Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy Care Team

Keona Stephens, FNP, believes in building relationships with her patients. Her goal is to help patients make choices that will enhance their quality of life. She strives to motivate and educate patients to practice a healthy lifestyle, prevent disease and manage chronic conditions. Keona provides compassionate care and practices a healthy lifestyle, believing this will have a positive impact on patients.

Keona received her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Missouri Western State University and her master’s degree in nursing at the University of Missouri Kansas City.

She has two years of experience with the Samuel U Rodgers Health Center, providing primary and urgent care to all age groups and cultures, as well as chronic condition management and health promotion. Keona also worked at a Walgreens Take Care Clinic, where she provided urgent care.

Keona joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in 2013.

Dolly Bloom, APRN, believes health promotion and disease prevention are the foundation of good health care. Her goals are to collaborate with patients to achieve their health goals and always try to live by the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

Dolly, who has been a Nurse Practitioner for 22 years, enjoys working with the Take CARE Employee Clinic’s client population. She loves their diversity and passion for caring for children.

Dolly joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy full-time in 2020 after working PRN since the clinic opened in 2013.

Lauren Prout, Pharm.D. believes in the strategic integration of pharmacy services into a whole health approach. She strives to optimize patients' health care outcomes using her up-to-date knowledge, as well as her effective customer service and communication skills.

She attended the University of Missouri and graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, where she received her Doctor of Pharmacy.

Dr. Prout previously worked as a Pharmacist in Charge at Target in the Washington, D.C., area. While at Target, she spearheaded highly successful community health and guest experience improvement programs.

She joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in 2013.

Shelby Miller, MS, RD, LD, believes health is not synonymous with weight and focuses on a health-at-every-size approach to wellbeing. She promotes Intuitive Eating, an evidenced-based health approach designed to help patients develop a healthy and balanced relationship with food by either cultivating or removing obstacles to body awareness. Shelby wants her patients to feel like they can stop restricting food intake and instead focus on consuming balanced nutrients that are best for improving their specific health conditions.

Shelby received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and completed her master’s degree and dietetic internship at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Previously, Shelby worked with patients with a variety of health conditions like heart disease, diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders at the University of Kansas Health System.

She joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in late 2021.

Rachael Thurman, PT, DPT, is passionate about the restoration of healthy movement patterns, pain reduction and improvement of function in individuals suffering from painful injuries, surgery or chronic conditions. She appreciates the relationships that she builds with her patients and feels strongly about patient education and understanding of their condition. She loves to learn new techniques/services and keep up with the latest in research so she can provide patients with the most effective and efficient treatment methods.

Rachael is a licensed physical therapist in Missouri and Kansas. She received her undergraduate degree in sports science and her doctorate degree in physical therapy, both from Rockhurst University. Rachael is certified in applied functional science and dry needling.

Prior to joining the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy, Rachael worked in several areas of physical therapy, including acute, inpatient rehab, outpatient orthopedics and workers’ compensation. She has worked at Menorah Medical Center and most recently at ARC Physical Therapy +.

Rachael joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in 2020.

Brad McGuire, RN, BSN, EMT-P, is responsible for clinical operations. He guides the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy staff by using sound clinical workflows, the latest technology and innovation to benefit patients.

Brad aims to help establish the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy as a medical home for all patients by using the evidenced-based practice model and clinical experience, considering patient preferences and empowering staff.

He received his bachelor's degree in nursing and master’s degree in legal studies from Webster University. He received his pre-hospital/paramedic training at Creighton University.

Before joining the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy, Brad worked at Cerner as a Senior Solution Designer for the Order and Plans Development organization. Prior to Cerner, Brad was a critical care, emergency services and perioperative nurse.

Brad joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in 2016.

Craig received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in marriage and family therapy from Saint Louis University. He also received a master's degree in business administration from The University of Missouri. Craig works with individuals, couples, and families, striving to build a safe and nonjudgmental environment that allows for open communication. He uses evidence-based practices to assist in achieving your preferred goals. He specializes in relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, personal growth, and self-esteem. For self-care, Craig enjoys woodworking, travel, playing/watching sports, and spending time with family and friends.

Camri is a passionate and driven leader who strives to advance healthcare through transformational leadership. She is dedicated to improving patient outcomes, experience, and satisfaction and to ensuring the delivery of quality care to all patients using evidence-based practice.

She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Emporia State University and a master’s degree in nursing from Northwest Missouri State University. She has also completed training to be certified as a breastfeeding specialist.

Before joining the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy, Camri developed and implemented a structured clinical education process at the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, the largest FQHC in Kansas. During her time with CHCSEK, she worked on quality improvement processes, developed workflows and education materials, and created policies and procedures.  Also, within the FQHC, she worked as a primary care and addiction treatment nurse.  Before clinical education, she also worked as a pediatric and oncology nurse.

Camri joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in October of 2024. 

George graduated from the University of Arizona after completing a joint Pharm.D., Ph.D. (pharmacology) program in the College of Pharmacy. He went on to do two postdoctoral fellowships in Cancer Biology at the University of Washington and the University of Kansas Medical Center. George has authored over 30 publications and received grant funding from the NIH as well as other funding agencies. He has over 25 years of experience in Pharmacy Practice and Drug Development Research.

George joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy in June of 2018. 

Dr. Kueny is an experienced marriage and family therapist with extensive training in working with individuals, couples, and families from a systemic perspective. She received her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from East Carolina University and her doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University. Dr. Kueny believes that individual experiences are shaped by the interaction between physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual components. She works alongside patients to help them navigate life’s challenges in a way that promotes healing, improved wellness, and positive change.

Dr. Kueny has 20 years of experience as a marriage and family therapist, with 10 of those years working in primary care medical settings providing behavioral health education and integrative mental health care. Dr. Kueny specializes in marital therapy, grief/bereavement, postpartum mental health disorders, depression/anxiety, and adjustment to chronic illness. She has additional training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Certificate from Postpartum Support International). Dr. Kueny recently moved from Omaha, NE to her hometown of Kansas City to be closer to family. She enjoys traveling, playing games with her family, and cooking/baking with her daughters.

Dr. Kueny joined the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy team in December of 2024.

Terri believes in the team approach to healthcare to achieve positive outcomes for patients. Terri thrives in the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy’s unique clinic setting to fulfill these goals.  She also believes in efficiency without sacrificing quality of care. She takes great satisfaction in assisting patients with their medication needs. Terri graduated from The University of Missouri Kansas City with her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.

Terri has practiced in many different areas of pharmacy.  Most recently she was a pharmacy manager at Hy-Vee for sixteen years.  She has over thirty years of experience in pharmacy.

Terri joined the Take Care Clinic in 2015.