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Our People. Their Stories.

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The Mosaic Project

The Mosaic Project is a collection of short stories about the people of University of Vermont Health. These are our coworkers, caregivers, neighbors, family members, friends — each with unique life experiences that are part of the vibrant mosaic of who we are. This ongoing series comes from interviews conducted by the storytellers on our Communications and Engagement Strategies team.

Latest Stories

Portrait of Dani Frusco holding a rainbow flag.

Bringing Light, Building Trust

Whether it’s welcoming a new neighbor or organizing community events, I’ve always believed small gestures make a big difference.

Heartfelt Connections

We support parents by helping them connect and ask questions, and to let kids be kids.

Portrait of Michael Towle of Home Health & Hospice.

Claus and Affect

My wife says I become a different person in the suit. Maybe I do. People treat you differently.

Ken Bell dresses up as Santa during the holidays.

“Go see the world while you’re still young.”

Chris Lazar stands on the shoreline posing for a photo.

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Ken Bell dresses up as Santa during the holidays.

Claus and Affect

Portrait of Michael Towle of Home Health & Hospice.

Heartfelt Connections

Portrait of Dani Frusco holding a rainbow flag.

Bringing Light, Building Trust

Chris Lazar stands on the shoreline posing for a photo.

The Boat Life

Ashley Snow sings on stage.

When Memory Sings

Amanda Brunell of UVM Health holds her framed artwork while posing for a photo.

The Art of Nourishing Others

Kurt Trautmann stands in the pharmacy at Alice Hyde Medical Center.

Not Just Smoke and Mirrors

Claire Robinson-White of Home Health & Hospice poses for a photo on a bench.

Heart and Hustle

Portrait of Steven Schlozman, MD.

It’s Deeper Than the Dead

Portrait of Sophia Parker, Miss Vermont, standing with an owl.

Camo and Crowns

Portrait of Tina Kader, MD.

Find What Moves You

Portrait of Tina Andrews-Perry.

Tapping Into a Desire

Portrait of Erin Duval, and employee at Elizabethtown Community Hospital.

Hive Mind

Portrait of Dragos Banu, a primary care doctor with UVM Health.

Finding Light in Darkness

Portrait of Bo Moore sitting outside.

In Kale We Trust

Portrait of Dan Lee at work at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

Service Over Status

Portrait of Tonya Guyette standing outside.

Trail Tested

Portrait of Dylan Arquette at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

Guitar Hero

Portrait of Raven Schwan-Noble with camera in the woods.

Close Look, Deep Focus

Portrait of Phyillicia Laboard under a tree.

Truth in Verse

Portrait of Denis Thibouthot playing cello.

Strings Attached

StaciAnn Grove stands with artwork by a pond.

Well-Versed in the Multiverse

Morgan Stone is a nurse at Alice Hyde Medical Center.

Her Brother’s Keeper

Fred and Mary Anne Hoff at Porter Medical Center.

All Roads Lead to Home

Jun Chon, MD, of Elizabethtown Community Hospital and Porter Medical Center.

Voice of Comfort

Jamie Carroll and the Stowe Mountain Resort Ski Patrol team.

From Slopeside to Bedside

Story

Rebecca Bell, MD, looks out a window from her office.

Words of Power

Rachel Boyers holding a bunch of vegetables from her garden.

Gardens of Hope

Portrait of Joe Patnode, a Purple Heart recipient.

Lifesaving Mission

Amanda Gibbs trail running at the summit of a mountain.

Running for My Life

Steven Tendo is an LNA at UVM Medical Center.

Seeking Asylum, Finding Purpose

Ian Campbell stands outside for a photo.

Uncharted Waters

UVM Medical Center employee Francisco Herrera.

Gratitude

Central Vermont Medical Center employee Travis Beebe-Woodard

Grounded in Nature

Jodi Gibbs of Elizabethtown Community Hospital

Community Champion

Portrait of Leanne King a nurse at Alice Hyde Medical Center.

Not Lost in Translation

Portrait of UVM Health employee Dominique Bryant.

Finding the Wins

Cheryl Meserve is a nurse at Elizabethtown Community Hospital.

Community Healers

Portrait of Louella Richer an employee at Porter Medical Center.

Growth from Grief

Melody Wolcott works at Porter Medical Center as an Environmental Services employee.

Full Circle

Mary Cicaloni, RN, is an intake and referral nurse at Home Health & Hospice

Riding the Dragon

Riley Rock-Lavarnway is an employee at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

Brush with Horror

Tony Williams, MD, works in Family Medicine for UVM Medical Center.

Invisible No More

Michael Dufort plays drums in a recording studio.

Right to the Drums

Casey Kolb Nava stands in the snowy woods in the winter.

A Lasting Legacy

Summer Collette at Porter Medical Center

A Better Way

Haley Duquette of UVM Home Health & Hospice

The Adventurer

Patti Johnson of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

The Minister

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Plattsburgh, NY 12901

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Colchester, VT 05446

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