Owner and founder of Garden Pediatrics, Dr. Carter is a board-certified pediatrician and mom who loves what she does. Being the oldest of three siblings, Dr. Carter always felt comfortable with and enjoyed caring for kids. She graduated from college magna cum laude with an honors degree in Psychology and worked as a preschool teacher shortly thereafter. It was during this time she decided to go into medicine and fell in love with pediatric care. Garden Pediatrics was a dream of Dr. Carter’s since medical school. “Helping your child grow” is the motto she chose for Garden Pediatrics; a theme she incorporates not only through the decorating scheme but also in the philosophy she brings to pediatric practice, partnering with parents as they raise their kids. As an advocate for children’s wellness and a person with energy and creativity, Dr. Carter takes a team approach to pediatric medicine. She encourages children to be involved in their own health care and health maintenance, as well as coaches and cheers on parents as they grow their kids. Dr. Carter has three boys ranging in age from high school through college. As much as she loves her job as a pediatrician, she loves her mom-job the most. She’s married to a talented musician and together they enjoy dreaming, working in the yard, travelling, exploring the outdoors, listening to music, going to concerts and spending time with their family and pets.

PNP Erin most recently previously worked as a registered nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at John Muir Hospital before gaining advanced training at Duke University becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner. Erin has over nine years of pediatric nursing experience within critical care and acute care specialties. She is inspired everyday by the honesty, wisdom, silliness, strength, and vulnerability of the children she provides care for.  She is passionate about providing holistic care and empowering patients to take ownership of their health. Her specialty interests include lifestyle medicine and integrative therapy. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her school-aged daughter and fur baby.

PNP Odeli is originally from Denver, Colorado. Odeli’s bedside nursing was done in the NICU and she is a graduate from Loma Linda University’s doctorate of nurse practitioner program, becoming a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. Odeli has a warm heart and cares so much for everyone she works with and takes care of. Dedicating herself to being a lifelong learner, she is constantly seeking ways to improve her patient’s care and outcomes. Odeli and her husband love their fur baby, to plan fun date nights and trips to exotic destinations, exercise, eat amazing food, volunteer at their church, visit friends and family, and host loved ones for movie/show nights or Bible study.

As she comes to us, Mary Jo Vollmer-Sandholm is finishing her work as a Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Forensic Medicine at Oslo University Hospital in Norway. She has worked in Pediatrics for over 20 years in both the US and Norway, as a clinician, lecturer, child abuse and family violence prevention specialist and research fellow. She cares so much for her patients and most loves the aspects of primary care that focus on prevention, health and resiliency. She has 4 teen and young adult children and loves hiking, reading and being in nature.