Northwest Health Honor Team Members of the Quarter

Shown left to right are: Lab Director Robert Pennoni, Human Resource Director Karen Jedrysek and Northwest Health – La Porte and Starke CEO Keith Nichols with the Clinical Employee of the Quarter Jen Ulrich (holding flowers).

Northwest Health – La Porte and Starke recently announced its Team Members of the Quarter, honoring individuals for their outstanding performance and exemplary service.

The outstanding Team Members of the Quarter are Jen Ulrich, Liebenette Grimm and Kim Shell.

Jen Ulrich is the blood bank lead in the laboratory at Northwest Health – La Porte and has been a valued member of the organization for more than 15 years. She is credited for being a subject matter expert with an incredible knowledge base, recently helping the organization to complete a very successful blood bank survey. Ulrich is also instrumental in coordinating the blood drives for the American Red Cross.

Shown left to right are: Human Resource Director Karen Jedrysek and Northwest Health – La Porte and Starke CEO Keith Nichols with the Non-Clinical Employee of the Quarter Liebenette Grimm (holding flowers).

Liebenette Grimm is a human resource generalist at Northwest Health – La Porte and has been a vital part of the organization for 11 years. She is often recognized by other team members, clinical students and Northwest Health’s school partners for her knowledge and assistance. Many new hires also acknowledge Grimm for helping them through the recruitment process, and thank her for helping them make the decision to join the Northwest Health family.

Kim Shell is a pharmacy technician at Northwest Health – Starke and well known for her compassion and generosity throughout the organization and the Knox community. Described as a cheerleader for her team as well as the hospital, Shell consistently goes above and beyond to support her team members and the organization’s mission and goals.