Our Team
The professionals who desire to serve you.J. Ashley Parker M.D.
Physician, Owner
Holly H. Parker M.D.
Physician, Owner
Beth A. Edgerton, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Beth A. Edgerton, PA-C, was born near Boston but grew up in in Massillon, Ohio, where she was a 1995 graduate of Jackson High School. She attended Taylor University in Indiana, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Drawn to biomedical sciences during undergraduate studies, she prayerfully returned to school at the Medical College of Ohio in the Physician Assistant Studies program. She received her Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences and Physician Assistant Studies in 2002 and was also the Dean’s Award recipient. Following graduation, Beth moved to Rocky Mount, NC, and worked as a Family Medicine Physician Assistant at Rocky Mount Family Medical Center until the Spring of 2006. She then worked at Boice Willis Clinic in Rocky Mount, as an Internal Medicine Physician Assistant, for more than 13 years, before joining Freedom Family Medicine. In medical practice, Beth especially enjoys treating women and geriatric patients. She is excited to bring her experience to a practice that also shares her Christian faith. Beth has been married to David (a Rocky Mount native) for 15 years, and they have 3 children. She and her husband have both worked in different capacities with children and youth at Englewood Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, having been Sunday school teachers for 3rd graders since 2009.
Emily Knight, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Misty K. Holt, Phlebotomist
Office Manager
Megan Dunn, BSN
Nurse
Megan Dunn, BSN, grew up in Rocky Mount, NC, where she was a 2003 graduate of Northern Nash High School. She attended East Carolina University and Pitt Community College and received her Associates Degree in Nursing in 2007. She began her nursing career at Vidant Hospital in Greenville working in the Neonatal ICU. She also worked at ECU Pediatrics before moving back to Rocky Mount in 2009 where she began working as a nurse at Rocky Mount Family Medical Center. Megan completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011 at East Carolina University. She also has experience as a school nurse for Edgecombe County Schools. Megan is married to Joel Dunn and they have 3 children – 2 sons and 1 daughter. She is active in her church, Redeemer Church, and enjoys volunteering in the children’s ministry. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, embroidering, monogramming, and other craft projects
Elizabeth Coley, ADN
Nurse
Kelly Gates, RN
Nurse
Kelly Gates, RN, grew up in Black Creek, NC where she was a graduate of Beddingfield High School. She attended Wilson Community College and received her Associates Degree in Nursing in 2002. Kelly has worked in various places as an RN, including Wilson County Home Health for 12 years, Case Management, and the cardiac unit at Nash-UNC Healthcare. Kelly has a servant’s heart, which is one of the reasons she became a nurse. She is married to Greg Gates, and they have 2 daughters and 1 grandson. She attends Wilson Praise and Worship and enjoys leading worship every Sunday. Kelly’s hobbies include spending time with her family, playing with her grandson, bird watching, gardening, and visiting the Tennessee mountains (“God’s country”), every chance she gets.