career in orthodontics in 2014 as an orthodontic assistant. Natalia loves to meet new people and enjoys making our patients feel comfortable.
At home, Natalia enjoys spending time with her two sisters playing Soccer and Tennis. She enjoys Polish and Mexican food and would love to take a trip on an African Safari. She is very adventurous and makes the most out of the seasons. In the summer you can find her at the beach most of the time, and in the winter her and her family love to ski.
Natalia has 3 cats and one dog. Munchkin is her 11 year old cat and is her best friend. Then Midnight, is very stubborn black cat who loves a lot of attention and Tosia is the youngest kitty. Tosia is so cute and is obsessed with Natalia. Her dog Snoopy is a 13 year old Yorki. “I love them so much they are my everything”.
Felicia • Registered Dental Assistant
Felicia joined our team in 2022 and has been working in orthodontics since 2006. She enjoys engaging with our patients and making them as comfortable and well informed as possible during their visit. She is inspired to always perfect her skills and talents as an RDA and staying up to date with new and exciting orthodontic developments.
At home, Felicia enjoys spending time with family, going for runs and paddle boarding during the summer. She loves Sushi and Mexican food. Her favorite TV show is The Brady Bunch and loves watching how simple life was. Felicia would love to take a trip to Bali with her best friend. She is also quite the athlete. She played many years of travel basketball and softball into her college years.
Felicia loves Christmas time. She enjoys decorating, baking, and strolling through NYC with her family and friends to see the Christmas lights on display.