VAMHCS
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Brian
A. Hawkins recently joined the VA
Maryland Health Care System as the new Associate
Director for Finance. Hawkins served as the
Chief of the Business Office for the VA Tennessee
Valley Health Care System prior to assuming
the duties of his current position. In his
capacity as the Associate Director for Finance,
he is responsible for a yearly budget of
approximately $350 million.
Hawkins began his VA career in 1992 as a Clerk
Typist at the Hines VA Medical Center in Illinois.
In 1995, Hawkins transferred to the West Side
VA Medical Center in Chicago, where he held
a variety of positions with increasing responsibility
from Administrative Resident and Budget Analyst
to a Supply Management Specialist. In 1997,
Hawkins was selected as a Financial Analyst
at the VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia,
where he was later promoted to the Associate
Chief Financial Officer. Thereafter, he served
as Chief of the Business Office for the VA
Tennessee Valley Health Care System, where
he was responsible for overseeing the operations
for intake, billing and collections, revenue,
utilization review and claims administration.
Hawkins is a member of the American College
of Health Care Executives, the Rotary Club
International and the American Pilot and Aircraft
Owners Association.
Welcome to the team Mr. Hawkins!
Dr.
Dorothy Snow was appointed the Chief
of Staff for the VA Maryland Health Care
System in October 2005. Snow, who received
her medical degree from the University of
Maryland School of Medicine and her Master’s
in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health, began
her VA career in 1979 as an intern at the
former Loch Raven VA Medical Center. Since
that time, she has held a variety of positions
with increasing responsibility from Physician-in-Charge
and Staff Physician in the Screening Area
and the Hospital Based Home Care Program
at the Loch Raven and Baltimore VA Medical
Centers, to the Associate Chief of Staff
for Performance Improvement & Education
and Deputy Chief of Staff for the VA Maryland
Health Care System.
Throughout her 25 year career in serving Maryland’s
veterans, Snow has received numerous awards
and has authored a variety of articles on subjects
ranging from preventive care to improving colon
cancer screenings. She is also a Fellow of
the American College of Physicians and the
American College of Preventive Medicine, as
well as a Diplomate with the American Board
of Internal Medicine and the American Board
of Preventive Medicine.
Congratulations Dr. Snow!
Kim Allgood has been selected
as the new Chief of Acquisition & Materiel
Management Service.
Stephen Armagon recently
joined the VA Maryland Health Care System as
the new Executive Assistant to the Associate
Director for Operations.
Christopher T. Bever, Jr., MD, MBA,
has been selected as the new Associate Chief
of Staff for Research and Development.
Iris Hernandez-Autry, RN, was
promoted to the Associate Chief Nurse position
for Geriatrics & Long-Term Care.
Burnetter Jennings returns to the VA Maryland Health Care System from the
Hines VA Medical Center as the new Chief of Medical Administration Service.
Dusty Lockett, RN, is now
the new nurse manager for the Glen Burnie and
Loch Raven VA Outpatient Clinics.
Andrew Pacyna has been selected as the new Executive Assistant to the Associate
Director for Finance.
Philip Schaub, RN, returns
to the VAMHCS team from the VA Capitol Health
Care Network as the new Deputy Chief Nurse
Executive.
KUDOS GO TO:
Terry Tucker, RN, received
the Professional Nurse Award for Clinical
Excellence from the National Organization
of VA Nurses (NOVA). This award is presented
to a professional nurse who has made an outstanding
contribution to the nursing profession or
the Veterans Health Care System through excellence
in clinical practice. Way to
go Terry!
Eliot Siegel, MD, was named
as one of the “Top 25 Innovators”in
the June 2006 issue of Health Imaging & IT
Magazine. Dr. Siegel was selected from several
hundred online ballots submitted by readers
of the diagnostic and imaging magazine. Congratulations
Dr. Siegel!
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