About Our Staff

Dr. Brad Pendell

Dr. Brad A. Pendell was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1967 and grew up in Waverly, Ohio. Dr. Pendell graduated from Waverly High School in 1985 and attended The Ohio State University in Columbus earning a B.S. in Biology and a D.D.S. from the College of Dentistry in 1992.

From 1992 to 2000, Dr. Pendell served as dental officer for the United State Army. During the active duty service Brad was selected and completed an Orthodontic Residency at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Dr. Pendell graduated the program with an M.S. in Oral Biology in 1998. After serving eight years in the US Army, Dr. Pendell entered orthodontic private practice in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 2000, where he currently practices.

While in the US Army, Dr. Pendell met and married his beautiful wife, Anne, at Camp Zama, Japan. God has since blessed the couple with three wonderful children, Adin, Abigail and Asher, and two yellow labs. Dr. Pendell and his family are heavily involved in their local church and committed to the Chillicothe and surrounding communities.

Dr. Pendell is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the Ohio Dental Association and the Central Ohio Better Business Bureau.


Sasha Harper

Sasha has worked in our office since 2003 and is the insurance coordinator. She and her husband Chris have four children and three grandchildren. She most enjoys spending time with her family, walking with her dog Pippa, crochet and embroidery, reading, and traveling. Her favorite thing about working in our office is her friendships with coworkers and seeing patients enjoy their new smiles!

Bobbi Weaver

Bobbi started working for Dr. Pendell in 2006. She moved away for a couple of years, but thankfully the doctor took her back, this led to "Boomerang Bobbi" becoming her nickname. She has always worked chairside until 2022 when she joined the awesome front desk team! In her free time she loves to read, take her Aussiedoodle for walks, as well as spend lots of time with family getting to watch her daughter play ball. Her favorite thing about working in the office is having amazing co-workers that she has been able to make long life lasting friendships with. Also getting the opportunity to watch the patients at the end of treatment light up at the sight of their new smile. 

Becky Kretzer

Becky has worked in our office since 2007 as a Dental Assistant. She has had the opportunity to work in all parts of our office including  chairside assisting, lab work, and is currently apart of our awesome front desk team! She lives in Bainbridge, OH with her husband Brad and dog Rocky. Together they have six kids and three grandkids. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and loving on her grandbabies! Her favorite thing about working here in the office is getting to know the patients and spending time with them!

Adin Pendell

Adin has worked here at River’s Edge Orthodontics since 2017. He will be starting school at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry in the Fall 2023 semester. He has greatly enjoyed his time working at the office, and loves being with the staff and patients! 

Melissa Kight

Melissa has worked in our office since 2021 as a Dental Assistant. Her and her husband have been abundantly blessed with five kids and fifteen grandkids. She feels blessed to have the opportunity to work here chairside, in a Christian based office, and to build relationships with our patients and getting to watch them grow. 

Mary Williams

Mary started working in our office in 2022. She has been a chairside assistant for three years but has recently moved into the lab, she still gets to come out to the clinic somedays. She is from Rarden, and in her free time she enjoys spending time with her fiancé Dylan and dogs Arlo and Alice. As well as gardening and spending all the time she can outdoors. Her favorite thing about working in our office is the family like atmosphere and getting to watch the kids grow, not only in age but in confidence with their new smiles!

Kacy Blankenship 

Kacy has worked in our office since 2022 as a Dental Assistant. She works chairside helping to make your appointment run smooth. Outside of work she enjoys watching her daughter play volleyball and softball. She has two dogs, Louie and Oliver, that she spends tons of time with! Her favorite thing about working here is getting to watch the patients gain confidence from their smiles and the family feeling within the staff. 

Megan Shiltz

Megan has worked in our office since 2022 as a Dental Assistant. You can see her smiling face in the clinic working chairside to make sure you have a smooth appointment. Megan also is in charge of all of our social media pages. She is from Chillicothe, OH and graduated from Huntington High School in 2020. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and of course her dog Jax, as well as volunteering  her time with a local youth group called The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. Her favorite part of her job is getting to see smiles change, allowing patients to gain confidence in their smiles.