What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am the Child Life program coordinator.  What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? On a daily basis, I plan, prepare and supervise activities in the Child Life...
Careers
Get to Know our Staff: David Calles, Inpatient Unit
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am a Patient Care Technician, and I assist the nursing staff with patient care.  What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? I take vital signs, prepare the surgery...
Get to Know our Staff: Dana Dempsey, Therapeutic Recreation
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  As director of the Therapeutic Recreation department, I make sure my team has the resources and support they need to provide therapeutic recreation services to our patients. Therapeutic recreation...
Get to Know our Staff: Jason Sawa, Inpatient Nursing Unit
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am in the inpatient care coordinator. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?  I ensure the needs of the patient and family are met during their inpatient stay...
FOX 4: Here’s to You – Burrel Poston
At 46 years, Burrel Poston retired as the current longest tenured employee at Scottish Rite for Children. Burrel started working at Scottish Rite when he was a teenager. In his own words, “I was an 18-year-old looking for a job in 1975. I went to Airline Personnel...
Get to Know our Staff: Rhae Kiessling, Orthotics & Prosthetics
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? Â I work directly with patients to assess their musculoskeletal needs and design prosthetic and orthotic devices that will enhance a sector of their lives. An orthosis acts upon a bone or joint that is...
Get to Know our Staff: Hillary Verver, Orthopedics
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? Â Graduate Medical Education/Continuing Medical Education (GME/CME) Coordinator What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? I just joined the staff here, but I will be...
Get to Know our Staff: Lindsey Ham, Therapy Services
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist working primarily at the Frisco campus. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? My primary role is an...
Get to Know our Staff: Veronica Meneses, M.D.
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Scottish Rite and direct the Developmental-Behavioral Clinic of the Pediatric Developmental Disabilities Department. Also, I care for children and...
Get to Know our Staff: Rushi Patel, Therapy Services
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am a sports physical therapist. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? As a sports physical therapist, I help rehabilitate patients following a wide variety of...
Get to Know our Staff: Karen Avrit, Dyslexia
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I serve as the director of dyslexia education in the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders. My role is multifaceted — I work closely with those who oversee our dyslexia lab school, the...
Get to Know our Staff: Michelle Gurrusqueta, Therapy Services
What is your job title / your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I’m a therapy technician, and I assist the physical and occupational therapists with patient care and equipment needs. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? My...
Get to Know our Staff: Jose Munoz, Fracture Clinic
What is your job title / your role at Scottish Rite for Children? Â I am an orthopedic technician in the Fracture Clinic in Frisco. I spend my days applying and removing casts. What was your first job? What path did you take to get here or what led you to Scottish...
Get to Know our Staff: Vennecia Jackson, M.D.
Where did you go to college? Medical school? I graduated from Elon College in Elon, North Carolina. It’s now Elon University. Back then, the Elon Children’s Home was better known than the school. I attended Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in...
Get to Know our Staff: Maria Anderson, Dental
What is your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  Dental Clinic Manager What do you do on a daily basis? I manage outpatient services and surgical procedures performed by the Dental department staff and residents. Is there a special referral process for patients to be...
Get to Know our Staff: Steven Sparagana, M.D.
Where did you go to college? Medical school? I spent two years at Georgetown University in Washington, DC prior to trekking to Texas to attend Texas A&M University. For medical school, I trained at UT Health San Antonio. Given that I attended both A&M (thumb...
Get to Know our Staff: Psychology Department
What role do psychologists play at Scottish Rite for Children? We play many roles. At Scottish Rite, our providers treat the whole child - this includes children’s physical and emotional health. Specifically, our psychologists are trained in the many pediatric medical...
Get to Know our Staff: Conchita Arroyo-Sanchez, Medical Translator
What is your role at Scottish Rite for Children? My role is to help the staff, family, kids and whoever else needs me with interpreting and translation communication services. I translate from Spanish to English or vice versa, in person, over the phone and/or with...