Executive Director: Melissa Selby, MSW

Melissa grew up in East Tennessee and moved to Boulder in 1977 to attend the University of Colorado, where she received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology. She returned to school and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1987 with a master’s degree in social work. Since that time she has worked in various capacities, both as an administrator and in direct client care, primarily in rural communities. Most notably, she helped start a battered women’s shelter in Athens, Georgia, and was instrumental in creating a community-based model for uninsured women to receive seamless access to free breast and cervical care in Colorado, which is now a part of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Metro Denver Affiliate and the State of Colorado’s Women’s Wellness Connection. Melissa has worked with the uninsured for over 20 years, and feels that health care is a right for all, not a privilege for some.

Clinic Director: Marian Peters, PA, PhD

Dr. Marian Peters is one of the Community Care Clinic’s original founders and the Clinic Director. She holds a BS in Mathematics and Physics from North Carolina Central University. She also holds a PhD in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Medical Science from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Although Marian officially began her new duties as Clinic Director on November 2, 2009, she was one of the original founders and the driving force behind the development of the Community Care Clinic. She has been serving in an unpaid capacity as the primary healthcare provider since its inception in 2005. In addition to the myriad of duties involved in providing direct patient care, Marian serves as the liaison between the Clinic and the larger medical community in our area to facilitate and expand the coordination of services and care for Clinic patients.

Medical Director: John Whitlock, MD

Dr. John Whitlock is the Medical Director for the Community Care Clinic. He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Geriatrics. Before moving to Boone he opened his practice in Eastern Tennessee at Johnson County Memorial Hospital in 1976. He is a provider at Watauga Internal Medicine and a highly regarded member of the local medical community for many years. Watauga Internal Medicine joined Appalachian Regional Medical Associates in 2007. Dr. Whitlock is an active member of the Clinic’s Board of Directors and a volunteer provider at the Clinic.

Volunteer Physician: Robert Griffith, MD

Dr. Robert Griffith started his medical career as a registered nurse in 1977. In 1982, Griffith became certified as a physician assistant/ nurse practitioner and graduated from the University of North Dakota Medical School with his medical degree in 1988. Griffith joined Watauga Internal Medicine in June of 1991. He is a volunteer provider at the Community Care Clinic.

Volunteer Therapist: Glenda Hubbard, PhD

Glenda Hubbard retired 2 years ago from Appalachian State University where she served as a professor for the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling and as a psychotherapist for the Employee Assistance Service of the Hubbard Center for Faculty and Staff.  She received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Miami.

Volunteer Chiropractor; Stuart Kaplan, DC

Dr. Stuart Kaplan has been practicing chiropractic in North Carolina since 1980. He received his Chiropractic degree from Life Chiropractic University and attended New York Chiropractic College. His interest in Holistic Healing began in 1974 after he met a founder of the natural health movement, Paul Bragg, ND. He was certified to teach yoga in 1976 by Swami Sat Chid Ananda and has continued his studies of various body/mind treatments over the last thirty years. Dr. Kaplan's most recent certification is in Hypnotherapy. Dr. Kaplan treats patients referred by the Community Care Clinic at his office.

Volunteer Physician: Anita Henderson, MD

Dr. Anita Henderson received her BA degree in goverment from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. After obtaiing her MD degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, she completed her family practice residency at Moses H. Cone Hospital System in Greensboro, NC. She is a provider at Greenway Medical Associates and frequently volunteers at the Clinic.

Office Manager: Betty Bower

Betty joins Community Care Clinic as office manager after volunteering as Phlebotomy Technician/Lab Assistant since February 2010. Betty moved back to Boone after living in Sacramento, CA for eleven years. In addition to owning and operating her own company, she served as Administrative Assistant for a busy real estate appraisal company for several years. She attended National Career Education in 2008-2009 and is a licensed Phlebotomy Technician. She has a brother in Charlotte, NC, a brother in West Jefferson, NC, a sister in Asheville, NC and a sister in Blowing Rock, NC. She looks forward to providing genuine care to all those she comes in contact with at Community Care Clinic, as well as working together with the staff and volunteers.