Heart to Heart Magazine

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Life at BioBridge Global

Inside:

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Welcome to Heart to Heart

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The BBG Team Talks

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Meet Jon Ugarte

The Fix-It Guys 4-5

BBG’s Fix-it Team

TABLE OF CONTENTS BBG’s Fix-it Team

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Learn more about a couple of familiar BBG faces.

Features

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A quarterly magazine for team members of BioBridge Global CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Linda Myers

Meet Jon Ugarte

Get inspired by his story.

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Inside This Issue:

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BioBridge Global online................................. 06 Team Member Q & A...................................... 07 BBG events................................................... 09 Announcements....................................... 10-11

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EDITOR David King CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Jason Alvear Isabel Campos Madeline Chalk Roberto Esquivel Laura McGinnis Angelica Sandoval Mary Uhlig Published by Corporate Communications, BioBridge Global, 6211 IH 10 West, San Antonio, TX 78201.

Heart to Heart is published online and printed quarterly, in September, December, March and June.

Reproduction in any manner in whole or in part is prohibited without the express written consent of the editor.

LETTERS AND NOTES |

From the desk of the CEO Two years ago, we adopted a balanced scorecard/strategy map system, and the initial emphasis was on internal improvement.

As it turned out, the system worked.

With the Strategy Management Office focusing the enterprise internally, we uncovered many ways to improve ourselves, from top to bottom.

In the last two years, a lot of work has gone into making meaningful changes throughout BioBridge Global, from staffing to R&D to infrastructure, and that work will continue. Some of the related projects will continue for the next two to three years.

But now we’re introducing two new business themes: growth and transformation. We want to grow our current products and services, and we’re looking to transform by developing new products and services.

It’s what virtually every business has to do at some point – look outside itself for opportunities.

These business themes are designed to guide discussions and decisions in every area of the company. They help us with everything from budgeting to project selection, as well as with the process of developing business plans. In the world of strategic planning, it’s called “alignment.” We want everything we do to contribute to promote the plan.

As you probably learned at a strategy session for your business unit, Mark Gager and his team are using and adapting industry-standard systems to develop and manage our strategic plans.

As part of the new themes, we also are introducing our BBG vision and mission statements.

Our vision statement is designed to reach into every part of the enterprise and make excellence our standard: “To be a global leader in human cellular services.”

The mission statement ties everything together: “To save and enhance lives through the healing power of human cells.”

You’ll be hearing more about the new business themes, as well as our vision and mission statements, in the coming months.

Linda Myers Cheif Executive Officer

Welcome to your new company magazine, Heart to Heart

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his is the latest in our responses to the ideas, suggestions and opinions you expressed in that brief communications survey back in June.

nY ou preferred to get company information via email, so we created our weekly email, The Update. nY ou said you turned to eConnect on a regular basis, so we have beefed up content there. You liked to see posts on the company bulletin boards, so we kept putting up items on the bulletin boards. nA nd you read Connections once a month, so we cleverly switched it to quarterly production, so you only would read it once every three months.

Actually, the goals with Heart to Heart are a little different. Our aim is to get you talking – with your coworkers, with folks from other departments and other business units, and with us. The best way to do it was to expand and modify our focus.

And frankly, we want your content, since this magazine is for you and about you. Have a cool work photo? Send it to us. Did you get your master’s degree? Let us know. Cubiclemate came to work with purple hair? Maybe, maybe not.

This first edition was limited to 12 pages, but if we start getting a stream of your content, it could very well grow by the time December rolls around.

Take that as a challenge: Send us your photos, your stories, your ideas.

- David King

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COVER STORY |

BBG’s Fix-It Team:

Ray and Rene

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ir conditioner not cooling? On it.

Faucet leaking? No problem.

A cabinet full of computer equipment falling off the wall? Well…

“That was a tricky little situation,” says Rene Arteaga, who along with Ray Pineda is a building maintenance technician with BioBridge Global.

“We figured out how to get it back up without disconnecting power or losing any service.

“We kind of surprised ourselves with that one.”

Arteaga and Pineda are part of Facilities and Fleet Operations, but there isn’t a department or a title that precisely fits their jobs.

