Teamwork - When our team cooperates and communicates we are able to deliver to your team.
Reliable/Accountable - We expect our team members to be reliable and accountable, so that we can be reliable and accountable to your team.
Efficiency - Along with our heart, we follow processes and use thoughtful technology, so that we can deliver the best experience consistently to everyone, every time.
Continuous Process Improvement - If something isn't working, we fix it. Whether that means we fix the immediate problem for you or adjusting an entire process, our staff is empowered to fix it.
Fun and Friendly - When we succeed in the first four values, work can be fun. We want your team to enjoy healthcare too!
Work-Life Balance - We want our staff to be focused and refreshed during every patient interaction. We close early on Fridays, adjust our schedule for staff planned absences, and take time for team building. Don't worry though, we still provide 24/7 access to a healthcare provider.
KC is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in healthcare. She mostly oversees the infusions during the week, along with Darlene. Her office dachshunds, Bongo and Dash join her in the clinic most days. They are very friendly, but don’t worry we lock them up if dogs aren’t your thing.
She is an Army Nurse veteran, a Mom and a popcorn lover. She has lived in Hawaii and Washington DC, but loves her hometown of Albuquerque.
Fun Fact: KC played on the All Army Volleyball Team.
Victoria Valdo is our friendly face at the front desk. She attended the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside California and then went on to Pima medical institute where she graduated with honors and perfect attendance. Victora is extremely organized which helps in raising her dinosaur loving three-year-old. In her free time, she loves to do make up and recreate looks, with her favorite makeup line, Jeffery Star Cosmetics.
Jacqueline is a Family Nurse Practitioner with 21 years of healthcare experience. She has a background in primary care, neurology, and immunology infusions.
Jackie will be the clinical director for our semaglutide/ weight loss program, assist in our hormone replacement pellet program and in our infusion clinic. She will also cover our primary care members when Renee is unavailable. She is certified in botox injections, so we hope to be adding this to our aesthetic options once she is settled. All in all, she will be quite busy!
Jackie is a New Mexico native. She has 3 grown kids and 5 grandkids. She loves to be outdoors, learn new things and wrestle with her grandkids.
Our newest RN Sarah, moved to New Mexico 22 years ago from Arizona and has been a nurse for 28 years. Most of her was time spent in labor and delivery and a few years of home health. In addition to, Sarah is bilingual in Spanish and very artistic. With her extensive background in nursing, we are so lucky to have her on our team.
Stephanie is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over nine years of experience in healthcare, bringing bilingual expertise to her practice. Her professional background spans emergency medicine, internal medicine, and primary care.
Born and raised in Mexico, Stephanie is fluent in Spanish and deeply connected to her cultural heritage.
A dedicated professional and family-oriented individual, Stephanie has been happily married for 12 years and is a proud mother of three children and one cherished fur baby. In her free time, she loves creating lasting memories with family and friends, exploring new destinations, and learning about different cultures.
Mica graduated from Nursing School at UNM in 2004. Although she is new to the Well Life/Injection and Infusion clinic, she has experience as a cardiac nurse, school nurse, and oncology nurse. She will continue to work at SW Women’s Oncology doing Chemo infusions as well as Well Life/Injections and Infusions.
She was born in Albuquerque but grew up in Rapid City SD. Her husband Ron is in Law Enforcement and they have 3 children. Mica is actively involved in the PTSA and Band Boosters at APS. She is also a dog lover and has been a foster parent for Animal Humane since 2018.
Darlene joined Well Life ABQ in 2019. She manages most of the infusions and juggles many other responsibilities in both the Infusion Clinic and Well Life ABQ. As a former Labor and Delivery nurse, she has a lot of experience with venous access. You are literally in good hands!
She is a California native and moved to Albuquerque with her husband, John in 2006. Together, they have two children ages 11 and 9.
When she is not working or managing the family’s busy schedule, she loves hiking, painting and watching movies. She also loves trying new foods…so make sure to tell her about your favorite new restaurant.
Marina joined our clinic with 10 plus years of managerial experience in all different business environments. She brings a full forced dedication for all things patient needs. She was published for poetry in college, a huge Harry Potter fan, and loves football Sundays.
Employers choose to offer Direct Primary Care at Well Life ABQ as a benefit because it provides employees with convenient access to high-quality care.
