Nurse Practitioners | VIA Health Partners

Kristen Barnette, NP

Kristen attended Winston Salem State University in Winston Salem, NC where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and minor in Psychology in 2007. She began her career as a Neurosurgical nurse at Carolinas Medical Center. While working at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, she was immersed into education, holistic interventions, and the palliative approach to medicine. She completed her Master of Science in Advanced Practice Nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 2013. She is a Board Certified Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. As a member of The Junior Urban League of the Central Carolinas, she strives to continually serve her community. She has a wonderful family and religious foundation that continually supports and encourages her gift to give of herself honestly, wholeheartedly, and fervently.

Roseann Barrera, FNP

Roseann is a board-certified family health nurse practitioner since 2019. She received her BSN from Brookline College in Pheonix, Arizona and MSN from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Roseann has specialized in the care of oncology patients for the past 16 years, most recently in transplant and cellular therapy for malignant hematology for the past 3 years. Roseann has a passion for patient education, symptom management & comfort care, and considers it a privilege to join the hospice team. Roseann resides in Fort Mill, SC with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, crocheting and reading.

Lynn Barringer, AGCNS, AGPCNP-BC

Lynn is a nurse practitioner that is adult and geriatric focused. She is an adult/geriatric clinical nurse specialist and board certified in adult and geriatric primary care. She received her BSN from Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (Summa Cum Laude) and MSN from Duke University School of Nursing. Her RN experience before becoming a nurse practitioner included Emergency Care (Certified Emergency Nurse for 10 years) and perioperative surgical nursing. By being part of the patients' healthcare journey Lynn hopes to make a difference in improving their quality of life by listening to each person and appreciating their own uniqueness.

Arielya Binn, NP

Heather Braucher, ANP-BP

Heather completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in Spanish from Miami University of Ohio. She began her career as a mental health case manager in Nashville, TN and developed a passion for caring for the whole person. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing from The Ohio State University and is certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse. Internships were with The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Heather’s work experience includes Hematology-Oncology, Blood and Marrow transplant, Neurology and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. While passionate about caring for people and serving her community, she also enjoys spending time outside with her family, reading and serving at her church.

Laurel Brown, MSN, AGNP-C

Laurel recently graduated from Chamberlain University with her MSN. She is a certified Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Prior to becoming an NP, she had over 20 years of nursing experience. Her most memorable time was spent on an Oncology unit. This is where her love for Hospice and Palliative care began and what inspired her to become an NP. She is so excited to be back in the Greenville SC area and closer to her family. She enjoys reading, shopping, and coffee dates with her husband of 30 years.

Heather Bowers, NP

Lizzie Campbell, DNP, AGNP-C, AGACNP-BC, BMTCN

Lizzie is a nurse practitioner with 11 years of healthcare experience. She received her bachelors from NC State University, initial RN licensure and MSN at East Carolina University, graduate certificate in acute care from UNC Charlotte, and DNP from UNC Wilmington. Since 2016, Lizzie has worked with oncology patients and developed an interest in the provision of earlier palliative care to this population. To that end, she joined HPCCR in 2022. She is a Charlotte, NC native and is excited to serve to her community in this important and purposeful work. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Elizabeth (Beth) Fortner, NP

Kelli Harris, ANP-C

Kelli is an adult nurse practitioner board certified in taking care of ages 13 to geriatrics. She received her BSN and MSN from UNC Charlotte and she is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Kelli has been a RN for over 20 years and NP for over 16 years. Her previous experience as a RN and NP includes internal medicine, family practice, hospital, long term care, assisted living care, home health care, wound care, pain management, and previous hospice and palliative care at HPCCR. She is a native of the Lake Norman area and is proud to serve communities at HPCCR.

Schrita Herriott, NP

Veronica M. Hunter, MSN, FNP-C

Veronica joined VIA Health Partners in September 2024. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from the University of South Carolina-Upstate in 2004. After 6 years, she returned to school and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science Nurse Educator, and Post-Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner from Kaplan University/Purdue University Global. Her nursing experience includes medical-surgical/telemetry, home health, clinic management, and nursing education. Veronica is also an active member of the Upstate Association of Nurse Practitioners. She is a native of Laurens, South Carolina and excited to be “home” to serve her community providing quality, compassionate, patient-focused care. Outside of work, Veronica enjoys spending time with her husband Terry, their children/grandchildren/grand pup, other family members and friends.

Ashley Isaac-Dockery, NP

Tiffany Jackson, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN

Tiffany is a nurse practitioner board certified in family health, hospice, and palliative care. She received her BSN from Waynesburg College, MSN from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh), and DNP from Chatham University (Pittsburgh). Tiffany has specialized in hospice and palliative medicine since 2012. Her RN experience previous to becoming a nurse practitioner includes critical care, surgical trauma, and flight nursing. She is a member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is also faculty at Chamberlain College of Nursing where she has been a professor in the family nurse practitioner program since 2015. She resides in Clover, SC.

Rachel Johnson, NP

Niki Koesel, NP

Cynthia Lee, FNP-C

Cynthia has worked in Hospice care for 15 years. She attended Winston-Salem State University where she earned her MSN. She has a FNP certification and is board certified. She resides in Mooresville, NC and is married with two children.

