Director, Virginia H. Templeton, MD, joined MemoryCare in 2002 after completing her residency at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC. Dr. Templeton is Board Certified in Family Medicine with Added Qualifications in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She received her BA in Medical Anthropology from Brown University and graduated from the State University of the New York School of Medicine in 1998 with a Doctor of Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Templeton holds an adjunct faculty appointment from UNC School of Medicine and is committed to education of professionals and others in the community about healthy aging. Curriculum Vitae
Founder, Director Emeritus, Margaret A. Noel, MD, FACP, established MemoryCare in June 2000. She graduated from Davidson College and UNC School of Medicine She completed her residency and a two year fellowship in geriatrics at Wake Forest University. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. She has been involved in the education of medical residents, medical, nursing, social work, and pharmacy students interested in geriatrics. She is actively involved in providing community education as well. She is a certified medical director with extensive prior experience in long term care settings. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment from UNC School of Medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Geriatrics Society. She has served on the Board and as Secretary of the American Medical Directors Association and is a past president of the North Carolina Medical Directors Association.Curriculum Vitae
Staff Physician, Thomas S. Kaluzynski, MD, FACP, joined MemoryCare in 2006. Dr. Kaluzynski received a BS degree from Fairfield University and his MD degree from UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency with the Michigan State University Associated Hospitals in Lansing, MI and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. Prior to joining MemoryCare, he practiced internal medicine and geriatrics in Burnsville and Spruce Pine, North Carolina since 1985.Dr. Kaluzynski served as chapter president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians in 2003 and is a trained facilitator with the ACP’s Practicing Physician Education Program. He holds appointment as clinical assistant professor at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Curriculum Vitae
Physician Assistant, Terry Mulligan, MS, PA-C, joined the MemoryCare team in April 2008. She has practiced as a Physician Assistant since 1989 in general medicine, cardiology, surgery and emergency medicine and spent 4 years as a PA in a general neurology practice in Hickory, NC prior to coming to MemoryCare. She also served as the Director of Academic studies for the Physician Assistant Master's degree program at Methodist College and as Clinical Director for the Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician Assistant program. She received her BS degree in Social Sciences from San Diego State University and her MS degree from Alderson Broaddus College and spent 3 years studying Chinese language and culture in The Republic of China. She is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants and a member of the NC Association of Physician Assistants. Curriculum Vitae
Lauren Edwards, BSW joined the MemoryCare staff in December 2009 as a Social Work Care Manager. She graduated from Mars Hill College’s Adult ACCESS program in May 2008 with a BS in Social Work. During her time at Mars Hill College, she completed an internship at the WNC Alzheimer’s Association and Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc. She has worked in various settings including animal hospitals, group homes for adults with developmental disabilities, and long term care.
Misty Lynn Roland, BSW. Misty Lynn joined the MemoryCare staff in summer 2010 as a Social Work Care Manager. She received her Bachelors of Social Work from Mars Hill College. She is currently enrolled in the Advanced Standing Masters of Social Work, Policy/Administration program with Certification in Gerontology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Misty has held positions as Director of Social Services in a long term care facility, Medical Social Worker with HRMC Hospice, Case Manager with Homeward Bound of Asheville, and has worked with adults with disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. Her other accomplishments include three beautiful children and numerous hours of volunteer work within her community in such agencies and civic groups as Lions Club International, MHC Student Advisory Board, Western North Carolina Rescue Mission, Reading Tutor for at risk children, and a High School Peer Counselor for an AIDS Advocacy Group. Misty Lynn is a native of Asheville, NC.
Suzann Coker is the Program Assistant/ Scheduler/Care Manager, joining the MemoryCare staff in September 2007. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Management at the University of South Carolina. She has worked in both the public and private sector of accounting, retail sales, customer service and computer training.
Director of Development, Chad Conaty, MBA, joined MemoryCare in April 2011. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from West Virginia University and earned his M.B.A. with Honors at the University of Birmingham in England. Chad takes great pride in having worked and volunteered in the non-profit sector for more than 15 years. He also served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia where he returned after earning his M.B.A. to lead a non-profit social enterprise, Alive and Kicking. Chad and his wife are happy to have found a permanent place to call home. He enjoys representing MemoryCare in the philanthropic and non-profit community of Western North Carolina.
Ashley Marino joined the MemoryCare staff in December 2006 as Social Service Care Manager. She currently works part time as Director of the Resource Center. She graduated from A-B Tech with an Associate degree in Human Services Technology/Social Services. She completed an internship with CarePartners Adult Day Services.
Mary Donnelly first became involved with MemoryCare in 2003 when her mother became a patient. She has been on the Board since 2005, serving as Board President in 2009. In 2007, recognizing the need for caregiver outreach, she co-founded the MemoryCaregivers Network to provide support for other caregivers. Mary joined the staff in May 2010 as the Caregiver Network Coordinator to oversee and expand support services. A native of Asheville, Mary is married to Dr. Tom Donnelly.
