Education and Certification:

Graduated Cum Laude with a BSN in nursing and a minor in psychology in December 2011. Graduated with a Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner specialty in February 2016.
BLS, ACLS, PALS certified.
DOT certified medical examiner.

Biography:

Elizabeth recently moved from Kansas to Oregon to pursue her love of nature and to be with her partner. She is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with six years of practice experience; almost all have been with rural clinics, urgent care, emergency, and hospital focused.

Her skills include preventative healthcare, rural medicine, proficiency at in-office procedures, and providing exemplary patient education. She is currently focused on educating patients and staff about expectations of individual medical conditions (when to have appointments, when blood work is needed, what the next year looks like, etc). She maintains a very collaborative approach to her interactions with her patients.

In her spare time, Elizabeth is an avid hiker. Her hobbies include studying fungivores, foraging, rockhounding, and crafting. She enjoys traveling to different environments to seek out new adventures.

Education and Certification:

C Paramedic, FireFighter, Licensed Practical Nurse

Biography:

Shawn grew up in Texas and Connecticut as a kid and moved to Durham, North Carolina for college where she got her degree in Paramedic and Emergency Medicine. In 2007 she relocated to the McKenzie Valley.

Shawn is a volunteer firefighter and first responder and has helped with long-term care nursing. Her current focus is as a Fire Safety Officer for the Upper McKenzie Fire Department. When she is not working she enjoys playing with her 5-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. Napping is one of her favorite hobbies.

Education and Certification:

Masters in Business Administration and Technical Management.

Biography:

Daisy lives in McKenzie Bridge with her Fiancé and son. She has a master's in business administration and technical management with ten years of experience in administrative work, customer service, and marketing with startup medical organizations.

When Daisy is not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors, boating, hiking, foraging, camping, and off-roading in the Oregon Coast Sand Dunes with her family.

Education and Certification:

Associates from Ouachita Technical College

Biography:

Missy grew up in a small rural Oregon town until she was 13 years old when she and her family moved to an even smaller rural town in Arkansas, with a population of 317. When she was 29, she moved back to Oregon to start her family.

Missy graduated from Ouachita Technical College with an Associate degree and began her career in healthcare nearly 20 years ago. She is currently focused on learning about the ins and outs of rural healthcare while creating a work-life balance.

In her spare time, Missy enjoys spending time with her family. She and her husband have two boys and they enjoy watching their children participate in the School’s Drumline and Middle School football/baseball. Additionally, Missy and her family love traveling and taking vacations together!

Biography:

Rosie was born in Eugene, OR., and grew up on the McKenzie River. After graduating, she spent time traveling and eventually moved back to the area to raise her two children.

Rosie graduated from Lane Community College as a Certified Nursing Assistant in 2012 and is currently attending IOT to work towards her LPN license where she would eventually like to become a registered nurse.

When Rosie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, learning about rural health, educating herself in holistic medicine, foraging, kayaking, paddleboarding, geocaching, cooking, and gardening.

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:

Eric is a creative leader, committed to helping ambitious, purpose-driven leaders and organizations build better futures. He was in the audience at PSU’s social impact conference in 2013 when Orion and his co-founder pitched the idea that became Orchid, and is thrilled to join the Orchid family in 2022!

A graduate of M.I.T. and Stanford, Eric worked for over twenty years as a design and innovation consultant helping to envision and launch new products, services, and consumer experiences. He led multi-disciplinary teams whose work was recognized with numerous national and international awards for research, strategy, and design of commercial, medical, and consumer products.

Most recently Eric worked at Cambia Health Solutions as part of an innovation team that launched transparency tools and bill payment services to help consumers navigate our increasingly complex healthcare system.

Eric is an active board member, bringing his expertise in brand and experience innovation to support social impact organizations in the areas of sustainability and education. Outside of work, Eric enjoys playing music with friends, rehabbing his aging body to play ultimate, and trying to be useful to his now adult children.