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The TCD Team

Ashley Considine

Office Manager | Treatment Coordinator

Ashley is originally from Massachusetts and has been a cosmetologist for 11 years. She moved to Rico in  2023 and worked at a salon in town. She joined our practice in December 2024. After consistently going above and beyond, Ashley stepped into the role of Office Manager in April of  2025. We couldn't be more proud to have her running and representing our practice.  

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Kathryn Sparacino

Patient Coordinator 

Kathryn landed in Telluride on a road trip from North Carolina to Oregon in the fall of 1993. Her love affair with the San Juan Mountains was born at that time and she has been exploring the Western Slope and nearby deserts ever since. After spending her thirties on Maui, she resettled in Telluride, married, and continues to hike and ski as much as she can. She rejoined our practice after a brief sabbatical in February 2024. Outside of the dentist office you can find her doing something outside, writing for local magazines, and spending time with her cats.

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Mel Sloan, RDH

Hygienist

Mel grew up in St. Louis, MO and studied Environmental Science/Geography at Oregon State. She moved to Telluride in October 2013 and had an amazing hygienist in Norwood who inspired her to enter the field. Since June 2021 we have had the pleasure of having her on our hygiene team! 

Heidi Weaver, RDH

Hygienist

Heidi grew up in Tacoma, WA and was a cosmetologist / esthetician before going to hygiene school in 2001. She first moved to Telluride in 2005 and started in this very practice after covering for another hygienist on maternity leave. Heidi has been with Dr. Grady since he took over the practice in 2009! 

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Michelle Smail, RDH

Hygienist

Michelle is from the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont. She received her Bachelors degree in Healthcare Management and her minor in Communications at the University of Southern New Hampshire. She also earned her Associates in Science and her degree in Dental Hygiene at the University of  Vermont. She joined our practice, April 2025 and has been a Dental Hygienist for the past 25 years!

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MaKenzie Bauman

Dental Assistant| Media Manager

MaKenzie is originally from Ripon, Wisconsin. She graduated from UW Oshkosh with her general Associates before the Covid Pandemic, then started remote training in the field of medical administration. She made the switch to dental administration from her time in Denver and with that experience joined our practice in July 2023. She has been a musician on the side through these phases and is our media/photographer extraordinaire!

Kaylee Shanelle Gallegos

Lead Dental Assistant

Kaylee moved to Telluride at 9 years old with her father and sister growing up as a Telluride local and graduating from Telluride Highschool in 2022. She joined our practice, May 2025, with no prior dental experience and has exceeded all expectations, being an extraordinary addition to our team.

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Ashley Steele

Dental Assistant

Ashley is a lifetime local of the area, having grown up in Nucla, Colorado. She graduated from Nucla Highschool in 2021 and joined our team July 2025. This marks her first position in the dental field and we are thrilled to have her ambition and positive energy in the office. 

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