Board of Directors
President: David Vance
Vice President: Pamela Turner
Secretary/Treasurer: Hugh McCollum
John Bernhardt, MA,RN
John C. Cowan
Georgia Crump, LPN, GRN
Betty Doll
Mary Donnelly
Peggy Franc
Linda Hollinshead
Margaret A. Noel, MD, Founder and Director Emeritus
Eleanor Owen
David C. Whilden
Virginia Templeton, MD
Director
Contact Us:
MemoryCare™
100 Far Horizons Lane
Asheville, North Carolina 28803
828.771.2219 office@memorycare.org
Director, Virginia H. Templeton, MD, joined MemoryCare in 2002 after completing her residency at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC. Dr. Templeton is Board Certified in Family Medicine with Added Qualifications in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She received her BA in Medical Anthropology from Brown University and graduated from the State University of the New York School of Medicine in 1998 with a Doctor of Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Templeton holds an adjunct faculty appointment from UNC School of Medicine and is committed to education of professionals and others in the community about healthy aging. 
Founder, Director Emeritus, Margaret A. Noel, MD, FACP, established MemoryCare in June 2000. She graduated from Davidson College and UNC School of Medicine She completed her residency and a two year fellowship in geriatrics at Wake Forest University. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. She has been involved in the education of medical residents, medical, nursing, social work, and pharmacy students interested in geriatrics. She is actively involved in providing community education as well. She is a certified medical director with extensive prior experience in long term care settings. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment from UNC School of Medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Geriatrics Society. She has served on the Board and as Secretary of the American Medical Directors Association and is a past president of the North Carolina Medical Directors Association.
Staff Physician, Thomas S. Kaluzynski, MD, FACP, joined MemoryCare in 2006. Dr. Kaluzynski received a BS degree from Fairfield University and his MD degree from UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency with the Michigan State University Associated Hospitals in Lansing, MI and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. Prior to joining MemoryCare, he practiced internal medicine and geriatrics in Burnsville and Spruce Pine, North Carolina since 1985.Dr. Kaluzynski served as chapter president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians in 2003 and is a trained facilitator with the ACP’s Practicing Physician Education Program. He holds appointment as clinical assistant professor at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. .jpg)
Physician Assistant, Terry Mulligan, MS, PA-C, joined the MemoryCare team in April 2008. She has practiced as a Physician Assistant since 1989 in general medicine, cardiology, surgery and emergency medicine and spent 4 years as a PA in a general neurology practice in Hickory, NC prior to coming to MemoryCare. She also served as the Director of Academic studies for the Physician Assistant Master's degree program at Methodist College and as Clinical Director for the Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician Assistant program. She received her BS degree in Social Sciences from San Diego State University and her MS degree from Alderson Broaddus College and spent 3 years studying Chinese language and culture in The Republic of China. She is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants and a member of the NC Association of Physician Assistants. 
Lauren Edwards, BSW joined the MemoryCare staff in December 2009 as a Social Work Care Manager. She graduated from Mars Hill College’s Adult ACCESS program in May 2008 with a BS in Social Work. During her time at Mars Hill College, she completed an internship at the WNC Alzheimer’s Association and Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc. She has worked in various settings including animal hospitals, group homes for adults with developmental disabilities, and long term care. 
Misty Lynn Roland, BSW. Misty Lynn joined the MemoryCare staff in summer 2010 as a Social Work Care Manager. She received her Bachelors of Social Work from Mars Hill College. She is currently enrolled in the Advanced Standing Masters of Social Work, Policy/Administration program with Certification in Gerontology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Misty has held positions as Director of Social Services in a long term care facility, Medical Social Worker with HRMC Hospice, Case Manager with Homeward Bound of Asheville, and has worked with adults with disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. Her other accomplishments include three beautiful children and numerous hours of volunteer work within her community in such agencies and civic groups as Lions Club International, MHC Student Advisory Board, Western North Carolina Rescue Mission, Reading Tutor for at risk children, and a High School Peer Counselor for an AIDS Advocacy Group. Misty Lynn is a native of Asheville, NC.
Suzann Coker is the Program Assistant/ Scheduler/Care Manager, joining the MemoryCare staff in September 2007. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Management at the University of South Carolina. She has worked in both the public and private sector of accounting, retail sales, customer service and computer training. 
Ashley Marino joined the MemoryCare staff in December 2006 as Social Service Care Manager. She currently works part time as Director of the Resource Center. She graduated from A-B Tech with an Associate degree in Human Services Technology/Social Services. She completed an internship with CarePartners Adult Day Services. 