2025 People of Purpose Recipients

Manchester and Rockville hospital nurses and caregivers among the honorees.

Manchester, CT, June 3, 2025 — Eastern Connecticut Health Network honored 35 employees, including nurses and caregivers at Manchester and Rockville hospitals and outpatient facilities with the People of Purpose Award. This award recognizes the Top 1% of employees who uphold our mission and service values in providing exceptional care delivery to patients throughout the network.

People of Purpose was created in 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic and honoring employees who have made a sustained and significant contribution to ECHN beyond the scope of their required duties.

The following were honored with the People or Purpose Award at a ceremony in May that brought together family members of the honorees and ECHN employees and affiliates:

• Elmar Alikhanov, Engineering Department, West Hartford resident
• Charlie Anderson, Food and Nutrition Department, North Windham resident
• Melissa Arn, Evergreen Imaging, South Windsor resident
• Cathy Boyer, Quality Management Department, Tolland resident
• Danielle Burney, Medical Imaging Department, Tolland resident
• Erin Bussiere, Wound Care Center, Coventry resident
• Maria Cafro, Laboratory Services, East Hartford resident
• Donna Cameron, Women’s Services, Vernon resident
• Matthew Clancy, Clinical Day School, Coventry resident
• Nicole Cumento, Medical Imaging Department, East Hartford resident
• Pedro Diaz, Environmental Services Department, East Windsor resident
• Paul Doucette, Information Technology Department, Windham resident
• Amanda Doughty, Medical Education Department, Tolland resident
• Glenda Douglas, Environmental Services Department, Manchester resident
• Ayesha Hamid, Nursing Department, South Windsor resident
• James Hunter, Materials Management Department, South Windsor resident
• Kim Jenack, Laboratory Services Department, Manchester resident
• Breanne Knightly, Emergency Department, Somers resident
• Nina Kruse, Administration Department, Glastonbury resident
• Sara Landry, Human Resources Department, South Windsor resident
• Ines Lorigan, Laboratory Services Department, East Granby resident
• Victoria Magnano, Nursing Department, Cromwell resident
• Joan McLaughlin, Emergency Department, East Hartford resident
• Jillian Menzel, Administration Department, Coventry resident
• Alaura Page Adams, Women’s Center for Wellness, Andover resident
• Kimberley Palma, Clinical Operations Department, Vernon resident
• Christopher Pelletier, Financial Services Department, Rocky Hill resident
• Kim Riley, Visiting Nurse and Health Services of Connecticut, Monson resident
• Karen Shea, Rehabilitation Services Department, South Windsor resident
• Brigitte Shlatz, Environmental Services Department, Stafford Springs resident
• Rae Sierra, Financial Services Department, Hartford resident
• Danielle Watters, Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Colchester resident
• Dawn Winans, Nursing Department, Ellington resident
• Kevin Wisell, Nuclear Medicine Department, Ludlow resident
• Lisa Wolfson, Surgical Services Department, Broad Brook resident

About ECHN
Eastern Connecticut Health Network operates acute care hospitals and emergency services in Manchester and Rockville, serving a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns. Its affiliates include Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital, ECHN Medical Group, and the John A. DeQuattro Cancer Center. Dedicated to providing compassionate health care services in over 30 specialties, ECHN is training the next generation of resident physicians in primary care and psychiatric medicine. ECHN specialty programs include Breast Imaging, Diabetes care, General Surgery, Hand Surgery, Heart and Vascular Services, Integrative Health, Maternity, Occupational Health, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Management, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Primary Care, Pulmonary, Sleep Disorders, Stroke Care, Urgent Care, Vein Health, Wound Care, and the Women’s Center for Wellness. Follow-up care services are supplemented by Visiting Nurse and Health Services of Connecticut. ECHN is a member of Prospect Medical Holdings, a national family of hospitals and health networks. Visit echn.org for more information.