July 13, 2026

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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 July 13 - 19.



25 Years

Roger Threet, Med Com Tech, SER-Ctr for Emergency Services
Tamara Parker, Administrative Assistant, Neurophysiology Lab
Brandi Welch, Manager-Intelligence Program, SER-CIA

20 Years

Lynnette Gray, RN-Care Coordinator, SOM-Medicine-NEPHROL
Helen Beasley, Director-Patient Contact Center, Administration-UH

15 Years

Ashley Fincher, Shift Supervisor-Nursing, BCH-Newborn ICU
Keli Xu, Associate Professor, SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology
Leslie Partridge, Nurse Practitioner, SOM-Dermatology
Shakitta Scott, RN-Inpatient Float Pool, Nursing Resource Team
Mary Catherine Smith, Nurse Practitioner, SOM-Orthopaedic Surgery

10 Years

Pradeep Vaitla, Medical Director, SOM-Medicine-NEPHROL
Jennifer Villacorta, Associate Professor, SOM-Neurosurgery
Tatum Hebert, Nurse Manager-Inpatient, BCH-2C Pediatric Unit
Lacey Dungan, Manager-Clin Outcomes & Analysis, Transplant-Administration
Gregory Davis, Construction Project Manager-Senior, SER-Office of Planning
Samuel Grayson, Epic Principal Trainer, SER-DIS-Core

5 Years

Victoria Blanden, Medical Office Assistant, UP Ortho-Pavilion Ste D & I
Vanessa Cornelius, RN-Oncology Inpatient, CCH-OP Bone Marrow
Heather Ross, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, Surgical Suite-BCH
Terijo Seaton, Animal Lab Technician II, SOM-Pharmacology/Toxicology
Amber Weaver, Unit Secretary, CCH-CICU
Kalah Williams, Clinical Support Representative, SOM-Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mercedes Lock, RN-Care Coordinator-Surgery, SOM-Surgery-Plastic

1 Year

Elizabeth Benton, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Clinical Documentation
Curtis Anders, Chief-Managed Care, Payor Contracting
Ann Sims, RN-Utilization Review, SSC Utilization Review
Kathleen Almond, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Clinical Documentation
Daya Kumari, House Officer, SOM-Family Medicine
Abigail Laughman, Pharmacy Intern, SSC-Pharmacy
Raymond Riley Jr., Administrator-CMO, SSA-CMO Office
Andrew Robertson, Nurse Practitioner-Peds, UP Peds-Neonatology
Kenneth Collins, HVAC Mechanic, SER-Div of Physical Facilities
Breanna Guyton, Radiologic Technologist, Radiology-Diagnostic-UH
Hope Himel, Emergency Services Coordinator, MCES-Center for Emergency Services
Rayleigh Loyd, RN-Inpatient, CCH-5 Bone Marrow
Michael Walker, Emergency Services Paramedic, MCES-Ground Transportation
Anna Tindell, RN-Inpatient, CCH-Surgical ICU
Christine Guidry, CHDP Fellow, SOM-Peds-Child Development
Taylor Floyd, RN-Inpatient, BCH-3C Pediatric Unit
Terry Mitchell, Supply Technician, Materials Management
Desmond Clark, Supply Technician, Shipping Receiving
Icess Jones, RN-Ambulatory, SOM-Medicine-ENDO
Rushali Shah, Pharmacy Intern, SSC-Pharmacy
Bailey Miller, Research Associate, SOM-Psychiatry
Suneel Arwani, House Officer, SOM-Medicine-NEPHROL
Catharyne Wright, Research Associate, SOM-Physiology & Biophysics
Mira Bhatt, Student Researcher II, SOM-Peds-Neonatology