“Got to be ready to jump from a forklift to a plumbing repair,” Pineda says. “You never get

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bored with one job, because you’re doing so many at a time. It’s always different.”

They readily admit that they are “work with your hands” guys. Both served in the military, Pineda in the Army working on helicopters and Arteaga in the Navy, working on construction projects with the Seabees. Both have had desk jobs and hated them. Both have had other maintenance jobs, and liked them much better.

And they thoroughly enjoy what they’re doing now. Arteaga has been with the

A typical work day for Ray Pineda and Rene Arteaga can include everything from checking the company water systems to making adjustments to the heating and air conditioning systems.

organization since 2008 and Pineda was here from 2003-08 and came back last year.

“It’s a good place to work,” Pineda says. “If you like maintenance, this is the place to be. You get your exercise in, that’s for sure.”

They share a It’s a good place to work,” Pineda says. “If you like work space in maintenance, this is the place to be. You get your the cluttered Facilities and exercise in, that’s for sure.

Fleet Management offices, with adjacent computers. Taped just above eye level is a small snapshot of a yellow, 1960s era muscle car, another indication of how well they get along.

They have this thing about wheeled power. Arteaga has a shop at his home where he works on restoring cars, from a 1952 Chevy pickup to a ’65 Mustang. Pineda’s projects are a little newer – an ’82 Ford Bronco and a ’77 Ford pickup, as well as two Harleys.

“I don’t stay in the house when I’m at home,” Arteaga says. “I’m out in the shop most of the time.”

Of course, around the company, their mode of transportation isn’t quite as fast or as loud.

“Hey when we’re driving in that golf cart, we’re not just driving around,” says Pineda. “We’re actually going The duo from Facilities and Fleet Operations sometimes are called somewhere to do something. We’re not just driving upon to check electronics systems. around.” n

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NEWS |

Read all about it!

Save a life, save a tree: Donor questionnaires going digital This January, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center will be saving paper and streamlining the donation process at the same time.

With the implementation of the electronic donor questionnaire system, donors will be able to answer screening questions on touch-screen devices at either fixed sites or mobile drives. A version for donors to complete on their personal computers will be available some time in 2016 as well.

STBTC staff members will be able to record donors’ miniphysical results, as well as their deferral status, all without filling out a form.

Donors currently complete an estimated 150,000 paper questionnaires a year. All the paper records require manual data entry and checking for errors, steps to be eliminated with the new electronic system.

The system is similar to one already in use by a number of blood centers around the United States.

The only major change for donors will be a requirement that they create a login to the system, using their donor ID number. Staff members will have usernames and passwords to access the system, which is produced by a company called Haemonetics Software Solutions.

Training on the new system will begin this fall.

Connect with BBG in the online world, from Facebook to email

Technical corner: Mastering Outlook

If you’re looking for ways to find out about what’s happening around the enterprise, here are your sources: Social media: Look for “Connect for Life” on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram. BioBridge Global, STBTC and QualTex Laboratories have pages on LinkedIn. Feel free to like, re-tweet and/or share anything you find. Contact Angelica Sandoval in Corporate Communications about our social media.

Websites: Go to BioBridgeGlobal.org for news and notes, as well as links to the BBG blog and the websites for STBTC, QualTex Laboratories, GenCure and The Blood & Tissue Center Foundation. eConnect homepage: The company intranet homepage is the place for internal announcements and photos, plus links to everything from the uMatter to the Physician On Call programs. Have an item for eConnect? Send it to David King in Corporate Communications.

The Update: It’s your weekly email digest, featuring highlights from your online world and more, distributed on Wednesday.

Does Microsoft Outlook get your goat? Are you overwhelmed by the overflow in your Inbox? Information Technology Services has compiled a handy guide – in two versions, no less – about dealing with and using some of the major features in Outlook.

The guide includes tips for keeping Outlook working at peak speed, organizing your Inbox, flagging emails and making use of the out-of-office assistant.

It also includes the steps for scheduling meetings and appointments, as well as the critical difference in shortcut keys for Reply (Ctrl+r) and Reply to All (Ctrl+Shift+r).

Find both the PowerPoint and Word versions of the presentation at http:// intranet/informationsystems/default. aspx, listed in Tutorials.

