Employees honored for work milestones in July
The COVID-19 pandemic may have put our weekly work anniversary columns on hold, but our dedicated employees stayed the course.
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health staff members who celebrated a milestone work anniversary in July.
They put our values into action every day:
45 Years of Service
- Larien Bieber, Penn State Health Medical Group – Lime Spring
- Bessie Deppen, Sterile Processing, Hershey
40 Years of Service
- Frank Battista, Penn State Health Medical Group – Cocoa
- Beverly Dunkle, Trauma Services, Hershey
- Thomas McGarrity, Gastroenterology, Hershey
- Ronald Yascavage, Main Kitchen, Hershey
35 Years of Service
- Robert Atnip, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Claire Flaherty, Neuropsychology, Hershey
- Kathy Maguire, Materials Management, Hershey
- Dorothy Miller, Medical Records, Hershey
- Dennis Mujsce, Neonatology, Hershey
- Candace Pugliese, Penn State Health Medical Group Administration – Lancaster
- John Reid, Bone and Joint Institute, Hershey
- Cathy Shirk, Penn State Health Medical Group – Lime Spring
- Danielle Shreiner, Urology, Hershey
- Alexandros Vgontzas, Sleep Research and Treatment Center, Hummelstown
30 Years of Service
- Catherine Abendroth, Anatomic Pathology, Hershey
- Scott Jones, Main Kitchen, Hershey
- Walter Koltun, Colorectal Surgery, Hershey
- Marjorie Lebo, Colorectal Surgery, Hershey
- Sharon Magrowski-Iswalt, Penn State Health St. Joseph ― Downtown Campus
- Debra Miller, Materials Management, Hershey
- David Silber, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Diane Strine, Blood Bank, Hershey
- Cynthia Thomasson, Orthopaedics, Hershey
- Michael Warren, Penn State Health Medical Group – Lime Spring
- Karan Wisner, Mammography, St. Joseph
25 Years of Service
- Sherry Booher, Endoscopy Center, Hershey
- Karen Fegley, Revenue Integrity, Hershey
- Douglas Field, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hershey
- Ann Smith Gregoire, Surgery Oncology, Hershey
- Vanessa Kenny, Perianesthesia, Hershey
- John Messmer, Penn State Health Medical Group – Palmyra
- Gregory Mull, Pharmacy, St. Joseph
- Michelle Saltsburg, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
20 Years of Service
- Salah Almokadem, Hematology/Oncology, Hershey
- Rochelle Aurand, Penn State Health Medical Group – Manor
- Grace Burkhart, Penn State Health Medical Group – Manor
- David Claxton, Hematology/Oncology, Hershey
- Padmani Dhar, Anesthesiology, Hershey
- Linda Dunn, Medical/Surgical 1 North, Hershey
- Samuel Faber, Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road
- Danielle Geesey, General Diagnostics, Hershey
- Sherry Gipe, Patient Financial Services, Hershey
- Rei-Huang Hu, Pharmacy Services, Hershey
- Stephanie Hynick, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Hershey
- Robin Karl, Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road
- George Kent, Endoscopy Center, Hershey
- Elizabeth Neuman, Emergency Medicine, Hershey
- Deborah Potts-Ragan, Medical/Surgical Float Personnel, Hershey
- Marie Reed, Nursing Education, Hershey
- Melissa Rhoads, Medical/Surgical Float Personnel, Hershey
- Bonnie Shifflet, Utilization Management, Hershey
- Jennifer Toth, Pulmonary Medicine, Hershey
- Margaret Yuskovic, Penn State Health Medical Group Administration – Lancaster
15 Years of Service
- Lauren Allison, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hershey
- Catherine Altenburger, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hershey
- Dodie Aughenbaugh, Financial Support, Hershey
- Anita Azami, Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road
- Gregory Billy, Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, State College
- Jodi Brady-Olympia, Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, Hershey
- Pamela Carr, Penn State Health Medical Group Care Management, Hershey
- Henry Crist, Anatomic Pathology, Hershey
- Daryl Detwiler, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Angela Dragan, Medical/Surgical 2 North, St. Joseph
- Jeffrey Fine, Medical Intermediate Care Unit, Hershey
- Kellie Fine, Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road
- Theodore Gall, House Managers, Hershey
- Patricia Gordon, Pediatric Genetics, Hershey
- Margery Gruver, Neuroscience Critical Care Unit, Hershey
- Lona Hall, Housekeeping, Hershey
- Jodi Hawley, Endoscopy Center, Hershey
- Peggy Heisler, Nursing Vascular Access Team, Hershey
- Robin Hoffman, Operating Room, Hershey
- Rebecca Hornberger, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Maria Joel, Microbiology, Hershey
- Cara Kapaun, Pediatric Perianesthesia, Hershey
- Melissa Keene, Revenue Cycle, Hershey
