Justin Kickliter, Pharm.D.
Pharmacist
Justin grew up in Newport. He went to Newport Grammar School and graduated from Cocke County High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Carson-Newman University in 2003. He then went on to Mercer University College of Pharmacy in Atlanta, GA, where he completed his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program in 2007. While at Mercer, he also completed a specialty program in pharmacy ownership and management. He has been a pharmacist for 14 years and has managed pharmacies for the past 12 years. During his 6 years of pharmacy management at Food City Pharmacy in Newport, he won their Knoxville region ‘Pharmacist of the Year’ award twice. Being a business owner and healthcare provider, Justin understands the value of good customer service and healthcare maintenance. He looks forward to serving you and your family’s needs.
God has blessed Justin tremendously with a wonderful wife, Kristin, and five amazing children. When he’s not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family, singing, playing sports, and cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers.
Jarrod Vick, Pharm.D., BCACP
Pharmacist
Jarrod grew up in Parrottsville, TN, and graduated from Cocke County High School in 2009. Jarrod earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Science from East Tennessee State University. He then went on to earn his Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from ETSU as well.
After completing his doctorate, Jarrod moved to Nashville to continue his education at the University of Tennessee, completing a PGY-1 community pharmacy residency program and earning a teaching certificate. Jarrod then decided to move back to his home town to fulfill his dream of taking care of the community that has taken care of him. Jarrod is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and possesses a strong background in medication therapy management and disease state management and education. Jarrod also has experience in compounding, long term care, and point of care testing. Jarrod’s goals are to provide patient centered, evidence based medicine that helps empower patients to manage their conditions and live healthier lifestyles. In his spare time, Jarrod enjoys spending time with his wife Kate, traveling, working out, and watching sports.
Christina Clevenger, CPhT, CCMA
Pharmacy Manager / Licensed Medicare Agent
Christina (a.k.a. Red) has been a certified pharmacy technician for over 19 years. She is also a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant. Her goal is to always provide excellent customer service and care to her patients. She has been married for 17 years and has two handsome boys. Some of her hobbies include, spending quality time with family and friends, hiking, kayaking, loving animals, and loving God.
Jessica Reed, CPHT
Assistant Manager
Jessica is a hometown girl that grew up in Parrottsville. She graduated from Cocke County High School in 2002 and received her Technical
Certificate in the Pharmacy Technician program at Walter State Community College in 2004. She has been a Certified Pharmacy Technician for 17 years. She strives to have a good connection with her patients, so that she can help make sure they are getting the best care available. Jessica has been married for 17 years, and they have 1 daughter. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, camping and watching sports.
Valerie Buckner, CPhT
Dose-Packaging Specialist
Valerie (Val) has been a certified technician for 15 years. She loves doing Medicine On Time (MOT) dose packaging and helping her patients be more compliant and independent. She feels building a strong personal relationship with her patients helps her to do what is best for them. She is a native of Newport, where she lives with her 3 kids and 2 cats, 2 dogs, guinea pig, and rabbit. In her spare time she enjoys cheering on her kids at whatever sport they are into at the time, as well as cheering on the North Carolina Tar Heels and TN Vols. Spending time with family and friends is what she enjoys most.
LeAnn Aldridge, CPHT
Certified Pharmacy Technician
LeAnn was born in Florida but raised in Western North Carolina. She recently moved to Hartford, TN from Swannanoa, NC, where she worked at a small independent pharmacy for the last 5 years. She became a Certified Pharmacy Technician back in March of 2019, and she is passionate about building personal relationships with her customers and taking care of their needs. God has blessed her with a wonderful husband of 13 years. Together they have 4 children and 5 grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys watching the cows next door, going to the drive-in movies, 4 wheeling and spending time with her grandbabies.
Jessica Lane
Compounding Specialist
Jessica (Jess) she was born and raised right here in Cocke County. She went to Bridgeport Elementary School and graduated from Cosby High School in 2009. She received her technician license in 2022. She started out as a cashier and has worked her way up to our compounding pharmacy technician. She is always striving to learn and gain as much knowledge as she can to better serve her patients. She always has a smile on her face and strives to provide a friendly experience for all her patients. She is a big animal lover, and when she’s not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family!
Emily Cudd, CPHT
Compounding Specialist
Emily was born and raised in Bybee, TN. She attended Centerview Elementary School and graduated from Cocke County High School in 2011. She’s been a certified
pharmacy technician since 2022. Emily has a wonderful husband, Ben, son, Reed, and two great bonus sons, Noah and Brandon. Emily is very passionate about compounding and patient safety. She loves learning new compounding techniques and information that she can use to better help serve and keep her patients safe. When Emily isn’t at work, you can most certainly find her doing something nerdy with her family.
Samantha Kyker
Samantha was born in Newport and raised in White Pine. She attended Newport Grammar School and graduated from Cocke County High School. Samantha has been blessed with two healthy children. When she is not at work, she loves spending time with her children, feeding cows, and going fishing. Samantha wants to give her customers the best and friendliest experience possible.
Gail Haynes, CPHT
Gail went to Jefferson County High School and WSCC. She is a Certified Pharmacy Technician with a love for helping patients. She lives in Grainger County with her husband, Mark and her dachshund, Oakley. When she’s not at work, she loves shopping, boating, and spending time outdoors.
Brittany Stephenson
Brittany was born in Tennessee and grew up in Virginia. Getting to raise her babies means everything to her! She’s a believer in God and loves doing anything outdoors or that involves four wheelers. She loves watching sports and turns to music when she needs “me time”. She also loves dancing, laughing, and trying new foods. Hot weather with a mix of water and sand gives her a sense of comfort. She knows that our pharmacy is one, big family, and she encourages you to come join ours.
McKenna Pettyjohn
McKenna is from a small town in California called Creston. She has lived in Tennessee for the past 6 years and has loved every moment. She is a full-time mom to one young lady and 6 amazing dogs . She enjoys cooking/baking with her mom, crocheting, playing cribbage, reading books, and spending time on her family’s ranch. Fun fact about her: she loves welding and riding horses.
Elizabeth Edenfield
Elizabeth is originally from Florida and moved here almost 7 years ago to be closer to her late husband’s dad. She’s a mother to 3 boys and a little girl. She has 10 dogs, 2 cats, 40 chickens, 6 ducks, and 5 turkeys. In her spare time, she likes to play games with her children and watch go-cart races.
Lexi Fleming
Alexis (Lexi) was born and raised in Cocke County and graduated from CCHS. She loves working at the pharmacy, because we are one big family. Her main goal is to get to know our patients so they become part of the family as well! When she’s not at Broadway and Main, she does tattoos, and she’s currently working towards getting an apprenticeship.