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YOU SAID IT |

What do you like most about working at BioBridge Global?

I just like being able to make a difference in whatever I do, even on a very small scale.

I know that if I do my job to the best of my ability, then in the long run it’s going to help in the big picture.

—April Akins Batch release quality specialist QualTex

I like so many things. I like the interactions with everybody. I am connecting the dots with everything. Things are making sense because I can see the big picture. Usually you only see a small amount of the picture of what’s going on in each department.

—Azalea Elizondo Product compliance specialist STBTC

I like the relationships with coworkers in other departments. We have mutual respect for each other, as far as getting things done and trying to make our jobs easier.

—Erica Martwick Quality assurance specialist GenCure

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FEATURE |

Jon Ugarte: L

A survivor’s story

ike a lot of 20-year-olds, Jon Ugarte’s favorite things to do are listen to music, dance and spend time with his family. But Jon, who is living with Down syndrome, is also a survivor of lymphoblastic leukemia.

In 2006, Jon was one of thousands of patients with life-threatening diseases hoping for a marrow donor match to make a transplant possible. Only 30 percent of patients have a match within their families; the rest depend on the community at large.

After his diagnosis, Jon’s mother Lisa began to learn about his disease and the need for a transplant. Several marrow drives were held for Jon, adding multiple donors to the national registry.

The drives did not find a marrow match for Jon, but the Ugartes’ prayers were answered when a cord blood match was found in January 2011.

Cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after a baby is born. An alternative to a marrow transplant, cord blood

Only 30 percent of patients have a match within their families; the rest depend on the community at large. is also rich in blood-making stem cells and can be used to treat patients with certain cancers and fatal blood disorders.

Throughout Jon’s battle with cancer, the Ugarte family also hosted blood drives. Jon’s five years of chemotherapy treatment required multiple blood transfusions, sometimes as often a twice a week. Even after his cord blood transplant, Jon received blood transfusions to keep his body in stable condition to continue to fight the disease.

After completing his treatments for the leukemia, Jon is in remission. He is in good health and good spirits, and the Ugartes are thankful for the work of GenCure and the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.n

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EVENTS |

Honoring the Team The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center recognized a big part of the team during national Blood Collectors Week. These hard-working folks received commemorative pins, lanyards and T-shirts, as well as lunch and snacks throughout the week.

STBTC Mid-Year Celebration Team members from across the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center were honored for their hard work at the Mid-Year Celebration.

Pep Rally

Camp Discovery Dance Team members volunteered for the annual dance at Camp Discovery, which provides a summer camp experience for children with cancer. The ‘Dancing with the Stars of Camp Discovery’ Homecoming Dance served its purpose, entertaining campers and staff alike.

Team members took part in the Camp Discovery Pep Rally, which featured all kinds of food and snacks and helped raise funds for children with cancer to attend the summer camp.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS | Birthdays September Armando De Hoyos Jr ................. 1 Mary Ellen Mooney ...................... 1 Clarissa Cervantes Macias ........... 1 Tatianna Alessandra Camarillo ................................ 1 Victor H. Alanis ............................ 2 Jose Humberto Abascal .............. 2 Anna M. Orosco .......................... 3 Maria Hernandez Wyatt ............... 3 April Anne Escobedo ................... 3 Tiffany Roerich Wafford ................ 4 Adrian O. Gonzales ...................... 5 Ashley Raven Garza .................... 5 Irma G. Villarreal .......................... 6 Donna Valfre Rivera ..................... 6 Alexandra Jones .......................... 6 Adena Marie Jones ...................... 6 Roberto Felan Jr. ......................... 7 Laura Ann McGinnis .................... 8 Alfonso Ramirez .......................... 8 Lorena I. Aranda .......................... 9 Michelle Ann Ramirez .................. 9 Christopher M. Cielak .................. 9 Lisa Marie Morton ........................ 9 Samantha Ann Villarreal Aguilar .................................... 9 Elida T. Gutierrez ........................ 10 Tareka Jerae Beasley ................. 10 Erica Lynn Rodriguez Martinez ............................... 10 Shanell L. Williams ..................... 11 Sergio Gabriel Palizo .................. 12 Adriana Michelle Estrada ........... 12 Robert F. Stork .......................... 13 Olga Reyes Escamilla ................ 13 Kristy L. Carnes ......................... 13 Lisa S. Fults ............................... 15 Renee Slack-Chapko ................. 15 Clinton Michael Stark ................. 15 Lucia Mendez ............................ 15 Adrianna Marie Gonzalez ........... 16 Beatriz Adriana Mendoza Perez .................................... 16 Carol A. Garza ........................... 18 Rebecca L. Juarez ..................... 18 Estefana Garcia ......................... 18 Nora De Ocampo Singian .......... 19 Karen Joan Allison ..................... 19 Angelica Sandoval ..................... 20 Erica Monique Vlasek ................ 20 John Redmond Ehlert ................ 21 Anjali Ashish Patel ..................... 21 Tessa Elizabeth Swanson .......... 21 Michelle L. Perez ....................... 22 Anita R. Martinez ....................... 22 Vanessa Tonka-Rae Wright ................................... 22 Eddie Hernandez ....................... 22 Sandy Zapata Garza .................. 23 Henry Thomas Sentmore III ....... 24 Jeffrey Joseph ........................... 24 Takeya Miller .............................. 25 Alishia Patrice Gardner .............. 25 Erik Allen Streitenberger ............. 25

