Our Staff
Highly Experienced Doctors and Nurse Practitioners
Our volunteer physicians and nurse practitioners are licensed in Virginia to provide healthcare to our patients. Several of the staff have retired from full-time careers in medicine and are now volunteering their time to the Clinic.
Our Medical Team:
Kathryn Reid, PhD, RN, FNP-C - Medical Director
Kathryn joined the Greene Care Clinic in 2020 and took over the Medical Director position in 2023. She works part-time as a nurse practitioner at MedExpress and at Passport Health, and teaches nursing full-time at UVA. Kathryn has lived and worked in the Charlottesville/Albemarle County area since 1982.
Mary B. Preston, MD - Internal Medicine
Dr. Preston has been with the Clinic since 2005. She has served as a physician with the University of Virginia Health Care System. She lived in Greene County for 20 years prior to relocating to Charlottesville.
Nancy Weiss, MD, FACS - Surgery
Dr. Weiss has been with the Clinic since 2011. She practiced general surgery in Massachusetts before her move to Charlottesville, where she now lives.
Amy Phillips McElroy, MD - Family Medicine
Dr. McElroy has been with the clinic since January 2018. She has practiced family medicine locally and now works in urgent care. She lives in Greene County.
Terri Yost, PhD, RN, FNP-BC - Family Practice
Terri joined the clinic in 2021. She is a family nurse practitioner who recently retired from the United States Army after serving on active duty for over 20 years. She now teaches nurse practitioner students full time at UVA. Terri lives in Albemarle County.
Don Solimini, PA-C, MHA - Family Practice
Don started at Greene Clinic in 2021. His career as a Physician Assistant has extended for over 40 years in various medical settings. He came to Virginia from Connecticut to become Academic Director of the newly established PA Program at Mary Baldwin University in 2014. After retiring in 2020 he continues to work for Augusta Health, lecture at PA Programs, and participate in Remote Area Medical clinics. He resides in Waynesboro.
Debra Perina, MD - Emergency Medicine
Dr. Perina has intermittently been providing care since 2006, and after a hiatus of several years is returning to seeing patients in the clinic. She has served as an emergency physician at the University of Virginia Health Care System for many years. She has been active for over 25 years with the Greene County Rescue Squad and EMS services, serving as operational medical director. She has lived in Greene County for 30 years since relocating from South Carolina.
Sara Sutherland, MD - Emergency Medicine
Dr. Sutherland worked as an Emergency Medicine Physician at several hospitals along the east coast before coming to the UVA Department of Emergency Medicine. She not only cared for patients at UVA, but she also mentored medical students, residents and fellows. She retired from UVA after 14 years. She lives on land that traverses the border between Albemarle and Greene Counties.
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Pam Morris, PhD - Executive Director
Dr. Morris started as Executive Director in 2019, after an academic career as a microbiologist at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) and time spent at the National Science Foundation. Her Father was born and raised in Greene County.
Barbara Walker, EMT - Front Desk (Patient) Coordinator
Volunteer Team
Gloria Annabel - Community Medical Supply Closet
Mary Lou Boyd, RN - Patient Care and Education
Charlene Burch - Community Medical Supply Closet
Jean Byerly - Outreach
Ana Forrest - Spanish Interpreter
Mary Kay Goldschmidt, RN - Patient Care and Education
Makenzie Harry, RN - Patient Care and Education
Sarah James - Community Medical Supply Closet
Stewart McWilliams, RN - Patient Care and Education.
Jenny Morris - Front Desk assistance, Vaccination program, Assisting Patients with Medicaid applications, Prescription Assistance Program
Marilee Newman - Front Desk assistance, Prescription Assistance Program, Fundraising
Francoise Saverot, PharmD - Community Medical Supply Closet
Carol Wise - Smoking Cessation Counseling
Woman’s Club of Greene County Members - Community Medical Supply Closet