2015 Employees of the Month

January

Garrett Joseph
Stanford Prevention Research Center

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Garrett Joseph's job title reads facilities coordinator for the Stanford Prevention Research Center. But in practice, he is a facilities guru, administrative assistant, financial analyst, purchasing coordinator and major resource for staff throughout the Center...

April

Henry Kuo
Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine

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As the grants manager for the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Henry Kuo oversees the Division’s extensive financial portfolio, handling awards, grants, contracts and faculty finances...

July

Linda Elder
Division of BMT

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As the Manager of Clinical Data for the Adult Blood Marrow and Transplantation (BMT) program, Linda Elder oversees the program’s data collection, and manages a team of four staff members...

October

Fernando Fierros
Stanford Prevention Research Center

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Fierros’ can-do attitude, strong work ethic, and positivity has made an impression on Sweet and countless others, and is one of the many reasons why he is October’s Employee of the Month.

February

Gretchen Ehrenkaufer
Divison of Infectious Diseases

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Gretchen Ehrenkaufer first joined the Department of Medicine in 2005 as a postdoctoral student, and later transitioned to her current role as research associate in 2011. Her colleagues describe her as a role model and an incredible asset...

May

Margaret Wei
General Medical Disciplines

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As the financial analyst for General Medical Disciplines (GMD), Margaret Wei is in charge of finances for the Department of Medicine’s largest Division, processing reimbursements, managing multi-million dollar grants, preparing...

August

MaryJeanne Oliva
Division of BMIR

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“MaryJeanne is the glue that holds our program together.” With these words, Nigam Shah, MD (assistant professor, Biomedical Informatics Research), succinctly summarized the value of August’s Employee of the Month, MaryJeanne Oliva.

November

Sheila Bautista
Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology

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Ask any of Shelia Bautista’s colleagues about what it’s like to work with her, and you’ll be met with effusive praise.

March

Jeanette Cowan
CHP and PCOR

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Jeanette Cowan, senior finance analyst for the Center for Health Policy (CHP) and the Center for Primary Care Outcomes Research (PCOR), received the Department of Medicine’s Employee of the Month Award, which honors exceptionally dedicated and passionate staff...

June

Randall Araquistain
Medicine IT

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If you’ve ever experienced trouble with your computer, your network, or your software, then you my have crossed paths with Randall Araquistain, the Department of Medicine’s IT Support Specialist.

September

Nicole Feldman
Division of CHP/PCOR

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An “outstanding asset.” The “glue that keeps our unit together.” A “superior contributor.” These are just some of the many accolades used to describe Nicole Feldman, the Department of Medicine’s Employee of the Month for September.

December

Tomiko Oskotsky
Division of General Medical Disciplines

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“We should call her Wonder Woman,” says Cynthia Ahrendsen, preceptor for the Department of Medicine’s Primary Care Associate Program (PCAP).