Senior Director, Medical Services

TIFFANY JACKSON, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN

Tiffany is a nurse practitioner board certified in family health, hospice, and palliative care. She received her BSN from Waynesburg College, MSN from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh), and DNP from Chatham University (Pittsburgh). Tiffany has specialized in hospice and palliative medicine since 2012. Her RN experience previous to becoming a nurse practitioner includes critical care, surgical trauma, and flight nursing. She currently practices at Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region as the Senior Director of Medical Services. She is a member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is also faculty at Chamberlain College of Nursing where she has been a professor in the family nurse practitioner program since 2015. She resides in Clover, SC. 

VICKI M. ADAMS, ACNP

Vicki is a Nurse Practitioner board certified in hospice and palliative care with over thirty years of oncologic and end of life experience. She is currently the primary medical provider for the Southminster and Aldersgate units of HPCCR. Vicki says that her HPCCR experience of working with patients and families has been the professional honor of a lifetime. She has a gift of delivering tough conversations in a loving, understandable manner. 

ELIZABETH AGIRI, NP-C, ACHPN

Elizabeth has been a nurse practitioner for 5 years. She began her nursing career in 2007 as a nursing assistant. She graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2010. In 2016, she obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University with a focus on adult and geriatric population. She has worked as a nurse practitioner in geriatrics, primary, and acute care settings and now currently works as a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. She is certified as an advanced hospice and palliative care nurse. Elizabeth truly enjoys helping patients and their families with the advance care planning process and chronic disease management.

KRISTEN BARNETTE, NP

Kristen attended Winston Salem State University in Winston Salem, NC where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and minor in Psychology in 2007. She began her career as a Neurosurgical nurse at Carolinas Medical Center. While working at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, she was immersed into education, holistic interventions, and the palliative approach to medicine. She completed her Master of Science in Advanced Practice Nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 2013.  She is a Board Certified Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. As a member of The Junior Urban League of the Central Carolinas, she strives to continually serve her community. She has a wonderful family and religious foundation that continually supports and encourages her gift to give of herself honestly, wholeheartedly, and fervently. 

LATYEASARAL "TYE" BENNETT, FNP-C

Latyeasaral “Tye” Bennett is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of health care experience. She is a North Carolina native & completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Queen’s University of Charlotte in 2009. She received her Master of Science in Nursing at South University. Her previous experience in internal medicine lead her to pursue her passion with palliative medicine.

CAREY CARRASQUILLO, NP

Carey attended UNC Charlotte where she studied nursing. She later obtained her Masters degree at Samford University, located in Birmingham, Alabama. Carey has worked as a nurse in cardiology and as a family nurse practitioner in both primary care and palliative medicine.

ANTONIA CORRIGAN MSN, ANP-C, ACHPN

Antonia graduated from MUSC, with a background in Oncology and End of Life Care She is an ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Consortium) certified trainer. I am a Hospice Nurse Practitioner with palliative medicine experience.

MARIANNE HAYES, FNP-C

Marianne is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University School of Nursing, and has over 15 years of nursing experience. She's worked as a Palliative Nurse Practitioner since 2020. Prior to that, she worked in the areas of Cardiology, Primary Care, Geriatrics, and Sickle Cell Disease. She is a natural caregiver and passionate about helping others. Her focus is ensuring that seniors and vulnerable populations have a voice and feel empowered to take control of their health. As a Charlotte, NC native, she is able to connect with the community on a special level. She carries her values and knowledge with each patient she interacts with. Outside of work, Marianne enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, working in her garden, and community service. 

CYNTHIA LEE, FNP-C

Cynthia has worked in Hospice care for 15 years. She attended Winston-Salem State University where she earned her MSN. She has a FNP certification and is board certified. She resides in Mooresville, NC and is married with two children.

KARIN REED, DNP, NP-C

Karin is a family nurse practitioner who currently serves palliative medicine patients in the Charlotte area. Formerly an ICU and critical care nurse, Karin went on to obtain both her Masters and Doctorate degrees in nursing from Frontier Nursing University. The focus of her doctoral capstone project was palliative medicine in the fragility fracture population. In her free time, Karin enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and writing.

STACI SHAFER, FNP-c, ACHPN

Staci has been in nursing for almost thirty years, sixteen of which have been in hospice and palliative care.  Over the past eight years, she has worked as a Nurse Practitioner in the primary care and hospice care settings. She is certified as an Advanced Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse.  She resides in Hickory, NC. 

STEPHANIE WEATHERLY NP, ACHPN

Stephanie has worked with HPCCR for the past 5 years with previous experience providing geriatric primary care. A Charlotte native, she returned to the area after completing her Master’s Degree in Nursing from East Carolina University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, two children, and their two dogs, Maggie and Chico. Stephanie has a passion for educating patients and their families on disease management and end of life care.