WakeMed Celebrates Our Dedicated Service Awards Recipients
March 3, 2023
Raleigh, N.C. (March 3, 2023) – The WakeMed Service Awards program honors and recognizes the driving force behind our organization — our team of dedicated, mission-driven team of care providers and support staff. In 2022, more than 1,300 employees reached a five-year service milestone. It is an honor and privilege to highlight the service and dedication of the 250+ members of the WakeMed family who have shared the last 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and, yes, even 50 years with us!
40 Years of Service
35 Years of Service
BEVERLY ALFMAN, RN
eICU
PATTIE BROOKS
Health Information Management
KIMBERLY CARR, NP
Neonatology
LISA EASTERLY
Human Resources
SONYA GARDNER
Urology
KATHERINE GOODALL, RN
Mother-Baby – Raleigh Campus
LISA HOLMES
CICU
WANDA HUNTER
Surgical Services – Raleigh Campus
ROYLYN JOHNSON
System Administration
SHARON LAMBERT, RN
Maternal Fetal Medicine
KATE LAWRENCE, RN
General Surgery
KAREN MCFARLANE, RN
3C Rehab Nursing
ELIZABETH MOSELEY
Imaging Services – Raleigh Campus
MARY SMITH
Environmental Services – Raleigh Campus
FAITH SPEARS
5A MIC
JEAN SUTPHEN
Hospital Coding
TAMMY SWINDELL, RN
Patient Case Management – Raleigh Campus
ELLEN WHEATON, RN
Patient Safety/Risk Management
VINCENT XIMINES
Information Services
30 Years of Service
STEPHANIE BAKER
Outpatient Rehab
KAREN BASH, MD
North Hospital Administration
AMY BEASLEY, RN
6C Surgery & Trauma
FELICIA BELL
Occupational Therapy – Raleigh Campus
ALICE BOONE, RN
General Surgery
RITA BRYANT, RN
Children’s Hospital
ANGELA DEAN, RN
Medical Simulation Center
ANN DENTON, RN
NICU – Raleigh Campus
BRYON DILLE
Facility Services – Raleigh Campus
LISA FORTE
OneCall
JULIE GRAVELY
Outpatient Rehab
JEANNE HORTON
Outpatient Rehab Administration
KRISTA JOHNSON, RN
Heart & Vascular
MELANIE JOHNSON
Wound Ostomy Nursing – Raleigh Campus
MICHELLE JONES, RN
Patient Case Management – Raleigh Campus
PAUL KEENE
Respiratory Care – Raleigh Campus
THERESA KELLY
Information Services
KIMBERLY LEACH
Pharmacy – Raleigh Campus
REBECCA MALONE, RN
Emergency Department – Raleigh Campus
CATHY MILLAR, RN
Surgical Services – Cary Hospital
TERRI PARKER
Surgical Services – Raleigh Campus
JEAN PEARCE
Accounting
VINNY PELOSI
Information Services
TRACEY PENNY, RN
3E CVIC
MICHAEL POLLARD
Strategic Sourcing
JASON RADFORD
Facility Services – Raleigh Campus
LARA RADFORD
WakeMed Residency Program
PORTIA WALTON
Pharmacy — Raleigh Campus
PAM SMITH
Therapeutic Recreation
TERRIE WILLIAMS
CICU
BETH WINGARD
Pharmacy – Raleigh Campus
25 Years of Service
SUSAN ALEXANDER, RN
Emergency Department – Cary Hospital
KAY ALFADLY
Imaging Services – Apex Healthplex
JEFFREY ANDERSON
Respiratory Care Services – Raleigh Campus
RODNEY ANGELL, RN
NICU – Raleigh Campus
KRISTEN BACHMANN, RN
Rheumatology
VIRGINIA BOLLMAN
Respiratory Care Services – North Hospital
SHELACA BOONE
Pharmacy Services – Raleigh Campus
ANDREA BRYAN
Occupational Therapy – Raleigh Campus
JOANNA CARTWRIGHT, NP
Neonatology – Cary Hospital
MELISSA CHAPIN
Information Services
JAMIE CHAVIS
Pharmacy – Raleigh Campus
PAM DAUGHTRY, RN
Heart & Vascular
DAWANDA DAVIS, RN
