Hartford HealthCare Senior Services honors milestone employees

Hartford HealthCare Senior Services recently honored milestone employees from its seven communities including Southington Care Center, The Orchards at Southington and Mulberry Gardens. The staffers were congratulated at the Longevity Celebration held Oct. 13 at Southington Care Center Courtyard. Executive directors from each community presented the awards.

Mulberry Gardens honorees included: 15 years - Maria I. Bilotti, Kathleen Castolene; 10 years - Lorraine Belas, Theresa Czak, James Gallagher, Barbara Mulcahy, Karen Mulcahy, Debra Peterson; and five years – Barbara Cahill, Marissa Cranney, Ruth Landry, Katherine Marovich.

The Orchards honorees were: 15 years – Brenda Martin, April Pastor; 10 years – Jacqueline Kavadas, Richard Zimmer; and five years – Cassandra Bouchard and Jose Portorreal.

Southington Care Center honorees included: 25 years – Colleen Daddona, Cheryl Morek, Irene Stankus; 20 years – Krystyna Barniak, Sally Brennan, Margaret Gorski, Mary Klosek, Gina Melendez; 15 years: Carmen Castano, Wai Chung, Joseph Cordani, Astrid Edward, Linda Fournier, Dana Pardo, Jeanette Simonetta, Zofia Skalska, Elaine Stath, Maddalena Velez, Jolanta Wyluda, Anna Zajda; 10 years: Marlis Clingan, Donna Malicki-Gornicz, Erica Onofreo, Esther Rankine, Anna Russo, Michelle Silva, Zofia Kopacz; and five years: Penny Baker, Elzbieta Brzostek-Parciak, Charlotte Ineza, Kelsey Lang, Rebecca Martinez, Emily Parizo, Agnieszka Parzych, Rachel Pinter, Ramonet Rosario, Jonathan Sadusky, Jelisa Sampson, Victoria Smith, Milagros Vazquez, Shelby Verrone-Webb.

“Today we honor our milestone anniversary recipients who have worked between five and 35 years,” said Lisa Connolly, NHA, MS, vice president, Hartford HealthCare Community Network, in remarks during the ceremony. “This is a testament to the culture of our communities, the extraordinary commitment of the staff, and their passion for seniors we are so privileged to serve each and every day.”

Hartford HealthCare Senior Services is a not for profit Hartford HealthCare Partner. For more information about Hartford HealthCare Senior Services, visit hhcseniorservices.org.

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Photo by Rusty Kimball

Standing on right, Lisa Connolly, NHA, MS, vice president, Hartford HealthCare Community Network, chats with some of the Longevity Award winners at the celebration held at Southington Care Center.