Capturing the Gold

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A Publication for the
Staff of Memorial
Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center produced
by the Department of
Human Resources
MSKCC received CEO Cancer
Gold Standard™ accreditation in
September, acknowledging its efforts
to reduce cancer risk for our employees
and their dependents.
A Publication for the
Staff of Memorial
Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center produced
by the Department of
Human Resources
Capturing the Gold
Benefits and Wellness Programs Earn Key Distinction for MSKCC P a g e s
2–3
Fe ature d insi de
4 – 5 Wellness
6 – 7 GSK
Program Testimonials
Staff Supports Grad School
8 Kudos!
9 Corporate
Challenge Team Excels
1 0 – 1 6 Anniversaries
17
MSKCC 2012 Calendar
Benefits and Wellness
Programs Earn Key
Distinction for MSKCC
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has a history of commitment to the health and wellbeing of its employees and their covered dependents. From comprehensive benefits packages
to a multifaceted Employee Wellness Program, the Center has shown in numerous ways its
dedication to its outstanding staff, which provides the patient care, research, and educational
programs for which we are world-renowned.
T
hat commitment was formally recoginto our culture,” added Dr. Arthur Brown,
nized in September, when MSKCC
Chief and Medical Director of Employee
received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™
Health & Wellness Services. “CEO Cancer
accreditation. The acknowledgment highlights
Gold Standard -accredited organizations are
the Center’s efforts to reduce cancer risk by
unique in their dedication to embracing
promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouragemployee wellness.”
ing early detection through cancer screenings,
and ensuring access to quality treatment for
About the
employees and their covered family members,
CEO Cancer Gold Standard
as well as our patients.
The CEO Cancer Gold Standard calls for
The health and well-being of our employees
employers to evaluate their health benefits
and their dependents are supported by the
and corporate culture and take extensive,
MSKCC Employee Wellness Program, which
concrete actions in five key areas (“pillars”)
offers convenient access to nutritional
of health and wellness to fight cancer in the
guidance, exercise and fitness counseling,
workplace. To earn Gold Standard accreditatobacco-cessation counseling, weight-managetion, an employer must establish programs to
ment programs, stress reduction and counselreduce cancer risk by discouraging tobacco
The accreditation highlights
ing, integrative medicine, cancer screening
use; promoting healthy diet and nutrition;
tests, work/life balance programs, and much
MSKCC’s progr ams aimed at
encouraging physical activity; detecting
more. In addition, the Center’s benefits
cancer at its earliest stages; and providing
lowering the risk of cancer by
programs include insurance coverage for
access to quality care, including participamedical services and those promoting healthy
tion in clinical trials. (See page 3 for more
promoting he althy lifest yle
behaviors, such as cancer screenings and
about the five pillars.)
choices, encour aging e arly
tobacco-cessation support.
“Memorial Sloan-Kettering has been
“The CEO Cancer Gold Standard has been a
known
as a leader in cancer care around
de tec tion, and ensuring access
goal of the Employee Wellness Program ever
the world for well over a century,” explained
since its inception,” noted Theresa Frostto qualit y cancer tre atment.
Dr. Craig Thompson, MSKCC President.
Goodrich, Employee Wellness Program
“The Gold Standard accreditation recogCoordinator. “This designation fits hand-innizes that we are as committed to reducing the risk of cancer among
hand with our goal to be the leader in cancer care. It sets the standard those who work within our walls as we are to helping people with
for the corporate world and for the hospital world with regard to how cancer around the world.”
we take care of our employees.” Nearly a quarter of the Center’s staff
The Gold Standard was created by a group called the CEO
has completed the Employee Wellness Program’s confidential online
Roundtable on Cancer, in collaboration with the National Cancer
Health Risk Assessment (HRA), the results of which can be used to
Institute. The Roundtable is a nonprofit organization of cancer-fightpersonalize a plan of wellness for each employee.
ing CEOs and is chaired by Christopher A. Viehbacher, President
“We sought CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation because
and CEO of Genzyme Corporation. The Roundtable was founded in
MSKCC is a prime example of an organization committed to
CEO Cancer Gold Standard (Continued on page 3)
incorporating prevention and wellness opportunities for employees
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CEO Cancer Gold Standard (Continued from page 2)
2001, when former President George H. W. Bush challenged a group
of executives to do something “bold and venturesome” about cancer
within their own corporate families. (For more information, visit
www.CancerGoldStandard.org.)
“The health and wellness opportunities we offer to our employees
directly support the objectives outlined by the CEO Cancer Gold
Standard,” concluded Dennis Dowdell, Jr., Vice President of Human
Resources. “We are proud to join the distinguished organizations
which have also received this honor and share our commitment to
helping employees and their family members achieve and maintain
good health.” 
Have you taken the Health Risk Assessment (HR A) yet? Located
within MyActiveHealth, the HR A is part of your ActiveHealth
Personal Health Record, but not a part of your personnel file or
your Employee Health or MSKCC medical record. To get started, go to
www.myactivehealth.com/MSKCC.
The Five Pillars of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard
Organizations that receive Gold Standard accreditation offer programs, services, and policies that adhere to the requirements
outlined in the following pillars:
Pi ll ar #1:
Pillar #2:
Pillar #3:
Pillar #4:
Pillar #5:
Tobacco Use
Nutrition
Physical Ac tivit y
Requirements:
Have a tobacco-free
workplace, provide
coverage for tobaccocessation treatment, and
sponsor tobacco-cessation
programming.
Requirements:
Sustain a culture that
supports healthy food
choices, and provide
programming to help
employees achieve a
healthy weight and
follow a healthy diet.
Requirements:
Sustain a culture that
supports and provides
opportunities for physical
activity.
Pre vention,
Screening, and
E arly De tec tion
Access to Qualit y
Tre atment and
Clinical Trial s
Requirements:
Sustain a culture that
supports cancer prevention
and screening efforts to
detect cancer in its earliest,
most curable stages;
include benefits coverage
of screening for breast,
colorectal, and cervical
cancers as well as vaccines
that prevent the disease
(such as those targeting
the human papillomavirus).
Requirements:
Ensure that employees
have access to high-quality
treatment options and
opportunities to enroll in
clinical trials.
What MSKCC offers:
MSKCC is a tobacco-free
campus. Insurance
coverage is available
for prescription tobaccocessation medications.
Free one-on-one counseling and group support are
also available, as well as
telephone support from
lifestyle coaches through
ActiveHealth Management.
Accessing services:
Ready to quit smoking?
Contact MSKQuits! at
MSKQuits@mskcc.org or
call the Employee
Wellness Program at
646-888-WELL (9355)
for more information.
What MSKCC offers:
MSKCC promotes healthy
eating through nutritious
food recommendations.
Free one-on-one nutritional
counseling is available, as
are discounts to Weight
Watchers®. Fruit and
vegetable “challenges”
and periodic lectures on
nutrition topics round out
the offerings. Telephone
and online support from
lifestyle coaches with
ActiveHealth Management
is also provided.
Accessing services:
Contact the Employee
Wellness Program at
646-888-WELL (9355)
or e-mail employeewellness@mskcc.org to set
up a one-on-one consultation or obtain more
information.
What MSKCC offers:
Employees can meet with
an exercise physiologist
free of charge to tailor a
plan of physical activity
that they can incorporate
into their daily routines.
Weekly yoga classes and
discounts and passes to
gyms and fitness centers
are also available, as is
telephone support from
lifestyle coaches through
ActiveHealth Management.
Accessing services:
Call the Employee
Wellness Program at
646-888-WELL (9355)
or e-mail employeewellness@mskcc.org for more
information.
What MSKCC offers:
All benefits plans cover
cancer screening and
approved cancer prevention vaccines. Employees
are regularly educated
about the importance of
screening for breast,
colorectal, prostate, and
cervical cancers. Mammograms are available for
employees and covered
dependents at no out-ofpocket cost at MSKCC’s
Guttman Diagnostic
Center.
What MSKCC Offers:
MSKCC’s patient care
services are available to all
employees and covered by
all benefits plans. Employees are educated about the
importance of clinical trials,
and opportunities for
enrollment in open studies
at MSKCC are publicized
on the external website.
Benefits plans include
coverage for treatments
available through clinical
trials.
Accessing services:
For more information,
contact the Employee
Wellness Program at
646-888-WELL (9355).
For questions about
benefits, call HR Services
at 646-227-3456.
Accessing services:
Contact the Guttman
Diagnostic Center
at 212-463-8733 for
breast cancer screening
tests, or the Employee
Wellness Program at
646-888-WELL (9355)
for more information.
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Testimonials confirm Value of
Employee Wellness Program
The MSKCC Employee Wellness Program is now in its third year. We asked some employees
who have used its services how it has enhanced their lives.
A Comple te Turnaround
Patricia Neary had recently been diagnosed with lupus when she
first found out about the Employee Wellness Program. “I needed to
drop weight and exercise to keep my joints moving,” said Ms. Neary,
Office Manager and Facilities Coordinator for the Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics. “I thought the Wellness Program
sounded like the greatest thing since sliced bread!”
She began meeting with Wellness Nutritionist Michele Sandone,
MS, RD, and also enrolled in Weight Watchers. Her nemesis:
carbohydrates. “Michele taught me simple tools for portion
control and gave me tips on how to minimize carbs in my diet,”
said Ms. Neary.
She also enrolled in ActiveHealth’s personal health coaching,
initially receiving guidance from a nurse who served as her Disease
Management coach about how to manage her lupus and also prevent
the onset of diabetes, since her blood sugar had been climbing.
Ms. Neary began exercising at a gym with a trainer. Now, a Lifestyle
coach checks in with her every three months to help her stay on track.
“They have kept me on an even keel to keep my strength up and my
weight down,” she explained.
