Emerald Coast Periodontics - Meet Our Staff


Carol Leach - Office Manager

Carol grew up in a military family but has lived in Florida since a teenager.  She has two children and three grandchildren.    Carol has worked in the medical/dental field for over 40 years and has been at Emerald Coast Periodontics since 1998. 

Tammy Peters - Dental Hygienist

Tammy and her husband, James, and two children retired to this area after being in the military for over 20 years.    Tammy worked in the medical field as a LPN (licensed practical nurse) for several years and then went back to school for dental hygiene training.    Tammy has been at Emerald Coast Periodontics since 2000. 

Jennifer Kelley - Surgical Assistant

Jennifer has lived in Florida all of her life and resides in Crestview with her husband, Johnny, and son.    Jennifer has been at Emerald Coast Periodontics since 2004

Shannon Strunk - Surgical Assistant

Shannon lives in Shalimar with her husband, Jesse, and four children.    Her husband serves in the military and Shannon came to Emerald Coast Periodontics in 2014 to join our team.     

Pam "GiGi" Gunter - Front Desk

Pam was born and raised in Baker, FL and currently resides there with her Husband, Paul.  She has two daughters and five grandsons.    She has 30 years of experience in the dental field and joined the Emerald Coast Periodontics team in 2014.