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 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
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
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
PeriOp – Charlene Spaulding, Unit Sec, Charlene.Spaulding@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: PreOp, PACU, MCHV OR, Anesthesiology, Comfort 1 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 – Ali Amir, Envir Svcs Worker II, Organize@supportstaffunited.org
Environmental Services – Coumba Ba, Envir Svcs Worker II, Organize@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
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
Outpatient (Main Campus ACC) – Brandon Lawson, Medical Assistant Lead, Brandon.Lawson@supportstaffunited.org
Cost Centers: Clinical Neurophysio, Endoscopy, U-Gastroenterology, U-Dermatology, Ophthalmology ACC, U-Otolaryngology, Office of Clinical Trials, Vascular Surgery, Neurology Stroke Center, U-Neurology, U-Neurosurgery, U-Infectious Diseases, U-Pulmonary, ACF Cost Pool, U-Rheumatology, U-Urology, U-Oncology, Women’s Module Admin, Midwifery Program, OBGYN, MFMS/VPC, Surgery – General/ACC, Univ VCH, UVM CH Endocrinology, U-Pediatric Surgery, Neurology Pediatrics, Cardiac & Thoracic, Reproductive Endo and Infertility
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)
- 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)
- Lab/Phlebotomy (1)
- Shep/ED/Registration Chief Steward (1)
- Cardiology/Radiology (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!