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The Mobile
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| Administration |
(707) 443-4666 |
| Terri Clark , Executive Director |
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Terri Clark,
Terri moved to Humboldt County in 1974 to attend HSU. Her professional background is in finance and human resources, and she is committed to MMO’s mission of providing medical care to all who need it. When she is not at work, she loves to quilt, read and travel. She and her husband, Marty Lay, share their home with a talented tabby cat named Hampton. At MMO, she has found a place for her heart and head to work together. |
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Wendy Ring
Founding mother of the Mobile Medical Office, Dr. Ring is a graduate of Yale University and got her MD and Masters in Public Health from Columbia University.
She has been practicing rural primary care for 20 years. She loves to laugh at staff meetings.
In 2003 Dr Ring received the Frederick Plessner Award from the California Medical Association and the Pride in the Profession Award, from the American Medical Association Foundation for her work with the MMO
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Carol
McNeill
Carol McNeill, our Mental Health Counselor, has worked in social services since 1987 providing assistance to teens, low income women, homeless people, and people with disabilities. She received her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Humboldt State University. “I help patients find their strengths and develop new skills as they cope with crises and plan their futures. I feel privileged to be able to work with these individuals and be with them in their hard times as well as good times as they learn to use their personal power and dignity.” |
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Dale
E. Ward
Dale E. Ward, is a born and raised resident of Humboldt County. As an addict in recovery (14-plus years clean), he has personally experienced many of the same problems and issues our patients now face. Before coming to MMO, he worked as a Substance Abuse Counselor (7,000-plus hours) and continues to remain very active in recovery circles. He has completed the certificate program in substance abuse at College of the Redwoods, and is in the process of seeking certification in the field. Finding ways and means to give hope to those looking for hope is truly his passion.
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Karen O’Connell
Karen moved to the wilds of northern CA to be with the man she loved, and then found a job to love as well. She puts her years of nursing experience to work facilitating specialty care for our patients, triaging at our busy winter clinics, and running fluoride varnish clinics at local homeless shelters. |
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Karen Templeton
Karen began her association with Mobile Medical as a
volunteer and then came to work part time at the base
office. Along with raising 2 kids, she speed walks and
paints watercolors. The weirdest thing she’s done since
starting work at MMO is file paperwork in the upstairs
bathroom, also known as the “overflow office”. |
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Dennis McMullen
Dennis moved here to Eureka in 1998 and feels like he has been home every since. Eureka is a good place to live and feels safe, which is important to Dennis as he has two daughters, aged 12 and 13. Working for the Mobile Medical Office keeps him very busy and he thoroughly enjoys being a part of something that helps parts of the population that can’t get medical care anywhere else. |
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Erin Mooney
Erin Mooney is our Latino Health Promotion Project Director. Erin grew up in the Salinas Valley and Santa Cruz area, and moved to Humboldt in 1994 to attend HSU. She has a BA in Native American Studies and is ALMOST done with her MS in International Development Technology. Her thesis project is titled "A Community Garden in Resistance to Poverty, Landloss, and Malnutrition in Rural Guatemala." Outside of her amazingly fulfilling job, Erin's interests and commitments include: sustainable agriculture, community development, reading, soccer, rugby, and her wonderful family.
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Jacqueline Mayrand
Jacqueline is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (MFTI). She received her Master’s degree in Counseling in Depth Psychology from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2006 and serves exclusively our Spanish-speaking patients who are in need of counseling services. Jacqueline started with MMO as the first Director of the Latino Health Promotion Project in the summer of 2007. Her commitment to the Latino community began back in the mid ‘80s when Jacqueline spent three years in Nicaragua working with women in rural communities to develop farming cooperatives. Her commitment to this community continues as she makes herself available to the Latino community as one of the few Spanish-speaking therapists in Humboldt. She absolutely loves her work! When not at her fabulous job, Jacqueline spends time at home with her partner, her beloved dog, and as much time as she can in Nature! Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Jacqueline has lived in Humboldt for 20 years. |
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Lynette Davis
I moved here 18yrs ago from southern California to meet a sister that I didn’t know about, who found me and we were inseparable and I have been here since. I have been a medical assistant for 10yrs and I’m also a certified Doula and massage practitioner. I have 4 kids and I love to be outside enjoying our beautiful surroundings.
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Maria Elena Lopez
Maria Elena moved to this area in 1979 in search of her Native roots and satisfying her dream to make Humboldt County her home. She has received a Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Social Work from HSU and has utilized her skills in Vocational Counseling and Child Welfare Services. Maria Elena provides on-going support and expertise through comprehensive assessment and overall evaluation of individual patient needs. Maria Elena harmonizes the integration of social services/case management functions into the patient care. “I take steps as a patient advocate: investigating and reporting unfavorable occurrences and coordinate the provisions of social services to patients to enable them to deal with the impact of their illness and lifestyle. My overall goal is to enhance the quality of patient management and satisfaction, to promote continuity of care through the intergrading and functions of case management.”
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Promotora: Luz Moreno
I was born in Mexicali, B.C. and was raised as a resident of Humboldt County. I went to EHS and graduated in 1996. I opened two businesses; a Restaurant and a Market and I ran them for five years. I realized that my heart was not in my business so I decided to sell them. I always felt that I needed to be part of the community in some way, so I started working on Quality Improvement in Mental Health. I had to visit Mental Health for office work only, but my heart hurts every time I get into the hospital and to not be available to help patients with their problems and issues. I started looking for a place that I can be part of my community and be available to help them with their different problems. I am now a part of Mobile Medical Office with Dr. Wendy and with all the staff. MMO is like family, all working together helping others. |
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