Category: NEW FACES

Position: Lab Technologist

Start Date: 6/10/19

Birthday: 3/15

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited about working at FirstLight Health System because I have worked there before, and I am still friends with many people who work there. I am also excited to see the improvements that have been made to the facility.

What is your favorite color? Green

What are your hobbies?: Fishing, camping, hiking, and board games.

Position: Ambulance and ED Summer Intern

Start Date: 6/10/19

Birthday: 4/13

Background/Educations: Currently a high school student at Mora High School.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? To experience different aspects of the medical field, hoping it will help me decide what medical program I want to go into at college.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Five Feet Apart 2. Fault of our Stars 3. Any Marvel Movie

What is your favorite color? Maddie

Do you have a nickname? Swimming, shopping, art, boating, and fishing.

Position: Medical Assistant Student

Start Date: 6/4/19

Birthday: 3/25

Background/Educations: CNA - current on Minnesota Registry since 6/2007. TMA - since 3/2016. Currently attending Pine Technical and Community College in the medical assistant program.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Working with a passionate group of people. I also have heard good things about FLHS. It is also my current home town.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Big 2. Dirty Dancing

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Kim

What are your hobbies?: Card making, watching videos with my kids, and camping.

Position: Lab Technologist

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 11/15

Background/Educations: BS in MLS, chemistry minor. SCSU student, completed clinical portion through UND, Grand Forks.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Becoming part of the laboratory care team, and a team member of FirstLight Health System, while providing exceptional care for patients.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Forrest Gump 2. Grease 2 3. Sister Act 1

What is your favorite color? Teal

Do you have a nickname? Red

What are your hobbies?: Farming, hunting, fishing, gardening, landscaping, horseback riding, mechanics "wrenching"

Position: Dietary Aide

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 9/9

Background/Educations: High school diploma from Thompson Academy

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Working with friendly staff. Learning and growing in a new field.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Notebook 2. Top Gun 3. Pretty Woman

What is your favorite color? Turquoise

Do you have a nickname? Peaches

What are your hobbies?: Horseback riding

Position: Facilities Operations Summer Intern

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 4/6

Background/Educations: Graduated from Mora High School. Attending the College of St. Scholastica in the fall for nursing.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited for the immense knowledge of medical professions I will gain from this experience.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Pink Panther 2. Bohemian Rhapsody

What is your favorite color? Red

What are your hobbies?: Tennis, farming, and being outdoors

Position: Pine City Pharmacy Summer Intern

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 11/15

Background/Educations: I will be graduating from Rush City High School on June 2, 2019. I will then continue my education and volleyball career at Concordia University St. Paul.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm super excited to learn about the different professions in medical care. My interest is physical therapy and sports medicine so shadowing those areas would help me see if it is what I want to go into.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Avenger movies 2. The Hobbit series 3. Mamma Mia

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Jamison and Jamers

What are your hobbies?: Playing sports, hunting, fishing, being with friends, and coaching the elementary track and volleyball teams.

Position: Marketing and Lab Summer Intern

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 12/3

Background/Educations: I just graduated from Braham Area High School. I will be attending Anoka-Ramsey to get my generals.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? To see what jobs I could have and to experience new opportunities.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Harry Potter 2. The Outsiders 3. Jurassica Park

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Syd

What are your hobbies?: I like to draw and paint. I shoot trap and I'm on a trap team. I like hunting and fishing and spending time with my family.

Position: Mora Pharmacy Summer Intern

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 8/3

Background/Educations: Gustavus Adolphus College (2017-present). English major, film minor, pre-med Anoka-Ramsey Community College (2015-2017). PSEO, AA with creative writing emphasis Boster Family Homeschool (graduated 2017).

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting valuable firsthand experience in a healthcare setting.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Basically any Hitchcock film 2. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (extended edition) 3. Silence of the Lambs

What is your favorite color? Green

What are your hobbies?: Writing, reading, linguistics, playing/listening to music, video games

Position: HR Summer Intern

Start Date: 6/3/19

Birthday: 5/31

Background/Educations: I graduated from Mora High School before attending North Dakota State University. I am currently attending the University of Minnesota Morris.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited to be a part of the welcoming atmosphere that FirstLight has!

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Kicking and Screaming 2. The Spy Who Dumped Me 3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

What is your favorite color? Purple

Do you have a nickname? Katie

What are your hobbies?: I love playing volleyball, golfing, and spending time with friends and family.