Steve Bilt is the Chief Executive Officer at Smile Brands Inc. (SBI) and OneSmile, LLC. He co-founded Smile Brands in 1998 and OneSmile in 2015 and in 2016 combined the two businesses. Steve was integral in SBI’s three initial platform acquisitions and led the acquisitions of Monarch Dental Corporation [NASDAQ: MDDS] in 2003 and Castle Dental Centers Inc. [NASDAQ: CASL] in 2004. In addition to these transactions, Steve oversaw the development and operationalization of 150 de novo practices at Smile Brands and each of OneSmile platform acquisitions. Steve also serves as Chairman of the Smiles for Everyone Foundation.

Market Dental Director, San Antonio & Houston

Dr. Edgardo “Gordy” Gonzalez, a native of Laredo, Texas, earned his under-graduate degree at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, before completing dental school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch. Dr. Gonzalez has been providing dental care for more than 35 years.

After graduating from dental school and working at a private practice in Houston for three years, he moved to San Antonio in 1980. The following year Dr. Gonzalez helped open the first satellite office of Press Family Dental on the city’s south side. Press Family Dental was acquired by Monarch Dental Corp. in 1997 and in turn Smile Brands Inc. acquired Monarch Dental Corp. in 2003, which is when Dr. Gonzalez began his affiliation with SBI.

Known for wearing a smile to work every day, Dr. Gonzalez especially enjoys mentoring young dentists as a Market Dental Director and contributing to the profession as a member of the Smile Brands Clinical Board of Directors. Dr. Gonzalez was honored with the 2011 President’s Award from Smile Brands’ President & CEO Steve Bilt. Dr. Gonzalez was a member of SEAL Team 1’s International Smile Project to Paraguay in December 2011.

Victoria Harvey joined Smile Brands in 2014 as Associate General Counsel and was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer in April 2015. She has nearly 20 years’ experience in corporate litigation, including over a decade with the law firms of Loeb & Loeb LLP in Los Angeles and Theodora Oringher Miller & Richman in Costa Mesa, Calif. She also spent six years with Real Mex Restaurants, the largest full-service Mexican restaurant company in the U.S., where she handled all of the company’s legal functions, and in 2010 was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Victoria also serves on the Board of Directors for Association of Corporate Counsel – Southern California Chapter. In 2016, the Orange County Business Journal honored Victoria with its General Counsel of the Year – Private Company award for her significant contributions to Smile Brands and to the legal field.

Kim Marcus has been working in the accounting and finance fields for over 30 years including 11 years with Smile Brands. In her role as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Corporate Finance, Kim is responsible for Financial Planning and Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounting, and Payroll in support of over 400 affiliated practices. She has been recognized on multiple occasions for her strong staff development, receiving the company’s VIBE award for management excellence in 2011. In 2019, Kim’s team was awarded Business Support Team of the Year for the superior service they provide to the field operations team. Kim earned her B.S. in Accounting from California Polytechnic University. She began her career and earned her CPA at KPMG.

Norm has helped to establish and expand the Smiles for Everyone Foundation’s International Outposts since 2011. In addition to working with the Foundation, Norm provides coaching and counsel to leaders of organizations nationally and internationally. He has been a keynote speaker and facilitator at seminars for business and government leaders on every continent and done personal and leadership coaching with CEOs and executives. He also helped found an international humanitarian organization to implement crisis response, relief and development projects in more than 20 countries.

Lead Dentist, Monarch Dental, Dallas-Redbird Towers & Market Dental Director, DFW-South

Dr. Karol Brown, a native of Louisiana, earned her bachelor of science degree in chemistry, with a minor in biology, from Xavier University in New Orleans. She earned her doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Oklahoma and served as a forensic dental volunteer in 1995 after the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

Dr. Brown spent a year as a general dentist resident at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Md., and has been affiliated with Smile Brands for 14 years. She currently is the Lead Dentist at the Monarch Dental Dallas-Redbird office and is also a Market Dental Director for DFW-South. Dr. Brown received a Smile Brands QUEST Award for Staff Development for Q2 2011 and earned the Dentist of the Year VIBE award for the Central Area for 2011.

Dr. Brown regularly participates in health fairs and college recruiting fairs. She also is a volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Dr. Brown was a member of SEAL Team 3’s International Smile Project to Ghana in November 2012.

Dr. Mark, who has been a practicing dental surgeon for 24 years, is the principal dental surgeon at Ghana Health Service. She has training in Implantology, Orthodontics and is presently concluding a master’s-level program in Public Health, specializing in Health Education and Promotion. She has 15 years of experience in community health projects, working with international agencies such as Unilever, World Vision, and Ark Charity Foundation, and now is carrying on the work of the Smiles for Everyone Foundation (SFE Foundation).

