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Check Out Our Nurses & Hospital Week Talent Show, Basket, and Awards Winners!

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Nurses & Hospital Week 2025 may be over, but we've heard there's been a lot of buzz around the Health System about who took home the top prizes in our contests!

That's why we're publishing a list of our winners—which includes many of your talented colleagues! Take a look through the write-up below, and don't forget to congratulate your coworkers if you see their names!

TUH-Main Campus

Temple’s Got Talent

Winner: Tracey Hamlette, RN

Temple’s Got Talent TUH-Main Campus winner Tracey Hamlette (left).

Runner-Up: Eric Davis, Operating Room Attendant

Basket Raffles

Eagles Basket (TFP): Victoria Staub, RN

Fire and Ice Basket (Dialysis and Temple Burn Center): Danielle Matheny, RN

Self Care Basket (Supply Chain): Patrick Blatcher, Electrician

Movie Night Basket (Patient Experience): Michael Wong, Pharmacy Tech

Auto Basket (Population Health): Veronique Peterson, Senior Respiratory Therapist

Lotto and Liquor Basket (CICU, 7E, 7W): Megan O'Neil, Coordinator, TFP Surgery

Temple’s Got Talent TUH-Main Campus runner-up Eric Davis.

Flickering Moments of Serenity Basket (3E, 3W, 4W): Anthony Shiluli, Lead App Analyst

Sweat in Style Basket (Speech Therapy): Stacy Adams, X-Ray Tech

Espresso Cravings Basket (X-Ray): Biju Jacob, RN

Kindle Take Me Away Basket (Nursing Informatics Committee): Christopher Mc Guriman, RN

Phillies Gear Basket (Nurse Navigation): Arley Medina, Med Tech

Sourdough Making Kit Basket (Population Health): Jayda Kempfer, RN

Floating Poolside Basket (Float and RMC): Karina Perez, RN

A set of two black rocking chairs with table, pillows, and Tiki table light basket (Respiratory): Alyssa Barton, RN

Phillies Tailgate Basket (MRICUs): Eric Trachtenberg, Pharmacist

Eat, Drink, and Get Lucky Basket (PAT): Melissa Terreforte, X-Ray Tech

Our team members couldn’t wait to enter to win one of our baskets!

Weekend of Fun Basket (Patient Transportation): Evan Figueroa, Materials Management Clerk

Spices of the World Basket (Regulatory and Linguistics): Ronda Phillips, OR Tech

May Your Luck Grow Basket (8E): Michelle Gardner, Respiratory Therapist

Gift Card Frenzy Basket (Finance): Desiree Catrambone, RN

Seas the Day Basket (Legal): Andrea Byrdsong, Sonographer

Raking in the Rake Basket (SICU): Tiffany Morgan, Senior Administrative Coordinator

Wellness Basket (9W): Jose Exteva, EVS

Friends Don't Let Friends Go Thirsty Basket (PACU): Vanessa Jones, Patient Interviewer

Lottery Tickets Basket (5E): Deborah Young-Ferguson, Director of Clinical Resource Management

Eagles Mania Basket (5W): Christina Rodriquez, Scheduler, Neurology

Picnic in the Park Basket (Capacity Management): Ajisha Chacko, RN

Sip Sip Hooray Basket (Diabetes Team): Chuku Dwanyen, RN

Camping Basket (Quality Control): John Stahl, Physical Therapist

Phillies Basket (GI): Hope Campbell, Community Health Worker

Beauty and Peaceful Day Basket (EBP Council): Judith Vazquez, RN

An employee chooses a basket during the raffle.

Let's Have Fun Basket (Pharmacy): Rosy George, RN

Wine Down Basket (Community House): Diane Brown, Director of Key Accounts

Everything Phillies Basket (HR): Jessica Colon, Sonographer

Cooking Basket (TUHS Inc. Administrative Services): Binh Troung, Lab Tech

Treat Basket (IICN): Tiyanna Graham, RN

Tech Enthusiast Basket (IT): Petra Brayo, Physician

Date Night Basket (EVS): Vanessa Abalus, RN

Spa Day Basket (6E, 6W, 8W): Kenneashia Suddler, Scheduler, TFP Cardiology

TUH-Episcopal Campus

Temple’s Got Talent

Winner: Nadine Ortiz, Patient Care Tech

Runner-Up: Joseph Canning, Supervisor, CSR/Mailroom

Temple’s Got Talent Episcopal Campus winner Nadine Ortiz, center, and runner-up Joseph Canning, right.

