Jamie Sullivan

Jamie is a licensed graduate social worker with more than 8 years of experience working with children and families. Jamie attended Bowie State University where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work in 2011, and later attended Temple University where she received her Master of Social Work Degree in 2014. Jamie has […]

Lauren Edmonds

Lauren Edmonds is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and serves as the Preterm Birth Reduction Clinician at Community of Hope. Lauren is a native of Flint, Mi and she received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University. Before Community […]

Bre’Onna McNeal

Bre’Onna McNeal completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Psychology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She received her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Cincinnati (UC) with an interest in primary care. She is a licensed Family Nurse Practitioner in the District of Colombia. Before completing her advanced degree, […]

Katie DePalma 

Katie has undergraduate degrees from Loyola University and Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a doctoral degree from Frontier Nursing University. Katie has been a midwife since 2014 and their specialties include trauma-informed reproductive care, care of LGBTQ+ patients, trans-affirming gynecological and pregnancy care, size-inclusive and weight-neutral care, and support of […]

Kathy McNeely

Kathy McNeely is a licensed nutritionist with an MS in Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is licensed to practice nutrition in DC and MD and a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She is also certified to lead Mindfulness-Based Eating Trainings from the Mindful Eating Training Institute. She has a M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School […]

Grace Walter

Grace Walter

Grace joined Community of Hope in 2023, originally from Michigan she received her medical education at Western Michigan Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine and completed her residency training at MedStar-Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program in Washington, DC. She also completed a Health Policy Fellowship in the Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine, […]

Melanie Vaughn

Melanie Vaughn

Melanie received her Master’s in Nursing from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She joined Community of Hope in January 2022, providing full spectrum primary care services to patients of all ages. Her interests include reproductive health, behavioral health medication management, pediatrics and preventative care. Melanie enjoys spending time with loved ones, hiking, and dancing in […]

Tessa Thompson

Dr. Tessa Thompson received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY. She has worked for Community of Hope since October 2007 where she enjoys seeing a wide range of patients. She is currently board certified in family medicine. When she is not working, you can […]

Medhanit Tekle

Medhanit Tekle

Dr. Medhanit Tekle has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology from Washington and Lee University. She received her medical education from Escuela Latino Americana de Medicina (Latin American School of Medicine) in Havana, Cuba. She completed the Harlem Residency in Family Medicine sponsored by the Institute for Family Health in affiliation with the Mount […]

Asha Subramanian

Dr. Asha Subramanian is a Board-certified family physician and lifestyle medicine physician with specific expertise in evidence-based lifestyle change. Dr. Subramanian worked at Community of Hope back in 2008, and is very excited to be returning to the COH family! She has a B.A./M.A. in psychology from Stanford University, and an M.D./Masters of Public Health […]