Volume 3 Quarter 4 Dec 2007

Colleen Wright, RT(R)(M)

Nestled along the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, near the Hudson River in Upstate NY, lies a small town by the name of Glens Falls. Colleen may have been born here, like scenes from Ian Fleming’s The Spy Who Loved Me, but Portland has been her home for almost 22 years.

Colleen’s colorful personality is revealed when she likens her duties as lead Mamm tech to an ice cream sundae: the days provide for a variety of flavors, starting with a large scoop of stereotactic biopsies, sprinkled with a few wire localizations and topped off with a healthy serving of mammograms.

When not treating patients to 31 different scoops of service, Colleen’s pioneering spirit melts free. Nothing is more satisfying than a hearty hike, and the trails throughout the Columbia River Gorge provide her sustenance.

Colleen and her husband, Kevin, love to explore their surroundings and try to visit the Hawaiian Island of Kauai at least every other year. As a requisite all vacations must involve some mix of hiking or backpacking in the itinerary. This December Colleen’s trailblazing tendencies will be put to the test on her first trip abroad, to Prague.

Aaron Carroll, BS, MSPT, ARMRIT

Born in Watertown, South Dakota Aaron has lived in the vicinity of “falling water town” for 29 years. After 4 years at Pacific University Aaron became an MR applications specialist with GE, before joining Providence St Vincent. A new face to PPMC, Aaron is the lead MRI Technologist as of this November.

A professed avid cyclist, Aaron is training for the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic next year. At least 3 times a year Aaron and family venture out to Black Butte (like the porter) to bike, hike, ski and shop. If ever in Sisters be sure to check out their favorite shop, Sundance shoes at 141 E Cascades Ave. Aaron and his wife, Linde, have 2 wonderful children-Ethan who is 7 and Annelise who is 4. Annelise is also the proud guardian of her feline pal, Jazzy.

Barbara Clark, Lead Transcriptionist

“Well, I have completed a full circle.” Barb says of her local affiliations. Born at the old St Vincent Hospital, where her mother was an RN, and raised on the West side, Barb now reps the East side life with Prov Portland. “I have worked for Providence since May, 1977. I started out in Medical Records transcription, and then transferred to Diagnostic Imaging in 1987, when they started the x-ray transcription in this department.” As the only on-site transcriptionist, Barb is the go-to person for report support and must coordinate the home transcriptionists as well.

“Does anybody really have spare time?” Barb keeps it real, enjoying WSU football games, visiting family in Phoenix, reading, and lots of “mini-vacations.” Her favorite getaway spot (like Colleen) is Kauai, where gazing into the ocean becomes an island pastime when not kayaking, tube-riding, snorkeling, or taking sunset sails. Last year she spent a month in Sicily visiting famiglia and touring the Tuscany/Umbria area. Married for 41 years, Barb’s clan includes 3 daughters, 2 sons-in-law, and 5 grandchildren.

Michael Sandoz, RT(CT)(R)

The family man Mike grew up in sleepy Portland and has seen it grow faster than his 3-year-old son Mitchell. After earning a business degree in Stockton, CA, Mike returned to Oregon and continued his education in sports management at OSU. Mike’s pursuit of learning brought him to PPMC as an x-ray tech student in 1993. He stayed on after graduation and eventually moved into CT in 2001.

Most of Mike’s free time is spent at home with the kids, Leah and Mitchell, and tending to the yard or projects around the house. During the summer, water sports take over with a great deal of boating, water skiing and wake boarding. With a passion for learning like her father, Leah is enjoying her 1st grade curriculum and activities, while Mitchell takes it easy playing with Matchbox cars and the 2 cats, Scooter and Cheddar Cheese. Mike and his wife Carol celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in October.