Physician Assistant Cara Peters: ‘I’ve always cared about community service and helping people’ Physician Assistant Cara Peters is committed to providing first-rate, quality health care to patients. It’s what she experienced firsthand from her mother – and her first internship. “I’ve always cared about community service and helping people who need it the most,” says…

 Family Nurse Practitioner Jessica Lusignan: ‘I am developing relationships with all of my patients and get to collaborate in their health care decisions – that brings me great joy” Close friends and the study of alternative medicine attracted Family Nurse Practitioner Jessica Lusignan to Nevada County. But her connection with the tight-knit community, her family,…

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Havilyn Harrar: ‘Mental health care can affect your entire health’ Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Havilyn Harrar’s career goal was to help her much-beloved community – and join Western Sierra Medical Clinic. It was a dream that required many months of hard work, endless hours of driving each way to…

Behavioral Health Director John Eby: ‘Mental Health touches everyone’  Behavioral Health Director John Eby embraces the challenge of connecting with patients suffering from mental health issues and providing much-needed services. “I want to increase the knowledge of and compassion for mental health issues,” says Eby, who joined Western Sierra Medical Clinic in June 2022. “Mental…

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Daniel Brusser: ‘We want to make a positive, measurable contribution to the community’ Sometimes a career path takes a couple of twists and turns before landing in the perfect place. Just ask Dr. Daniel Brusser, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Western Sierra Medical Clinic. A bachelor’s degree from…

Licensed Midwife Allison Blackham: ‘It’s important to me to provide dignified, respectful care’ Licensed Midwife Allison Blackham knows the power of parenthood, from before a baby’s first breath to decades later. The birth of a child “affects generations of people,” says Blackham, who has been involved in births for more than three decades as nurse,…

Family Nurse Practitioner Nancy Allen: ‘Serving patients in so many ways and meeting them where they are most comfortable is of utmost importance’ With more than four decades of health care experience, Family Nurse Practitioner Nancy Allen seeks to enhance access for the patients of Western Sierra Medical Clinic. From answering questions about medications to…

Taylor Anderson: Being a Physician Assistant is ‘what I’ve been dreaming about’ Physician Assistant Taylor Anderson is aware of the challenges – and the critical need for quality health care in Placer and Nevada counties. “Getting to work in a community where I was raised is important to me,” says Anderson, who grew up in…

  Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Stacie La Jeunesse: ‘I’m a teacher and educator in everything that I do’ Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Stacie La Jeunesse is all about giving back to her community and patients. For more than a decade, La Jeunesse was a Credentialed School Nurse in Nevada County, serving the health care needs…

 Physician Assistant Marcy Pierce: ‘It’s an amazing feeling to get people the care they need’ Physician Assistant Marcy Pierce embraces her important role as a care provider in all it’s different forms. She treats patients for a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses – from back strains and sprained wrists to nagging colds to…