Patricia Ann Castillo ................... 29 Stephen Michael Powers ........... 30 Tina O’Mahoney ........................ 30 Mark Gager ............................... 30 Maria Del Rosario Cantu ............ 31 Reginald Abad Andres .............. 31

Sara L. Lopez ............................ 26 Adriana Estela Villafana .............. 26 Thomas Dewayne Gleason ........ 27 Rosalinda Soliz .......................... 27 Theresa Ann Wiley ..................... 27 Shevokya Hill Benton ................. 27 Reggie Lynn Salone ................... 29 October Judy Escobedo Gonzalez ............ 1 James L. Lavoie .......................... 1 Marcos Antonio Trevino JR .......... 1 Christina Marie Garcia ................. 1 Laquita Faye Davis ...................... 2 James Brian Clark ....................... 4 Elizabeth Louise McKnight ........... 4 William Brendan Landeros ........... 4 Sharon Angela Beales ................. 5 Angela Muller ............................... 5 Elizabeth C. Martinez Clark .......... 5 John Wade McKenzie .................. 6 Gilbert DelaCruz Jr. ...................... 6 Michael Olusanmi Oyerinde ......... 7 Mark D. Warfield .......................... 7 Jordan Blake Hooten ................... 7 Christopher Lee Bennett .............. 7 Sergio Villasenor .......................... 8 Valerie Alex Arreguin .................... 9 Ayziz M. Garcia .......................... 10 Victor R. Charo .......................... 10 Pablo Deleon ............................. 10 George Michael Garcia .............. 10 Ana Maria Jaime ........................ 10 Roger P. Campos ...................... 11 Ann Margaret Catron ................. 13 Tatiana Rushell Bradley .............. 13 George G. Camareno Jr. ............ 13 Amanda Louise Munoz .............. 13 Zachary Mychal Moore .............. 13 Christine Ellen Turner ................. 15

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Hersey Jackson Campbell ......... 17 Steve Keith Owens .................... 17 Victoria Walls Nunez .................. 17 Frank R. Martinez Jr .................. 18 Annette E. Haga ........................ 18 Micaela Vittoria Hoffman ............ 18 Frank Dylan Rhodehamel Jr ....... 18 Roberta Escamilla ...................... 19 Mauro Compian ......................... 19 Javar Deon Moffett .................... 19 Patricia K.J. Perez ..................... 20 Gloria H. Boyd ........................... 20 Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. ................. 21 Rosemary DeLaRosa ................. 22 Amanda Beth Villarreal ............... 23 Ruben Escamilla Jr. ................... 24 William Eugene Keener .............. 24 Enrique Hernandez Barba .......... 24 Jessusa Dominga Cavazos ........ 24 Anatolle Glasby .......................... 25 Kirtan Kumar Patel ..................... 25 Vamshi Mayreddy ...................... 25 Juan Francisco Cuellar .............. 25 Jillian R. VanDamme .................. 25 Luis Rafael Hernandez Blanco ... 25 Lindsey Woodhaven .................. 26 Veronica O. Torres ..................... 26 Dorothy W. Jones ...................... 26 Erin King Humphreys ................. 26 Scott P. Martwick ...................... 26 Shirley Cases Vanderstek .......... 27 John Steven Estrada ................. 27 Brenda Lee Brock ...................... 27 Terri M. Hernandez .................... 27 Araceli Dixon ............................. 28 Arturo Martinez Lopez Jr ........... 28 Darian Shanee Flowers .............. 28 Danny Rodriguez ....................... 29 Yolanda Lowery ......................... 29 Jacqueline M. Sanchez .............. 29