Dr. Mark cares deeply about the less privileged and regularly organizes outreach programs for orphans and prisoners. She is married, has three sons and lives with her family in Kumasi, Ghana.

Lead Dentist, Monarch Dental, Sandy, Utah & Market Dental Director, Utah

Dr. Robert Chidester graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago, Ill., in 1983, then worked in a private practice in Salt Lake City for the next five years. From 1988 to 1995 he worked at Al-Hada Military Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia.

When Dr. Chidester returned to Utah in 1995, he became affiliated with Monarch Dental and currently serves as the Market Dental Director for Utah. Dr. Chidester was a member of SEAL Team 2′s International Smile Project to Thailand in May 2012.

Dr. Chidester’s wife, Nally, is originally from Bangkok, Thailand and is fluent in Thai; they have been married for 31 years. Nally owns and operates a very successful Thai restaurant in Sandy, Utah. Their four children all graduated from the University of Utah and all are married. Dr. Chidester and his wife have four grandchildren.

Lead Dentist, Monarch Dental, Lewisville, TX & Market Dental Director, DFW-North

Dr. Randell “Randy” Richardson, a native Texan, is passionate about learning and strives for excellence in all he does. This was evident from his early years at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1977. He then attended the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School in San Antonio, where he graduated 17th in a class of 163 graduates.

After returning to his roots in Dallas, he practiced family dentistry and orthodontics as an associate dentist then began his private practice in 1989. He became affiliated with Smile Brands in 2003, becoming a lead dentist in 2005 at the Monarch Dental in Lewisville, Texas. He became a Market Dental Director for Dallas-Ft. Worth in 2010, overseeing 20 offices, and enjoys the challenges and rewards of his current position. Dr. Richardson was presented with the President’s Award for 2012 by Smile Brands’ President & CEO Steve Bilt. Dr. Richardson was a member of SEAL Team 2′s International Smile Project to Thailand in May 2012.

Dr. Richardson lives in Dallas with his wife of 32 years, Sharyl; his mother, Dorothy; and his teenage daughter, Tori. He and Sharyl also have two married daughters, Amy and Kayla, and a son, Stephen. Dr. Richardson enjoys spending time with his family, serving in his church and traveling.

Wata Siyootagrai is the Lead Dentist for our Thailand International Outpost. He has his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Chiang Mai University, Certificate in Dental Implants and Certificate in Advanced Orthodontics from UCLA.

Oh Narissara has been a leader with iServe, a Thai nonprofit organization, since 2011 and helped to launch our Thailand International Outpost. She currently leads our in-country dental team planning all of the logistics for the dental outreaches and helping to arrange our Thailand International Outpost Trips. In addition to coordinating outreaches in Thailand, she has helped to coordinate dental outreaches in Cambodia and Laos and helped to launch our Laos International Outpost.

Dr. Sonexay Kounlavong is the Lead Dentist of our Laos International Outpost. He has a clinic in Vientiane, Laos and has been volunteering his time with the Smiles for Everyone Foundation since 2014 to provide free dental care in Thailand and Laos. He works with the Institute of Asian Culture and Development (IACD).

Judah Mooney, President of Diaconia ADP, founded his nonprofit organization to help break the cycle of poverty in Paraguay for single-parent families. Diaconia ADP provides micro-loans to women who want to support themselves and their families. Prior to founding Diaconia ADP, Judah developed a network of 350 nutrition centers across Paraguay to provide regular meals for over 20,000 children from families in poverty and designed a vocational training program for their parents to learn job-related skills.

Judah has worked with projects in 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America that benefited thousands of needy children and families. As a member of the Smiles for Everyone Foundation’s International Outpost in Paraguay, Judah and Diaconia ADP provide much needed support to under-served Paraguayans without access to dental care. Judah is married to Mary and has a daughter, Emily Grace.

Dr. Yamilet was born in Asunción on February 22, 1983 and is the adopted daughter of Ruperto Torres and Isabel Garcia. At a young age, Dr. Yamilet saw a dentist working in her community and decided that her dream was to one day become a dentist as well. Although the odds of reaching that dream seemed impossible due to her family circumstances, she continued to dream big.

Dr. Yamilet finished high school in Asunción, and went on to study to become a Registered Nurse in 2002. She worked hard to pay her way through school, graduating in 2007. Since 2011, she has been working at a public hospital in Asunción, where she currently supervises 400 team members. In 2013, she was accepted to the University of Science of Health to study Dentistry, specifically General Odontology.

In 2019 she began working for the Smiles for Everyone Foundation in Asunción, Paraguay, serving people living in limited conditions and giving people back their smiles.