Cindy Novella is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has worked at AVHC since 2007. Cindy is bilingual in Spanish. She got her nursing degree from...

Michelle is a Registered Nurse and a Certified Family Planning Health Worker. Michelle received a B.A. in American Studies from Chico State University in 2003 and...

Sarah Rossi is a certified medical assistant and 2003 graduate of the Mendocino County of Education’s ROP Medical Assistant Program. She has been...

Daisy recently joined our team as a Medical Assistant. She has lived in the Valley for over 15 years and graduated High school in 2012. After high school she went...

Linda is a registered nurse. She received her Associate degree in Nursing at City College of San Francisco, and also studied nursing at Sonoma State University.

John grew up in a small, rural logging town, and his grandparents were cattle ranchers, so this area has a familiar feel. After becoming...

Melanie Fuller is a Licensed Acupuncturist and has been practicing Chinese Medicine since graduating from Five Branches University in 2012. She is licensed nationally by the NCCAOM and the California Acupuncture Board. She has post-graduate training in Sport Medicine and Orthopedic Acupuncture and...

April has been a Registered Nurse for over a decade, working primarily in the inpatient care setting and as a Charge RN. She has resided in Mendocino County since...

Jess Dawdy is a Family Nurse Practitioner.  He has been an FNP since 2021 and an RN since 2012.  He has a Nursing degree from SRJC, Master of Science degree from Dominican University of California as a Clinical Nurse Leader, and a post graduate certificate from Sonoma State University as a Family Nurse Practitioner. He has prior experience in many fields including working as an EMT/Firefighter...

Mayra grew up in Anderson Valley and graduated High School in 2013. Mayra has been working...

Amy is a Registered Dental Hygienist with a Bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Graduate degree from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2020. In addition to...

Dr. Agrawal started her dental career in India prior to attending University of Pennsylvania School of Dental medicine where she graduated with the highest honors. She did her hospital-based General Practice Residency in New York City and moved to California in 2017 to continue... 

Crist Perez has lived in Anderson Valley her whole life as well as graduating from our local high school. She did chairside training Dental Assisting in the past with Dr.Tath from 2011-2013. She then went off to do different jobs and found herself missing dental work. She has recently returned to dentistry...

Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a member of the National Association of Social Workers. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services through Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and a Master of Social Work degree at California State University, Chico....

Dr. Lea D Queen completed an undergraduate degree in psychology and women's studies at University of California at Santa Cruz, subsequently pursued graduate training in clinical psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA, and completing a doctorate in clinical psychology in 2004. For a number of years, Dr. Queen had a private practice in the Berkeley, Ca., but over time became aware of....

Chloë has served as Executive Director of AVHC for 7 years. She was born and raised in Mendocino and studied Community Studies and Women’s Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz, going on...

Fabiola Perez has been working here at Anderson Valley Health Center since 2007. She was an Americorp  Volunteer while in high school and worked at AVHC for...

I came to Anderson Valley when I was 7 years old, attended and graduated from our local high school. In late 1989 I started working for Anderson Valley Health...

Vanessa is a graduate of the medical assistant program at the Mendocino County Office of Education in Ukiah. She has worked at AVHC since October of 2012...

Marcelle has been working for FQHCs since 2005. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies, UC Santa Cruz and her Associate in Nursing, Santa Rosa Jr College.

 Donna Sherwood,has lived and worked in Mendocino County since 1982.I feel very fortunate to live in Mendocino County with all the county has to offer. Donna previously worked at AVHC back in 2011 doing some job share with another FQHC.Donna is glad to be back, working with the staff and community.

Stephanie has been in the medical field for about 5 years. She graduated MA school out of MCOE in 2018. She has done some volunteer work with the traveling AMEN clinics and Children Fairs held at Grace Hudson. After Graduating MA School, Stephanie explored.....

Rubi grew up in Anderson Valley and graduated from High School in 2007. She moved to San Diego in 2009. Rubi worked at a Community Home for Mentally Dis...

Caresse is a transplant from Sonoma County where she worked in FQHCs for 20 years. She earned her Bachelors from UC Berkeley in 2020 and lives in Ukiah with her partner and two daughters...

Cyd Bernstein is a health coach and helps patients diagnosed with diabetes to make diet and lifestyle changes. She is passionate about holistic health and loves yoga, hiking and cooking. Her favorite place to be is in the redwoods. Cyd grew up in Anderson Valley and left to complete her BA at UC Berkeley in Development Studies and Spanish. She is currently completing a Masters in Social Work, with an emphasis in rural social work, at Humboldt State University.

Leah Collins was born, raised, and educated in Anderson Valley. Her life has been full of adventure, travel, volunteering, and service at home and abroad in places like Spain, Chile...

Juan graduated from Anderson Valley High School. He attended Mendocino Community College and graduated with an AA in Business Management. He worked in sales and customer service for ten years before....

Carolina Tovar has been with AVHC since 2004 as a Patient Service Rep. She enjoys helping patients get an appointment as soon as possible . When she is not...