Surgical Services – North Hospital
TONYA DISORBO, RN
Clinical Nursing Resource Services
SUSAN FAIRCLOTH
Patient Case Management – Home Health
MICHELE FLORENCE
Children’s Primary Care
PAUL FORD
Clinical Engineering
CARLA FORESTIERI
Hearing Screening Newborns
TOMICA FULLER, RN
Patient Case Management – Raleigh Campus
CAROLYN GREGG
Occupational Therapy – Raleigh Campus
LINDA GRIMSRUD, RN
Staffing Resources – Cary Hospital
TOM GUSTAFSON
Campus Police & Public Safety – Cary Hospital
SUSAN HAWKINS
Financial Clearance
TAMMY HILL, RN
2 West Intermediate Care – Cary Hospital
BEVERLY HOLLOMAN
Imaging Services – Raleigh Campus
MISTY JACKSON, RN
Labor & Delivery – Raleigh Campus
HEATHER JENKINS, RN
Children’s Hospital
DIANNA KNIGHT, RN
Adult Acute Care Nursing Services – Raleigh Campus
HOLLIE KOHL, RN
Heart Failure Program – Raleigh Campus
RANDLE LASSITER
Campus Police & Public Safety – Cary Hospital
DEBBIE LAUGHERY
Marketing & Communications
KAREN LONG
Health Information Management
LAURA MCCARTHY
Therapy Services Supplemental Pool
SHARON MCDONALD, RN
Staffing Resources
TANYA MCLEAN, RN
Pre-Anesthesia Assessment – Raleigh Medical Park
DIANA MCLEOD, RN
Labor & Delivery – North Hospital
MICHI MOSES
Information Services
SCARLETTE MYERS, RN
Mother-Baby – Raleigh Campus
VANESSA NELSON
Patient Case Management – Raleigh Campus
CHRISTINE NUCHURCH
Respiratory Care Services – North Hospital
JULIE PAUL
Outpatient Nutrition Services
BRIGIT PIERCY, RN
Adult Acute Care Nursing Services – Cary Hospital
SHARLIN POWE
Environmental Services – Raleigh Campus
DIANA RAYNOR, RN
Mother-Baby – Cary Hospital
LAURIE REDFORD, RN
Emergency Department – Raleigh Campus
LO RILLORAZA-LICUD, RN
1A Clinical Evaluation Area
EDMUND RUTHERFORD, MD
General Surgery
CHERYL SEAGROVES, RN
Emergency Department – Garner Healthplex
EDDIE SHEPHERD
Imaging Services – Raleigh Campus
DENISE SIMMONS
Financial Clearance
DONNA SMITH, RN
6B Orthopaedics & Oncology
RACHEL SMITH
Physical Therapy – Raleigh Campus
MARY ELLEN STEVENS
Raleigh Campus Administration
SCOTT STEWART
Surgical Services – Raleigh Campus
DIANE SYKES, RN
Pediatric Gastroenterology
HEATHER TAYLOR
Outpatient Rehab
NUNZIO VULPIS
Physical Therapy – Raleigh Campus
SANDRA WHEATON, RN
Staffing Resources
20 Years of Service
ANEY ABRAHAM
Telemetry Surveillance Center
AMER ADAM, MD
Hospital Medicine – Raleigh Campus
AMY ADAMS, RN
1A Clinical Evaluation Area
DEBORAH ADAMS, RN
CV Testing – Raleigh Campus
JANET ALMUETI
Lactation Services – Cary Hospital
CARL AMERSON
Environmental Services – Raleigh Campus
VICKIE ARNOLD
Pathology Labs – Raleigh Campus
DEBORAH AZARELO
Quality Analytics
JOYCE BALLARD
Patient Case Management – Raleigh Campus
SHEILA BASSETT
Imaging Services – Raleigh Campus
EVETTE BATTLE
Outpatient Rehab
ESTORIA BENNETT-KNOX
Environmental Services – Raleigh Campus
CHRIS BILLIAR
Physical Therapy – North Hospital POP
DIANE BLACKBURN
Pharmacy – Raleigh Campus
CYNTHIA BOARDMAN, NP
APP Program
SYLVETTA BRYANT, RN
Heart & Vascular
RITA BUCKMAN
Emergency Department – Garner Healthplex
BERNADITH CALAPATI, RN
2D Rehab Nursing
MARY MARGARET CALLAHAN, RN
5A MIC
CORNELIA CAPELL, RN
5C Medicine
PAMELA CARVER
Telemetry Surveillance Center
