Category: NEW FACES

Position: Anesthesia Student

Start Date: 2/5/18

Birthday: 8/2

Background/Educations: I was raised in Maple Lake, MN. Completed my BSN at Winona State University. I worked at Abbott Northwestern before starting grad school at the Minneapolis School of Anesthesia.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? The abundance of brand new exciting and invaluable experiences and opportunity to develop new skills.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Love Actually 2. Patch Adams 3. A Little Bit of Heaven

What is your favorite color? Yellow

What are your hobbies?: Running, gardening, cooking, music, being with my husband and 2 dogs. We have a small hobby farm: chickens, turkeys, ducks, and goats coming this spring!

Position: Reception/Registration Associate

Start Date: 2/5/18

Birthday: 11/7

Background/Educations: I graduated from the College of Saint Benedict (Go Bennies!) and also work at Kanabec County Community Health as a Regional Prevention Coordinator.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited to be a part of FirstLight and work with the community.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Pete's Dragon 2. Christmas Vacation 3. Love Actually

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? Jen

What are your hobbies?: Spending time with my toddler, gardening, shopping at Target, and drinking coffee.

Position: Imaging Patient Access Specialist

Start Date: 2/5/18

Birthday: 8/5

Background/Educations: 15 years in the medical field

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? New to the area

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Forrest Gump 2. Set it Off 3. Soul Food

What is your favorite color? Pink

Do you have a nickname? Brandella

What are your hobbies?: being with my kids

Position: Paramedic

Start Date: 2/5/18

Birthday: 2/23

Background/Educations: A.A.S. Paramedic Ridgewater College

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? The friendliness of customers in the service area.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. We Were Soldiers 2. Gladiator 3. Boondock Saints

What is your favorite color? Blue

What are your hobbies?: Fishing, paintball, and video games

Position: Clinic LPN

Start Date: 2/5/18

Birthday: 6/8

Background/Educations: Pine Tech

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? New experiences

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Other Sister 2. Big Fish 3. First Date

What is your favorite color? Blue

What are your hobbies?: Hunting, fishing, wood working, and grandchildren.

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 1/29/18

Birthday: 7/18

Background/Educations: The College of St. Scholastica. B.S. in Biochemistry and Biology. The University of Minnesota - College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus PharmD candidate, May 2018.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Learning more about the world of acute care pharmacy.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Proposal 2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall 3. Captain America

What is your favorite color? Magenta

Do you have a nickname? Bekka

What are your hobbies?: Hiking, golfing, and reading

Position: Clinic LPN

Start Date: 1/22/18

Birthday: 3/6

Background/Educations: Pine Technical College, LPN. Lake Superior College, Associates of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Currently attending Pine Tech.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I think it is a great atmosphere. Especially with the new addition it will be receiving.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Wedding Singer 2. Dirty Dancing 3. Gangster Squad

What is your favorite color? seafoam green

What are your hobbies?: Going to my boyfriend's vintage snowmobile races, camping, going for rides in the side-by-side, and playing with my dog.

Position: Imaging Student

Start Date: 1/12/18

Birthday: 1/1

Background/Educations: Attending St. Cloud State University. Going for Bachelor's in Science for Radiologic Technician. I'm on my third year.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited to learn all the things that a radiologic technician does and that pertains to them. I know a lot of time things are left out or you might not think they would do in a regulard work day.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Wonder Woman 2. Bones (series) 3. Grey's Anatomy (series)

What is your favorite color? Orange

What are your hobbies?: Drawing, painting, learning about anatomy, spending time with my younger cousins, and just learning new things.

Position: Anesthesia Student

Start Date: 1/8/18

Birthday: 2/28

Background/Educations: BS - Advertising. BSN currently attending Minneapolis School of Anesthesia.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Regional anesthesia/hands on.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Sandlot 2. A League of their Own 3. The Lives of Others

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? Connie

What are your hobbies?: Skiing, boating, hiking, all things outdoors.

Position: Lab Student

Start Date: 1/8/18

Birthday: 7/4

Background/Educations: High School and currently attending MLT at North Hennepin Community College.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited to apply what I have learned in class in the real lab.

What is your favorite color? Black

What are your hobbies?: I like to cook and bake.