October 13, 2025

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UMMC staff receive service recognition

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of October 13 - 19.


20 Years

Donyele Russell, Patient Account Representative, SSA-Health Information Mgt
Steve Renner, Electrician, SER-Div of Physical Facilities

15 Years

Marcus Burse, Clinical Support Representative, SOM-Medicine-ID
Christine Haynes, Victim Outreach Associate Director, SOM-Peds-Forensic Medicine
Shannon Childs, Director-Business Operations, SOM-MIND Center

10 Years

Kenya Jefferson, Supervisor-Clinic Operations, Pain Management Clinic-Mall
Kristen Stevens, Cardiac/IR Technologist, Interventional Radiology Svcs
Heather Ragsdale, RN-Care Coordinator-Surgery, SOM-Surgery-Urology
Brittany Fowler, Shift Supervisor-Nursing, BCH-2C Pediatric Unit

5 Years

Megan Harrison, Administrative Assistant, SOM-Family Medicine
Brittany Vice, Project Manager I, SON-Instruction School Nursing
Robert Gardner, Emergency Services Coordinator, SER-Mississippi Med-Com
Shikana Clincy, Neurophysiology Tech I, Neurophysiology Lab

1 Year

Elizabeth Paine, Professor-Education, SOM-Medicine
Amy Smith, Assistant Professor-Education, SON-Instruction School Nursing
Jessica Radanof, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, Emergency Dept-UH
Sumit Sontakke, Director, SOM-Advanced Biomedical Education
Dena Pigott, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, Obstetric Receiving
Anna Ansley, Epic Scribe, SOM-Medicine
Allison Smith, Shift Supervisor-Nursing, CCH-2 Micu
Samerria Brooks, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, UH-5 North
Madeline McCloskey, Pharmacy Intern, SSC-Pharmacy
Eriaka Jones, Grant Accounting Manager, SON-Instruction School Nursing
Carla Hickmon-Scott, Nurse Manager-Inpatient, UH 6th Floor Med Surg
Tracy Francyn Abellana, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Lab-Chemistry
Jazmine Crain, Sponsored Pgm Project Mgr I, SER-Div Res & Sponsored Proj
Chelsea Knight-Champlin, Clinical Support Representative, SOM-Peds-Cardiology
Nisha Thompson, Project Manager I, UP Oto-Administration
Karla Thompson, Polysomnographic Tech II, COM Sleep Center