AJ

A.J. Peak

CEO

Founded Peak Dental Services® in 2008. Under A.J.’s leadership the company has been recognized as one of Inc. Magazines Top 5000 fastest growing companies. He has been 1 of 3 finalists as Small Business Person of the Year by the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center. A.J. received his MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and BA in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon. Prior to starting Peak Dental Services®, A.J. worked at Merrill Lynch as a senior business analyst and with McKinsey & Company for 7 years as an Engagement Manager. While with McKinsey & Company he supported over twenty Fortune 500 C-suite executive teams on a variety of strategic initiatives ranging from service operations, pricing, strategy, and M&A. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, training for triathlons, and reading nonfiction books.

Peter

Peter van Riper

Chief Financial Officer – Board Member

Prior to joining Peak Dental Services® both as an investor and CFO, Peter was the CFO of Firstsource USA, healthcare outsourcing business and CFO of Privia Health, a physician-group management start-up. In addition, he was Vice President Accretive Health whereby he held roles in Finance, Operations, and New Product Development while the company went through the startup phase to IPO. Earlier in his career he spent time working for the Advisory Board as well as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He has a BA from Brown University, MA in International Economics from Johns Hopkins, and MBA from Wharton.

Outside of work, he spends time with his wife Kris, and their three sons managing a busy schedule of many activities, including sailing on the Chesapeake.

Amber Collins

Amber Collins

Chief Operating Officer

Amber has been dedicated to the growth of Peak Dental Services® since 2009 and has extensive knowledge of operations and the dental field. Her focus has been growing and scaling operations, building a positive culture, training teams by designing, writing, and implementing extensive training programs, as well as building and developing teams to support growth. Amber is a Colorado native and loves the outdoors. She enjoys spending time running around doing fun activities with her toddler. She is currently a MBA candidate for 2021.

Orly Rabin-Pantz

Orly Rabin-Pantz

Controller, SVP of Finance

Orly joined Peak Dental Services® in 2019 and brings with her extensive experience in accounting & tax, financial analysis and operational management of multi-national companies. She is recognized as a change agent who can apply her comprehensive expertise in all aspects of accounting, auditing and financial management to implement solutions that improve the bottom line. Outside of work, Orly plays basketball, goes to art shows and enjoys listening to music and meditating.

Andrea Small

Andrea Small

Divisional VP of Operations

Andrea is the Regional Director of Operations for Peak Dental Services®. She is a skilled operations leader with extensive experience managing a wide spectrum of operational activities for the past 20 years. She has spent half of her career devoted to the growth of Peak Dental Services®.

When Andrea is not working, she loves spending time with her family. Andrea married her high school sweetheart, Reggie. They have 2 beautiful kids, Reganice and Reggie III.

Dr Scott Frederick

Dr. Scott Frederick

Clinical Director

Dr. Frederick has been with Peak Dental Services® since 2011. He currently serves as a board member for the American Academy of Clear Aligners. He is a member of the AGD, ADA, CDA, MDDS, and Colorado Springs Dental Society.

Dr. Frederick is married to Dr. Anna G Frederick. Together they have a daughter, Zoe, a chocolate lab named Elphaba, and another rescue dog named Stella. In his spare time, Dr. Frederick likes to play tennis, goes fly fishing and skiing with the family.

Dr. Michael Zachar

Dr. Michael Zachar

Specialty Clinical Director

Dr. Zachar is a Board Certified (Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons) oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Zachar is married and has two children. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, pickleball and cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs.

Dr. James Fischer

Dr. James Fischer

Clinical Director

Dr. Fischer is a graduate from the University of Nebraska, where he received his Bachelor’s in Biology. He went on to receive his Doctorate from the Creighton School of Dentistry in Omaha and has been practicing dentistry for the past 20 years. He is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry and stays up to date in all phases of dentistry.  Dr. Fischer grew up in the state of Nebraska playing sports through college and is an avid sports fan. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking, playing golf, and loves spending time with his wife and their two dogs, an Irish Wolfhound and a Komondor.

Dr Carrie Mauterer

Dr. Carrie Mauterer

Clinical Director

Dr. Mauterer is a prominent figure in the Colorado dental community and is an advocate for building a strong healthcare community. She was honored to be awarded fellowships in both the Pierre Fauchard Society and the International College of Dentists. For four years she served the local Metropolitan Denver Dental Society (MDDS) board. While serving as the editor of the Articulator Magazine, she published dozens of her editorials and won two awards from the International College of Dentists for her editorial work. She has served the American Dental Association in the positions of Alternate Delegate and Delegate (elected by her peers) for a few years.

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