Nurses & Hospital Week Contests

Episcopal Spirit Award: Joan Schiavo, Administrative Assistant (Winner) and Alexandria Thomas-Muhammad, Behavioral Health Therapist (Runner-Up)

50/50: Yvette Valiente, Senior Director of Facilities Services

Ping Pong: Troy Jackson, Mental Health Tech

Homerun Derby: Stephen Marino, Certified Peer Specialist (Winner) and Phuong Le, Behavioral Health Therapist (Runner-Up)

Basketball Shootout: Kimberly Aponte, Administrative Assistant (Winner) and Stephen Marino (Runner-Up)

Episcopal team members during the campus’ Field Day.

Basket Raffles

Theresa Toman-Barton, RN

Earl Wallace, Crisis Response Tech

Alyssa Gruber, LPN, Occupational Health

Salena Hopkins, Mental Health Tech

Tikneca Moody, Nurse Manager

Janel Desimone, RN

David Turiano, RN

Regina Lynch-Black, RN

Episcopal’s self care basket.

Angelito Smith, Mental Health Tech

Nikesha Jones, Environmental Assistant

Jennifer Gormley, Radiology/CT Technologist

Chandell Green, Crisis Response Tech

Nateara McDaniel, Crisis Response Tech

William Grable, Patient Interviewer

Tais Alvarez, Phlebotomist

James Holland, Security

Jamal Major, Lead Environmental Assistant

One of our Episcopal Campus award winners.

TUH-Jeanes Campus

Excellence in Nursing & Hospital Week Award Winners

Melanie Hanlon, RN

Jennifer Costello, RN/Transplant Nurse Coordinator

Matthew Rodriguez, RN

Sini Samuel, Assistant Nurse Manager

Constance Schuler, Director of Care Management

Michelle Bangs, RN

Sheena McCoy, Nursing Assistant

Leah Moran, Nurse Manager

Daneen Bettner, BMT Transplant Coordinator Assistant

Larissa Ryan, Supervisor of Patient Access

Terrelda Jones, Unit Secretary

Steven Alfano, Orderly/Porter

Calli McCormick, Senior Occupational Therapist

Natalie Caputo, Environmental Assistant

Lisa Hernandez, OR Scheduling Coordinator

Brianna Black, Medical Assistant

Nicole Harmon, Patient Access Representative

Matthew Swing, Patient Escort

One of the recipients at the Jeanes Campus award ceremony.

2025 Scholarship Recipients

Benjamin Arias, Pharmacy Intern

Vanniyah Curtis, Phlebotomist

Djoulissa Dorce, Pharmacy Tech

Laura Getselman, Rehab Aide

Gemia Gibson, Phlebotomist

Miaofang Li, Medical Lab Tech

Xelanys Morales Villanueva, Medical Lab Tech

Pamela Nunez de Tribett, Nursing Assistant

Amarna Montouth, RN

Antonia Debellote, RN

Meshell Howell, RN

Priyanka Jacob, RN

Brianna Black, Medical Assistant

David Butkiewicz, Nursing Assistnat

Ryan Ilia, Volunteer

Ekaeka Iyoho, RN

Jency John, Clinical Coordinator

Elizabeth Joseph, RN

Heather Kirk, Patient Care Tech

Ana Silva, RN

Timbesia Smith Cain, RN

Sarah Varughese, RN

Bernard White, OR Tech

Christopher Zychal, Patient Escort

A Jeanes Campus team member with her award.

Temple Women & Families

Temple’s Got Talent

Winners: Tania Salaneck, Manager of Integrated Healthcare Apps, and Jaime Bartolome, Senior Application Analyst

Tania Salaneck and Jaime Bartolme, winners of Temple Women & Families’ Temple’s Got Talent contest.

Runner-Up: Joseph Wetterling, Epic Instructional Designer

Joseph Wetterling, runner-up in Temple Women & Families’ Temple’s Got talent contest.

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Music Bingo

Winners: Lianne Doyle, RN

Thomas Sprankle, Systems Administrator

Fox Chase Cancer Center Music Trivia winner Lianne Doyle, bottom center.

Allison M. Jurec, Adv Nurse III (2x winner)

Kelly Garrigan, RN

Cierra DeNofa, Clinical Research Coordinator