Dr. Cunningham joined JFCH in 2003, after completing his Family Medicine residency and Geriatric Fellowship at Swedish Medical Center, Seattle. He has provided care to patients of all ages, with a focus on older adults. Dr. Cunningham is board certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospice/Palliative Care. In June 2019, Dr. Cunningham joined the JFHC leadership team as the Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Cunningham is proud of the caring culture and commitment to excellence that all the staff and providers at JFHC strive to achieve every day. Dr. Cunningham grew up in New Jersey, the youngest in a family of eight, and upon high school graduation, enlisted in the United States Navy and trained as a Nuclear Power Program Electrician’s Mate. He served six years in the Navy, including four years onboard the USS Truxtun, CGN-35. Upon landing in the PNW following his USN enlistment, Dr. Cunningham completed his BA in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington and completed his MD at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Cunningham enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, running, biking, walking his dogs, petting his cats, and enjoying the beauty of the Olympic Peninsula. Dr. Cunningham is pleased that you have chosen to entrust JFHC for your health care needs.
Sherry is originally from Springfield, Illinois. She is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center. Sherry earned her RN status at Lincoln Land Community College and attended Benedictine University where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with honors. Sherry worked as a RN at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Intermediate Care, Medical-Surgical Unit, Case Management and Pre/Post Operative Care Unit. She continued her studies towards and advanced degree at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL, where she earned her Master of Science in Nursing.
Sherry is passionate about her patient’s health and overall well-being. She provides a wide range of acute, chronic and preventative services. She has also continued to increase her knowledge and has done additional studies in wound care. In her free time, Sherry enjoys making specialized decorated sugar cookies, spending time with her husband Mike, dog Clyffe and frequently traveling to visit her children and grandchildren in Illinois. Sherry is proud to be a part of the Jamestown Family Health Clinic and works to provide excellent care for our patients.
Dr. Huhndorf is an Alaska Native (Athabascan/Yup’ik) from rural southcentral Alaska. He grew up commercial fishing which put him through college. He specializes in Family Medicine with Obstetrics, and graduated from the Family Medicine with Obstetrics residency program at UW Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington where he delivered 77 babies! His clinical interests include pediatrics (including circumcisions), dermatology, addiction medicine, contraception management including IUD and Nexplanon placement, joint injections, and many more office-based procedures including in-grown toenail treatment. Dr. Huhndorf enjoys the full spectrum of care afforded by Family Medicine, especially in rural areas. He is originally from Nikiski, Alaska and enjoys sailing, flying, mountain biking, snowboarding, and enjoying time with family and the cabin he built in Alaska for 1-2 weeks per year in his free time. He and his fiancé’ have made the Olympic Peninsula their permanent home.
Stephanie graduated as a Physician Assistant from the MedEx program through the University of Washington in 2018. She worked previously in family practice and also briefly in physiatry. She loves an atmosphere that’s dedication to patient care, and why she is so excited to be working for JFHC. She looks forward to learning more about this area and the amazing people the clinic serves. Stephanie and her husband, Mike, have 12-year-old twins, Hope and Patrick. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family playing board games, watching movies, baking, and going on hikes. She loves reading, writing stories and poetry, adopting entirely too many animals, gardening, journaling, and coloring.
Connie received her undergraduate degree from Montana State University in 1992 and her Physician Assistant degree in 1999 from Rocky Mountain College in Montana. She moved to Port Angeles in 2000 and has been working as a primary care PA ever since. She enjoys all aspects of primary care and works hard to try and put the patients’ needs first. In her spare time, she has raised 4 children, has been married to her husband Matt for 26 years and loves to hike, bike and just generally enjoy the outdoors.
Dr. Manuele came to us after 25 years of private practice here in Sequim. He sought a position at JFHC after hearing of our positive patient satisfaction, which is a high priority for him. Dr. Manuele is an osteopath with an interest in painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system; however, he likes being a family practice “generalist” and likes the challenges of dealing with a wide variety of medical problems. He loves to read and likes to explore and attempts to expand the capabilities of computers. Dr. Manuele enjoys hiking and the outdoors. He has lots of interests and, if anything, too many “hobbies.”
Phillip was born and raised in South Carolina, then rambled to Washington state in 2009 after a couple of years in the Peace Corps Tanzania. He now considers himself a member of the PNW community. Phillip graduated from Seattle University in 2014 with a Masters in Nursing and has been working as a Family ARNP for a little over 5 years. Phillip chose to come to JFHC because of their commitment to patient centered care and making sure their employees have a great work life balance. In his free time he likes to explore the outdoor world, experience live music, watch live sports, read all manner of books, and contemplate this human existence.
Board Certified Family Physician who graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2005 and also holds a degree in Tropical medicine. She returns to the Pacific Northwest to be closer to family after having lived in New Orleans, Hawaii, and American Samoa. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her young family.
