Support Staff United Officers:
President – Jacob Berkowitz, Staffing Office Specialist, Jacob.Berkowitz@supportstaffunited.org
Secretary – Melissa Lavallee, Admin/Financial Assistant, Melissa.Lavallee@supportstaffunited.org
Treasurer – Kenan Avdibegovic, Patient Support Services Lead, Kenan.Avdibegovic@supportstaffunited.org
Vice President of Communications/ Outreach – Jordan Bushway, Unit Sec/ LNA, Jordan.Bushway@supportstaffunited.org
Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Lea Ann Macrery, Food Service Worker II, Leaann.Macrery@supportstaffunited.org
Vice President of Education and Advocacy – Eric Leon, Line Chef, Eric.Leon@supportstaffunited.org
Vice President of Organizing – Brett Rhodes, Unit Sec/ LNA, Brett.Rhodes@supportstaffunited.org
Grievance Co-Chair – Betsy Brown, Call Center Lead, Betsy.Brown@supportstaffunited.org
Grievance Co-Chair – Shannon Lawrence, Medical Assistant II, Shannon.Lawrence@supportstaffunited.org
Support Staff United Chief Stewards:
Chief Steward At-Large – Rob Reed, Unit Secretary, Rob.Reed@supportstaffunited.org
Chief Steward At-Large – Corey Gottfried, Line Chef, Corey.Gottfried@supportstaffunited.org
IDX/Remote/Call Center – Becci Searle-Schrader, Senior Code Alert Operator, Becci.Searle-Schrader@supportstaffunited.org
IDX/Remote/Call Center – Joe Colasurdo, Patient Access Specialist, Joe.Colasurdo@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: PASC UVMHN, Call Center, PFS Customer Services, Language Access Services, Mental Health Admin, OCV Member Services, Reg-Financial Clearance Center, Dept Cost Pool, Rehab Admissions
Distribution/Materials – Jeremy Giroux, Distribution Shift Coordinator, Jeremy.Giroux@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Distribution Center, Inventory Control, Laundry & Linen, Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Mail Room
Peri Op – Charlene Spaulding, Unit Secretary, Charlene.Spaulding@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: PreOp, PACU, MCHV OR, Anesthesiology, Comfort Zone, PreOperative Admissions, PeriOp Services
Fanny Allen – Sue Kelley, LNA, Sue.Kelley@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Inpatient Rehab, Inpatient Rehab Therapies, Fanny Allen Nutrition, FP Walk-in Care, Pelvic Med, Diagnostic OP Radiology, Neurology Memory Center, Urology MOB, Audiology, Ctr-Dis-Comm, ROC, Psychological Serv
Environmental Services – Coumba Ba, Envir Svcs Worker III, Organize@supportstaffunited.org
Environmental Services – Zak Farah, Envir Svcs Worker II, Zak.Farah@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Center: Environmental Services
Patient Support/Guest Experience/Staffing/Others – Josh Shults, PSS Emergency Response Orderly, Josh.Shults@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Staffing Office, Security (admin), Guest Experience, Patient Oriented Research, Patient Support Services, Volunteers
Inpatient Mother/Baby/Child Chief Steward – Jessica Savard, Unit Secretary/LNA, Jessica.Savard@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Baird 5, Birthing Center, Mother-Baby, NICU, Pediatric Critical Care
1 South Prospect (UHC) – Owen O’Neill, Clinical Care Associate, Owen@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Administration Neurology, VT Regional Sleep Center, Neurology Multiple Sclerosis, Development Philanthropy (UHC), Employee Health, GIM Burlington (UHC), Chemical Dependency (UHC), Pediatrics-Primary, Transplant, U-Child Psych, U-FM Administration, U-Nephrology, UVMHN Wellness, Primary Care Weekend (UHC), U-Surgery Admin, Seneca, Renal Administration, U-OB Administration, PsychiatryAdult Outpatient, UVMMC Admin, Medical Group Resource Pool
Inpatient Cardiology/Critical Care – Mandy Landry, Unit Sec/LNA, Mandy.Landry@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: MICU, SICU, Miller 3, Miller 4
Shep/ ED/ Registration – Amanda Meltsner, Patient Access Navigator ED, Amanda.Meltsner@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Registration, Psychiatry Inpatient/Consult, Emergency Room, Shep 3/6
Inpatient Medicine – Bethany Cloutier, Unit Secretary/ LNA, Bethany.Cloutier@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: McClure 6, Baird 3, Baird 4, Miller 5, Shep 3 North
CPSA – Ingrid Rice, CPSA, Ingrid.Rice@supportstaffunited.org
Cancer/Radiology Chief Steward – Teagan Cook, Operations Support Specialist Hem/Onc Infusion, Teagan.Cook@supportstaffunited.org
Inpatient Surg/ Trauma Chief Steward – Rose Ploof, LNA-Advanced, Resource, Rose.Ploof@supportstaffunited.org
Nutrition Services (Main Campus) – Evan Leaf, Food Service Worker II, Evan.Leaf@supportstaffunited.org
Nutrition Services (Main Campus) – Giles Cheney, Food Service Worker II, Giles.Cheney@supportstaffunited.org
Cardiology/Radiology – Sarah O’Donnell, Scheduling Specialist Senior, Sarah.ODonnell@supportstaffunited.org
Lab/Phlebotomy – Sam Medwin, Phlebotomy Technician I, Sam.Medwin@supportstaffunited.org
Congratulations to our Executive Board, and we are so excited to work together to continue to build our union and defend our historic contract. The following positions remain vacant on our Executive Board:
- Outpatient Clinics (South Burlington) Chief Steward (1)
- Outpatient Clinics (Other Locations) Chief Steward (1)
- Outpatient (Main Campus ACC) Chief Steward (2)
- Ortho (1)
Need a steward and don’t see anyone listed for your department? Please email organize@supportstaffunited.org.
If you or someone you know would like to learn more about joining the Executive Board, please reach out to organize@supportstaffunited.org or any of the folks on your Executive Board!