WakeMed’s Service Awards Program Honors its Workforce
March 31, 2022
Raleigh, N.C. (March 31, 2022) – Each year, WakeMed celebrates the driving force behind WakeMed — our dedicated, mission-driven team of care providers and support staff — and their years of service (in five-year increments) as part of WakeMed’s Service Awards program. Along with the more than 1,225 employees who reached a five-year milestone in 2022, we’d like to highlight the service and dedication of the 250+ members of the WakeMed family who have shared the last 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and yes, even 45 years with us!
35 Years of Service
Jennifer Bjorling
Neuropsychology
April Brewer, RN
NICU
Kimberly Burke
Pathology Labs
Annie Brito, RN
Patient Safety/Risk Management
Susan Clark, RN
Occupational Health & Safety Services
Janice Dunn
Health Information Management
Rae Godwin, RN
CICU
Diana Koenning
Outpatient Nutrition Services
Sherrill Lamm, RN
Patient Placement
Marjory Mould
Lactation Services — Raleigh Campus
Janice Neff, RN
Accreditation Services
Catherine Pendergraft, RN
General Surgery
David Rock
Invasive Cardiology
Sarah Tiffany, RN
MICU
Tracey Weeks, RN
Nursing Education
Patricia Williford, RN
Children’s Hospital
30 Years of Service
Linda Adams
Cath Lab
Rowena Bass
Printing & Mail Services
Teresa Carpenter
Environmental Services — Raleigh Campus
Maggie Chavis
WakeMed OneCall
Monica Dale, RN
eICU
Charlie D'agostino
Telecommunications
Alice Daniels
Imaging Nursing — Raleigh Campus
Marilyn Falk, RN
Nursing Education
Traci Fox
Physical Therapy — Raleigh Campus
Emma Frazier
Pharmacy — Outpatient
Susan Gates
Physical Therapy — Raleigh Campus
Melinda Harris, RN
3B CVSIC
Lorraine Hawkins
Physical Therapy — Raleigh Campus
Tammye Jackson
Pathology Labs
Martha Jones, RN
Patient Placement
Shelby Jones
Hospital Coding
David Klinger
WakeMed OneCall
Donna Lane, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Be Thi Lawson
Anesthesiology
John Lee
Imaging Services — Cary Hospital
Dorothy Lucas
STICU
Vicky McCue
Respiratory Care Services — Raleigh Campus
Lisa Phillips, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Bob Simonson, RN
RRT/Code Blue/CV Response Team
Karen Tsang, RN
Children’s Hospital
Osi Udekwu, MD
General Surgery
Darren Robinson
Strategic Sourcing
Carol Robinson
Pharmacy — Raleigh Campus
Lee Sampson
Environmental Services — Raleigh Campus
Charles Thomas
Environmental Services — Cary Hospital
Linda Walker
Financial Planning
Elizabeth Witman, MD
Pediatrics — Raleigh
25 Years of Service
Annette Arrington
Pathology Labs — Raleigh Campus
Gloria Arrington
ICU — Cary Hospital
Judi Beard
Emergency Department — Apex Healthplex
Mary Margaret Bechtold, RN
Pediatrics — Raleigh
Cheryl Bennett
Outpatient Rehab
Karen Biegler
Managed Care Contracting
Kathleen Blecke
Imaging Services — North Hospital
Nancy Bonasse
Environmental Services — Raleigh Campus
Melanie Boyette
Rehab Hospital Admissions
Anne Bryan
Raleigh Campus Administration
Marian Cameron
Posting and Review
Misty Carroll, RN
Heart Center Administration
Deborah Casey, RN
2C Rehab Nursing
Elisa Castro, RN
Mother-Baby — Raleigh Campus
Rebekah Chapman
Invasive Cardiology
Anita Chavis
Emergency Department — Raleigh Campus
Amy Dameron, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Lisa Dillahunt
Emergency Department — Raleigh Campus
Beth Anne Downhower
Outpatient Rehab
Beth Fitzsimmons, RN
Patient Case Management — Cary Hospital
Jeff Foy
Surgical Services — Cary Hospital
Karen Galpin, RN
Surgical Services — Cary Hospital
Lori Gupton
Occupational Therapy — Raleigh Campus
Elaine Hagwood
WPP Administration
Susan Harris
Patient Safety/Risk Management
Mary Kelley, RN
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Regina Kennedy
Information Services
Donna Kerr
Speech Therapy — Raleigh Campus
Sylvia Kerson
Heart Center Pre- & Post-Procedure Care
Linda Kirk, RN
Emergency Department — Brier Creek
Elizabeth Leach, RN
WakeMed Wound Care
Roberta Lombardi
Respiratory Care Services — Raleigh Campus
Kelly Mattern, RN
Heart Center Pre- & Post-Procedure Care
Felisha McDaniel, RN
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Vincent Miliano
Adult Acute Care Nursing Services — Cary Hospital
Dwayne Page
Clinical Engineering — Raleigh Campus
Bonnie Parsons, RN
Revenue Integrity
William Pendergrass
Surgical Services — Raleigh Campus
Leighann Perry, RN
Emergency Department — Apex Healthplex
Kerry Raper
Patient Engagement
Rebecca Ray
Pharmacy — Raleigh Campus
Dana Rice
Pharmacy — Raleigh Campus
Kristen Rhoades, RN
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Charles Singley
Pathology Labs — Raleigh Campus
Kathy Staton, RN
Labor & Delivery — Cary Hospital
Harriet Stephenson, RN
Nursing Education
Holly Trull