After she had shoulder surgery last June, Ms. Neary consulted
Employee Wellness Exercise Specialist Carly Mastroianni for
guidance on how to stay active while she recovered with her arm in
a sling for four weeks. She learned that, while watching television,
she should get up and walk in place during commercial breaks, step
up and down off an exercise stepper, or do squats before sitting on
the couch…exercises she still does to this day.
Today, at age 47 and two years after enrolling in the Employee
Wellness Program, Ms. Neary has lost 34 pounds. Along the
way, a coworker
suggested she
become a Wellness
Champion, which
she did — regularly
sharing health tips
with her colleagues
and keeping them
up to date on what
the program has to
Patricia Neary learned
how to eat a healthier
diet and incorporate
exercise into her life
through services
offered by the MSKCC
Employee Wellness
Program.
offer. The coworker who
recommended that she become
a Champion actually became
one himself, as did a third
colleague.
“This program has turned
my health around 180 degrees.
I feel great!” concluded Ms.
Neary. “I recommend it for
anyone. You can choose which
services you want and tailor
them to fit your lifestyle.”
Ge t ting a Handle on
Nescetta Fuller has dropped more
Food and Fitness
than 40 pounds and two dress sizes
since she began receiving nutritional
Nescetta Fuller can sum up her
and exercise guidance.
yo-yo weight and dieting problems in
two words: “portion distortion.” She
had a hard time estimating how much she should be eating. “I was
struggling to lose weight and keep it off. I decided to see a nutritionist,” said Ms. Fuller, 47, an Audit Group Leader in the Physician
Billing Department. “So I was very happy when MSKCC included a
nutritionist on the Employee Wellness Program staff. When I learned
the service was free, I could not pass up the opportunity.”
A little over a year after her first meeting with Michele Sandone,
Ms. Fuller’s weight is down by 40 pounds, and she’s dropped two
dress sizes. Ms. Fuller worked with Ms. Sandone to learn how to
estimate portion sizes easily. As a vegetarian who
liked to work out, Ms. Fuller also found out she
was not getting enough protein in her diet, so
Ms. Sandone advised her to incorporate more
beans, eggs, and low-fat dairy products into a
balanced 1,200-calorie daily regimen.
She also needed guidance on how to
modify her workout to tone her upper arms.
In September, she began meeting with Carly
Mastroianni, who helped her learn exercises targeting
that area. After viewing photos of herself in a sleeveless
outfit at a recent formal event, Ms. Fuller was pleased
with the results.
“I feel fantastic,” she noted. “I love the services of the
Employee Wellness Program. The staff works closely with
you to tailor the program to suit your needs.” She was so
delighted with her experience that she became a Wellness
Champion for her department. “I wanted to help other staff
members who were also trying to lose weight, and the best
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way was to lead by example. So I decided to become a Wellness
Champion, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
Ms. Fuller continues to see Ms. Sandone every four to six weeks
and checks in with Ms. Mastroianni each month. She encourages
employees who have not yet discovered the Wellness Program to
give it a try. “They see me doing it and they see the difference it
makes, and then they ask me about it,” Ms. Fuller concluded. “I tell
them just try it. It keeps you on track and mindful of what you can
do to stay healthy.”
A Virtual Global Fitness
Tour
Ruben Herrera is trying to run
around the world without ever having
to leave New York. How does he do it?
He is part of the Employee Wellness
Program’s Around the World Fitness
Tour, in which participants log one
mile for every 15 minutes of exercise
they complete. After five weeks, they’ll
see how far they’ve “travelled” as a
group.
At the beginning of each week,
participants receive workout tips and
healthy recipes. “The point is to
challenge ourselves to complete as many
miles as we can as individuals, and to
add to the total goal to move us as far as
possible as a group,” said Mr. Herrera,
32, a Floater Physician Office Assistant in the Department of
Surgery. “This program has challenged me to up my workout
regimen — to think not just of my own personal goal, but to think of
the collective goal as well.”
To get there, he engages in many different athletic training
programs, including calisthenics, body resistance workouts, resistance chord workouts, weight lifting, plyometrics, and step aerobics.
Mr. Herrera has participated in other exercise challenges offered
through the Employee Wellness Program to help him lose weight.
“I’ve learned to manage stress at work a little better, and I’ve also
lost weight,” said Mr. Herrera. Over the last three years, he has
dropped 71 pounds, thanks to the
Wellness Program as well as two
personal trainers and his own workout
regimen. He has also benefited from
the services of the Employee Assistance
Program Consortium — a confidential,
short-term counseling and referral
service that is available free of charge
to employees.
Mr. Herrera recommends the
Employee Wellness Program for
MSKCC employees and their families.
“If you are serious about becoming
healthier, but feel you don’t have the
time to do it because of your work and
life schedule, you should definitely
give the Wellness Program a chance,”
he concluded. “It might just help you
Ruben Herrera is trying to travel around the globe as part of the
Employee Wellness Program’s Around the World Fitness Tour.
find the balance that you need.” 
Did you know…?
New Benefit!
When you think about the value of your MSKCC employment, you may consider your salary
and healthcare benefits alone. However, they are only part of MSKCC’s Total Rewards,
Advance…the rewards of caring, a comprehensive package of programs and services in four
categories: Health, Money, Growth, and Life & More. Total Rewards is the way MSKCC thanks
employees for investing their time, talent, and skills at the Center. Get to know Total Rewards,
and you may find new ways to advance your well-being, financial security, career growth, and
quality of life.
Weight Watchers®
at a Discount!
For starters, did you know that Total Rewards offers:
ÎÎ A
Health Risk Assessment (HRA): More than 4,000 MSKCC employees have taken the
ActiveHealth Health Risk Assessment (HRA) since 2009. Available to employees and their
dependents, the ActiveHealth HRA is a free, confidential online questionnaire that generates
a personalized health report suggesting easy ways to improve your health. Visit MSKCC’s
ActiveHealth website to participate.
ÎÎ LifeCare
Work/Life Resources: MSKCC staff contacted LifeCare, MSKCC’s Work/Life
referral service, 2,000 times in the second quarter of 2011 alone for information on child
care, prenatal care, legal assistance, adult care, academics, and moving/relocating. That’s
more than twice as many contacts as last year! See the LifeCare page on the MSKCC
Work/Life website for details.
In the fall of 2011, MSKCC launched a
partnership with Weight Watchers.
Through this partnership, the MSKCC
Employee Wellness Program absorbs 50
percent of the cost of Weight Watchers for
employees, and discounts the price for
dependents. To sign up for the program,
employees and their dependents can call
the dedicated MSKCC toll free number:
866-883-0947.
(Please note that in accordance with IRS
regulations, the 50 percent subsidy must
be considered taxable income.)
ÎÎ Total
Rewards Seminars: Hundreds of employees attended Total Rewards Seminars on
Social Security and Medicare this year. To view either seminar, click here for Social Security
and here for Medicare. An equally big turnout is expected for the Elder Issues Seminar
before year-end. See the Total Rewards page on the MSKCC Work/Life website for details
about past and upcoming seminars.
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Service with a Smile and Skills:
GSK Staff Supports Needs of
School and Students
It was 11:30 PM on a night a
few months before Moriah
Nissan would enroll in the
Gerstner Sloan-Kettering (GSK)
Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences, and something had
sent her into a panic.
I
“
remember going through some
paperwork, and I found an error. I
called the GSK office expecting to
leave a message for them to get the next
morning, but someone picked up the phone
and took care of it right then,” recalled Ms.
Nissan, a graduate of the University of
Rochester who enrolled in GSK in 2008, and
who now works in the laboratory of Dr.
David Solit, studying signaling pathways
involved in melanoma. “The staff will go to
any length to help you with absolutely
anything you need. No matter what you ask
of them, the answer is always, ‘Done.’”
Linda Burnley joined the Gerstner Sloan-Kettering
(GSK) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences last July
as Associate Dean.
That level of attention and service is part of
the day-to-day operation of the GSK office,
which attends to all of the nuts and bolts of
running a world-class graduate science
program. Recruiting, admissions, registration, student affairs, staffing, and curriculum
planning all come under the umbrella of the
GSK office. GSK staff members use a
customized student information system to
manage student records. They coordinate
interview days and return visits for the most
competitive applicants, and also manage
housing and funding for the students.
Those tasks apply
not only to the
graduate school, but
also to the Summer
Undergraduate
Research Program
(SURP) — a highly
competitive initiative
that brings in exceptional college students who may also represent excellent future candidates for GSK.
GSK enrolled its first class of students in
July 2006, and will officially graduate its first
PhD recipients in the spring of 2012. Now
in its sixth year, the school’s reputation
continues to grow as an institution offering
a well-rounded scientific education, in a
smaller, more personal environment, at a
renowned medical center.
“MSKCC is now becoming better associated with graduate student training,” said
Dr. Kenneth Marians, Dean of GSK and
Chair of the Molecular Biology Program
at the Sloan-Kettering Institute. “Our next
step is for our graduates to go out there
and create a second wave of recognition for
what is happening here.”
That growing reputation is what attracted
Linda Burnley to become Associate Dean
of the school — a position she assumed in
July 2011. She held a leadership role as
executive director of the MD-PhD Program
at Harvard University for more than three
decades. “At this stage in my career, I had a
desire for change within the scientific
training environment,” she said. “I liked the
reputation of Sloan-Kettering and was
intrigued by the opportunity to be part of a
new graduate school with an innovative
curriculum focusing on cancer research. It
felt like a positive step and a natural fit.”
Dr. Marians had the opportunity to see
how efficiently and skillfully the office staff
works when he stepped in to lead the staff
during the six-month period before Ms.
Burnley’s arrival. “I was so impressed with
how well they knew what to do and how to
do it. There’s a lot of work involved in
“It’s an environment that
welcomes creativity and
innovation.”
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— Linda Burnley, Associate Dean
processing the applications for the ten
graduate student spots we have each year, as
well as the summer program,” he recalled.
