Doug Woodward
Chief Executive Officer
With focused experience in consulting and practice management, Doug’s career as a leader across the dental industry spans more than 20 years. Doug began his career as a top-performing sales representative and national value-added reseller for industry-leading practice management and imaging technology vendors. He then spent the next 16 years as a senior advisor for the largest consulting firm in the Southwest that was the founder of the first “Virtual Dental Services Organization”. The lessons learned in that experience inspired the formation of Mesh Dental Network, the premier Dental Partnership Organization.
Kate Dobens
President & Chief Operating Officer
Kate joined the Mesh team in October of 2021, and she has many years of experience in dental practice acquisition and new practice development and management. Along with her MBA, Kate now has over thirty years of experience in corporate finance, business management, and entrepreneurship. She brings a deep perspective on market analytics, capital formation, business growth, and operational development. In 2016, she co-founded Vardiman Black, which specialized in supporting pediatric, endodontic, and orthodontic practices. She is also a co-founder of Dental Specialty Education, a Pediatric Dental Residency training program located in Nashville, TN. She teaches dental practice management as part of the NYU Langone Dental Medicine postdoctoral residency program. She is also the author and principal instructor of the Practice Ownership Formula, a comprehensive training program designed specifically to move female dentists confidently into practice ownership. Prior to her focus in the dental field, she worked for ten years as a business profitability consultant for middle-market businesses through her own firm, Business On Point. For this, Kate worked alongside company founders and CEOs as a fractional CFO and business strategist that focused on developing financial literacy, streamlining business operations, and improving financial performance.
Mike Richardson
Founding Member/CFO & CIO
Mike co-founded Mesh and leads the company’s financial and investment activities as a principal. He brings more than 30 years of financial and operational experience, previously leading investment and infrastructure activities within small-to medium-sized businesses as a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
For the last decade, Mike has been focused in the healthcare sector. Prior to Mesh, he was a founding executive for the healthcare group of Encore Enterprises, Inc., a $1.2 billion investment firm based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Encore’s healthcare startups included Partnerships for Dentists, a DSO, and Surepoint Emergency Centers. The group achieved a run rate of $100 million in revenue during his tenure as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer for these ventures.
Michael Herrin
Vice President-Practice Management
Michael joins Mesh with over 25 years’ experience in the dental industry. Initially specializing in technology including various practice management softwares, imaging and IT networks, Michael recognized a disconnect between taking great care of patients and running a dental business. For over 20 years, he has worked with dentists and their teams providing business consulting, leadership coaching and working in capital equipment distribution and dental transitions.
June Taylor, EFDA/RDH
Regional Manager
Taylor is proud to have over 50 years of experience in the dental world. Her career includes being the office manager at one of the top holistic dental practices in the country as well as working directly with Dr. Frank Spears, Dr. V. Kim Kutsch, and Dr. LD Pankey. She got her first dental-related job at 17 years old and quickly moved her way up the ranks, going from sterilization tech to front office to assisting before eventually becoming a hygienist and progressing into consulting and coaching. As part of Mesh, her mission is to bring people together and create happy and prosperous teams. From the very beginning, she has always had the desire to help people recognize their full potential. Through accountability, responsibility, and mentorship, she believes that everyone can control their own success. She loves to empower people and give them the confidence and skills they need to achieve their goals. Outside of work, Taylor is a proud mother, grandmother, and dog owner. She actually runs her own 501c3 dog rescue organization, and when she isn’t helping animals find forever homes, she likes to take a break from the frequent travel of her job and relax with family.
Dana Carboni
Director of Administration
Dana brings 30 years of experience in executive administration with more than 15 years dedicated to serving the dental industry. Dana’s background includes various industries including laboratory, restaurant, real estate, insurance and risk management. Dana is an expert in streamlining operations, ensuring administrative functions run smoothly, and providing executive and organizational support. Dana uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage everyone on the team to work hard and play hard.
