MEET YOUR BOARD MEMBERS

 

Laurel Lewis, C-TAGME
WellSpan York Hospital
ARCOS President

Who is your hero?
My Mother.  She had a childhood that would have broken the will of most people.  She emerged as loving, beautiful, kind adult that everyone adores.

What is your favorite family vacation?
On the Finger Lakes in New York State, at a fire by the lake, sipping wine, and enjoying the company. 

What is your proudest accomplishment?
I have amazing children who have always impressed me as children and today as adults.  I don’t know how I got so lucky. 

What makes you laugh the most?
I love to laugh. I find so many things amusing!  I live by the mantra, “As long as you can laugh at yourself, you will never cease to be amused.”

 

Kim Reising
University of Cincinnati
Past President

Who is your favorite author?
James Patterson

What would you sing at Karaoke night?
Walk Like an Egyptian – Such a fun song

What really makes you angry?
People who mistreat animals, especially dogs

What is your favorite family vacation?
Clearwater, Florida

 

Joni Roberts, BBA, C-TAGME
University of New Mexico
President Elect

What is your favorite family vacation?
Camping at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta with family

What did you want to be when you were small?
Teacher

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza

Who is your favorite author?
Janet Evanovich

 

Stacey Wilson, C-TAGME
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
ARCOS Secretary

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I would live in the city of Love – Paris. You can’t beat café & croissants, walks along the Seine and drinking wine at the Champ-de-Mars while watching the twinkling of the Eifel tower.

What is your favorite family vacation?
My favorite family vacation is our annual trip to Hawaii. I love all of the islands each for very different reasons.

What is your biggest complaint about your job?
Nothing! I feel blessed to work with such amazing people.

What did you want to be when you were small?
An astronaut

 

Melissa Wheeler, MA, C-TAGME
Summa Health System
Treasurer

What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play?
My favorite sport is softball. I’ve been playing since I was very young, playing travel and HS fast pitch.  Now I play for fun and coach my daughters.

What did you want to be when you were small?
I wanted to be a fertility doctor.  Realized I wasn’t great at science when I entered college and switched my major to psychology.

What is your favorite family vacation?
All of the vacations of course, but my favorite ones involve the ocean or Disney/Universal Studios.

What is your favorite thing about your career?
The relationships I build with my residents and faculty.

 

Annie Detrick
The University of Chicago
ARCOS Member-At-Large

What did you want to be when you were small?
When I was young I was convinced I would be a commercial artist. I still love design, but discovered I prefer to work with my hands when it comes to creative projects.

What would you sing at Karaoke night?
I’d likely choose something by Tom Petty. My car sing-alongs of ‘Yer so Bad’ and ‘You Wreck Me’ are pretty solid.

What motivates you to work hard?
A strong work ethic, desire to prove myself, and an affinity for a healthy level of competition motivate me to work hard and produce my best in whatever I take on.

If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
If I could do anything for a day I’d want to spend it out on the water with people I love. I find immense joy in sunny, summer days on my cousins’ boat, enjoying the peaceful scenery and great company of family and friends.

 

Maia Knox, C-TAGME
Tria Orthopaedic Center
ARCOS Member-at-Large

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
San Francisco, so far…great metropolitan city on a bay, without tall buildings, close to national parks and wine country, not humid or hot, diverse, and just beautiful.

What is your favorite thing about your career?
My relationship with my fellows.  It is rewarding and fun!

What is your favorite book to read?
I love historical fiction the most, but I read a variety of books all year long.  I listen to a lot of them too while I run.

What did you want to be when you were small?
I wanted to be a dancer.

 

Laurie Lynch, C-TAGME
Western Michigan University
ARCOS Member-at-Large

What makes you laugh the most?
Conversations over wine and dessert with my family.

What was the last movie you went to? What did you think?
The last movie I saw in a theater was pre-COVID! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. I thought they did a good job of wrapping up the entire 9-part saga (although the three prequels were “meh”). I enjoyed it!

If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
Decisions, decisions – national quilt show? Ford Museum/Greenfield Village? Musical on Broadway? Nope, can’t choose but it’s a good bucket list for vacations.

Which would you rather do: wash dishes, mow the lawn, clean the bathroom, or vacuum the house?
Mow the lawn – fresh cut grass is the best smell of summer.

 

Courtney Matlach, C-TAGME
Montefiore Medical Center
ARCOS Member-at-Large

If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
Head to the beach before it gets too crowded and of course bring an iced coffee and bagel to enjoy there!

What motivates you to work hard?
In my professional life my residents are my motivation, I want to support them to the best of my ability.

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Penne alla Vodka

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Hydra (an island in Greece). No cars are allowed on the island, so everything is walkable, not to mention it is a gorgeous place. Every day would feel like a vacation!

 

Bonnie Schuster
University of Rochester Medical Center
ARCOS Member-at-Large

Who is your hero?
My Mom!!!  She is the best!!

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
A warmer climate (it is snowy in central NY)

What is your biggest fear?
Heights!

What is your favorite family vacation?
Siesta Key, FL

 

Monica Welsh, C-TAGME
University of Louisville
ARCOS Member-at-Large

What is your favorite book to read?
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole  – It is hilarious!

Which would you rather do: wash dishes, mow the lawn, clean the bathroom, or vacuum the house?
I love lawn work!  I know…I’m weird.

What did you want to be when you were small?
A nurse or a teacher.

What is your proudest accomplishment?
Going back to school as an adult (in my 30s), getting a degree and being the first in my family to get a college degree.