“The staff is so devoted. They really know
the students, and the students know them.”
Recruiting new students is a key focus of
the office. Ms. Burnley and GSK office staff,
including office manager and admissions
coordinator Maria Torres, frequently travel
to undergraduate universities with strong
science programs to inform students about
the strengths and opportunities of the GSK
graduate school. They also represent the
school at career fairs, such as those at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) and
the Annual Biomedical Research Conference
for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
Ms. Torres has witnessed increasing
recognition of the graduate school, having
been part of its planning since 2004.
“No one knew who we were back then,
although people recognized the name
Sloan-Kettering,” she said. “To see the
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school growing and getting more recognition has been great.”
Current students are also invited to
represent the school at recruiting events.
Isabel Lam, a graduate of New York
University who began studying at GSK in
2008, was invited to speak with prospective
students at past NIH and ABRCMS conferences. “I’m sure that the chance of being
selected to attend these events would be
much smaller at a larger graduate school,”
noted Ms. Lam, who is studying the
molecular mechanisms of meiosis in
Dr. Scott Keeney’s laboratory. There are
now 52 students enrolled, whereas other
graduate programs may have two or three
times that number.
The GSK office staff shares several
strengths that are key to their success.
They appreciate what it takes to pursue a
PhD, and offer the services that students
need to achieve that goal. “Ensuring that
students are appropriately mentored and
nurtured is an important aspect of the
environment we aim to create to support
their training,” explained Linda Stevenson,
Director of SKI Administration.
“It’s an environment that welcomes
creativity and innovation,” added Ms.
Burnley. “We encourage people to bring
in new ideas.”
It’s not unusual for students to
flock to the GSK office just to
hang out, enjoying lively social
interaction and camaraderie
with the staff.
GSK staff
members are also
flexible, organized,
and professional.
These skills do not
go unnoticed by the
students, who see the
office as a haven in
which to address
issues ranging from
payroll to benefits to
personal relationships. It’s not unusual for students to flock
there just to hang out, enjoying lively social
interaction and camaraderie with the staff.
Other members of the GSK staff include
Ivan Gerena, administrative assistant for
the past five years. He is the creative
organizer behind all student events. Adriane
Schneider, administrative assistant, tracks
and assists approximately 200 other PhD
students from Weill Cornell Medical College
who are training year-round in laboratories
at SKI. She also makes sure the school has a
presence in social media outlets, such as
Facebook and Twitter, in addition to
coordinating updates to GSK’s web pages
and scheduling photo shoots. Iwona
Abramek, curriculum coordinator, ensures
the integrity of the program curriculum with
respect to course data, scheduling, and
maintenance. As students approach the end
of their GSK academic careers, she coordinates their doctoral defenses, including
publishing of their final dissertations.
“I think that what makes GSK unique is
the close-knit environment that we share,
and the office is really at the heart of that
relationship,” said Yvonne Gruber, a
Wellesley College graduate who came to GSK
in 2007. She now works on stem cell biology
in the laboratory of Dr. Lorenz Studer.
Ask anyone in the office why it runs so
smoothly, and they are likely to tell you it
happens because they all get along so well.
“Everyone here loves what they do,” said
Ms. Torres. “We have a sense of humor and
want the students to feel comfortable coming
to us. It’s nice to know they appreciate the
day-to-day things we can do for them.” 
Meet Maria Torres
M
aria Torres was an administrative
assistant in the Department of
Urology when her position was
eliminated in 2003. When she was offered
an administrative position with the
graduate school, she liked the idea of
working on something from the ground up.
As office manager and admissions
coordinator for the Gerstner SloanKettering Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences, she wears many hats. In addition
to recruiting and processing admissions,
she is a liaison with students who may have
issues with payroll, benefits, housing, or
other practical matters.
The planning of graduation festivities
for the first class of students is bittersweet
for Ms. Torres. “I feel like a proud mama,
watching her babies leave the nest!” she
exclaimed. “Seeing the entire process
unfold from its inception, watching our
students graduate, and knowing that I have
been a part of that is an amazing feeling.”
“Maria has been great helping us
organize events for a women’s group that
my classmates and I have started: GSK
Women in Science,” said student Isabel
Lam. “It’s a lot easier when you have
someone you can trust to get things done,
like making room reservations, arranging
catering services, generating mailing lists,
and so forth.”
“My background is in business, but I’ve
always worked in the medical field. This job
has been fulfilling in more ways than I
expected,” concluded Ms. Torres. “I wasn’t
sure how I’d feel about working in education and research, but it’s one of the best
decisions I’ve ever made.” 
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Maria Torres, GSK’s office manager and
admissions coordinator, has been with the school
since its inception. Today she assists students with
a wide range of practical matters and other issues
as they arise.
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KUDOS!
Celebrating the accomplishments of MSKCC and its staff
As 2011 draws to a close, we wanted to mention a few MSKCC staff members and initiatives that we plan to keep
our eyes on in 2012:
Today the Bronx, tomorrow — who knows?
Ngande Ambroise,
Network Analyst 1, was
recently appointed to the
Community Board One Council by Bronx
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. Prior
to that, Mr. Ambroise served on the
Borough President’s African Advisory
Council for two years, where he advised
Mr. Diaz on issues affecting African
immigrants in the Bronx — home to the
largest African immigrant community in
New York City. As a representative of
Community Board One, Mr. Ambroise
expects to work with various committees
within the council, such as Planning and
Safety, to improve the lives of everyone
living in the area. Although this position
is one to which he was appointed and
did not require a campaign or an election,
when asked if he would consider running
for public office in the future, Mr.
Ambroise would only say, “Tomorrow
is a new day, with new plans and new
ambitions.” Hmmm…Do we hear the
birth of a campaign slogan?
Tune in on Monday,
January 2, 2012
(it’s a holiday!) to the
123rd Tournament of
Roses Parade. Our own
Mary Wu, Client Services Representative
at MSKCC Sleepy Hollow (who was
profiled in the June 2011 issue of
MSKLife ), will be smiling and waving
from the Donate Life float as it winds
its flowery way through Pasadena. Like
the 27 other riders of the float, Ms. Wu
has been personally touched by organ
donation or transplantation: As a child,
she received two kidney transplants for a
congenital kidney disorder, and she now
advocates nationally for the cause of
organ donation. She’ll ride the Donate
Life float as a
representative of
the University
Kidney Research
Organization
(UKRO), a
California-based
nonprofit that
supports medical
research related to
the prevention,
treatment, and
eradication of all
forms of kidney
disease. Would you
like to support Ms.
Wu? Go to www.
donatelife.net and
register to become
an organ donor.
Dr. Craig Thompson (center), shown here with Dr. Lewis Kempel, Attending
Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, and Talma
Morales, Pharmacokinetic Technician, spoke at MSKCC’s first annual Veteran’s
Recognition Breakfast on November 4, which honored those employees who, like
Dr. Thompson, served in the military. The event launched a new campaign
designed to retain and recruit veterans to MSKCC, and was attended by numerous
vets from all over MSKCC.
Who’s behind all this fun?
It started with ice skating
in Bryant Park, and was
followed by performances
of the Big Apple Circus.
Now, Human Resources’ Employee
Affairs Department is working on more
festivities for the coming year. These
events for MSKCC employees and their
families are organized by MSKCC Work/
Life Initiatives and sponsored by the
Frederick Henry Prince IV Family
Hospital Morale Program. Ideas for 2012
range from an MSKCC Field Day to a
cruise on the Hudson River! Check the
HR website regularly for details on
upcoming events, or contact Barbara
Edouard, Employee Recognition
Specialist, at edouardb@mskcc.org.
Physician Assistants rule!
Especially during National
Physician Assistant Week,
recognized annually
October 6 – 12. MSKCC’s
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growing number of PAs work in the
operating room, on inpatient floors,
and in outpatient clinics. To thank them
for their critical work, MSKCC honored
our PAs with the MSKCC PA Week
Appreciation Breakfast on October 11,
at which two PAs — Janine Gehshan,
RPA-C, and Grace Liu, RPA-C —
delivered lectures on pertinent topics.
MSKCC employees just
keep on giving: We are
very excited to let you know
that the 2011 United Way
campaign raised more than
$73,000, compared to 2010’s total of
$52,894! Wow! The generosity of MSKCC
employees continues to impress us.
Thanks to everyone who contributed. 
Do you know anyone at MSKCC who
has amazed you? Tell us about it at
MSKLife@mskcc.org.
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Corporate Challenge Team
Achieves Exceptional Finish
M
SKCC employees participated in the 2011 JPMorgan
Chase & Co. Corporate
Challenge® race in Central Park last
June 15, finishing with one of the best
showings ever. The co-ed team placed
first — its second victory in three years
— and the women’s team came in
second. In addition, Lindsay Van
Alstine, a Research Assistant in the
Department of Medicine, was the
third-fastest woman in the race — the
team’s highest individual finish in recent
history.
A record 162 runners from MSKCC
signed up for this year’s race — a 25
percent increase over years past, fueled
largely by publicity driven by the MSKCC
Employee Wellness Program. “The support
we received from Theresa Frost-Goodrich
(Employee Wellness Program Coordinator)
and her colleagues was fantastic, and we very
much appreciated the Wellness Program
renting a picnic area and providing refreshments for the runners,” said team co-captain
Dr. Derek Tan. Other team co-captains
include Dr. Mark Robson, Piera Robson,
RN, and Dr. Ross Levine. As in past years,
the Office of Physician-in-Chief Dr. Robert
Wittes donated the team’s T-shirts.
The four-member co-ed team finished
with a combined time of 1:22:10 over the
3.5-mile course, coming in more than four
minutes ahead of the second-place team. Ms.
