Welcome to Mountain Community Health!

Brian grew up in Maryland and first ventured to New England for undergraduate studies at Dartmouth. He went to medical school at the University of Maryland and then completed his family medicine residency at Boston Medical Center where he continued to work as a teaching physician. He practices full-spectrum primary care for children and adults. He also provides medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders with Suboxone. Outside of work, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, outdoor activities, beekeeping, gardening, and playing music.

Suzanne is one of the original founders of Mountain Health Center with her husband Dr. Ed Clark, which started in 1986. She has lived in VT since age 11 (so not quite a native Vermonter). Suzanne graduated from UVM nursing school with an AD in 1976 and a BSN in 1985, and then became a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. She just recently completed her master’s in 2013 as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. Her work as an NP has taken her all over the world volunteering in Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ethiopia, and locally at the Open Door Clinic. In addition, Suzanne speaks fluent Spanish and French.

Tonya is doing acute care one or two days a week at MHC. She has been involved at many levels and in different roles in the community health center world in Vermont. She lives in Underhill, has 2 cats and a big farmhouse and barn she has been “bringing back to life”, and enjoys having guests, retreats, and gatherings there. She always has an audiobook queued up for the commute. She graduated from Yale University School of Nursing with her Master’s too many years ago to admit and continues to love learning, traveling, swing dancing, hiking, singing, eating and cooking good food, and cherishes time with her diverse group of friends.

Kate is originally from western New York. She took the long path to medicine, via undergraduate studies in literary arts and Italian studies at Brown University. She completed her post-baccalaureate premedical studies in Buffalo. There, she fell in love with family medicine and its power for individual and community transformation while working as a medical case manager at a refugee service agency. She completed medical school and a family medicine residency at Brown University, where she pursued clinical and research interests in women’s health, global health, and health care for vulnerable populations. Kate is eager to participate in the Addison County community through her work at Mountain Health Center. She enjoys hiking, traveling, reading, yoga, Green Mountain culinary adventures, and spending time with family and friends.