November Pediatrics Plus Connect 2024

NOVEMBER 2024

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Mary n o t g n i Garl

Pediatrics Plus Team Members, Fall is my favorite time of year! I love the saying, "Fall reminds us that change can be beautiful." Smells of cinnamon and pumpkin, the changing leaves, fall sports, the crisp autumn air, cozy sweaters – it all breathes new energy into my days. Navigating change can sometimes be a challenge, but in the fall, our senses are inundated with things that remind us that change can also be beautiful, worth pausing to savor, and filled with moments that can refresh and sustain us through whatever the coming winter has for us.

Pediatrics Plus has been my home away from home for over 17 years. One of the biggest changes I've experienced was in 2016 when I had the honor of helping to establish and grow our ABA program. We began our ABA program with two BCBAs and now we have more than forty BCBAs and over 300 BTs/RBTs. Watching the positive change and impact that adding this service has made in the lives of the children and families we serve has been nothing short of amazing. Empowering children to conquer their world is such a worthy mission!

As I prepare for this next season of thankfulness, I feel so blessed to work alongside team members, across all disciplines, who care deeply for the children and families. I love getting to see the incredible impact that all of our team members make on each of the lives they encounter. The people at Pediatrics Plus make this company great, and I am so thankful for every single one of you. Thank you for serving our children so well and for all you do each and every day!

Mary Garlington , VP of Applied Behavior Analysis

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We would like to challenge our team members to live in the moment but with a perspective pointing forward. We want to continue to dream small in each and every opportunity that we have serving children and families, but we want to do it with “Someday” in mind.

At Pediatrics Plus, our vision of empowering children to conquer their world is accomplished day in and day out by our team members. Without you – we cannot accomplish this vision.

Pediatrics Plus is able to serve others because of one incredible resource - our people. We don’t just want to point our eyes toward “Someday” for our children and families, we want to challenge you to think about your personal “Someday” dreams. We value our team members and want to help provide resources to see you accomplish your personal “Someday” dreams.

Please take time to pause, reflect, and then tell us your top 3 “Someday” dreams.

Thank you for choosing to be a part of Pediatrics Plus!

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1 Year

Anniversaries Anette NavarreteGuadarrama RBT 1 year Sydney Stanisch bt 1 Year Leandria Lambert rbt 1 Year Rebecca funderburk rbt 1 year ricky williams RBT FWS 1 Year Rachael Keese BT 1 year Caitlyn Lopez rbt 1 year Leah johnson rbt 1 year Marisol Mcmenamy rbt fws 1 year

Kirsten Warrick clt 1 year kamiyah heard clt 1 Year savana spinks rn 1 Year rebecca filler rn float 1 year amber ridenoure cta 1 Year Taylor searcy cta 1 year logan lowder cable installation tech 1 year Katherine Carson Marketing coordinator 1 year

2-5 Year

Anniversaries Hope ashley-pauley recruiter 2 years

janie stepp ct 2 years

Noorjahan Sarangi st 2 years rachel cantu st 2 years ivane salamanca pt 2 years brooke miller cota 2 years anna strickland st 2 years bethaney jones aa 2 years lisa chambliss rise office manager 2 years

ella comeaux ct 2 years

anna brown aba team lead 4 years

sydney cantwell marketing team lead 2 years

abigail bertram ot 4 years

madelyn richmond clt 3 years eric williams cta 3 years christina lee cta 3 years treasie latin cta 3 years tricia walker clt 3 years

shanahl latin clt 3 years

carrie mcconnell rbt coord. 4 years jordan sutton ot 4 years amber dexter cta 4 years ericka mays lpe 5 years brandi minchew billing Specialist 5 years

6-9 Year

Anniversaries mary parnham aba team lead 6 years

elizabeth toone ot 8 years

shelbi boeckman OT 6 years

cindy lowe developmental eval.

8 years

shelbi garner oT 6 years asia harrison ot trainer and support 6 years ana arredondo rbt 7 years veronica gangluff st 7 years Erica millan clt 7 years

ANNA CUMMINS OT 9 YEARS raquel tejada pt 9 years mary fowler therapy dir. 9 years jennifer hobbs clt 9 years kassandra beyette clt 9 years

10+ Year

Anniversaries sarah wortham preschool dir.

11 years Laura ward pt 13 years sarah betzold st eval. 16 years Sarah marsh therapy recruiter 18 years ashley gregg associate developer of therapy site ops 20 years krista tapp coo 23 years