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Education and Certification:

BS in Biology/Pre-Med, University of Pittsburgh. ASCP-BB certified

Biography:

Robert (Bob) grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and moved to Eugene, OR in April of 2020. He worked in transfusion medicine, managing 7 different hospitals, and various non-profits for over 20yrs before following his heart and moving to the West Coast. Bob hopes to bring his love for non-profits and 20yrs of management experience to the team and help bring about change in rural healthcare to his new community. He loves the idea of initiating programs directed towards the developmental need of each community. Bob understands that key factors to that growth are community involvement and leadership support since starting his own non-profit in March of 2017.

When Bob is away from work, he focuses on his love for his family and the outdoors by hiking, camping, kayaking, floating the river, and enjoying all the sites Oregon has to offer. He also loves to fill up his time by tapping into his artistic side; drawing, painting and taking pictures of all the beautiful landscapes. Bob loves to spend time with his dogs and works on growing and expanding his own non-profit, KBs Chemo Care Kits.

Education and Certification:

BSN Chico State, CA; MSN Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, KY

Biography:

Margaret was born in the Netherlands as the youngest of 8 children. Her family immigrated, by boat, when she was a baby. She had no say in the matter but is glad they came to the US.

She grew up in NW Indiana, went to College in Michigan and then moved to Colorado, California, Oregon, back to CA and now back to OR because Oregon is the best! She lives in Veneta and is looking forward to working with members of her local community.

She and her husband love to camp and kayak and include their children/grandchildren as able. Margaret also enjoys playing the flute and reading.

Biography:

Jennifer Checkis, LCSW has spent her career providing individual, group, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy interventions, systems theory, solution-focused problem-solving techniques, and parent effectiveness training.

She uses play therapy, skill-building and emotional processes while coordinating care with school systems and medical and community professionals to ensure patients receive comprehensive treatment services. Jennifer provides family therapy to facilitate collaborative problem solving, parent effectiveness training and education regarding child development.

Jennifer enjoys relating to a children’s experiences and viewing the entire family system as an integral part of their growth and development. Jennifer is honored to serve the families in the community and looks forward to working with new patients.

When not at work Jennifer can be found gardening, touring around or hiking to beautiful waterfalls, or doing spontaneous things with her 2 young adult sons. Jennifer is also an animal fan and enjoys spending time with her 3 dogs and 2 cats.

Biography:

A graduate of the University of Oregon Business School, Orion has served as a consultant for several local businesses, was named the 2013 Oregon Student Impact Entrepreneur of the Year by Portland State University, and was awarded as a Freeman Fellow while working on a healthcare project in Cambodia. His passion for improving the healthcare system stems from his experiences growing up in a rural Alaska, and the opportunity for large-scale positive impact.

Specialty:

MD, pediatrician, and supervising physicians

Clinical Interests:

general pediatric, developmental and behavioral pediatric, and children’s kidney Health

Languages:

English

Education and Certification:

Bachelor of Science from Stanford University, MD from Penn State & residency at OHSU at pediatrics

Biography:

Dr. Marty Grasmeder grew up in Philadelphia and moved out to the west coast with his family while entering college. Upon his move, he was accepted into Stanford University where he got his degree in Biology, followed by earning his MD from Penn State University.

After his university, Dr. Grasmeder held a residency in pediatrics at OHSU. Dr. Grasmeder did his fellowship in children's kidneys at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Later in his career, Dr. Grasmeder decided to expand his calling and took a role as a Pediatrician in Sika, Alaska. His service extended to local indigenous tribes and he was the only pediatrician on an island town of 8,500. His career grew and flourished while in Alaska, however, his heart was in the Northwest.

After nearly 20 years serving rural populations in Alaska, Dr. Grasmeder returned to the west coast as Multnomah County’s Medical Director. His impact at the county lasted for nearly 7 years until he semi-retired.

Now he is returning to his roots in rural healthcare to help expand care for everyone and to improve the social fabric and network to help people thrive in their communities while creating healthy communities.

When Dr. Grasmeder is not working; he enjoys spending his time fishing, learning about European history, spending time with his family and children, riding bikes, and woodworking.

Biography:

Jennifer is a native Oregonian who grew up in a community much like Estacada. After working for over 20 years in large healthcare systems, she is excited to have joined Orchid Health where she can bring her experience to have a direct impact to the community in a more personal way. Her passion is for enhancing the patient experience through improving processes, eliminating obstacles to care, and building quality healthcare teams.

When she's not working, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, dancing, and loves basketball. Jennifer and her daughter often give back to the community by volunteering serving meals and other community service projects.

Biography:

Before joining Orchid he has worked in many various roles within Community Health Clinics and also more recently an insurance organization. Hobbies include, bowling, hiking and generally being outdoors. He has a love for dogs.

Biography:

Vikki is a human resources professional who enjoys traditional HR practices and also gets really excited about building and sustaining great company culture through support and training(s) focusing on healthy professional communication, understanding our differences are what make us all fabulous, and how to effectively communicate with a variety of different communication styles. Her passion is working closely with all team members to promote success for all.

Vikki balances her working life with plenty of fun times with her husband Tony... refurbishing furniture, riding motorcycles and traveling, as well as, spending time with their collection of oddball dogs and really cool adult sons who live in the Portland area.