November Tammy Kay Ward ........................ 1 Jason Alvear.................................. 2 Irene Baeza Castillo ..................... 2 Teresa L. Grayson ........................ 3 Oralia Leticia Cortez .................... 4 Nathan Allan Lawrence ................ 4 Corrine Jeanette Avila .................. 5 Rosalyn S. Mitchell ...................... 6 Silas S. Jefferson ......................... 6 Evan Carreon Villarreal ................. 6 Octevia Tu Shae Wagner ............. 7 Jermaine F. Napier ....................... 7 Amy Elizabeth Van Winkle ............ 7 Laura Andrea Quintanilla .............. 7 Donna Marie Respondek ............. 8 Edgar Aaron Rodriguez ............... 8 Patricia Ceniceros ........................ 9 Vanessa C. Gonzales ................... 9 Mary Kristine Robles .................. 10 Angela Marie Mora .................... 10 Corvel Jones ............................. 11 Larryn Bailey Farris .................... 11 Erline Tubbs ............................... 12 Patrick Dean Porter ................... 12 John Jacob Escobedo ............... 12 Armando Guerrero Jr. ................ 12 Carola Jenny Chavous ............... 13 Luis Miguel Vega Barreto ........... 13 Denise Marie Alva ...................... 14 Guadalupe V. Mendoza .............. 14 Diana Zuniga Torres ................... 16 Jessica Ann Ornelas .................. 16 Clinton Howard Matthews ......... 16 Bianca Jasmin Rosario .............. 17 Elizabeth Ann Morales ............... 18 Tiffany Hajovsky Rodriguez ........ 18 Juan E. Gonzalez ....................... 19 Sonja Lytrece Martinez .............. 19 Arthur Matthew Campos ........... 19 Michael Alan Lindenbaum .......... 20 Sandrea Ladell Wilson ............... 22 Ruben Salazar ........................... 23 Linda A. Lozano ........................ 24 Norma C. Morales ..................... 25 Silmary Rodriguez ...................... 26 Keith Hayes ............................... 27 Jose F. Lopez Yanez .................. 27 Liza Guzman ............................. 28 Wesley D. Carroll ....................... 28 Suzanne G. Dominguez ............. 28 Lawrence D. Dortch ................... 28 Jorge Siller ................................ 28 Maria Rangel Graciano .............. 29 Kenneth Bernabe Reynon .......... 29 Erika Ashley Hernandez ............. 29 Estevan Chavarria Jr. ................. 30

ANNOUNCEMENTS | New hires (Through Aug. 5)