Information Services
Karen Vasquez
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Beth Ann Vehslage
Physical Therapy — Cary Hospital
Tammy Wall
Urgent Care — Garner
20 Years of Service
Sharon Adams, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Rosalynd Alston
Sterile Processing — North Hospital
Joela Alvarez, RN
2D Rehab Nursing
Amy Barnes, RN
Emergency Department — Garner Healthplex
Linda Barrett
Corporate & Community Health
Alma Bejaran
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Angela Benka, RN
Women's Pavilion & Birthplace — Cary Hospital
Tammy Bennett
Imaging Services — Raleigh Medical Park
Lynne Boyd, RN
WakeMed Heart & Vascular
Angela Capone
Electrophysiology — Raleigh Campus
Melanie Collins
Imaging Services
Barbi Cox
Information Services
Patricia Ewen
Emergency Department — Cary Hospital
Tonia Fehr, RN
1 East Clinical Evaluation Area — Cary Hospital
Ivy Fincher, RN
Diabetes Program
Linda Gilbert
Imaging Services — Cary Hospital
Leslie Gustafson, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Jill Hall
Pharmacy — Raleigh Campus
Angier Hardy
Surgical Services — Raleigh Campus
Donald Harrington
Imaging Services — Raleigh Campus
Christy Henry
Clinical Resource Management
Amy Hutchinson
Marketing & Communications
Andrea Johnson
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Carrie Jones, RN
Revenue Integrity
Trisha Jones, RN
Children’s Hospital
Venae King
Talent Acquisition & Employment
Melissa Lee
Information Services
Tonia Lucas, RN
Staffing Resources — Raleigh Campus
Sandra Barnhardt
Emergency Department — Raleigh Campus
Beverly Campbell
Imaging Services — Raleigh Campus
Lashea Campbell
WakeMed OneCall
Marcela Case
Surgical Services — Raleigh Campus
Saulo Centeno
CV Testing — Raleigh Campus
Rachel Clendenin, RN
Children's Emergency Department
Franz Deisenbeck
Telemetry Surveillance Center
David Evans
CV Testing — Raleigh Campus
James Field
Strategic Sourcing
Tammy Fralin-Mosier, RN
ICU — Cary Hospital
Eyob Getahune
Surgical Services — Cary Hospital
Sandra Haun
Physical Therapy — Raleigh Campus
Vicki Hicks
Talent Acquisition & Employment
Leslie Holland
Emergency Department — Raleigh Campus
Melissa Ingram, RN
Occupational Health & Safety Services
Lisa Jackson
Posting and Review
Jackie Kennedy
Retail & Volunteer Services
Carol King, RN
ICU & Cary Hospital
Dennis Lewis
Health Information Management
Marla Lindley, RN
Women's Pavilion & Birthplace –— Cary Hospital
Judy Lowe, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Maria Madrazo, RN
2 West Intermediate Care — Cary Hospital
Jeffrey Martin
Respiratory Care — Cary Hospital
Jill McDonald, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Tempie McPhail
Labor & Delivery — Cary Hospital
Terri Menzel
Pathology Labs — Raleigh Campus
Dorothy Minor
Environmental Services — Raleigh Campus
Melissa Mabry, RN
Labor & Delivery — Raleigh Campus
Linda MacLellan, RN
Mother-Baby — Raleigh Campus
Mary Marshbanks, MD
Hospital Medicine — Raleigh Campus
Georgia McEwan
Information Services
Neha Mehta
Pathology Labs — Raleigh Campus
Cassandra Moore, RN
Surgical Services — Raleigh Campus
Stephanie Myles
WakeMed OneCall
Kelly Nelson, RN
Surgical Services — Cary Hospital
Carol Parrott, RN
Mother-Baby — Raleigh Campus
Shefali Patel
Pathology Labs — Raleigh Campus
Jewel Owen, RN
Occupational Health & Safety Services
Kimberly Perdue
Staffing Resources Administration
Michele Pilecki, RN
Special Care Nursery — Cary Hospital
Betty Poole
Mother-Baby — Raleigh Campus
Michelle Pro
Pathology Labs — North Hospital
Nikita Reid
Anesthesiology — Raleigh Campus
Donna Reiser, RN
Surgical Services — Cary Hospital
Ralph Lee Rogers
Respiratory Care — Cary Hospital
Dimetra Rone
Imaging Services — Garner Healthplex
Dava Reynolds
Imaging Services — Raleigh Campus
Kelly Richardson
Surgical Services — Raleigh Campus
Jane Riley
Birth & Family Education
Wendy Ross, RN
Children's Emergency Department
John Royall
Emergency Department — Raleigh Campus
Sheneka Russell
Patient Case Management — Raleigh Campus
Shalee Sams, RN
Pre-Anesthesia Assessment — Raleigh Medical Park
Glenda Sandlin
Emergency Department — Raleigh Campus
Carol Santos
Neurodiagnostic Services
Cathy Schemenauer
Patient Accounting Admin
Jennifer Semrad
Revenue Integrity
Vena Sleurs
Pathology Labs — Cary Hospital
Benita Smith, RN
Emergency Department — Brier Creek Healthplex
Anna Snell, RN
1C Clinical Evaluation Area — Raleigh Campus
Kim Stelzner, RN
Patient Placement — Raleigh Campus
Tamara Trexler
Cath Lab — Cary Hospital
Kimberly Ward
Heart Center Pre- & Post-Procedure Care
Shannon Watkins
Rehab Admissions
Bobbie Watson
Information Services
Felicia Wheeler, RN
Pre-Anesthesia Assessment — Raleigh Medical Park
Donna White
Respiratory Care Services — Raleigh Campus