Van Alstine ran as part of the winning co-ed
P e r f o r m a n c e MEA S U REMEN T
MSKCC’s Patient
Satisfaction Survey
Scores
Patient satisfaction surveys help Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center identify its
strengths and weaknesses from our patients’
perspective. The results from the survey
are used to enhance patient care. For more
information and for detailed quarterly survey
results, visit the Patient Satisfaction Survey
section on MSKCC’s Intranet.
“Getting to know my coworkers better
definitely has a positive impact on my
job,” added Ms. Van Alstine, who works
on research related to germ cell tumors.
“We become more than just coworkers
— we are teammates working together
toward a common goal. This level of
respect and common interest carries
over to the workplace as well.” 
MSKCC’s co-ed team placed first in the race — its
second victory in three years. From left: Erin Maloney,
Joel Schrock, Lindsay Van Alstine, and William
Walkowicz.
team. “This was my first year. It’s such a fun
event — I’d encourage everyone to come out
and join at least once!” she said. The co-ed
team will now represent all of New York
City at the International JPMorgan Chase &
Co. Corporate Challenge Championship
Race in 2012, at a city to be announced.
Many members report that running on
the team enables them to meet other
employees at MSKCC with whom they
may not normally work. “It gives us a
sense of camaraderie, and it’s a great way
to meet people who work in different areas,”
explained Meghan Newcomer, who
has been on the team since 2007 and is a
Coordinator in Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s
Survivorship Initiative. She led this year’s
four-member women’s team.
To learn more about the MSKCC
Corporate Challenge team, visit their
page on Inside MSKCC.
Lindsay Van Alstine was the third-fastest woman
in the June 15 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Corporate
Challenge race.
Patient Satisfaction Survey, Third Quarter 2011
Number of Patient Responses (%)
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Very Good
7 (0.3%)
8 (0.4%)
8 (0.4%)
7 (0.3%)
38 (1.8%)
35 (1.7%)
273 (13.1%) 1,753 (84.3%)
227 (10.9%) 1,809 (86.7%)
1 (0.1%)
6 (0.3%)
8 (0.4%)
6 (0.3%)
31 (1.6%)
12 (0.6%)
252 (13.4%) 1,590 (84.5%)
169 (9.0%) 1,678 (89.7%)
Inpatient Report:
Overall Rating of Care Given
Likelihood of Recommending Hospital
Outpatient Report:
Overall Rating of Care and Services
Likelihood of Recommending Facility
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5 Years
Scott Bassis
James Cantalupo
Amanda Cortez
Dennis Dowdell, Jr.
Kristen Evelyn Battiato
Vanessa Lynn Capacio
Herminio Cortez
Moira Downes
Emerica Abeid-Thomas
Mary Ellen Beitel
Randall Caporale
Kim A. Costella
Vilia Dragovoy
Sanjeewa Abeytunge
Cheryl A. Belardo
Meredith A. Caprio
Erin E. Coull
Marija Drobnjak
Linda R. Aboody
Amy Belonick
Jason Anthony Caraballo
Robert W. Coull
Marina Drutman
Mundakal M. Abraham
Miriam Benezra
Elizabeth R. Cardona
Thomas Coulter
Hong Duan
Bonnie L. Abrams
Jamai K. Bent
Doreen Carranza
Amy M. Coward
Katherine N. DuHamel
Annamay Abrera
Alexandra Berk
Jorge Carrasquillo
Trenton Cox
Nicole K. Dunlap
Juana Abreu
Sandra Bernard
Kerry Eileen Carroll
Gregory Craigg
Ingrid Edwards
Ellen Ackerstaff
Teresa J. Bernard
Shary Casanas
George Cranmer
Micardo Andre Edwards
Farah Acosta
Robert L. Berninger
Fernando L. Castillo
Stacy Crawford
Imke Ehlers
Ronald Adams
Denise Bing
Michael G. Cebisch
Martha E. Cristian
Patricia Eidenback
Edwin A. Adon
Anthony Biondo
Abdoulie Ceesay
Jon G. Croce
Kevin Eleby
Roberto Adsuar
Jacqueline Birrittella
Roberto Centeno
Barbara C. Cruz
Maria Eleftheriou
Kathleen Agustin
Vassiliki C. Bitas
Jihan S. Ceyhan
Catherine Custodio Cruz
Bianca M. Ellis
James Kwame Agyei-Kanabo
Maria A. Blanco
Sydney Alison Chaikin
Karen A. Cummins
Inga Ellis-Job
Tim A. Ahles
Emily A. Blumenthal
Kathryn E. Chamberlin
Sanasha Amina Currency
Abraham Encarnacion
William Alago
Kita L. Bogatch
Amelia Chan
Lauren Cutrone
Diane Engler
Minerva Alers
Dmitry Bogomolny
Christine Sing Yee Chang
Carl Cyrus
Roderick T. Esguerra
Ronald V. Alexis
Mary A. Bolton
Jose Chang
Michael N. Daley
Eliot Espinal
Emma Casey Allen
Sataish P. Boodhoo
Christopher Chao
Anthony Daniels
Glenda Espinosa
Monica M. Allison
Kenitra S. Boone
Lorraine P. Charles
Sreenivasa Datla
Francis Estanislao
Gregoire Altan-Bonnet
Manpreet Boparai
Sylvester A. Chase
Marco Luis Davila
Connie L. Estes
Albert Alvarez
Tracy K. Borden
Roseline Chea
Morie Davis
Justin Evans
Reena Amin
Karen Esther Borofsky
Koashy Cherian
Paulette Davis
Nancy A. Evans
Amanda Jean Amodio
Michelle S. Boyar
Daniel J. Chiappetta
Sherice Bernadette Davis
Jacqueline Lucinda Evelyn
Christine Anderson
Amanda A. Bracken
Hung Ching
Tahesha E. Davis
James A. Fagin
Maria G. Andorno
Coral Branch
Rachel Choi
Winston L. Davis
XiangWei Fang
Jessica Anenberg
Kelly M. Brannan
Yuting Chou
Euleta Daley Dawkins
Azeez Farooki
Stacy Angarola
Rene A. Brathwaite
Pamela Chung
Duwayne Dawson
Richard Farrell
Christophe Antczak
Catherine Brennan
Nicholas J. Cicolini
Swati De-Das
Isabelle Fasanella
Millicent Pepra Antwi
Samantha Erin Brennan
John F. Cintron
Jennifer DeFazio
Michelle Maria Faver
Amanda R. Aponte
Danielle A. Bridges
Annette Clark
Desiree Diana De Freitas
Zullyvette Feliciano
Jennifer Grace Aquino
Jay N. Brown
Andrea C. Clarke
Marichris T. Dela Cruz
Juan B. Feliz
Eira M. Chan Aragon
Lindsay Brown
Harry D. Clarke
Terri E. Delese
Sarah Elizabeth Fellhauer
Luis Arce
Lionel O. Brown
Deopra Clayton
Lauren Mary DeMasters
Matthew Filardi
Jonathan Arcila
Marilyn Brown
Jennifer Coan
Marissa Stella De Medeiros
Catherine S. Finlayson
Andres Arias
Vanessa Josee Bruneau-Antoine
Jonathan Coleman
Hildred Demmons
Megan Harlan Fleischut
Soledad Arias
Stephane Bruno
Kara B. Colevas
Jennifer M. Dennehy
Stephen E. Fleming
Charlotte Eielson Ariyan
Edyta Barbara Brzostowski
Nancy Collado
Earl Dennis
Idania Flete-Olmeda
Kristy Armstrong
Dhanbir Buchoon
Pedro Collado
Vladimir Deriel
Sulay Flores
Thomas Asamoah
Zorayda Buitrago
Emmanuel H. Collins
McNeil J. Desir
Keisha H. Foley
Pauline Ashman-Lebert
Emily R. Bullen
Tracy A. Collins
Elisa DeStanchina
Matthew Forde
Jessenia Atilano
Joyce Burkett
Joseph M. Colombo
Ramalane Diallo
Shane Formica
Edward Kenneth Avila
Rhonda N. Burrowes
Denise Como
William Diaz
Elizabeth Ann Forster
Jonathan Aviles
Crystal M. Burt
Christian M. Companione
James Dickerson
Josef J. Fox
Robert Awadallah
Evita Butler
Eileen B. Conklin
Mark Andrew Dickson
Marquise Frazier
Jennifer Ayala
Sean T. Butler
Elizabeth Connor
Racquel Tracy Dillon
Megan Lee Freeland
Ruben Bacares
Naveel Butt
Fatima Conteh
Jason N. Di Toro
Elizabeth Frias
Pamela E. Baird
Shani Bynum
Mary Coogan
Emily K. Dolezal
Arthur Fruauff
Mary Ann Balk
Luis A. Cabrera
Sarah Beth Cook
Keith Doll
Dymond Fryson
Gloria J. Barbera
Nyree Cabrera-Lugo
Elise C. Cooke
Nadege Dolphin
Eva Jolanta Fryt
Christopher Barker
Michelle A. Caesar
Dwayne Cooper
Armicoel Lourdes Domingo
Francisco Fuentes
Greg Barker
Richard Calcano
Ketha Copes
Gregory Donaldson
Kirsten N. Fuller
Afsar Barlas
Roy Cambria
Erleen Corbin-Gilkes
Patricia Michele Donoghue
Juanita Gaines
Meredith J. Barnhart
Nedrick Campbell
Carolynne Corigliano
Rashida N. Dorant
Joseph Galgano
Mary Barrett
Margaret Mary Canjura
Olga Corona
David Dottin
Susan Gall
Tarsha L. Barton
Megan L. Canny
Miriam Correa
Karen M. Doviak
Andres V. Garcia
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Josefina Garcia