KIM CLARKE, RN
2 West Intermediate Care – Cary Hospital
BRANDON CLEVENGER, RN
Mobile Critical Care Services
PER CRENSHAW
Cath Lab – Cary Hospital
KRISTEN EVANS
Imaging Services – Raleigh Medical Park
MICHAEL FERGUSON, MD
ENT – Head & Neck Surgery
BEVERLY FISHER
Information Services
LORI FLOWERS
Surgery & Trauma – Cary Hospital
SHANNON GODWIN
Respiratory Care Services – Raleigh Campus
MIMOSA HAINES
Pathology Labs – Raleigh Campus
KELLIE HAYWORTH
Respiratory Care Services – Garner Healthplex
TRACY HESLA, RN
Heart Center Pre- & Post-Procedure Care
ADRIANA HICIANO
Patient Access – Raleigh Campus
KIMBERLY HORNE, RN
Labor & Delivery – Cary Hospital
CLAUDIA HUBER
Imaging Services – North Hospital
KERRY HUTCHINS
Outpatient Rehab
ANDREA JARRELL
Pathology Labs – Cary Hospital
TRACIE JARRELL
Patient Access – Cary Hospital
DENISE JERRIDO
Information Services
AMY JOHNSON
Respiratory Care Services – Apex Healthplex
KASUNDRA JOHNSON
Pathology Labs – Raleigh Campus
SUZANNE JOHNSTON
Occupational Therapy – Raleigh Campus
KAVITA JOSHI
Pathology Labs – Cary Hospital
LISA KAWAGUCHI, RN
Emergency Department – Raleigh Campus
FRANK KEARNEY
Campus Police & Public Safety – North Hospital
CATHERINE KOCON, RN
NICU – Cary Hospital
IRENE KRESS
Pathology Labs – Raleigh Campus
KEVIN LAMM
Campus Police & Public Safety – Brier Creek Healthplex
JENNIFER LEE
Invasive Cardiology
MICHELLE MANGOLD
Respiratory Care Services – Brier Creek Healthplex
JESSICA MARSH
Retail & Volunteer Services
AMANDA MATTHEWS, RN
Staffing Resources – Cary Hospital
TRACIE MAYE
Invasive Cardiology
TIFFANY MCDONALD
Hearing Screening Newborns
KEIRA MCNEILL
Surgical Services – Raleigh Campus
JEAN MELVILLE
Quality Analytics
DIANE MICHAUD, RN
Surgical Services – Raleigh Campus
JUDITH MOJARRAD, RN
Mother-Baby – Raleigh Campus
WENDY MORGAN
Patient Access – Raleigh Campus
DEBORAH MORTON
Pre-Anesthesia Assessment – Cary Hospital
MICHELLE MURRAY
Pharmacy – Cary Hospital
KATHRYN NIGRO, RN
Intensive Care Unit — Cary Hospital
JANET NYARKO
Environmental Services — Raleigh Campus
CATHERINE PALMIERI
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
STEPHANIE PARNELL
Mother-Baby — Raleigh Campus
RUSS PARASILITI, RN
Information Services
JON PETERSON
Surgical Services – Raleigh Campus
COURTNEY POWELL
Sterile Processing — Raleigh Campus
SILVIA PYRTLE, RN
Mother-Baby — Raleigh Campus
MAXINE RAY
Environmental Services — Raleigh Campus
SHERRY RENE
Pathology Labs — Raleigh Campus
CRISTINA REYES
Patient Access — Cary Hospital
JODY RISTER
Therapy Services Supplemental Pool
TANYA ROWE, RN
RRT/Code Blue/CV Response Team — Raleigh Campus
MARIA SALERNO
Maternal Fetal Medicine
ROD SASSER
Information Services
AMANDA SHERRON
Pathology Labs –– Raleigh Campus
TANYA SMALLWOOD, NP
APP Program
MICHELLE SOLDANO
Pathology Labs – Raleigh Campus
CHRISTI SPRINGFIELD
Outpatient Rehab
MELISSA STUART
Imaging Services — Raleigh Campus
TIM SULLIVAN
Information Services
JEFF SZALAJ
Information Services
JILL SZALAJ
Information Services
MEKAL TOMLINSON
Information Services
JULIE TORSONE, NP
Pediatric Surgery
SABRINA WEAVER, RN
Back & Spine Health
LINDA WORLEY
Pathology Labs – Cary Hospital
MELANIE WYATT
Imaging Services – Cary Hospital