About Dr. Ware: I'm Asa Ware (he/him/his) and I was born in Seattle, Washington but have spent most of my life in Colorado—Wray, Boulder, Denver, and Greeley. While growing up in rural northeastern Colorado, I developed interests in chemistry, teaching, and medicine. Family medicine combined these interests. Through medical school and residency training, I solidified my passion for full spectrum, rural family medicine. I started my residency training at North Colorado Family Medicine in 2013 and it has been my home ever since. Serving as faculty at NCFM allows me to live out my passions of teaching and preparing physicians for the full spectrum and rural medicine I love so well. At NCFM I get to work with diverse and inspiring faculty and resident physicians, and I so enjoy preparing our young doctors for their future careers. Outside of medicine, I enjoy photography, TV and movies, card and board games, traveling, hiking, and spending time with friends and family—especially my wife, two daughters, and Irish wolfhound Winnie.

About Dr. Alba: Hola! Mi nombre es Michele Alba (she/her/ella). I am the first in my family to explore medicine. After bravely convincing myself that I could be a “doctor” and somehow surviving medical school, I went to the University of Arizona South Campus Family Medicine residency program in Tucson, AZ. Here I fell in love with reproductive healthcare, integrative medicine and tackling social injustices and healthcare disparities. From residency, I completed a surgical obstetrics fellowship in Chicago at PCC Community Wellness learning cesarean sections, MAT in pregnancy and OB ultrasound. I have loved practicing full-scope family medicine with surgical obstetrics at NCFM as faculty. It is the perfect combination of being able to serve a vulnerable population while teaching, mentoring and supporting future family physicians! My niches within NCFM are always evolving and currently include: supporting resident education as didactic faculty advisor, participating in our resident wellness and DEI committees, and advocating for reproductive health, LGBTQ+ care and addiction medicine within primary care. Outside of work, you will find me singing along in the car to country music, enjoying deep conversations with friends, and drooling over Christmas lights every holiday season! My inner joy and peace come from soaking up snuggles from my (almost three) kiddos and hiking in the beautiful Colorado mountains with my hubby, Jose.

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About Dr. Cook: Thanks for checking us out! I’m from California originally (shhh!--don’t tell anybody!). I attended med school in east Tennessee and have been in Colorado since 2002. My interests in family medicine include operative obstetrics, emergency medicine, underserved and international medicine, endoscopy, leadership development, and research/writing. I help out with NCFM’s Advanced Maternity Care track, Advanced Leadership Track, and Global Health Track. I also work part-time in a rural emergency department out on Colorado’s high plains. Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time with my amazing wife and kiddos, running, church, and travel. Our house is a bit of a farm with goats, alpacas, chickens, ducks, a horse, and more! If you ever need fresh eggs or get the urge to shovel manure, come on by! 😉

About Dr. Jeffers: I lead the Global Health track and the Hospitalist track. I have a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospital Medicine. I enjoy mountain biking, hiking, camping, fishing, running, ukulele, attending live music events, snowboarding and traveling. After residency I practiced internationally prior to returning first to the Sunrise clinic then NCFM.

About Dr. Money: Hello! My name is Briana Money (she/her/hers) and I'm from Abilene, Texas. I completed medical school at UNTHSC - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017 and then moved to Greeley for residency at NCFM and graduated in 2020. At NCFM, I am co-director of the Living, Leading, and Medicine Track, I am one of our POCUS champions, and am involved with the wellness committee and Holistic Care Track. I also practice and teach OMT and look forward to expanding OMT teaching to all interested residents. I am passionate about leadership, mentoring, and teaching. Outside of NCFM, I started the American Medical Women's Association - Colorado Physician Branch in 2021 and am on the Board of Directors of the Northern Colorado Medical Society. My hobbies include spending time with my husband, running, cycling (outside some but mostly on the Peloton 🙂), camping, hiking, and hanging out with our pets!

