Our Team
MEET OUR CARE TEAM
Jo was born in Sheldahl, grew up in Huxley, and currently lives in Boone. Jo has been with Story City Dental since 2019 and currently serves as our Office Manager. She became a Registered Dental Assistant in 2009 and received her Expanded Functions Dental Assistant I certificate in 2013. She graduated with honors from the DMACC Phlebotomy program in 2021 and has been serving as our in-office phlebotomist. She has also dedicated the last 20 years to her 2nd home, The Colorado Grill, in Boone on the weekends. She loves spending time with her husband of 26+ years. They enjoy riding the motorcycle (as much as weather permits), going to concerts, and cheering on the cyclones during the football and basketball games. Jo has 4 kids – James (29), Jon (28), Dominick (25), and Maggy (23) with one grandbaby Meadow (3 mo).
Katy was raised in Arkansas and currently lives in Ames with her husband, two daughters, and their dog. She received her Registered Dental Hygienist degree from Iowa Central in 2019. Katy chose her career in dentistry to educate her community and provider comfort in healthcare for kids and adults. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time and making new memories with her family, being active outdoors, and watching/playing sports.
OUR COMFORT DOG
Meet Bear
Bear was born February 2018 in Story County and lives there to this day. He enjoys comforting patients, his squeaky toys, and taking 6+ naps/day when he is not being the hardest working, most popular team member at Story City Dental. He enjoys spending time with the Binkowski family and chasing as many bunnies as he can. Bear is proud to be 100% purebred good boy.
FUN FACTS ABOUT BEAR
- An English doodle is half English cream golden retriever and half poodle
- Binkowski’s daughters named the dog Bear because they thought he looked like a polar bear
- His favorite place to be is at the side of a human
- The Binkowski family loves everything about him — except for the holes he digs in their backyard