Category: NEW FACES

Position: Imaging Student

Start Date: 1/7/2020

Birthday: 10/06

Background/Educations: High School degree. 2 year Associates degree. Argosy University. Currently at North Western.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? To meet new people, new patients, and just to learn.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Caddy Shack 2. Boondock Saints 3. Miracle

What is your favorite color? Black

Do you have a nickname? Jake

What are your hobbies?: Watching, playing sports, listening to podcasts/watching movies, and hanging with my daughter/friends.

Position: Anesthesia Student

Start Date: 1/6/2020

Birthday: 7/17

Background/Educations: From Cottage Grove, MN and currently live in Minneapolis, MN. Attended undergrad at the University of North Dakota. Currently enrolled at Minneapolis School of Anesthesia with a little under a year left till graduation.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Enhancing my education and experience working in a rural environment with expanded autonomy and opportunities.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. She's out of my League 2. Old School 3. Grand Budapest Hotel

What is your favorite color? Navy Blue

What are your hobbies?: Sports: hockey, lacross, football, hiking, skiing, kayaking, spending time outdoors, and traveling.

Position: Rehab Student

Start Date: 1/2/20

Birthday: 6/1

Background/Educations: I graduated from Pine City High School and am currently attending the College of St. Scholastica.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited to see what athletic training looks like on a day to day basis.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Emperors New Groove 2. The Imitation Game 3. Gladiator

What is your favorite color? Yellow

Do you have a nickname? Carp, Carpy

What are your hobbies?: Playing tennis and painting.

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 12/30/19

Birthday: 2/5

Background/Educations: Undergrad - Hamline University - St. Paul, MN. Masters - UMN - Twin Cities. PharmD - UMN - Twin Cities.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Being in a rural setting (I'm from rural Iowa) because I know it's often the best way to learn so much in an intimate setting with lots of teamwork.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. A League of Their Own 2. Double Jeopardy 3. BBC Sherlock Holmes

What is your favorite color? Purple

Do you have a nickname? Annie

What are your hobbies?: Knitting, crafting, HGTV watching, cooking and baking, discovering new breweries, going to theater events, and traveling.

Position: Surgery Manager

Start Date: 12/9/19

Birthday: 7/26

Background/Educations: I received my MSN in Administration and Leadership from University of Alabama, BSN from Rasmussen College, ADN from Rasmussen College, and AAS is surgical technology from Rasmussen College. I have been working in the surgical services department my entire career in healthcare and absolutely love it.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited to work in a rural community where everyone is invested in the happiness and outcome of their neighbors and provide the quality care and resources patients used to have to drive to the cities to get.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Seven Pounds 2. If I Stay 3. Any animal movie

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? Jill

What are your hobbies?: I enjoy hunting, camping, hiking, shooting trap, working around our hobby farm, dog training, and going to our cabin.

Position: Hospital RN

Start Date: 12/9/19

Birthday: 8/14

Background/Educations: Graduated from Mora High School. Completed my ADN at Anoka Ramsey Community College. Enrolled at St. Scholastica to complete my BSN.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm excited to be able to work for my home community!

What are your three favorite movies? 1. 8 Seconds

What is your favorite color? Purple

What are your hobbies?: Hanging out with family and friends, crafting, and doing anything outside.

Position: Patient Service Specialist

Start Date: 12/9/19

Birthday: 2/11

Background/Educations: Moorhead State University

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Customer service/working with the public.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Anything Star Trek 2. The Stand (technically a mini series) 3. Star Wars

What is your favorite color? Green

What are your hobbies?: Movies, books, music, and board games.

Position: HUC Student

Start Date: 11/25/19

Birthday: 10/11

Background/Educations: I graduated from high school in 2015. I got my 2 year from Anoka Ramsey. Currently at Hennepin Tech. Was going for sonography but school closed.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Excited about using my certificate I went to school for. Very excited to be involved in a hospital setting and to be able to help people.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Cars 2. The Notebook 3. Step Brothers

What is your favorite color? Pink

Do you have a nickname? Owy

What are your hobbies?: Scrapbooking, fishing, taking pictures, hunting, and crafts.

Position: Patient Service Specialist

Start Date: 11/25/19

Birthday: 11/17

Background/Educations: I graduated from Ogilvie High School. I got my AAS degree in Administrative Assistant from Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Jackson, MN.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited to meet new co-workers, customers, and to work with the public. I am also excited to learn as much as I possibly can.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. A Christmas Carol - the black and white version 2. Bad Moms 3. Bridesmaids

What is your favorite color? Teal

Do you have a nickname? Bear

What are your hobbies?: Enjoying time on the lake, traveling, hanging out with friends, puzzles, playing cards, and gardening.

Position: Clinic RN

Start Date: 11/25/19

Birthday: 8/5

Background/Educations: BSN, RN

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm looking forward to connecting with patients and their families and developing new professional relationships at Welia Health.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. It's a Wonderful Life 2. Napoleon Dynamite 3. Up

What is your favorite color? Any shade of blue

What are your hobbies?: Working out, spending time with family and friends, reading, baking, and wasting my life on social media, etc.