OUR TEAM
Carolyn Haines, MSN, FNP-C
Director of NMPCC
Carolyn Haines is the NMPCC’s director and a full-time primary care provider. She is a family Nurse Practitioner with many years of primary care emergency department experience. She has both her BSN and MSN. Haines’ interest areas include chronic care management of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, women’s health, health promotion and acute care management.
Susan Conaty-Buck, DNP, FNP-C
Susan Conaty-Buck is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with many years experience caring for patients of all ages. Dr. Conaty-Buck practices patient-centered care and encourages patient communication and collaboration with a goal of improving health and wellness. She is also an assistant professor in the School of Nursing. Dr. Conaty-Buck completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Nursing degrees. Her research interests include healthcare informatics.
Donna Green
Clinical Practice Manage
Donna joined the NMPCC in 2019 and has 30 years of experience in practice management. Her expertise includes all aspects of managing in a primary care setting and has worked previously in a large practice setting which has enabled her bring a wealth of knowledge to our practice. She enjoys her interactions with our patients, staff and the UD community.
Jenny Hughes, MSN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Jenny Hughes is a family Nurse Practitioner, part-time Instructor and clinical site director for the graduate Nurse Practitioner Program. She has 18 years experience in primary care and specializes in the care of diabetes and women’s health. She is also is a member of our Parkinson’s Clinic.
Heather Milea, MSN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practitioner
Heather Milea is dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Her two decades of nursing experience spans diverse disciplines and settings with deep acumen in family medicine, cardiovascular disease prevention and management, and acute care medicine. In her role as a clinician, Heather is an efficacious health advocate for her patients, working to appreciate their personal values, health goals, and best quality of life.
Jennifer Hardt-Burchard, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare field. She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware and her Masters of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Wilmington University. She has board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and specialty certification as an Advanced Practice AIDS Care Nurse. Jennifer has worked in many areas of the healthcare field, including surgery, geriatrics, infectious disease, and family practice. She enjoys caring for patients of all ages, providing education about the body and medical therapeutics, and partnering with patients to optimize their health and wellness across the lifespan.
Laura Francke
Patient Service Representative
Mira S. Ongtawco
Patient Service Representative
Melissa Stoops, RN, BSN
Care Coordinator
Melissa is an experienced RN Care Coordinator with 15 years of care coordination and patient centered care in areas of women’s health, primary care, and oncology. She is passionate about patients right to receive high quality healthcare and excellent customer service. She values the ability to assist patients achieve wellness, navigate and coordinate healthcare, and overcome barriers to care. She works with the providers to monitor performance measures and implement evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes.
Holly Bolton, MA
Medical Assistant
Holly joined us in 2023 as our medical assistant with almost 12 years of experience from working in a large primary office. She loves helping others and collaborating with our staff to provide excellent care of our patients.
Parkinson’s Disease Clinic
Nutrition Counseling
Sharon Collison, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD
Sharon Collison is a licensed, registered dietitian, board certified in sports dietetics. Collison has a master’s degree in human nutrition with a focus in exercise physiology and sports nutrition. She specializes in providing medical nutrition therapy for weight management, disordered eating, sports, wellness and cardiovascular nutrition.
Maryann Eastep
Maryann Eastep is a registered dietitian for more than 25 years. She has a master’s in health promotion. Previously, she provided consulting dietitian services to schools, long-term care facilities, adult day care centers, bariatric centers and psychiatric hospitals. She provides Medical Nutrition Therapy for weight management (including bariatric nutrition) diabetes, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and renal nutrition.
Health Coaching
Tara Leonard
Tara Leonard is a clinical instructor and health coach with a master’s degree in health promotion. Her expertise includes health behavior change through health coaching in individual and group settings.
Exercise Counseling
Brittany Overstreet
In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, Overstreet is an assistant professor and co-coordinator of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Masters program. Brittany is also a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. She earned her PhD at the University of Tennessee.
