Support Staff United Officers:

President – Heather Bauman, Phlebotomist, Heather.Bauman@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 – Jacob Berkowitz, Staffing Office Specialist, Jacob.Berkowitz@supportstaffunited.org

Vice President of Education and Advocacy – Leah Briggs, Phlebotomy Operations Coordinator, Leah.Briggs@supportstaffunited.org

Vice President of Organizing – Lisa LaFreniere, Unit Sec, Lisa.LaFreniere@supportstaffunited.org

Grievance Chairs – Betsy Brown, Call Center Lead, Betsy.Brown@supportstaffunited.org

Shannon Lawrence, Medical Assistant II, Shannon.Lawrence@supportstaffunited.org

Support Staff United Chief Stewards

IDX/Remote/Call Center – Becci Searle-Schrader, Senior Code Alert Operator, Becci.Searle-Schrader@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

Nutrition Services (Main Campus) – Corey Gottfried, Line Chef, Corey.Gottfried@supportstaffunited.org

Nutrition Services (Main Campus) – Eric Leon, Line Chef, Eric.Leon@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: Dining Services, Main Kitchen, Main Street Cafe, Nutrition Services, Garden Atrium

Cardiology/Radiology – Beth Manion, SCOA, Beth.Manion@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: Respiratory Care, Card Non Invasive, Cardiology, EP Services, McClure 1 CVU, Digital Imaging Services, Nuclear Medicine, Neuro Interventional Radiology, Magnetic Resonances, Radiology Communications, Radiology Physicians Admin, Comp Axial Tomograph, Diag Ultrasound, Diagnostic Radiology

PeriOp – Charlene Spaulding, Unit Sec, Charlene.Spaulding@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: PreOp, PACU, MCHV OR, Anesthesiology, Comfort 1 Zone, PreOperative Admissions, PeriOp Services

Labs – Jamie Potts, Phlebotomy Operations Coordinator, Jamie.Potts@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: Anatomic Pathology, Lab Outreach Reg Qual Ed, Pathology/Lab, Lab Customer Support, Lab Phlebotomy, Lab Chemistry, Lab Cytology, Lab Gen Support, Lab Hematology, Lab Histology, Lab Microbiology

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 – Ali Amir, Envir Svcs Worker II, Ali.Amir@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Center: Environmental Services 

Inpatient Medicine – Justin Bisonette, Licensed Nurse Assistant, Justin.Bisonette@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: McClure 6, Baird 3, Baird 4, Miller 5

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

Outpatient Clinics (Other Locations) – Gabriela White, Clinical Care Associate, Gabriela.White@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: FM Colchester, FM Milton, CVMC ENT (Berlin), Berlin FM, Geriatrics (Williston), GIM Essex, GIM Williston, Hinesburg Family Practice, PCIM Home Mgmt, Eye Center/Berlin/Stowe, Urology Middlebury, U-Plastic

Shep/ED/Registration Chief Steward – Brenden Gregoire, Licensed Nurse Assistant, Brenden.Gregoire@supportstaffunited.org

Cost Centers: Registration, Psychiatry Inpatient/Consult, Emergency Room, Shep 3/6

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

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:

  • Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (1)
  • UHC Chief Steward (1)
  • Environmental Services Chief Steward (1)
  • Cancer/Radiology Chief Steward (1)
  • Outpatient Clinics (South Burlington) Chief Steward (1)
  • Ortho Chief Steward (1)
  • Inpatient Surg/Trauma (1)
  • CPSA (1)
  • Inpatient Cardiology/Critical Care (1)
  • Outpatient ACC (2)

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!`