Meet Our Team
Our dental team is deeply committed to providing your children with friendly and comfortable care here at Big Grins. If you would like to learn more about pediatric dental care in Fort Collins, Colorado, we invite you to contact our office at (970) 407-1020 today! You can schedule an appointment with our excellent pediatric dentists, Dr. Greg Evans and Dr. Rachel Ecker.
Greg Evans, DDS
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Greg started his practice in 1998. Following his time at Loveland High School, then Grinnell College, he did research in virology (a strain of corona virus, go figure!) and married his high school sweetheart, Stacey! He graduated with honors from the U of Iowa, then completed a two-year residency program at the Children’s Hospital in Denver for his pediatric specialty training. He is now Fort Collins’ most experienced Board Certified pediatric dentist.
Dr. Greg’s professional interests include infant dental care, mentoring and teaching dentistry. He was a technical advisor for Cavity Free at Three and a founding member of the PVH Cleft Lip and Palate Team. Now you will find him teaching at FRCC in the Dental Assisting program.
Dr. Greg and his caring staff are actively involved in the community. They are supporters of the area elementary schools, both financially and educationally. The team supports the school-based Project Smile charity, as well as ADA® Give Kids A Smile Day, Project Self Sufficiency and other programs aimed at helping the community’s children. In both 2004 and 2005, Greg received the Colorado Dental Association Service Award for his work on successfully defending community water fluoridation in Fort Collins.
Greg and Stacey have a daughter, Grace, and a son, Lewis. Both Greg’s and Stacey’s parents live in Fort Collins, and they all enjoy spending time together. While Greg is an absolute nut about fly-fishing, he is becoming a nut about oil painting as well. They also enjoy history, traveling and sampling local restaurants
That is the life of a Fort Collins pediatric dentist!
Rachel Ecker, DMD
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Rachel Ecker was born and raised with 4 brothers and sisters in Boulder, CO. While in high school she went on a mission trip to Petit-Trou-de-Nippes Haiti, where she was first introduced to and became interested in dentistry. After high school, she completed her undergraduate education in Psychology with an emphasis on infant and child development at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. There she was a varsity volleyball player and a representative for the NCAA student association. During her junior year, Dr. Rachel studied abroad in New Zealand at Victoria University where she studied neurocognitive development and was able to play on the Victoria University volleyball team.
During undergrad, Dr. Rachel met her husband Dr. Sam Ecker in their organic chemistry class. They married after graduating and moved to Arizona, where she completed her dental degree at Midwestern University. Dr. Rachel then attended residency in Miami, FL at Miami Children’s Hospital. There she gained experience in special needs dentistry and was on a multispecialty craniofacial team. Dr. Rachel loves working with and empowering special needs patients.
Today Dr. Rachel is loving her role at Big Grins! She is interested in how nutrition plays an important role in pediatric dentistry, and loves working with families to provide value-based care. She is currently involved in research projects at TriAgenics, Inc and at Texas Tech University. Dr. Rachel is also active with the local nonprofit, Locally Haiti, where they are planning and executing a sustainable healthcare system in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes Haiti. She is married to Dr. Sam Ecker who has his own dermatology practice, Sage Dermatology. Together they have two young kids, Abby and Tom. She loves hiking, skiing, and quilting in her free time!
Sheilah
Systems Manager
Sheilah has been married to her husband Brian for 30 years and they have two amazing boys, Brandon and Jared. Sheilah is an avid crafter and enjoys creating items for local craft sales. She enjoys camping and ATV trips in the summer and stays busy serving in her local church year-round. Their three dogs, Cali, Macy and Tipper are well-loved, even when they bring unwanted items into the house, such as a live baby bunny.
Beverly
Financial Administrator
Beverly is one of our rock star financial administrators. She is an Iowa native but moved to Colorado as soon as she could. She and her husband, Jerry, have three stellar children and two wonderful grandsons. She has two sons, Garrett, who just graduated from Creighton University, and Gabe, who is attending CSU and pursuing a pre-law degree. Camping and ATVing, growing flowers and plants, being involved in their local church, watching sitcoms, and enjoying movies on the big screen are some of the things she enjoys most. She is known for her famous “mayonnaise cake” and has been seen taking evening strolls with her cats, Ernie and Jack. Yes, with her cats!
Iris
New Patient Insurance Coordinator
Iris is our bilingual new patient and financial coordinator. You will likely meet her at your new patient exam or speak with her on the phone. Iris enjoys traveling with her husband, Carl, and their son, Landen. Iris enjoys baking cupcakes (and eating them, too). Her three loves are unicorns, cupcakes and puppies. Iris loves her dogs, Henry, Rupert and Sir Pugsington. Iris is also quite the Las Vegas aficionado; she used to gamble but has been kicked out of most of the casinos now.
Jill
Clinical Coordinator
Jill is our clinical coordinator. Jill loves what she does and has been with Big Grins since 2006. Her husband, Bobby, is self-employed at their storage unit businesses. They have three children and two grandchildren. Stephen is the oldest and has two beautiful children. Emmalie is a special needs teacher here in Fort Collins, and Lindsay is a nurse at a local hospital. Jill enjoys traveling, spending time with her grandbabies and decorating her home. Jill is the care coordinator for Project Smile, a local charity that helps children in need with their dental care. She is also a Stephen Minister volunteer at her church.
Carrie
Dental Assistant
Carrie graduated from Loveland High School. Following high school, she attended Front Range Community College, where she graduated with her dental assistant certificate. Carrie enjoys spending time with her family, friends and husband, James, but especially her dog, Lucy. She also enjoys the great outdoors, hiking, swimming and traveling.
Leah
Dental Assistant
Leah adds a lot of experience to our team. Leah has 4 boys of her own and spends her time away from work leading carpools, going to lacrosse games and juggling all of their activities. Leah is very involved in her community in Wellington and enjoys traveling with her family. They enjoy going on a cruise together to fun, far-off places.
Gabby
Dental Assistant
Meet Gabby! She is a Colorado native who graduated from Front Range Community College with her certificate in Dental Assisting. She enjoys hiking in Boulder and is passionate about photography. She enjoys spending time with her family and her Dorkie (Dachshund/Yorkie mix) named Koda! She is also a die-hard Broncos fan!
Monica
Dental Assistant
Monica is another one of our amazing dental assistants. She graduated from Dental Assisting school in 2017. The thing she loves the most about her job is the daily interaction with the children and getting to know our families. She loves building that connection. Monica is also a Colorado native and loves her beautiful state. On the weekends you will find her spending time with her friends and family, hiking and most likely at the baseball fields where she plays competitive slow pitch softball.
Jenny
Dental Assistant
Jenny is our newest member of our Big Grins family. She is a recent dental assistant graduate and rated at the top of her class. We are so proud of her persistence in achieving her goal of becoming a dental assistant. We are honored that she is part of our team. Jenny loves to work out, eat tacos, and hang out with her friends and siblings..
