STAR Awards nominees glow in the pursuit of excellence

We see many extraordinary examples of kindness, respect, and excellence every day across Monash Health. Our Say Thanks And Recognise (STAR) Awards recognise individuals and teams who pursue excellence through efforts big and small.

We are thrilled to announce the 41 nominations for individuals or teams that were received recently. Congratulations to the nominees and we wish you all the best in the judging stage:

  • Jay Singankutti
  • Yesim Hassan
  • Sue Counsel
  • Kristy Lewis
  • A/Prof Sara Barnes
  • Shauna Jenkin, Lauren Centofanti, Sarah Bright and the Occupational Therapy Team at Monash Medical Centre
  • Disability Liaison Officers
  • Jacinta Re, Sarah Brown, Social Work and Occupational Therapy Disability Specialists, Justine Little, Kathryn White and associated teams
  • Marcus Connor
  • Georgina Garnham, Elliott Lim, Carolina Restrepo-Velasquez, Ry Li, Ansel Furtado (Monash Health Community Springvale)
  • Angie Ng
  • Peggy Chuah
  • Lindy Whelan
  • Sarah Coletti
  • Immediate Recovery Centre, Victorian Heart Hospital – in particular: Jasmine Chow, Angelique Tzevakos, Stephanie Antic, Emily Painter, Katelyn Maskiell, Angelica Barreno, Kallam Nung, Siobhan Murphy, Elena Zhou, Shenela Fernando, Natasha Swami, Stephanie Stevenson
  • Emily Pal
  • Georgiana “Georgie” Shaw
  • Johnson Ja
  • Rebecca Sampson
  • South 2, Kingston Centre
  • Mohamed Badawy
  • Justin Delaney
  • Child & Family’s Psychology Team (Monash Health Community) – in particular: Chris Kirmos, Joel Pinches, and Dr Jessica Christiansz
  • Euan Chan
  • Charley Bautista
  • Indy Fordham, Rosa Tigani and Charlie Bautista
  • Debroah Saunders
  • PBRC Pathology Project Team – in particular, Rachelle Anstey, Kristy De George, David Anderson, Gennadiy Belobrov, Austin Mason, Greg Hodgart, Karen Somers, Anesti Steryos, Tanvi Rohatgi, Marlene Monthy and Badal Bhatt
  • Christie Mavroudakis
  • Lyn Raitman
  • Nurse Manager group, Monash Children’s Hospital
  • Tahlia Farragher
  • Surgical ICU Physiotherapy, Monash Medical Centre – in particular, Tracy Shanal, Shihoko Pearson, Sarah Chan and Rachael Mclean
  • Theresa Dominguez
  • Lisa Sarris
  • Laura Cox
  • Helen Beer/Smyth
  • Nhung Vu
  • Tahlia Zuydwyk
  • Emma Goodes
  • Vicki McLeod

No matter what Monash Health role, area, department or location you are in, you can nominate a colleague or team for a STAR Award. So, if you know a colleague or team who has demonstrated their commitment to our guiding principles and values recently, nominate them today! The STAR Awards are presented throughout the year, and you can submit your nomination at any time via our STAR Awards portal.

For inspiration to nominate, you can learn more about the eight categories awarded and read the stories of past winners here.

We look forward to announcing the latest round of award winners in the coming weeks. Keep a lookout for the updates at our Employee Forums, iNews and the INSIGHT e-newsletter.

For more information about the STAR Awards Program and the award categories visit our Monash Health Employee Recognition Program page.

Approved by Chris McLoughlin, Executive Director, People and Culture