Dr. Rodgers has been with the JFHC for 5 +years and previous to that came to us from the Detroit area. He instructed at Beaumont Health, Troy Family Medicine Residency for the past 21 years, and teaching at a residency in Pontiac Michigan for the previous 7 years. Before that was residency in Southfield, Michigan. He loves all aspects of Family Medicine, including treating kids and seniors. He enjoys Sports Medicine and especially enjoys all types of procedures, including dermatology, injections, and casting/splinting. Dr. Rodgers and his wife are enjoying all the exciting towns, sites, and festivals in the Pacific Northwest. They enjoy hiking and running, road biking, performing music (vocal and brass) and are glad to call Sequim home.
Including Kens overseas experience, he has been practicing for more than 20 years. Ken enjoys working with patients of all age groups and has spent the last few years working on his pediatric training. Even though Kens work title at Mary Bridge is pediatric provider, he regularly is caring for adults.
Ken’s formal US training is a family nurse practitioner, and worked as a family practice provider in Lake Chelan prior to his current practice at Multicare. Ken has previously worked in Sequim for OMC and is looking forward to returning to continue his role caring for the community he will call home.
Pamela received her Master of Science in Nursing degree at West Texas A&M University in 1997. She is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. As a Nurse Practitioner she has worked in Family Practice, Cardiology and as a lecturer at the University of Wyoming FNP program. She enjoys precepting FNP students. As a Registered nurse, she worked in a Coronary Care Unit and home health. Her practice is focused on primary care for all ages, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. She also provides care for acute and chronic disease processes. In her spare time, she enjoys running and participating in various local road races. She and her husband enjoy the PNW and spending time with their college-age twins when time allows!
Maia has been working as a PA-C in primary care in this community for over 8 years. She received a master’s degree in medicine from the University of New England. She chose this organization because she’s committed to providing quality, compassionate care and believes Jamestown exhibits those values.
When she’s not at work she’s playing on her mini farm with her alpacas, ducks, husband and young son.
“Jerry is a Port Angeles native graduating from PAHS and the U of W. After schooling Jerry returned to Port Angeles in 2005 and has been a part of the NOP medical community ever since, joining JFHC in 2019. Putting the patient first while providing quality evidence based primary care is his goal. He’s joining JFHC because of the friendly staff and focus on Primary Care which he sees as the most challenging but also most important and most rewarding specialty in medicine. Outside of work Jerry enjoys spending time with his family in the outdoors or taking in a show arranged by his wife Kayla. If you have questions about skiing or snowboarding at Hurricane Ridge Jerry is active in running the lifts during the winter months.”
Dean joined Jamestown to provide care for patients with musculoskeletal problems, joint pain, and sports injuries. Dean has been in practice for 20 years, mostly in orthopedics but he also spent 2 years doing rheumatology and one-year doing nonsurgical spine care. He is from England originally, moving to the US in 1986. Dean has lived in Michigan, Kentucky, and Alabama prior to moving to Washington in 2006. Outside of work Dean spends most of his time with his family, his wife and two children. Dean’s wife is a veterinarian. Recreationally he is an avid soccer player and coach and enjoys working in the woods on his property.
Tom primarily treats chronic pain at Jamestown. He graduated from the Physician Assistant Program at the University of Utah in 1998. Tom spent some time in family practice and emergency medicine, but has dedicated the majority of his career to the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Lisa recently moved to the Olympic Peninsula from Vancouver/Portland area but wanted to be in a more temperate, laid-back area. She was born and raised in Kansas then headed west of the Rockies and never looked back. Lisa spent 17 years in Boise, ID. Married 22 years to her amazing husband, Rick, and have a 21 yr old daughter down in Portland who loves to rock!
Lisa has always wanted to be involved in Tribal health as a respectful way to honor the origins of our land and native peoples. Being able to truly serve A Community is important to me. Lisa feels this is a dream job.
In her spare time she enjoys time with her family and pets; Hang out in the garden, Binge TV and Podcasts. Always reading a book. Some music. Some art. Even writes letters (the old fashioned way). 🙂
Terry graduated with his Masters of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. He has worked as a mental health clinician and substance abuse counselor for 26 years. He came to the area from Alaska where he was the Clinical Director for a children’s mental health program. He and his wife Vickie spend most of their time with their family.
Lorena was born and raised in Guatemala, Central America. She moved to the U.S in 2003 and has lived in Sequim for almost 10 years. Lorena is married and has two sons ages 17 and 7. She received her Master’s degree of Social Work from Eastern Washington University in 2012 and has been licensed as an independent clinical social worker since 2019. Prior to coming to Jamestown Family Clinic, she worked at Jefferson Healthcare Hospital as a medical social worker for almost 5 years. Although Lorena enjoyed working at the hospital, the commute became too much. She feels so fortunate to live in the Pacific Northwest because it gives her the opportunity to explore awesome places with her family.
Nai moved from the Aberdeen, Washington and wanted to live near the water because its life giving. She is originally from the east coast by way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but family moved to Washington when she was a young teen. Nai has lived in many places in the US, but Washington state is where she considers home.
Nai’s native heritage is Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. She enjoys respecting native traditions, and values their sacredness. In the Cherokee,” Adawehi” means healing place. When she heard about the behavioral health program and the “Healing Clinic” here at Jamestown, she knew this was the place for her. Nai wholeheartedly believes this is healing community, and wants to be part of what was going on here. In her spare time she loves being with family and friends and learning new things.