Work anniversaries

Mintesnot Ashebir Shenefe........ Clinical Laboratory Scientist - IRL Tech Christine Sarah Mayambala....... Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Norcross) Rashawn Ernest Lee.................. Regulatory Specialist Thomas Dewayne Gleason........ Support Coordinator Lindsey Noelle Jenkins.............. Technician I - Driver Kristy L.Carnes.......................... Technician I Stephanie M. Camacho............. Technician I Samantha A. Camacho............. Technician I Henry Edward Chase Jr............. Component Processor I Jose Humberto Abascal............ Hospital Services Representative I Devon Alexander Contreras....... Laboratory Technologist Laura Ann McGinnis.................. Administrative Coordinator, CC Vilmary Esperanza Rojas........... Office Manager Robert Anthony Araiza............... Laboratory Technologist Rene R. Vasquez...................... Warehouse Driver Tina Jean Stovall-Culleton......... Nurse Coordinator George G. Camareno Jr............. Technician II Ashley Raven Garza.................. Technician I Adiam Ghebrekrstos.................. Laboratory Technologist (NC) Ruchita Ajit Patel....................... Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Norcross) William Brendan Landeros......... Technician I Manuel Patlan Jr........................ Technician I Sabrina Danielle Guerra............. Technician I Tatianna Alessandra Camarillo... Technician I Frank Dylan Rhodehamel Jr....... Technician I Frehiwot T. Getnet..................... Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Norcross) Robert Rodriguez...................... Donor Recruitment Consultant David Hernandez Jr................... Laboratory Technologist Jose F. Lopez Yanez.................. Laboratory Technologist Zulay R. Bello............................ CB Collection Program Manager Valerie Banks............................. Process Specialist Ennis Brandon Sterling.............. Process Specialist Robert E. Hernandez................. Laboratory Services Director - HCT/P Adana Kamilah Gumbs.............. Laboratory Technician LaToya Marie Hindsman............ Laboratory Technician Tundra Lachell Harper................ Laboratory Technician Molly Alexander-Murtaza........... Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Norcross) Ericka Denise Alfred................... Laboratory Technologist David Lawrence Mann............... Laboratory Supervisor Michael Olusanmi Oyerinde....... Laboratory Manager - Testing Wilona Alex Wilhite.................... Laboratory Technician Jesus Omar Reyes.................... Support Coordinator Anna Charlene Crowder............ Laboratory Manager - Laboratory Services Jason Alvear.............................. Print Techician

September Vanessa Lane Hunsicker.....................................................................5 years Chad Ryan Brooks.............................................................................5 years Luis Salazar........................................................................................5 years Krista Johnson...................................................................................5 years Keith Hayes ...................................................................................... 5 years Patricia R. Juarez ...............................................................................5 years Tammy Kay Ward...............................................................................5 years Douglas J. Armstrong ........................................................................5 years Reggie Lynn Salone ...........................................................................5 years Daniel F Kindla..................................................................................10 years Roberta Escamilla.............................................................................10 years Yvonne Iris Ybarra.............................................................................15 years Thomas H. Parrish............................................................................25 years October Shyamil Chandrakant Nana................................................................3 years Sofia Guadalupe Garza.......................................................................3 years Lisa Marie Juarez................................................................................3 years LaMoniqca Denisa Lashaun Caver......................................................3 years Silmary Rodriguez...............................................................................3 years Edgardo Jose Avelar...........................................................................3 years Estevan Chavarria Jr.......................................................................... 3 years Anjali Ashish Patel..............................................................................3 years Lawrence D. Dortch............................................................................5 years Dorothy W. Jones...............................................................................5 years Will I. Thomason.................................................................................5 years Lorena Garcia...................................................................................10 years Maria De Los Angeles Fifer.............................................................. 15 years Benjamin Tovar.................................................................................15 years November Jennifer Rose Herrera.........................................................................3 years Frank R. Martinez Jr............................................................................3 years Linda A. Lozano.................................................................................5 years Randal Stanley Birkelbach..................................................................5 years Cathy Acevedo................................................................................ 10 years Javier A. Chapa ..............................................................................15 years Vanessa Vallejo ...............................................................................15 years Rosemary DeLaRosa ......................................................................15 years

Promotions Richard Juarez................................................. Senior Director, Enterprise Strategic Services John Kipp........................................................ Senior Director, Information Technology Services Richard Fournier.............................................. Systems Engineer II Vamshi Mayreddy............................................. Master SAP Developer Fanyin Wang.................................................... Integrations Architect Jennie Valle...................................................... Executive Administrative Assistant Christopher Putnam......................................... Laboratory Technologist Beatrice Hernandez......................................... Tissue Center Site Supervisor Lorena Aranda................................................. Director, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory Roxanne Villarreal............................................. Business Integration Specialist Iris Rodriguez................................................... Manager, Laboratory Services - Sample Management Emmanuel Rojas.............................................. Donor Services Mobile Operations Supervisor Victor Arteaga.................................................. Technician II Daniel Irizarry................................................... Apheresis Technician Aleida Garza.................................................... Technician III Ana Hernandez................................................ Apheresis Technician Christopher Bennett......................................... Quality Assurance Specialist

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