Staff Spotlight

Get to Know our Staff: Katie Sloma, Therapy Services

Get to Know our Staff: Katie Sloma, Therapy Services

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?I am a sports physical therapist helping athletes return to sports and performance. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?I provide patient care, stay up to date in...

Get to Know our Staff: Ryan Calococci, Orthotics & Prosthetics

Get to Know our Staff: Ryan Calococci, Orthotics & Prosthetics

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?I am an orthotics and prosthetics technician. It's my job to make all the orthotic and prosthetic devices for our patients. I also repair broken or worn devices. What do you do on a daily basis or what...

Get to Know our Staff: Peggy Duguay, Radiology

Get to Know our Staff: Peggy Duguay, Radiology

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?I am the assistant director of Radiology, and I help manage the Radiology department. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?Every day in Radiology is different. I help...

Get to Know our Staff: Davoud Babahaji, Pharmacy

Get to Know our Staff: Davoud Babahaji, Pharmacy

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?I am the pharmacy manager. What do you do on a daily basis, or what sort of duties do you have at work?I am responsible for scheduling pharmacists and technicians for the Dallas and Frisco campuses and...

Get to Know our Staff: Marlon Brown, Security

Get to Know our Staff: Marlon Brown, Security

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?As a security officer, my job is to ensure the safety of the staff, patients, parents and visitors that come daily to Scottish Rite for Children. What do you do on a daily basis, or what sort of duties do...

Get to Know our Staff: Latasha Noel-Spann, Laboratory

Get to Know our Staff: Latasha Noel-Spann, Laboratory

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?I am a Lab Tech, and I collect specimens from our patients and staff per physician orders. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?I provide a safe environment for my...

Get to Know our Staff: Lindsay Chiu, EPIC Empower

Get to Know our Staff: Lindsay Chiu, EPIC Empower

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am a member of our ambulatory Empower team working on developing build within Epic, our medical records system, to improve workflow and complete ticket requests as well as working alongside our MyChart...

Get to Know our Staff: Becky Ketch, Radiology

Get to Know our Staff: Becky Ketch, Radiology

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am a registered nurse in the Radiology department. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?My duties as a radiology nurse vary daily. Our Tuesday and Wednesday...

Get to Know our Staff: Matt Messer, Administration

Get to Know our Staff: Matt Messer, Administration

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am an administrative resident. My role is to learn about health care administration through projects and working with leaders to complete my master’s degree. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort...

Get to Know our Staff: Judy Sneed, Center for Dyslexia

Get to Know our Staff: Judy Sneed, Center for Dyslexia

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am a department assistant within the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?My duties include handling patient...

Get to Know our Staff: Dachia Kearby, Center for Dyslexia

Get to Know our Staff: Dachia Kearby, Center for Dyslexia

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?My job title is dyslexia therapist. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work?As a part of the Education Team at the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders,...

Get to Know our Staff: Sheila Burton Adams, Center for Dyslexia

Get to Know our Staff: Sheila Burton Adams, Center for Dyslexia

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am an assessment specialist on the Diagnostic Team in the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders.  What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? My primary...

Get to Know our Staff: Sandra Hatchel, Inpatient Nursing Unit

Get to Know our Staff: Sandra Hatchel, Inpatient Nursing Unit

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am a registered nurse on the Inpatient Unit.   What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? As a R.N., I am kind of a jack-of-all-trades. I do all the tasks needed to...

Get to Know our Staff: Lori Wendt, Center for Dyslexia

Get to Know our Staff: Lori Wendt, Center for Dyslexia

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? Dyslexia marketing and outreach associate What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? I have the privilege of representing Scottish Rite by marketing our new curricula. I...

Get to Know our Staff: Jason Sawa, Inpatient Nursing Unit

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...

Get to Know our Staff: Karina Zapata, Therapy Services

Get to Know our Staff: Karina Zapata, Therapy Services

What is your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am a physical therapist/research therapist in the Therapy Services department. I spend half of my time seeing patients as a physical therapist and the other half working on research or quality improvement projects. I...

Get to Know our Staff: Environmental Services Department

Get to Know our Staff: Environmental Services Department

Our Director of Environmental Services, Stan Whittenberg, answered a few questions to give an inside look at the impact his team has at Scottish Rite for Children.  Who they are:  The Environmental Services (EVS) department responsibilities are broad and constantly...

Get to Know our Staff: Kyle Cavin

Get to Know our Staff: Kyle Cavin

What is your role at Scottish Rite for Children?  I am an assistant administrator and currently support our Clinical Laboratory, Dietary, Neurology, Neurophysiology, PDD, Radiology, Referrals, Therapeutic Recreation and Therapy Services teams. I also serve as the...