Priscilla Massey, NP

Alexis Leake, FNP-C

Alexis has been a board-certified family nurse practitioner since 2021 after receiving her master’s in nursing from Winston-Salem State University. She is also a Mercy School of Nursing and UNC-Charlotte Alumni and has been a registered nurse for over 10 years with a background in medical surgical nursing, outpatient vein/vascular procedures, and hematology/oncology. She has a passion for building relationships with patients that enable her to provide holistic and meaningful care. Alexis is a Charlotte area native and now resides in Fort Mill, SC with her husband, two children, and beloved Golden Retriever.

Tamara Lovelace, NP

Deborah McDaniel, RN, MSN, FNP

Debbie is a Family Nurse Practitioner who is no stranger to VIA Health Partners. Previously she served as a case manager and admissions nurse prior to pursing her nurse practitioner degree. Debbie graduated from Anderson University in December of 2020 with her masters in nursing/family nurse practitioner. After graduation, she and her husband moved to rural western North Carolina for two years where she worked as a nurse practitioner in a rural school based clinic, served as a hospital extender at a small critical access hospital during COVID 19, and then as a nurse practitioner with general surgery. Debbie returned to the Charlotte area to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law. Debbie believes she has been called to the medical field, and feels that it is an honor to care for her patients and families. Outside of work Debbie enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Staci Shafer, FNP-C, ACHPN

Staci has been in nursing for almost thirty years, sixteen of which have been in hospice and palliative care. Over the past eight years, she has worked as a Nurse Practitioner in the primary care and hospice care settings. She is certified as an Advanced Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse. She resides in Hickory, NC.

Karin Reed, DNP, NP-C

Karin is a family nurse practitioner who currently serves palliative medicine patients in the Charlotte area. Formerly an ICU and critical care nurse, Karin went on to obtain both her Masters and Doctorate degrees in nursing from Frontier Nursing University. The focus of her doctoral capstone project was palliative medicine in the fragility fracture population. In her free time, Karin enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and writing.

McKenzie Phillips, FNP-C

McKenzie received her BSN and MSN-FNP from Gardner-Webb University. Her background is in long term care where she worked very closely with palliative and hospice care services, for which she is very passionate about. McKenzie’s RN experience before becoming a Nurse Practitioner includes critical care, orthopedics, pre-operative and post-operative care. She is a member of HPNA and resides in Bessemer City, NC.

Stephanie Weatherly NP, ACHPN

Stephanie has worked with HPCCR for the past 5 years with previous experience providing geriatric primary care. A Charlotte native, she returned to the area after completing her Master’s Degree in Nursing from East Carolina University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, two children, and their two dogs, Maggie and Chico. Stephanie has a passion for educating patients and their families on disease management and end of life care.

Lisa Wilbanks, NP

Carmen Messer, DNP, AGPCNP-BC

Carmen is a board-certified adult and gerontology nurse practitioner with 3 years of experience in gerontology and 2 years in palliative care. She has been with VIA Health Partners since May 2021. She received her BSN from UNC Chapel Hill and DNP from Medical University of South Carolina in 2019. Carmen has 1 daughter and loves spending time with her family outside of work. She is passionate about providing supportive care to patients and families struggling with advanced medical conditions.

Alesha Moore, FNP-C

Alesha is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who has specialized in internal medicine and family practice since 2019; she then moved to hospice and palliative care in 2023. She received her nursing degree from Garder Webb University. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Alesha’s nursing experience was in intensive care. She is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Alesha is very passionate about providing evidence-based care to her patients, while working with patients and families to ensure that they feel supported and valued. Outside of work, she loves to read and spend time with her husband and son.

Cathy Pasco, NP

Eric Parker, RN, MSN, FNP-C, ACHPN

Eric has been in nursing for twenty-five years. He received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Cleveland Community College in 1998, a BA from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 2003 and his MSN from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2008. He has worked in the hospice and palliative care field since 2016, with previous NP experience in pediatrics and family practice. Eric is an active member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and earned certification as Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse in 2022. Outside of work, he loves to read and spend time with his wife and children.

Melissa Roark, AGPCNP

Melissa is a certified adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner who has specialized in hospice and palliative medicine since 2020. Melissa was a hospice nurse prior to moving into the NP role. She joined Hospice Cleveland County in 2018. Prior to becoming a nurse, Melissa was a medical social worker with Richmond County Hospice, a sexual assault counselor, and an adult mental health case manager. She received ADN from Foothills Consortium, her BSW and BSN from Western Carolina University, and her MSN from South University. Prior to specializing in hospice care, Melissa’s nursing experience was in intensive care. She is a member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association as well as the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Melissa is very passionate about providing evidence-based care to her patients and working with patients and families to ensure that they feel supported and valued as their loved one faces the end of life. Outside of work, she enjoys living a healthy lifestyle, being active outdoors and spending time with her husband, Tripp, and three daughters, Riley, Emery and Caroline.

Erin Saari, NP

Erin Salas, NP

Melissa Saxon, NP

Elizabeth Scism, DNP, FNP-C

Elizabeth graduated from UNC Charlotte with a BS in Humanities. She received an ADN in nursing from the Foothills Nursing Consortium, a BSN from Winston Salem State, an MSN from Western Carolina University, and a DNP from Gardner Webb University. Elizabeth worked in family medicine and geriatrics for the past 15 years and joined VIA Health Partners one year ago. She has 3 teenagers and enjoys running, hiking, and swimming.