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After receiving her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University, Dr. Jackson continued on to Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed her residency at the Family Medicine Center in Fort Collins, followed by a fellowship in Geriatrics at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
In the decade prior to joining NCH, Dr. Jackson focused on care of the elderly across a variety of settings including post-acute and long-term care. Her experience as a medical director spans entire systems of geriatric care including nursing home, assisted living, home health and therapy services. She has worked as a medical director for a provider group, focusing on policies to improve geriatric care and quality of life. She currently serves as a board member of the Colorado Medical Director Association. Her other professional areas of interest include dementia care, polypharmacy, and falls.
Outside of work she enjoys time with her family, hiking, riding her bike, or simply being in her garden.
Alaina is a Fort Collins native who married her high school sweetheart and is now raising her two children in the Northern Colorado area. She graduated CSU in 2019 with a bachelor’s in healthcare business management with a specialization in Human Resources. She will graduate in 2025 with her master’s in business. Alaina is a certified coder and biller through AAPC and is a strong financial advocate for her patients. She also has three other clinical certifications to better understand the healthcare system. When she isn’t working or earning a new degree/certification, Alaina loves going to concerts and hockey games with her family (Go Avalanche!). She is an avid reader and loves animals.
Dr. Knepper received her BA in Human Biology from Stanford University in 1993. She graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1999, and from their residency program in 2002. She spent eight years in private practice in Fort Collins before joining Northern Colorado Hospitalists. Her medical interests are in palliative care. Outside the hospital, she enjoys hiking, cooking, gardening, and spending time with her husband and son.
Kim is a Wyoming native who moved to Colorado in 1998. She enjoys baking, gardening, tending to her plants and spending time with her husband and their dog. Kim has been a medical assistant for over 30 years and being able to help people is something that brings her great joy.
Sarah graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2020 from the NP program with geriatric and acute care focus. Prior to graduation, she had been a registered nurse for over a decade. Sarah’s experience as a nurse shaped her passion for caring for the geriatric population and since obtaining her NP, she has served the northern Colorado community in the long term and post-acute rehab setting. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her husband and their many rescue fur-babies. Sarah loves to hike, travel, tend to her garden and flowers, paint and create things, sports, and spending time with her extended family and friends.
Miranda is a Kansas native who moved to Colorado in 2008. She has been in the medical field for over twenty years, with nine of those years being a Medical Assistant. She has always had a passion for helping individuals. Outside of work she loves spending time with her husband and their three children, at the softball field, gymnastics, crafting, or playing a good board game with everyone.
Liz completed her undergraduate education, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Cincinnati in 1995. After working as an ICU nurse for over 20 years, she completed her graduate degree in Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in 2016. Since that time, Liz has enjoyed working with the adult population in various settings including independent and assisted living, long term care, and rehab and post-acute care. Her passion continues to guide each patient and family through life’s events, whether a short-term problem or a new chapter of change. During her time away from work, Liz enjoys gardening, hiking, and working on her backyard pond.
Kim grew up in Colorado, obtained nursing certification first in Sweden, then later updated nursing licensure through Pacific Lutheran University. She graduated from Frontier Nursing University with her Masters of Nursing with a focus on Family Practice in 2022. She has worked in Colorado in post-acute and long-term care settings. Kim enjoys spending time with family, running, traveling, and gardening.
Sampson Ndikum moved to the United States in 1993 from Cameroon. From there, he became a nurse’s aide, finding his passion in caring for people in need of help. He went on to become an LPN, RN, then BSN, and now FNP. He got his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota in Biochemistry and Pre Medicine. From there, he went to the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine and graduated in August 2009. Sampson then worked as a nurse for over twenty-four years before becoming an FNP, graduating from Western Governors University. He is looking forward to caring for and serving the patients of NCH. In his free time, he enjoys being out in nature, hiking with his wife and two birds, and golfing with his friends.
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Fort Collins, CO 80527
970-682-3955