About Dr. Renecle: Hello, I'm Mike Renecle and my pronouns are he/him/his. I was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa and immigrated to the US when I was 19. I am returning to NCFM (as of July 2022) where I completed my residency (and clearly couldn't get enough :) ) after a yearlong fellowship at Denver Health, specializing in LGBTQ+ Health, Sexual Health and HIV Medicine. My passions in addition to these areas, including transgender health, obstetrics, reproductive health, medical education, ensuring persistence of comprehensive full scope family medicine training, policy and public health.

Outside of medicine, I am an avid baker and fermenter of foods. I enjoy aviation, reading and engaging in lively conversations. My partner and I enjoy traveling, hiking, drag queens, taking care of our 4 cats and spending time with friends.

About Dr. Money: I am a pediatric hospitalist, and I enjoy teaching residents and students as well as learning new things. My wife teaches Biology at Mountain View High school, and I have 2 daughters (Caidence and Zoey). I enjoy sports (nearly all, but root for Chicago based teams) and the outdoors: skiing, trail running, hiking, and camping.

About Alexandra: I precept women's health procedures and support the practice managment curriculum. I am helping lead the lifestyle medicine curriculum. I like hiking, camping, running, swimming, bicycling, reading, and cooking plant-based meals.

About Tanya: I support the practice management curriculum and help with orientation to the NCFM continuity clinic. I am an avid golfer.

About Steve: I lead the behavioral health clinical practice at NCFM. I support the resident physicians during clinic precepting in addition to providing clinical counseling services. I enjoy Iowa Hawkeye football and the Colorado weather.

About Dr. Campos-Spitze: I enjoy hiking, traveling, good eats, hanging out with friends around town, and spending time with family.

About Dr. Kimball: My professional interests include: cross-cultural medicine, high risk pregnancies, substance use disorder treatment, safer treatment of chronic pain, communication with patients, burnout prevention, and maternity advocacy. My personal interests include: vegetable gardening, fiddle playing, outdoor adventuring, cooking, bread making, quality time with friends and family.

About Dr. Griffith: I am a Colorado native; I grew up in Parker, CO. I attended Rocky Vista University and then travelled to the booming city of Wichita to train at Via Christi Family Medicine Residency. I have sinced move to Sterling and could not be more happy to be back in the great state of Colorado. I enjoy practicing full scope family medicine with OB/C-sections and scopes. I also love being a few hours from the mountains for all the skiing, camping and hiking adventures. When I’m just hanging around Sterling I enjoy teaching group fitness classes at the gym and checking out the newest brews at the local brewery.

About Dr. Nichols: I grew up in the great state of Minnesota, but trained in Colorado and enjoyed it so much, I decided to stay. I love practicing and teaching rural medicine, and luckily NCFM created a rural training track in Sterling, CO for me to join as faculty. I also have developed an interest in Obesity Medicine and recently became a Diplomate of the Board of Obesity Medicine. At home, I have two busy young kids and an active Bernedoodle to keep me on my toes. We enjoy spending time with our friends and family in Sterling and Minnesota. Though the recreation in CO is spectacular, we especially love our yearly summer trip to the lake in MN.

About Dr. Paulson: Dr. Paulson has been able to fulfill her lifelong dream of practicing full-spectrum family medicine including obstetrics, pediatrics, inpatient, outpatient and emergency medicine. She is trained in surgical obstetrics and is passionate about providing safe, high quality maternity care in rural Colorado. Prior to moving to Wray, Lindsey completed her residency at North Colorado Family Medicine in Greeley where she was administrative chief resident. Outside of work, Dr. Paulson enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, traveling, reading, and is deeply involved in the Wray and Colorado communities. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Boettcher Foundation and is an avid high school sports fans. She can be found on any given day on the sidelines at flag football practice, sharing stories with her elderly neighbors, mentoring resident physicians and medical students, and screaming her heart out for the Wray Eagles basketball teams.