Category: NEW FACES

Position: Hospital Admitting

Start Date: 8/8/16

Birthday: 8/17

Background/Educations: Went to school for Business Technology.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Meeting new people

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Breakfast Club 2. Back to the Future 3. Jurassic Park

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? AJ

What are your hobbies?: Being with my family and being outdoors.

Position: Dietary Aide

Start Date: 8/1/16

Birthday: 1/7

Background/Educations: Worked at FirstLight before and coming back to join a great team of co-workers.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Coming back to all the friendly faces.

What is your favorite color? Blue

What are your hobbies?: Riding 4-wheeler, reading, nature, friends and family.

Position: IT Intern

Start Date: 7/25/16

Birthday: 9/18

Background/Educations: I completed my Associates Degree in network systems administration at ITT Tech in March.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited to get my first real world experience in IT.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Lord of the Rings 2. The Matrix 3. Mad Max

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? Franklin

What are your hobbies?: Reading, biking, singing, and playing guitar

Position: Pharmacy Technician

Start Date: 7/25/16

Birthday: 10/15

Background/Educations: I'm married to my husband Steve. I have 5 children. I'm going on my 10th year as a pharmacy tech.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm very excited to get back into hospital pharmacy. I find it so interesting.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Notebook 2. Hope Floats 3. Titanic

What is your favorite color? Pink, purple, black, brown, I can't just pick 1

What are your hobbies?: Spending time with family, gardening, reading, watching baseball, fishing, and boating.

Position: Patient Service Specialist

Start Date: 7/25/16

Birthday: 10/31

Background/Educations: Administrative Assistant Degree, Ridgewater College - Willmar

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Bridemaids 2. Pitch Perfect 3. Finding Dory

What is your favorite color? Purple

Do you have a nickname? Em

What are your hobbies?: Kayaking, baking, cooking, and playing sports.

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 7/25/16

Birthday: 7/9

Background/Educations: I am from Duluth, MN where I attended undergrad and am currently a third year pharmacy student at the University of Minnesota.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited to learn about a different health system and meet everyone here that I have heard about from my classmates that have had fantastic experiences.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Up 2. Inside Out 3. Guardians of the Galaxy

What is your favorite color? Blue

What are your hobbies?: Rock climbing, hiking, touring breweries, and playing with my dogs.

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 7/25/16

Birthday: 12/4

Background/Educations: I am a fourth year pharmacy student at University of Minnesota Duluth.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I was previously an intern last summer. I am excited to come back and visit the great people I met last summer. I am also excited to be at a new setting at Pine City.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Zootopia 2. Love in the Time of Cholera 3. Planet of the Apes Series

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? Ena

What are your hobbies?: Working out, trying new cuisines, playing Pokemon Go, and traveling and spending time with my loved ones.

Position: Anesthesia Student

Start Date: 07/18/16

Birthday: 12/31

Background/Educations: From Mahtomedi, MN
Undergrad: Bachelors of Science in Nursing - Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
Nursing experience: Mayo Clinic - med/surg/transplant ICU
Anesthesia School: Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, St. Louis Park, MN

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? To learn more about regional/rural anesthesia and meet new people.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. When Harry Met Sally 2. Bridesmaids 3. Any Marvel Movie

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: Anything outdoors - hiking, boating, camping, kickboxing, playing with my Goldendoodle.

Position: Surgical Tech

Start Date: 7/11/16

Birthday: 11/9

Background/Educations: Surgical Tech for seven years
LPN for two years
AAS in all careers as well as pharmacy technician
Currently in school for RN-BSN, will be done in December 2016

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Family feel, smaller facility, different environment.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Pitch Perfect 2. Fast and Furious Series 3. Hangover Series

What is your favorite color? Turquoise

Do you have a nickname? T

What are your hobbies?: Being outdoors, campfires, stars, four-wheeling, mudding, walks, singing, dancing, hanging with friends and family, movies

Position: LPN

Start Date: 7/11/16

Birthday: 4/24

Background/Educations: Surgical Technologist training at Anoka Technical College
Licensed Practical Nursing program, starting at Minneapolis Technical College and finishing up at Pine Technical College

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am really excited to meet new people and build new friendships, along with starting a new adventure and learning new things. I'm excited about working in Urgent Care and loving the new hours I will have.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Lord of the Rings 2. Footloose 3. Dirty Dancing

What is your favorite color? Purple

Do you have a nickname? Tami

What are your hobbies?: Reading books, scrapbooking, card making, baking/cooking, thrift store shopping, gardening, along with keeping up on my flower beds