Karen K. Hartman
Virginia Ju
Helen Leung
Vince R. G. Matthews
Paula L. Garcia
James J. Harvey
Joseph R. Junas
Danielle Mary Levasseur
Heather Lynn McArthur
Kareen B. Garner
Brandee Hasko
Davina K. Kahlon
Irene Lew
Susan J. McCall
Daniel H. Garson
Jennifer Haug
John Kaminsky
Wayne Adika Lewis
Raymond McClain
Stephanie M. Garvey
Rebecca M. Hawke
Kimberly M. Kane
Elina Leyderman
Stephanie McEneaney
Diana Geary
Tanya S. Henry
Laura Kauffmann
Inez E. Leyro
Nancy McEntee
Dean Casey Gebhardt
Jennifer D. Herlihy
Stacey L. Kaufman
Ashley C. Linington
Kristen Leigh Ambrosio McGarry
Paola A. Gerena
Danny Hernandez
Julia A. Kearney
Hui Liu
Donna L. McGuffy
Uma Ghosh
Lisa Hernandez
Lisa A. Keller
Jidong Liu
Meaghan McGuire
Joseph Giacalone
Marisol Hernandez
Diane C. Kellom
Michelle Kim Logozzo
Michael R. McNamara
Jessica Gilhooly
Marlenys Hernandez
Tonisha Q. Kennedy
Johnny Lopez
Dominic M. Mcnaught
Athanasios Glekas
Monica Hernandez
Katarzyna H. Kent
Keely E. Lopez
Genevieve V. McNeill
Leah Glenn
Jannien E. Herron
Marina Kerpelev
Marta G. Lopez-Kenney
Margaret McPartland
Danielle Eden Goldblatt
Nathan A. Hill
Malini Khalian
Melvin Lopez
Khadijah Mcqueen
Michael Gomes
Brenda J. Hodges
Kamal Kumar Khushwani
Sarina Lopez
Lisa Medina-Rivera
Anne Marie R. Gonzales
Keisha Sapphire Holgate
Tara B. Kilkenny
Joanne Fu-Lou Chou
James T. Melville
Camille Gonzalez
Jessie Cameron Holland
Maureen Killackey
Princess Louden
Amy Gomez Mendoza
Miguelina Carmen Gonzalez
Susan M. Holland
Gayzel Kilong-Kilong
Lisa Ann Lubrano
Rosetta J. Mendoza
Denise Ann Goodman
Samantha A. Horan
Sae Hee Kim
Nadine Lugo
Jessica M. Menzel
Patricia M. Gordon
James Hosey
Wonkyu Kim
Danuta Lukuc
Susan Marie Miale
Sameer Goyal
Patricia A. Howard
Tumeka King-George
Ralph Magalong
Cortney N. Miller
Leonard N. Graff
Alan Huang
Robert J. Klein
Christina Maureen Maggiulli
Aino Millikan
Deena Mary Atieh Graham
Raymond Huang
Jeffrey A. Knauf
Heather Magnan
Donna B. Milling
Pamela Graham
Amanda J. Euesden Hughes
Jan Koehler
Nicole E. Mahaffey
Dahlia F. Mills
Margaret A. Grainger
Lauren Nicole Hughes
James Koerner
Kathleen A. Maher
John Mills
Christina Michele Grant
Sharon J. Hughes
Tomislav Kolanovic
Todd J. Majka
Victoria Mills
Rupert Grant
Kimberly Marie Korduba Hunter
Alla Kosovoy
Vasiliy N. Makarevich
Leila Apostol Miranda
Iva H. Greaves
Brenda Y. Hurtado
Katherine M. Kotkins
Vicky Makker
Andrea Mock
Nicole Greco-Connors
Jonathan A. Hyman
Dilip Kovuri
Gloria Malave
Patrice Mockler
Audrey Griffin-Gray
Salvatore Iacono
Jonathan Kram
Deonie N. Malcolm
Huascar Mojica
Jan Grimm
Eun-Ju Julia Im
Olga Krivitsky
Alexandra D. Maldonado
Kristian A. Mojica
Gregory J. Grohotolski
Idara Inyang
David E. Krsnak
Vincente E. Maloney
Ana Maria Luisa Molina
Diana M. Guerra
Tunc Iyriboz
Dennis G. Kulwiec
Joanna M. Manansala
Rutha M. Monroe
Carol E. Gugliotti
Chester Jablonowski
Christina M. Kulynycz
Victoria Manato
Randolf I. Montalvo
Courtney Guinan-Smith
Margaret A. Jablonowski
Li Cheng Kuo
Martin T. Manion
Karen A. Monthie
Amitabh Gulati
Jodi Foster Jacobi
Jaison Kuruvilla
Barry Mann
Stanley Moonasar
Shellie Lisa Gumbs
Jacqueline Jacobs
Mark Kweens
Ruth Danielle Jozef Manna
Brendan Nicholas Mooney
Ruslan Gurshumov
Stefanie S. Jacobs
Darline Laguerre
Elton Mara
Ashley Nicole Moore
Jeannelly A. Guzman
Catherine Jallow
Michael G. Lamothe
Jocelyn C. Maragulia
Jennifer Ann Morabito
Lisa S. Hacker
Debra C. James
Niyeka S. Lane
Nina M. Maresca
Nicole Heather Moraco
Alexis M. Hadsall
Oronde A. James
Zhimin Lao
Denise Margiotta
John P. Moran
Mani Hafisov
Thandi Omatola James
Lawrance Kenneth Laska
Vincent Y. Mark
Lesly Marcus Moran
Mimi Hailemariam
Yelena Yuriy Janjigian
Cindy Lasso
Beth Markowitz
Lissette Morel
Beth A. Hain
Liv L. Jao
Alan Lau
Diana Marotto
Michael E. Morgan
Carmen Halbohn
Hamlet R. Jaquez
Letitia M. Lauro
Evelyn Marte
Nelly Moronta
Alan Hall
Rosa M. Jaquez
Karen M. Lava
DaShawna A. Martin
Huon S. Morris
Joshua Halpert
Joy Jarrett
Stephen D. Layne
Henry Martinez
Michelle V. Morris
Siobhan Halpin
Olga Jaruczyk
Lauren Beth Lebel
Kattia D. Martinez
Alison Moskowitz
Alton J. Hamilton
Kara M. Jerla
Joanne LeBoeuf
Lydia Martinez
Marjorie E. Mosley
Celeste N. Hamilton
Henry Jimenez
Heidi S. Ledgister
Nativdad Martinez
Damali C. Moyo-Lee-Yaw
William C. Hammond
Debra R. Johnson
Jeannie Chin Lee
Soraya Martinez
Janet Mui
Yao Han
Donovan W. Johnson
Ronald Lee
Christine Marie Martinowich
Arman Muller
Louis Hanna
Michelle Nadine Johnson
Seatbyul Lee
Jennifer Mascarenhas
Carlos Munoz
Archibald Harding
Earl R. Jones
Sandee Leklerson
Alison G. Massey
Jorge E. Munoz
Jacqueline C. Mccullum Harrell
Debra A. Joseph
Genevieve G. Lenhart
Megan Masterson
Zijada Muratovic
Samantha Harrington
Edwige Joseph
Gerardine Leon-Desrosiers
Anu Mathew
Robert Murillo
Amanda Julia Harris
Samuel A. Joseph
Michael Joseph Letang
Leslie Victoria Matthews
Dawn S. Murphy
Colin Harry
Alexandra L. Joyner
Cecilia Leung
Monica V. Matthews
Thomas Murphy
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Khateja Mustapha
Diana Perez
Christina Rodriguez
Yelena Shub
Diana Tam
Mary Ellen Naples
Efrain Perez
Edwin F. Rodriguez
Dorothy Silin
Wing Hung G. Tam
James W. Napolitano
Christopher Perito
Esteban Rodriguez
Jamie M. Silverstein
Cecilia Tarraga
Krista R. Napolitano
Meryl M. Perry
Felito Rodriguez
Camelia S. Sima
Ying Taur
Josephine Nappi
Jasmattie Persaud
Miguel J. Rodriguez
Marc Z. Simmons
Maria Taveras
Christopher Naranjo
Lystra Peters
Shani A. Rodriguez
Saray Simo
Clare Taylor
Joseph B. Narus
Johanna H. Peterson
Katherine L. Rolla
Barbara Simon
Sydnah V. Taylor
Irene Linda Naylor
Kelly Piersanti
Yevgeniy Romin
Kenishana Simpson
David Tear
Mary C. Nellippallil
Nagavarakishore Pillarsetty
Manuel Rosa
Tugba Simsek-James
Maria D. Terry
Michael A. Newman
Ruth M. Pilozo
Lydia Rosario
Kathleen F. Sinclair-Coke
Sandra Terzulli
Jeannine Nonaillada
Elizabeth Suzanne Pincus
Lydia E. Rosario
Samantha Singer
Stephanie Terzulli
Sandra E. Norona
Maria Cristina Malabuyoc Pinero
Vidal S. Rosario
Kamaldeep Singh
Sunitha Bai Thakur
Sheryl M. Notice
Sharon Pipitone
Todd LouisRosenblat
Kumar Singh
Ivy Thomas
Regina Obolewicz
Amy Pippin
Lorien Rosenfeld
Uday Singh
Jamel Thomas
Stephanie M. Ochman
Hilary K. Piszko
Raymond C. Ross
Samantha Dawn Skubish
Lorna Verona Thomas
Mary Ann P. O’Connor
Ludmila Plehanov
Maria G. Ruben
Ella Smelyanskaya
Rachael Salena Thomas
Regina O’Connor
Evelina Pogoriler
Wendy Sophia Rubio
Elaine Smith
Tiffany D. Thomas
Odile Anderson Oddo
Evelyn A. Polanco
Jimmy Ruiz
Michelle N. Smith
Eileen M. Timony
Ugo Ogbuagu
Aleksey Polinskiy
William Ruiz
Shelly-Ann Smith
Shyrelle C. Tindal
Shahiba Q. Ogilvie
Sean Pomerantz
Ignacia Ruiz-Garcia
Tamar Nasya Smith
Mark J. Tomishima
Kelly O’Hare
Karen Popkin
Jael Russell
Tashia V. Smith
Nydia Toribio
Tomoko Okada
Nana Prempeh-KeteKu
Tara Russo
William J. Smith
Luis Carlos Toro
Tracey O’Keeffe
Wahidah Faye Presume
Jean Marie Rutigliano
Yat Ling So
Rochelle Y. Torrence
Michael J. O’Leary
Anita P. Price
Brenda Ryan
Virginia B. Socorro
Arlene Torres
Sonji Sue Ann Oliver
Margaret M. Puglin
Dana Lauren Ryan
Yat Yee So-Kwan
Franklin L. Torres
Ronalia Olliver
Bilal Qayyum
Lauren Teresa Ryan
Krysten Nicole Soldan
Melissa Leigh Torres
Antonio Marcilio Padula Omuro
Irina Radionova
Mabel M. Ryder
Jeanmarie A. Sommer
Jean Marie Torrisi
Jennifer O’Neill
Milind Rajadhyaksha
Lina Saab
Edwin Soto
Jieci Tran
Cecilia A. Ongteco
Ravi R. Ramautar
Savitree Sahadeo-Bankay
Jonathan South