- Angus Khan, Information Services Application Services, Hershey
- Margaret Kintigh, 4th Floor Surgery, Hershey
- Christine Kreider, Anesthesiology, Hershey
- Amanda Kumler, Children’s Hospital Support, Hershey
- Frances Marino, Endoscopy Center, Hershey
- Kerry Martin, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Fermin Martinez, Housekeeping, St. Joseph
- Lugene McCormick, Endoscopy Suite, Hershey
- Nancy Nettekoven, Nursing Vascular Access Team, Hershey
- Beth Olesh, Medicine Suite, Hershey
- Aubrey Olney, Endoscopy Center, Hershey
- Robert Olympia, Emergency Medicine, Hershey
- Pearl Pakdi, Neonatology, St. Joseph
- Andrew Pannebecker, Penn State Health Medical Group Administration – Lancaster
- Mona Patel, Penn State Health Medical Group – Andrews Patel Hematology/Oncology
- Kim Powell, Microbiology, Hershey
- Juan Jan Qiu, Family and Community Medicine, State College
- Holly Rice, Radiation Oncology
- Nabeel Sarwani, General Diagnostic Radiology, Hershey
- Brian Schulz, Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, State College
- Patricia Seeley, Outpatient Pharmacy, Hershey
- Dallas Shuman, General Diagnostic Radiology, Hershey
- Sara Smithies-Race, Medical/Surgical Float Personnel, Hershey
- Linda Snyder, Endoscopy Center, Hershey
- Barbara Tilley, Patient Financial Services, Hershey
- William Trescher, Pediatric Neurology, Hershey
- Julie Werner, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
10 Years of Service
- Aissa Abdou-tiemogo, Medical/Surgical Float Personnel, Hershey
- Chandran Alexander, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hershey
- Ken Ballinger, Respiratory Therapy, Hershey
- Heather Beiler, Neurointerventional Radiology, Hershey
- James Birkholz, General Diagnostic Radiology, Hershey
- Jamie Bowser, Revenue Cycle Management Services Organization, Hershey
- Heather Boyle, Patient Logistics, Hershey
- Kaitlyn Bricker, Penn State Health Medical Group – Fishburn Road
- Deana Bupp, Penn State Health Medical Group Contingency Pool, Hershey
- Joshua Capelli, Microbiology, Hershey
- Abbie Cios, Operating Room, Hershey
- Brittney Clark, Women’s Health, Hershey
- Luis Colindres, Penn State Health St. Joseph
- Barbara Curry, Pediatric Cardiology, Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road
- Cathryn Dallao, Accounts Payable, Hershey
- Norman Egan, Penn State Health Medical Group Anesthesia, St. Joseph
- Melissa George, Clinical Pathology, Hershey
- Chandrika Gowda, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hershey
- Amanda Hess, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Hershey
- Banku Jairath, General Pediatrics, Hershey
- Monika Joshi, Hematology/Oncology, Hershey
- Michele Kneasel, Clinical Engineering Administration, Hershey
- William Kovacs, Endocrinology, Hershey
- Rebecca Lamoureux, Inpatient Physical Therapy, Hershey
- Diana Lane, 5th Floor Acute Care, Hershey
- Sharon Layton, Penn State Health Medical Group Call Center, Hershey
- Jessica Light, Infusion Center, Hershey
- Franklyn Luke, General Diagnostic Radiology, Hershey
- Jerome Lyn-Sue, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hershey
- Erin McCaw, Human Resources Talent Acquisition, Hershey
- Joseph Nash, Facilities Planning and Construction, Hershey
- Prolung Ngin, Anesthesiology, Hershey
- Marilou Page, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Brittney Rimby, Orthopedics, St. Joseph
- Diane Rowell, Pediatric Cardiology, Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road
- Thomas Samson, Plastic Surgery, Hershey
- Tamara Schwartz, Pediatric Cardiology Diagnostics, Hershey
- Joshua Shipley, Penn State Health Medical Group – Andrews Patel Hematology/Oncology
- Brooke Silar, Bone Marrow Transplant Team, Hershey
- Behzad Soleimani, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey
- Nancy Spangenberg, Penn State Health Medical Group – Andrews Patel Hematology/Oncology
- Melissa Sposito, Labor and Delivery, Hershey
- Kenneth Stine, Sterile Processing, Hershey
- Ehsan Syed, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute – Inpatient
- Jonelle Thomas, General Diagnostic Radiology, Hershey
- Leonard Tuanquin, Radiation Oncology, Hershey
- Lindsey Weikel, Neurophysiology, Hershey
- Nicole Williams, Anatomic Pathology, Hershey
- Heather Yoder, Patient Financial Services, Hershey
- Shangming Zhang, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hershey
Employees are recognized for their time at Penn State Health. Recognition begins on the 10th anniversary and is given in five-year increments. For questions about work anniversary dates, contact the HR Solution Center at hrsolutions@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or 717-531-8440.
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