Meet Our Team

Greeting patients, my name is Tonna Lonabarger, I am the Office Manager at Premier Family Dental. I have over 30 years of dental experience. I still love coming to work every day and working with my team. My goal is to give every patient the best dental experience possible. Over the years I have always made sure to treat every patient with care and respect. Outside of working I enjoy spending time with my husband which I have been married to for 30 years. I have two amazing daughters and a wonderful son-in-law. My pride and joy has been becoming a Nana to my first grandson. I enjoy being outside gardening and exploring what nature has to offer. I look forward to seeing you soon!

Hi! My name is Holly Ellithorpe. I am a Dental Hygienist at Premier Family Dental. I graduated from Mott Community College with an Associates Degree in Dental Hygiene in May of 2015. After graduating, I worked part time as a Dentist Hygienist while taking classes to continue my education and I received my Bachelors degree in Dental Hygiene from Ferris State University. I love working with people and my main goal is to educate my patients on their oral health. In my free time I enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, snowboarding and spending lots of time with my fur babies. I look forward to meeting you!

Hi! My name is Abigail Paul! I am one of the dental assistants here at Premier Family Dental. Although I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Event Management and Advertising, I found myself falling in love with dental about a year and a half ago and I never plan on turning back! It is my personal mission to leave a smile on the face of anyone I come in contact with, both in my personal & professional life. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my two children, Elle and Enzo, crocheting, reading, boating, hanging on the lake, being active and anything that allows me to be creative. I look forward to seeing you in the office!

Dental Assistant/Front Desk. Hello! My name is Elissa Slim, I am a Dental Assistant as well as a front desk receptionist here at Premier Family dental. I am currently in school at University of DetroitMercy acquiring a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology while receiving a language certificate in Spanish. My passion for dentistry arose through my training here at Premier Family Dental in November 2022! I plan on attending Dental School one day to pursue orthodontics. My favorite hobbies include playing volleyball, going out with my family and friends, and traveling. I am looking forward to meeting you!

My name is Amir Tavakoli and I work front desk as our patient coordinator here at Premier Family Dental. I am from East Lansing and I graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physiology in 2022, go green! I love to volunteer with people and animals, I enjoy spending time with family and friends as well as cooking and spending time outside. My dream one day is to become a Dentist or a standup comedian because I love when people smile and I live to make others laugh. I am extremely lucky as well as fortunate to be able to work somewhere where I am surrounded by the best coworkers, bosses and most importantly the best patients anyone could ever ask for. Thanks to Premier Family Dental and more importantly thanks to our amazing patients and my wonderful coworkers, I come into work every day feeling extremely thankful and blessed knowing that I am able to live my life pursing what I am passionate about all while getting closer to achieving my greatest dreams in life. I look forward to making you laugh soon!

I am very family-oreinted, Mom of a 7rd old whom I've had the privelge to be a Stay At Home Mom for, and now I'm happy to get back to work and have found my new Dental Family! I grew up in Dentistry, filing charts since I was 12, for my Father's Dental practice, whom has now retired. I watched and learned, as my Mom was Manager, I was taught multiple positions and learned so much about Behind-The-Scenes on the Business end. I also watched Teenagers start there in entry level positions, filing and cleaning, and grow up to be Dental Assistants, Hygenists and Front Desk Insurance Rockstars. I'm excited to see people here at Premier grow, like Amir and Elisa going to school now to become Dentists! I joined the Premier Family because the Doctors here are skilled, offering more treatments than average, and don't need to refer patients out a lot, they accept a wide variety of Insurances, we have an Orthodontist next door for convenience, and the biggest reason is they are friendly, genuine people who are patient-focused and treat everyone like family, Tonna is amazing and we clicked right away; I fit right in and feel at home!