Michael D. Trapani
Ivy Abena Opoku
Carey T. Ramirez
Natasha L. Samaroo
Shanna Spencer
Amir Tsekun
Carmen Orozco
Bianca Lucia Ramos
Eladio R. Sanchez
Sylvia Sprague
Allison Tucker
Ericka Ortiz
Jizelle A. Ramos
Hernando Santamaria
Nichole C. Staab
Mesruh Turkekul
Welby Montalvo Ortiz
Jose L. Ramos
Luz E. Santamaria
Stacy Marie Stabler
Joe Ulloa
Wilson C. Ortiz
Dragos Rancea
Zulay Santiago
Tamica Staley
Yelena Usachenko
Christie Paladino
Suratprakash Rao
Elmer B. Santos
Damon Stark
Genene Vaccaro
Vickie Palag
Mohamed A. Rashid
Lisa M. Sarmasti
Tatiana Starr
Piya Vacharasanee
Stephen F. Palatucci
Cynthia M. Raucher
Einid Eden Sarmiento
Jacob Stebel
Efsevia Vakiani
Justin Palermo
Geraldine Rawlings
Aya Sato-DiLorenzo
Jill A. Stefanski
Monique Valenzuela
Lidia Palmiero
Janice L. Reardon
Craig Steven Sauter
Maryann Steinfeld
Christina E. Vallejo
Maria Palomo
Donna A. Redhead
Nandlal Saywack
Daniel N. Stephen
Jose A. Vargas
Paul D. Pan
Giselle Regino
Wendy Lynn Schaffer
Kenneth C. Stevenson
Kerri Ann Vaughan
Christina Caoibes Pantoja
Kevin A. Reid
Eric J. Schlauch
Sara Stewart
Luis Vazquez
Carlos A. Pantojas
Jennifer M. Reilly
Stacey M. Schlereth
Yvette Stewart
Darren Veach
Shvasia O. Parham
Nicholas A. Remo
James Schmidt
Joseph J. Stigliano
Ephraim Velazquez
Anna Yong Park
Samuel J. Reyes
Charles Ross Schmidtlein
Vanessa St. Louis
Tanya Velez-Berkeley
Hannah S. Park
Inga Reznikov
Mark W. Schreyer
Dina Stone
Ingrid Vernon
Meejean Park
Alessandro G. C. Ricciarelli
Susan Schwartz
Ashley Strahlendorff
Dana M. Vetrano
Mi Jin Park
Geraldine M. Rice
Dana Scott
Daniel A. Suarez
Alan Vickers
Gina M. Parker
Toussaint Richards
Ibrahima Seck
Jennifer L. Summers
Adrienne R. Vigliotta
Diana Parkinson-Tripp
Zakkiyya Richardson
Marie C. Seda
Dyana K. Sumner
Wilbert Villa
Pardeep Parmar
Shavon M. Ricketts
Grace Seecoomar
Karen Surin
Hernan Villegas
Rodel F. Pascual
Jason Ricks
Joan Seidman
Lystra M. Swift
Irina Vinokur
Ankur Patel
Jeremy Ricks
Nancy Sergany
Dominique Symonette
Christopher D. Vollherbst
Sujata Patil
Marisol Rico
Hanzel Grace P. Sering
Robin Szymkiewicz
Laszlo Voros
Georgette Paulycarpe
Linda E. Rimple
Yelena Shames
Eduardo L. Tabio
Kara M. Wade
Samantha Peacock
Frances Marie Santiago Robillos
Eric J. Sherman
Comfort Tabiri
Tanisha M. Waldron
Gaetano Pennasilico
Juanita Kim Robinson
Song-Hai Shi
Jennifer Tafuri
Inderani M. Walia
Karen Pereira
Alberto L. Rodriguez
Eugenia Shin
Robert Tagliaferro
Jane Marie Wallace
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Congratulations to MSKCC staff members who, during the fourth quarter of 2010 through 2011, celebrated milestone anniversaries with the Center.
Norman Albert Wallace
Sharon Anthony
Bella Conars
Emily R. Frisch
Michael Isberg
Mary Beth Walsh
Carmen Antillon
Steven V. Connolly
Phyllis Fristachi
Dewanda Jacobs
Winston Walters
Jennifer Larraine Arias
Mark Vincent Conyers
Charles Gadsden
Gary Jean-Baptiste
Jenny R. Waltzer
Sandra Arida
Jovanna Corley
Anne Elinor Galligan
Michael Johnson
Gregory Wang
Margaret T. Augustine
Zana Correa
Cindy Ganz
Susan Johnson
Steven Q. Wang
Michael Ayerov
Marisa Corti
Elizabeth D. Garcia
Latisha A. Jones
Andrew Jay Washburn
Melissa Bassis
Ann Marie Cosma
Jeffrey Gardner
Tasina Jones
Mark Watson
Silvia Bastidas
Margaret Courtney
Laurel Gardner
Tommy Jones
Marilyn M. A. Wears
Achamma Baumgart
Anne Covey
Sriram Garimalla
Emmanuel Jose
Sarah A. Weaver
Sharon Joyce Bayuga-Miller
Cornelia Anna Cremin
Rhode Gedeon
Maria Juego-Lee
Mario C. Wedderburn
Kathryn Beal
Edward Crocker
Emily Gil
Jeralyn Julien
Sheena Wells
Ebiny Bellamy
Anissa R. Crooms
Monica Gildore
Deepak Kalyan
Christine Allison Whalen
Jesus Benedicto
Martin X. Cuna
Jody Gilman
Jennifer Kaplan
Wayne J. Wieser
Micah Best
Kerrie D’Aguilar
Kenneth J. Ginn
Petros Kariolis
Abenaa C. Williams
Maria Gabriela Billanti-Nishiyama
Michelle Daniels
Amy Gleason
Archana Katupally
Sheila L. Williams
Maureen Bland
Joan M. David
Michael Glickman
Kristopher Kaufman
Winston H. Wilson
Adrienne Bloom
Shegun David
Irina Gold
Christine A. Kavountzis
Omar Saeed Wilson-Muhammad
Glen C. Bloomfield
Margery H. Davis
Indira M. Gonzalez
Nancy Kawesch
Dov P. Winkleman
Paul Boateng
Ginariza De Castro
Roberto Gonzalez
Dawn M. Kearney
Jordan Winsten
Joseph Bonetti
Cesar Della Biancia
Jeanine N. Gordon
Eric Kelhoffer
Jenni Wong
Wendy Bonilla
Kleoniki Diamantis
Osseh J. Gordon
Irene Kelly
Kimberly A. Woodberry
Leah Bradham
Marc Di Edwardo
Sharon Gorman
Norinne Kelly
Adriana L. Woolley
Zelina Britt-Sweeney
Umberto Dileo
Suzanne S. Gornell
Deirdre Marie Kiernan
Abraham Jing-Ching Wu
Erin Brown
Linda DiSantis
Jennifer Grady
Aileen Killen
Mary H. Wu
Donald Bruce
Dinah Doliente
Rosalind Granger
Tari King
Shan-san Wu
Kefin G. Bryan
Karen Drucker
Angela Greco
Jason Konner
Xiaohong Wu
Jennifer Buckley
Stephen Dusza
Aleeya Victoria Greene
Anastasia Koument
Angela M. Wust
Nadeera Budhu-Nandlall
Joseph Dycoco
Shelly Andrea Griffith
Magda Kovacs
Irina Yagudayeva
Polina Bukharovich
James Eastham
Yuting Guan
Nicole Kowalewski
Eng Yanh
Maria Johanna Beronimo Bulos
Carlene Edwards
Michael G. Guida
Alexander Kowalski
Xiao Juan Ye
Nancy Byer-Russell
Lisa Eldred
Carmen Octavia Guilamo
Miriam Kreytak-Balsamo
Jianda Yuan
Michael Cambian
Judi Ellen
Sandra Guiot
Gillian Lai-Hing
Lora Yusupova
Claudine Levy Campbell
Susan L. Emanuel
Alex Gyau
Ana Lajara
Ivo N. Zadrima
Luis Campodonico
Ian Erikson
Jennifer Hajjar
Miu-Sim R. Lam
Talia I. Zaider
John Capers
Monique Erwin
Tobias N. Hall
Nicole Lamanna
Laura M. B. Zanazzi
Melissa A. Carabetta
David Evans
Karen Hammerle
Kristy Marie Lamere
Bojana Zezelj
Michael Carriel
Gleb Evfarestov
Mohamed Haniff
Jessica Larkin
Feng Zhao
Jessika Castro
Maria Farberov
Sara Hanley
Michele L. Laureano
Xiaolan Zhao
Edwin Cepeda
Carol Felix
Rebecca Hanze-Gonzalez
Katherine A. LaVine
Jing Zhou
Audris Cerda
Rusmir Feratovic
Gary Hart
Donna Lawrence
Melissa Remis Zinovoy
Monica Chakradeo
Celina Fernandez
Elzbieta Maria Hartyniuk
Rhona Lawrence
Catherine Chan
Jimmy Fernandez
Dawn Henry-Nixon
Allen Lee
10 Years
Charmaine Chan
Giacomo Fernicola
Maryann Herklotz
Ming Lee
Mei Ling Chan
Danielle Ferrer
Lizandra Hernandez
Vivian Lee
Gerry Abate
Rechee Charles
Felix Ferrer
Waldemar Hernandez
Jason Leggio
Karim AbdushShahid
David Chase
Felix F. Figueroa
Edward Herrera
Renee A. Leidinger
Ghassan Abou-Alfa
Angela Chen
Rachel Sari Fischer
Kathleen Ann Hetsel
Merlene Lewis
Nadeem Abu-Rustum
Zhen Fei Chen
Deborah A. Fleischer
Paula Hines
Michelle Lewis
Phyllis Addai
Irene Y. Cheung
George Fleming
Diane Hogan
Regina Anne Ley
Heather L. Alcorn
Ben Chin
Mary Everil Fletcher
Edward Gary Hoke
Chen Li
Rhea P. Alcotas
Gabriela Chiosis
Jennifer A. Flood
Eric Holland
Juan Li
Rose Ali
Edward Chua
Christine J. Fontana
Russell Holmes
Catherine Theresa Licitra
Katrina Allen
Sinda Sinhye Lee Chun
Alice M. Ford
Andrei Holodny
Evelyn Lofaso
Corinne Jasmine Amato
Rosa MariaCintron
Jennifer S. Ford
Michael Horsford
Carolina A. Lopez
Latasha Anderson-Dunkley
Rickey Close
Keenan Ford
Steven M. Horwitz
Haydee Lopez
Romeo Andulan
Glenda L. Collins
Natalia Forero
Ellen N. Hotez
Louis A. Lopez
Jen Li Ang
Bernadette A. Comia-Banania
Sheila Rose Fortunato
William Hou
Roberto Lopez
Dolores Angeles
Michelle Commander
Heidi Foss
Adam Ingram
Bernadette Gaffney Lore
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(Continued)
Congratulations to MSKCC staff members who, during the fourth quarter of 2010 through 2011, celebrated milestone anniversaries with the Center.
