TAMC welcomes 20 to VIP group

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – Twenty employees were recently welcomed into The Aroostook Medical Center’s Veterans-in-Partnership (VIP) group at a recent breakfast held at Gould Memorial Hospital. VIPs are employees who have been employed by TAMC for at least 20 years.    “VIPs are such an important part of the medical center,” said Dave Peterson, TAMC president and CEO. “Their experience and wisdom are very valuable, and they help guide us through whatever challenges our organization faces. Other employees look up to them.”
The 20 employees who were welcomed as new members of the VIP group are: Sandra Stewart, Pamela Scott, James McKenney, Lori Michaud, Rebecca Thibodeau, Karen Everett, Denys Cornelio, Perry Jackson, Frederick Parsons, Stewart White, Christopher Mullen, Calvin Prest, Wanda Picard, Tonya Pinette, Karel Kenney, Wanda Dyer, Marcia Kilcollins, Tracie Grew, Prudence Guiggey and Barbara Cowett.
TAMC’s VIP group has grown to 185 employees who have collectively contributed more than 4,900 years of service to the organization over the years. TAMC, the largest employer in Aroostook County, employs almost 1,100 employees.
“I think it’s remarkable that so many employees have been with the organization for so many years,” added Peterson. “It speaks to the commitment of our VIP group and to the fact that the work we do is rewarding and important.”
Other members of TAMC’s VIP group include: Alana Gagnon; Annette LaPlante; Annie Brown; Annie Larrabee; Avis Durost; Benton Cash; Bernice Belanger; Beverly McCrum; Bonnie Drew; Brenda Dyer; Bruce Alexander, MD; Bruce Sandstrom; Camilla Hayward; Candace Dudley; Carl Shaw; Carla Masters; Carla McKeen; Carole Olore; Carole Wilson; Carolyn Fox; Catherine Churchill; Catherine Kilcollins; Charlene Buzza; Cherry Cowan; Cheryl Flannery; Cinda Jo Patten; Colleen Ellis; Colleen Murphy; Connie Duchardt; Connie Godin; Cynthia Beaulieu; Cynthia Chalou; Daphne Walsh; David Jones, MD; David Peterson; David Privette; Deborah Adams; Deborah Beaulieu; Deborah Jones; Deborah Sweetser; Deborah Tilley; Debra Allen; Deirdre McMahon; Denise Wilcox; Devi Young; Diane Berry; Diane Deschesne; Donna Dean; Elizabeth LaPlante; Eloise Wood; Eugene Curtis; Faith Montee; Gail Lori Robinson; George Gartley; George Montee; and Gloria Richardson.
The VIP group also includes: Jane Churchill; Jane Crouse; Jane Egeler; Janet Sawyer; Janice McCue; Janice Wilcox; Jeanine Willette; Joan Scanlin; Joann Pelkey; JoAnne Cote; Joanne Nadeau; Joyce Allen; Joyce Cumming; Joyce Sharp; Judith Deschaine; Judy Glidden; Judy Morrill; Julee Maynard; Julia Solomon; Julie Foster; Juliet Freeman; Karen Oakes; Katherine Dionne; Kathy Lancaster; Kathy Marston; Kathy Roope; Kenna Prue; Kim White; Kristie Deschaine; Lana McNamee; Laurell ‘Ted’ Doody; Laverna Williamson; Len Cain; Lillian Ouellette; Linda Doughty; Linda Gallop; Lisa Cyr; Lorri L. Jackson; Marc Lauritsen; Margaret Blanchard; Margaret Hartsgrove; Margaret Pelkey; Marie Cash; Mary Easler; Mary Ferland; Mary Long; Melissa McKenney; Micheline Greaves; Mildred Jalbert; Nadine Lamoreau; Nancy Dyer; Nancy Perkins; Nancy Theriault; Nancy Tompkins; Nancy Vigue; Natalie Salavarria; Noella Johnston; Oscar Cyr; Otalene Clair; Pamela Woollard; Patricia Dery; Patricia Estabrook; Patricia Glidden; Patricia Tompkins; Paul Barrett; Paulette Bell; Pauline Besaw; Pauline Kennedy; Penni Wilson; Penny Gagnon; Priscilla Jalbert; Prudence Guiggey; Rebecca Brown; Rebecca Dean; Rebecca Doody; Rebecca Olore; Rena Adams; Reta Cousins; Ricky Bishop; Ricky Boulier; Robert Lester; Robert Marston; Robley Morrison, Ph.D; Ronald Rohe, MD; Rose Whittaker; Samuel Barrett; Sandra Crane; Sandra Faulkner; Sharon Lester; Sheila Eivers; Shelly Hewitt; Sherie Brown; Sonya Tweedie; Stephen Poitras; Steve Porter; Susan Cartier-Barrett; Susan Dick; Susan Pryor; Susan Rideout; Tammy Beaulier-Fuller; Teresa Clark; Thomas Conant; Thomas Umphrey; Timothy McMahon; Timothy McNamee; Tina Tompkins; Vanda Cousins; Vera Hayes;Vicki Michaud; and Winston Scanlin.
The Aroostook Medical Center is a member of EMHS. EMHS stands behind its members as a tireless advocate so that both immediate and ongoing healthcare services will be available when and where they are needed.