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Brian Gee, MD

Dr. Gee finished his Mechanical Engineering degree from Michigan Technological University and entered Medical School at Northwestern University in Chicago thinking he might design artificial limbs. After multiple, formative rotations in remote areas of Arizona, Alaska and Michigan he decided to pursue a career in rural medicine. After finishing his Family Medicine Residency at the University of Wyoming program in Casper in 1997, he has made a career primarily of ER and Urgent Care work in WY. However, the past 3 years he has switched his focus to primary care delivery for patients as Medical Director and Clinical Provider at the Lander Free Medical Clinic and Fremont County Detention Center where he is advocating for telehealth use to improve access to care. 

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Alyse Pfankuch, MA, LPC

Alyse holds a master’s degree in counseling, with a specialization in geriatrics. She is dedicated to providing compassionate and competent treatment to those in need, and believes in staying current with the latest evidence-based practices. Her commitment is to offer the best possible support to her clients. Alyse offers help with Parent Reunification, Court Ordered Assessments, OCD, Eating Disorders, Grief/bereavement, and specialized Adventure Therapy treatment.

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Corri Sandoval, MS, CCC-SLP

Corri is an Associate Clinical Professor, Speech Clinic Director, Externship Coordinator, and Supervisor in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Wyoming. Corri has worked in both medical and education settings as a speech-language pathologist. Click on the button below to read more about Corri’s experiences delivering services through telehealth. 

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Janelle is the Northern Region Lead Clinician at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies. She currently leads a domestic violence abuser’s treatment program and has a lot of experience providing mental health counseling services.

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A Wyoming licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Wear lived and worked in Buffalo and Gillette, WY for 20 years. He earlier received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Dr. Wear has been a Child and Family Therapist and County Coordinator at Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center in Buffalo, WY. As the Vice President of Specialty Services at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, WY, he managed all inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs, the community medical clinic in Wright, and led a physician recruitment effort. He also founded and managed Wear Life Strategy Center, a private group practice with offices in Gillette, Sheridan, and Buffalo, and satellite locations in Sundance and Newcastle, WY.

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Lisa is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Idaho, and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Addictions Therapist (LAT) in WY. Lisa has worked in the healthcare field for over thirty years, initially as an RN, and as a therapist since 2012. She enjoys counseling individuals and groups to make healthy lifestyle changes and release patterns no longer serving them. Her skills are based on a humanitarian philosophy, using a client-centered eclectic approach, which includes mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral skills. “I have a love for people and an ability to listen, understand, and creatively help them to choose and integrate new behaviors.” Lisa has lived in Teton Valley for 30 years. She has a passion for the outdoors, animals, traveling, and laughing. She has 3 grown children.

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Wendy has provided treatment services since 1991, when she started working in correctional facilities. In 1994 she started working at Washakie Mental Health (which transitioned to Cloud Peak Counseling Center, and is now Oxbow Center-Worland), and provided treatment services to the Wyoming Boys’ School. She was the first therapist at the Boys’ School and provided mental health and treatment services there until 2018. She transitioned to providing mental health services in the community and gradually transitioned to being the Substance Abuse Program Coordinator. She facilitated that program for approximately five years, when she transitioned to strictly providing telehealth services. She currently provides substance abuse groups eight times a week, and domestic violence/batterer intervention group twice a week, as well as individual treatment and assessments.   

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Candice is currently the Maternal and Child Health State Nurse Consultant for Public Health Nursing located within the Wyoming Department of Health. As the State Nurse Consultant, one of her primary roles is serving as program manager for the Wyoming Hand in Hand Home Visitation program. She is a Wyoming native and has been a nurse for almost 18 years. She graduated from Casper College in 2006 with her associate’s degree in Nursing. She slowly continued through her education and graduated with her master’s degree in nurse leadership from the University of Wyoming the winter of 2020. All of her work experience has revolved around mothers and babies. She spent 1 year in a special needs pediatric unit, 5 years in obstetrics (specifically labor and delivery), and the past 12 years in public health nursing.  

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Essie McCall is the Vice President of Behavioral Health at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies (VOANR). She has a lot of experience utilizing telehealth to provide clinical services for clients to improve their mental health.

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Amy Surdam is the Chief Operations Officer at InstaClinic, which is a virtual care company that specializes in the delivery of remote healthcare. She is a telehealth advocate and expert in remote patient monitoring (RPM). Read the full article to learn more about what RPM is, how it is used, and Amy’s personal experiences with its implementation.

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