Michelle Louis-Charles
Denise M. O’Rourke
Raquel M. Sanchez
Adelle S. Vice
Ronald Cadet
Stacie Lucas
Lester Ortiz
Ruysdaele Sanon
Carmela Voli
Shangde Cai
Amanda H. Ly
Maricela Ortiz
Gabrielle Santino
Linda Waldstein
Laura A. Carpenter
Anna-Marie Lynagh
Rosemary Ortiz
Elizabeth Dolores Saporito
Huijun Wang
Susan G. Castro
Siobhan A. Lynch
Shawn O’Toole
Paul Scalisi
Jen-Wei Wang
Christopher Charles
Noelia Maamouri
Chin Kyu Pak
Erin Scansarole
Raymond Qingwen Wang
Zhuobin Chen
Lisa Macana
Enrique Pannou
David Schadov
Tao Wang
Selina Chau T. Cheung
Elsie Mackey
Hugh Parkes
Allison Schaible
Kenneth Ward
Patricia Ann Citrone
Eileen M. Maher
Sandra Parmanand
Robert Schley
Mary E. Warren
Mary C. Clark
Generoso Maiorano
Alla Paskovaty
Heiko Schoder
Gloria D. Wasilewski
Anne T. Clear
Reginald M. Maitland
Gregory Pastrana
Alonso Sealey
Michael Wawryk
Gloria A. Coffey
Maria Mankovetski
Aneta Pawlowski
Eileen Selsky
Thomas Wawryk
Sara Cohen
Rachel Quatromoni Manson
Tatanisha Peets
Alla Senderovich
Nathan Weinstock
Julie Anne Corvari
Maria Corazon Mariano
Samantha Perchick
Tricia Natasha Evelyn Senior
Marie Therese Weisbrot
Rosa L. Delgado
Viviane Martin
Johanna Perez
Beth Sferrazza
Thomas Wendt
Rosemarie Demma
Jenny Matalon
Robert Perez
Christy L. Shea
James Whalen
Luis Diaz
Geeta Mazzara
Xamayta Perez
Joelle Aileen Sidial
Donovan White
Joseph Disa
Cheryl McCain
Leonard Permell
Nicole Simmons
David Widmer
Charles Disanto
Maureen McCray
Angelo Perrone
Dale Sinclair
Hazel M. Wilkins
Catherine M. Dobres
Connie McKenzie
Carrie L. Pfahl
Derrick Smith
Kenneth Kendell Williams
Evin Douglas
Melaine P. McKenzie
Hai Pham
Kris L. Smith
Robyn Williams
Gary S. Dranch
Christopher McKeon
Natasha Pinheiro
Marcel Smith
Stephanie Williams
Ronnie A. Elson
Melvin McLean
Randi Polizzi
Victoria Smith
Jennifer Willoughby-Haynes
Edward A. Espinoza
Theresa McLeod
Annette Pottinger
Maria Sopasis
Charlene Windley
Thomas E. Faulding
Tracie McNair
Curtis Powell
Kevin Soria
Michael Wismer
Milagros Fernandez
Rosemary McNamara
Mary Ann Puglisi
Anthony Soto
Cara Wolfe
Irina Fidel
Danielle Y. Meade
Susan Puleio
Kara Nadine Hee Stemplewicz
Avery A. Wood
Gita A. Figueiredo
James G. Mechalakos
Deborah Susan Quoma
Magzim A. Stephen-James
Karen Woodstock
Susan M. Filshie
Nick Medley
Josephine Rafael
Tamara M. Strah
Penny Worth
Violet Fitzpatrick
Sherley Merveille
Lissette Ramirez
Harry W. Strauss
Monika Wroblewski
Catherine Flood
Keith Miller
Norka Ramos
Michael Stubblefield
Chui Ngor Yang
Margarita Flores
Anthony Minardo
Carole Ramsay
Deirdre A. Sullivan
YingKui Yu
Ernest G. Forde
Yan Mirlas
Teresa Rasalan
Jacqueline Sumanis
Viktoriya Zakhaleva
Stuart M. Gardos
Svetlana Mironov
Thomas C. Reynolds
Paulette Sutherland
Barry Zakrzewski
Mary L. Gemignani
Ryan Misuro
Edlyn Beatrice Rhamdeen
Maria A. Sylvester
Zhaoshi Zeng
Tatyana Gerts
Thomas Mitchell
Victor Ribaudo
Myra Talusan
Hui Zhao
Arpi Gettings
Walter Mitchell
Linda Richards
Michael C. Tan
Tao Zheng
Sashi Ghosal
Shanu Modi
Michael J. Richardson
Alexei Teplov
Ying Zheng
Filippo G. Giancotti
Melinda Molina
Lamarr Riddick
Dharmarao Thapi
Donna Molinaro
Robin Rieders
Jacqueline Thomas-Allen
Sonia Moncher
Meredith Riffle
Elizabeth Thornhill
George Monemvasitis
Esther Rivera
John G. Montefusco
Diana M. Godfrey
15 Years
Philip H. Gutin
Janette Tise
Said Abusaidi
Cheryl A. Harley
Reeshmay Bellaliz Rivers
Eileen Marie Topp
Kaled M. Alektiar
Eileen M. Harrington
Patricia Montero
Nancy J. Rocker
Stephanie Torina
Kathryn Anderson
Donna B. Harvey
Antoinette Moore
Gilbert Rodriguez
Maria Torres
Cristina R. Antonescu
Dana L. Haviland
Philip Moore
Michael Rodriguez
Alex Tsirelman
Soon Bahng
Ruth Hoffman
Arnaldo Moral
Emilio E. Rojas
George Tsividakis
Mary K. Baylies
Catherine Hydzik
Eduardo Moran
Federico Roque
Yuri Turin
Sean O’Neil Bell
Arlene Ildefonso
Yvette Murillo
Robert Rosado
Yelena Ustoyev
Maria Bisogna-Rendleman
Rose-Emris G. Isaac
Barbara Murphy
Oksana Rosina
Stella Vaccariello
Cynthia Bisserup
Robin Jackson
Keven Murray
Ronie Routh
Sam B. Vaikuntam
Faina Bogomolniy
William R. Jarnagin
Robin L. Nankumar
Jonathan Rowe
Louis A. Vargas
Paul R. Booth
William A. Jones
Christian Nelson
Susan Russ
Cathy Vatkin
Kim L. Borg
Jean Joseph
Vanessa Nicholas
Joseph Russell
Angel Vazquez
Oriana A. Borquez-Ojeda
Lorraine L. Justiniano
Craig Nolan
Virgilio Sacchini
Howard Venetsky
Jay O. Boyle
Mohammad Bakhsh Kareem
Barbara Occil
Pamela Salerno
Olga Verdecia
Margaret A. Brodman
Dorain G. Kennedy
Anne O’Malley
Dolores Salloum
Ilya Vernikov
Gary R. Brokowsky
Yasmin Khakoo
Christian Orellana
Maria Sampogna
Agnes Viale
Klaus J. Busam
Polina Khersonskaya
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Anna Kitsis
Fran W. Sobel
Linda J. Crew
Gloria C. Li
David Rodriguez
Tatyana Krakovsky
Elizabeth Southern
Zina Z. Cuffy-Guye
Kai-Hsiung Lin
Neal Rosen
Christopher R. Krol
Patricia Spellman
Doraci G. Da Silva
Selma O. London
Jody Pollack Roth
Lauren Kushner
Celeste M. Springer
Tony R. Deblasio
Sigifredo Londono
Maureen Rowe
Susan Anne Massarella
Labombardi
Frederic G. Stell
Leonore S. DeLince
Elizabeth Lopez
Helen J. Rubic
Evelyn M. Sturtevant
Milagros Vl Dionela
Martha Lucia Lopez
Esther M. Ruiz
Irena Lantsman
Isabel W. Sulimanoff
Catherine A. Doyle
Melba Lopez
Beverley Russell
Fritzgerald Lebour
Marie Tait
Carole J. Dunlop
Walter Lopez
Valzie Samms
Lorna J. Lewis
Richard Taylor
Janet A. Eagan
Wai Lui
Laura Samuels
Neil S. Lipman
Gail L. Terek
Lauren A. Ecock
Peggy Lynch
Raymond C. Sandy
Changling L. Liu
Eric Thacker
Monica Maria Engel
Marian Ma
Jean T. Santamauro
Barbara Ann Livingston
Annette Torres
Leonid Fayn
Bruce Maged
Donna Schick
Clarence A. Lord
Ines Torres
Stephen D. Felix
Evelyn Maldonado
Weiji Shi
Iberca A. Matos
Robyn S. Walsh
Zulay E. Fernandez
Lyudmila Malinsky
Walter E. Simmons
William D. Matwiow
Karen Beth Wexler
Janice Fisher
Dora I. Marcial
Charles A. Sklar
John C. McClean
Donna M. Will
Cristy B. Fitzpatrick
Edgar D. Marquez
Carol A. Slattery
