Growing up, Carolyn B. Hofmann, employee involvement coordinator at Akron Children’s, learned a lot about the restaurant and food services industry. Her father was a restaurateur and her grandfather worked for Fleischmann’s, teaching yeast basics to bakery workers. It was an easy decision for Carolyn to follow in her foodie family’s footsteps. She loved the […]
Whitney Romine’s gift supports Doggie Brigade, Mr. Considine’s 40th anniversary
Whitney Romine may have one of the best jobs at Akron Children’s Hospital as volunteer office coordinator for the Doggie Brigade, sponsored by Milk-bone. She is also a supporter of the program, and Akron Children’s, through donations. She recently made a donation in memory of Roxie, her first therapy dog partner and in honor of […]
Dr. Michael Spector is ready to put his heart into retirement
In many ways, Dr. Michael Spector, associate division director of cardiovascular surgery and pediatric cardiovascular surgeon, will always be a kid at heart. He grew up in an era of home chemistry sets, where budding chemists sometimes strayed into experiments that led to small explosions and smoke bombs. And while this may have provoked his […]
After 50 years, Karen Montgomery’s retirement will feature travel, celebrations
Akron Children’s will always be Karen Montgomery’s place of firsts. It’s where Karen, laboratory billing and office manager in the pathology department, got her first job and first used a computer. It’s where she first saw emerging technologies broaden the types of laboratory tests the hospital performs. More recently, it’s where Karen, after a 50-year […]
Kathleen Rockhold retires after 50 years in health care
When Kathleen Rockhold, pediatric specialty operations manager at the Beeghly campus, graduated from high school, she realized her strong suit was nursing. Kathleen liked being part of a solution, particularly to patients who needed bedside care. It led to a health care career that spanned nearly 50 years, the last 13 of which Kathleen spent […]
Janet Capan plans a fun, low-tech retirement
When Janet Capan, Epic security coordinator, graduated from high school, jobs were hard to find. She used the “internet tools” available then, which consisted of a car, rotary phone and the newspaper, to apply for work. Fast forward to 2019. Janet, who has worked almost 5 decades in Akron Children’s Information Services division, knows about […]
