Biographies

Board of Directors

Stephen McAdams, MD, Board Member

Dr. McAdams graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in pulmonary disease at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. McAdams is the CEO of Mid Carolina Cardiology with offices in Charlotte, Huntersville, Gastonia, Matthews, Salisbury and Monroe.

Lou Ann McAdams, MD, Board Member & MFMC Medical Director

Dr. Lou Ann McAdams graduated from the University of Notre Dame and subsequently from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed a family practice residency at St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis. She is board certified in Family Practice, and oversees the clinical operations of the Matthews Free Medical Clinic. She and her husband Steve have teenage twin daughters.

Jimmy Greene, Board Member

Jimmy Greene is a partner with Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein and serves as the Firm's Tax Practice Group Leader.   He graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a B.S. in Accounting and earned his JD, with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Mr. Greene is a certified public accountant and recently received the Business North Carolina magazine's designation of "Legal Elite" and he has been recognized as one of the Charlotte Business Journal's  40 Under 40.  Jimmy’s  community  involvement includes current or past service on the boards of the following  organizations:  Speedway Children's' Charities, Charlotte Community Health Clinic and the UNCC Alumni Association Board of Governors.  He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Sarah, and their twin boys, Holden and Stokes.

Teresa Starr, Board Member

Teresa has lived in Charlotte for 20 years.  She is originally from Virginia. She attended William and Mary for her undergraduate degree and graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a Master’s in Health Policy and Administration.  She is married to Gary Starr, DDS., an orthodontist whose practice is in Matthews. She has three teenagers, one in college. She has been helping at the clinic since May 2007 and is very active in the community serving as a member of the Women’s Impact Fund and on the Board of Advisors at Providence Day School.

John Urban, Board Member

John is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Arts, Bachelor of Architecture and a Masters of Architecture. A resident and business owner in the Town of Matthews, John is a licensed Architect and the principal of Urban Architectural Group PA. John is active in the Matthews community and currently serves as Comissioner of the Town of Matthews as well as a Board Member for the Matthews Historic Foundation and Matthews Economic Development Advisory Council.

Tracy Phillips, Board Member

Tracey moved to Charlotte from Upstate, NY in 1984.  After starting her career in healthcare, she decided to accept a position with Technocom Business Systems where she is a Territory Manager.  She and her husband, Jeff live in Indian Trail and have two sons, Jordan and Brandon.  Tracey is active in the community serving in the Matthews Rotary in addition to various responsibilities within her church.

Jennifer Porter, Board Member

Jenny is a tax manager with the firm Blair, Bohlé & Whitsitt, PLLC where she serves small business clients in the healthcare and services industries. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a BS in Business Administration. She earned her CPA certification in 1990. She and her husband Charlie have four children and are active members of Sardis Presbyterian Church where Jenny has served as a deacon and elder.

Scott Harris, Board Member

Scott is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Marketing and Management. He is employed by Choate Construction Company as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Scott and his wife Susie have lived in Charlotte for the past 25 years. They have two children, McKinsey, 23, and Tucker, 22.

Derek Cothran, Board Member

Derek is the Vice President of Operations for Lash Group, a patient support services company and subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation. In this role, he designs and provides oversight for programs to support patients’ access to new and innovative medicines. He has lived in Matthews for ten years with his wife and two small children. Derek received his undergraduate degree and his Masters of Health Administration from the University of South Carolina.

Bill Rhyne, Board Member

Bill is currently the Director of Supply Chain and Labor Management for Harris Teeter Supermarkets. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science from Lenoir-Rhyne College, a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, and is a graduate of The Executive Program (TEP) at the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. Bill has lived in the Matthews area since 1998, and has served on the following Board of Directors: Matthews Chamber of Commerce (Past President), Lenoir-Rhyne College Alumni (Past President), Matthews Help Center, Hospice of Union County, and the Matthews Rotary Club. He is also active at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church as well as the Boy Scouts. Bill and his wife Heidi have 3 children - Sarah and Garrett (15 yr twins) and Hannah (12).

Ellen Harrell, Board Member

Staff

Amy Carr, MBA

Amy graduated magna cum laude from Montreat College with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Masters of Business Administration. Originally from Pennsylvania, she has resided in Charlotte since 1999. Amy has had an active role with non-profits in our community for over six years. She and her husband Ken have three children and attend Elevation Church.

Megan Ducker, PharmD

Megan is originally from Asheville, NC. She graduated from Wingate University School of Pharmacy in 2011. Following graduation, she completed one year of post-graduate residency training at the VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. She is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Wingate University School of Pharmacy, and her practice site is at the clinic. Megan and the pharmacy students provide medication therapy management services, along with group and individual education on lifestyle and medication-related topics.

Christy Story, Office Manager

Christy is originally from Ohio and has lived in the Charlotte area for 27 years.  She has worked at the clinic since January 2009.  She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.  She lives in Matthews with her husband, Bill, and their two children, Carolina and Trey.

Chanel Franks, Registered Medical Assistant

Sarah Auchincloss, RN

Volunteer Providers

Mary T. Crowder, MD

Dr. Mary T. Crowder, MD, FACOG, graduated magna cum laude from Duke University and received her medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, NY.  She is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and practiced full-time OB/GYN for 15 years here in Charlotte with the Bradford Clinic until 2005. She has been with the Matthews Free Medical Clinic since 2006, having started their women’s clinic division.  She also served several years on the clinic’s board.  Currently, she divides her time between her family, volunteering at the Matthews Free Clinic and Charlotte Community Health Clinic, and working part-time with her former partner, Ron Brown, at Carolina Healthspan Institute here in Charlotte in the practice of menopausal and anti-aging/preventative medicine.  She and her husband of 18 years, Reed Paden, have two teenage sons Will and Drew Paden.  Dr. Crowder also has a step-daughter, Sarah Paden Boone, and new son-in-law Jason Boone, who also reside in Charlotte.

Dr. Sadhanna Char

Dr. Denise Fick-Rothman

Jacqueline Greene, PA

Denise Howard, NP

Dr. Edward Kinsh

Mary Martin, NP

Dr. Joy Ross

Cooper Garner, MD

Rachel Hagler, MD

George Collins, PA

Dr. Byron Walthall, MD