Ellen Miller-Sonet
Audrey E. Williams
Yuman Fong
Anne H. Martin
Walter J. Smith
Nancy E. Mills
Miriam Williams
Avvi Forcer
Rafael Matos
Philomina Soby
Shakeel Modak
Jedd D. Wolchok
Marvin A. France
Minzsilin N. Mckenzie
Bernadette Sorge
Mohammed A. Momin
David Yee
Rodiel Franqui
Beverley A. McKnight
Patricia A. Soto
Kimberly Moore
San S. Yi
Maria Friedlander
Stephen A. Mcnamara
Reece J. Spivack
Jorge O. Morgan
Hao Zhang
Claire P. Furey
Francia Maritza Mejia
Theodore Stewart
Maureen Mullaly-Franca
Susanne B. Gallagher
Luis G. Mendoza
Brian Stone
Jennifer A. Munoz
20 Years
William F. Giacalone
Pamela J. Misholy
Kathleen A. Sullivan
Patricia A. Gonzales
Lorraine C. Moore
Mario M. Sumergido
Dianne Narvaez
Andrea F. Abramson
Norma E. Graham
Kevin B. Morris
Kenneth Tate
Patricia A. Neary
Carlos E. Agosto
Corine J. Grandison
Lai L. Moy
Paul J. Tempst
Luis A. Neves
Richard L. Allen
Margaret E. Greaves
Roberto Pollux P. Moya
Loving A. Tetteh
Dimitar B. Nikolov
Michael F. Anaya
Ekaterini Grivas
Claire J. Murray
Mary B. Tham-Pearson
Christine M. Nippes
Nancy M. Arango
Monika Irene Gudsowski
Charles Nyman
Maria Theodoulou-Haber
Gregory Niyazov
Valerie J. Baez
Jose Guillem
Kathleen O’Connor
Lillian Tom
Gayane Odjourian
Joseph C. Balogh
Maria Cecilia R. Herrera
Irene Orlow
Digna Torres
Marie Oswald
Gargi Banerjee
Susanne A. Hershowitz
Carolyn Orta
Nicholas Vander Els
Melody S. Owens
Ingrid C. Barclay
David M. Hinds
Patricia J. Pamponette
Fabio A. Velez
Maria Pagan
Lilith L. Barry
Evlyn L. Hinds
Helen Papp
Winston M. Ward
Sam Palmucci
Marie Barthelemy
Margaret L. Ho
Maria D. C. Parris
Jay Washington
Sandra D. Pezzulli
Donna G. Bauer
John B. Hospedales
Elaine Patoe
Michael P. Weber
Elaine M. Pottenger
Elizabeth Bernard
Sau Ling Hui
Stacey Penn
Robert Webster
Pascale M. Presendor
Stephen G. Beun
Vincent Illuzzi
Angela L. Perez
Marjorie C. Wiggan
Michele Raia
Patricia A. Black
Dona Lyndhia Isaac
Ramon A. Perlas
Marcia V. Wilson
Vedesh P. Rampersad
Leslie H. Blumgart
Monique C. Jackson
Tatiana Perlov
Roger S. Wilson
Natasha Ramrup
Patrick J. Boland
Donna Johnson
Marc Pflug
Jayne Wiprovnick
Judith Rios
Clara Broad
Youthlyn Jones
Anthony Pike
Robert Wittes
Marta Rivera
Hediye Erdjument Bromage
Joseph G. Jurcic
Sandra L. Ploth
Kirk D. Wynter
Deyanira Rizzo-Hardy
Edward R. Bujnak
Nancy R. Karo
Muriel A. Powell
Jane O. Yee
Karen Anne Roberts
Dolreen D. Burnett
Suzanne Kelson
Barbara A. Putz
Andrew D. Zelenetz
Mark E. Robson
Lloyd G. Burnett
Bridget F. King
Carmen Quinones-Rodriguez
Rong Hua Zhang
Piera M. Cote Robson
Sisme Cabrera
Ermine A. King
Deonarine Ramnath
Marivonnette Rodriguez
Wendy W. Chan
Maria B. Kirrane
Lisa Ramos
Nal Sakun
Helen H. Choi
David S. Klimstra
Robin Rawlins-Duell
Jane A. Sallustro
Kathleen M. Choo
Raquel Kough
Marilyn D. Resh
Catherine Adams
Brian J. Salmon
Maria Cipollone
Rita Krishtul
Doris Restrepo
Theresa Anderson
Judy A. Scharin
Roosevelt T. Corbin
Ruth Lande
Gloreen A. Ricketts
Herman L. Ashe
Lisa Sclafani
Peter G. Cordeiro
Dana P. Larrier
Albert Rivera
Richard Badagliacca
Venkatraman Ennapadam Seshan
Arsenio Cordero
Ethel Beeling P. Law
Marilyn Rivera
Deohootie Balkaran
Claudia Shim
Anna Maria Carmela Coronel
Tien Lee
Lola Riveros
Kay F. Baxter
Helen L. Sidebotham
Bonnie R. Correa
Anne-Marie Lesny
Jeffrey A. Robb
Valerie Beckford
Denise A. Smith
Alberto Cortez
Ferdinand Lewis
Richard Rock
Farid Boulad
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(Continued)
Congratulations to MSKCC staff members who, during the fourth quarter of 2010 through 2011, celebrated milestone anniversaries with the Center.
Kofi Brifu
Lorraine M. Teramura
Sandra McKenzie
Kerry J. O’Sullivan
Patricia Brosnan
Alisa C. Thorne
Lennox J. Mitchell
Wendy Perchick
Joletta Bryant
Irene Tsalapatanis
Cherryl Murray-Marone
Mary F. Phillips
Edwin J. Cardona
Robert A. Veselis
Doreen C. Nation
Rosario M. Puglionisi
Sonia L. Cortez
Gemma G. Victorino
Wai K. Ng
Mary L. Robinson
Deborah A. Costa
Stephanie Vitolano
Lang Ngo
Oriel Sanchez
Bernadette M. Cuello
Patricia Walka
Jules Pomerantz
Katherine M. Smith
Paula D’Agrosa-Manso
Margaret A. Wheeler
Janice R. Reid
Joel H. Tenenbaum
Nydia Lassalle Davis
Joan M. Zatcky
Kathleen Rivera
Leslie Tyson
Donna De Paolis
Juana Jenny Del Valle-Stone
Sherry Rodriguez
30 Years
Rori Salvaggio
Inde Dutton
Anthony Aiken
Andrea Scelfo
Sifawu L. Agbaje
Eda J. Dyer-Coote
Patricia Alianakian
Raquel Semidey
Suzanne Carmody
Margaret Eliasinski
Walter Allen
Moshe Shike
Elaine Chambers
Hilda Figueroa
Lucila Teresa Ang
Luz D. Silva
Nessa M. Coyle
Patricia Marie Russ Fischer
Frederick Bangs
Herlinda D. Singh
Ulrich Hammerling
Lydia Galloza
Arlene B. Bonanno
Gerald G. Siraj
Rena J. Landa
Crystal George
Elizabeth P. Boucher
Tracy B. Smart-Curley
Chester C. Mah
Frank George
Carmela J. Brady
Odetta D. Spruill
Aida Manalo
Hans Gerdes
Murray F. Brennan
Aisha Stallings
Helen C. Mangraviti
Julio E. Gonzalez-Diaz
Charlotte G. Brooks
Deborah M. Thomas
Rayfield Marshall
David Gorman
Sylvia Brooks
Carlton Thurton
Nestor Medina
Sonja P. Gorowski
Adrienne Y. Brown
Philomena A. Toby
Rosalind Modeste
Gloria J. Gunn
Melanie J. Carrow
Elisabeth M. Wall
Patricia Y. Palatoff
Elizabeth F. Halton
Bert Cedermark
Matthew S. Warshaw
Carroll Samuel
Hanna Hinrichs
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January 27
Commencement/Convocation May 11
Materials Management Week October 1 – 7
Volunteer Recognition Week June 3 – 9
Food Services Week October 3 – 9
Patient Safety Awareness Week March 5 – 9
20 Year Club Dinner June 7
National Physician Assistant Week October 6 – 12
Administrative Professionals Week April 22 – 28
Clinical Research Professionals Week June 18 – 22
Pharmacy Week October 14 – 20
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week April 22 – 28
Staff Appreciation Week July 9 – 13
FlexNow Open Enrollment November
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National Preparedness Month September
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