UMMC staff receive service recognition

Published on Monday, August 11, 2025

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of August 11 - 17.

30 Years

Pattie Lowe, Supervisor-Social Work, HCH-OP Psych

25 Years

Robert Cowan, Auto Repair Assistant, SER-Div of Physical Facilities
Carl Mangum, Associate Professor-Education, SON-Instruction School Nursing

20 Years

Neece Little, Social Worker II, SOM-Peds-Palliative Medicine
Sarah Burkett, Manager-Accounting, SER-Div Res & Sponsored Proj
Alana Lowe, Surgical Tech I, Surgical Suite-UH

15 Years

Kristi Goodson, Lead-APP, UP TH-Corporate Services
Gwendolyn Varnado, Medical Coder-Outpatient, SOM-Anesthesiology
Keisha Noble, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Lab-Nursery
Stephen Blasingame, MRI Technologist, Imaging - Colony Park South
Lisa Strum, Manager-Epic App Team, SER-DIS-Core

Kandy Smith, Director-Faculty Development and Continuing Education, SON-Instruction School Nursing
Laura Asbill, Assistant Professor-Clinical, SOD-Advanced General Dentistry
Meredith Curley, Nurse Practitioner, SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Danielle Mickens, Contract Administrator, SER-Contracts Administration
Bailey Burkes, Nurse Practitioner-Adult ICU, SOM-Medicine-PULM
Brooke Swaney, RN-Surgical Services, Surgical Suite-BCH
Viswanath Gajula, Division Chief, SOM-Peds-Critical Care
Ebony Williams, Sterile Processing Specialist, BCH-Sterile Processing
Kristen Alston, Associate Professor-Clinical, SOM-Family Medicine
Raven Cooks, Billing Specialist III, Transplant-Kidney
Alice Hawkins, Patient Account Representative, SSA-Patient Financial Svcs
Diane Foy, Charge Nurse, UH-2 West

5 Years

Pedie Claiborne, Anesthesia Technician, SOM-Anesthesiology
Rakesh Patel, Director-Business Operations, SOM-Office Medical Education
Kelsey Flanagin, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, BCH-Newborn ICU
Kendra Hobson, RN-Inpatient, BCH-2C Pediatric Unit
Elizabeth Burton, LPN-Ambulatory, UP Derm-Face Skin Center
Michelle Lalo, Administrative Assistant, SSC-Pharmacy Admin
Ira Holla, Associate Professor-Clinical, SOM-Peds-Neonatology
Saurabh Chandra, Chief Telehealth Officer, UP TH-Telehealth Services Adm
LaQuena Jackson, RN-Inpatient, UH Nursing -Med Surg 4 Wiser
Rodney Puryear, Courier II, Central Lab-Collection
Melinda Krakow, Instructor-Education, SPH-Population Health Science
Amy Moore, Program Administrator, SPH-Dept Preventive Medicine
Ellie Rideout, Radiologic Technologist, GMC-Imaging Center

1 Year

Susan Gill, RN-Inpatient, WH-3 MBU
April Giavotella, Project Manager III, SOM-University Research
Madison Morris, Student Nurse Extern (JM), Nurses-Externs
Erica Smolinski, Postdoc Research Fellow, SOM-Psychiatry
Kelley Henley, Pharmacist, SSC-Pharmacy
William Hearn, CT Technologist-PRN, CT-UH
Kalli Hicks, Student Nurse Extern (JM), Nurses-Externs
Greyson Winstead, Student Nurse Tech, BCH-2C Pediatric Unit
Shawn Carter, Autocad Project Manager, SER-Office of Planning
Kimberly McNair, Medical Coder-Outpatient, SSA-Health Information Mgt
Sheena Steele, Patient Access Representative-ED, Int Access-Admissions
Cory Puckett, Plumber, SER-Div of Physical Facilities
Shamekia Smith, Certified Medical Assistant, PAV Transplant Clinic
Jarvon Gaines, Emergency Room Tech, Emergency Dept-UH
Bailey Tompkins, Research Assistant, SOM-Medicine-CARD
Ashley Reiber, Peer Support Specialist, SOM-Psychiatry
Tiyonna Loggins, Patient Care Tech, GMC-3 East
Ian McNeill, Research Associate, SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery