CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health held its annual Shining Stars Awards Ceremony on May 6, naming Casen Lange of Lyons as its Associate of the Year and presenting 42 other health system associates with Shining Star Awards.
These awards are a Thompson tradition dating back more than 20 years. Recipients are nominated by other associates and voted on by a secret committee of peers from across Thompson. The number selected is based on 2% of the total number of associates within the health system.
Lange, the Associate of the Year, is a registered nurse in the hospital’s Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. He is described as someone whose love for his job shines through in everything he does, and who is supportive of both patients and coworkers.
This year’s Shining Stars are:
- Karina Anderson of Pittsford, Physician Practice Management
- Amy Austin of Canandaigua, Speech Pathology
- Sarah Belonga of Farmington, of Ambulatory Procedures Center Nursing
- Tammy Brooks of Livonia, Nutrition Services
- Mary Butlak of Waterloo, Sports Medicine
- Tim Button of Victor, Newark Urgent Care Center
- Dr. Adam Cardina of Pittsford, Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care
- Jeremy Cole of Canandaigua, Laboratory
- Jim Dietz of Marion, Plant Operations
- Hannah Dixon of Farmington, Outpatient OB/GYN
- Ann Galbo of Farmington, Sports Medicine
- Liz Gilbert of Canandaigua, Lakeview at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- McKenzie Griffin of Canandaigua, Radiology Administration
- Babs Hazlett of Clifton Springs, Environmental Services
- Kylah Herbst of Canandaigua, Outpatient OB/GYN
- Jamie Kline of Geneva, The Mary Clark Thompson Family Practice
- Kendra Knebel of Honeoye Falls, Pharmacy
- Brenna Long of Geneva, General Surgery
- Mary Grace Lucas of Ionia, Occupational Therapy at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Janice Lum of Penfield, Spiritual Care
- Holly Maynard of Port Gibson, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- Kim Mayo of Victor, Nursing Administration/Wound Education
- Dr. James McEntee of Rochester, Hospital Medicine
- Danielle Mechetti of East Rochester, Case Management/Social Work
- Dr. Leslie Myers of Canandaigua, UR Medicine Geriatrics Group
- Deanna Pasquarelli of Canandaigua, Telecommunications
- Tori Perrin of Farmington, Associate Services
- Dr. Alexis Pilato of Honeoye Falls, Outpatient OB/GYN
- Jacquelyn Pollotta of Farmington, Lakeview at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Heather Rickett of Bloomfield, F.F. Thompson Foundation
- Alexandra Schreck of Canandaigua, Sports Medicine
- Megan Shaffer of Honeoye, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nursing
- Christine Sickles of Canandaigua, Farmington Rehabilitation
- Dylan Snyder of Penn Yan, Plant Operations
- Mike Stein of Canandaigua, Case Management/Social Work
- Victoria Story of Farmington, Physical Therapy at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Lisa Tomion of Gorham, Practice Management
- Patti VanAuker of Canandaigua, Urgent Care
- Claire Watson of Naples, Senior Communities Resident Services
- Lynn White Sohn of Canandaigua, Associate Services
- Jordan Whitmer of Livonia, Rehabilitation Services Scheduling
- Stephanie Zimmerman of Sodus, Urgent Care
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