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Atrium Health Has Talent Grand Finale

Talent is not a word that’s used lightly within Atrium Health. Whether its providers, nurses, analysts, specialists or executives, our health system is filled with teammates who bring their gifts and talents to work every day – to build a better future for our patients and our teammates within the enterprise. But our teammates' talents don't stop at their “day job.” Some have hidden gifts they reveal during Atrium Health's annual talent show, Atrium Health Has Talent.

The 2022 grand finale marks the 18th annual talent showcase, which is full of family-friendly fun and has some special surprises in store.

Meet our 13 finalists:

Janisha Adams

Environmental Services Tech, Atrium Health Pineville

Janisha Adams plays a seldom-recognized, but crucial role within Atrium Health. She works to ensure the overall cleanliness and sanitation at Atrium Health Pineville – a responsibility she takes great pride in doing. “It’s an exciting feeling to know that my position is very important within the hospital,” she shares. “In order for things to continue; people to stay healthy, cleaning is like the number one thing.”

Another part of her job that Janisha loves is working with her teammates and leaders – who she says go above and beyond to ensure teammates and patients feel respected and like they belong.

Janisha will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale. The song she will perform lifts her spirit and reminds her of who she is when she is feeling her lowest.

Caleb Davis

Outpatient Surgery Clinical Coordinator, Surgical Services, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Caleb Davis says he’s proud to work at Wake Forest Baptist because it’s a place that is evolving daily and an environment where teammates and leaders earn trust in all they do – something Caleb believes is important to make things work.

“I think we’re lucky and blessed in the operating room that we have great leadership that we can trust,” Caleb shares. “I try to be as trustworthy and as dependable and as transparent as I can to my team.”

Caleb will sing and play guitar for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Tempestt Farrar

Registrar, Patient Access, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

While the diagnoses that the patients she serves may differ, one thing that never changes for Tempestt Farrar’s when prepping patients for their radiology procedures is her compassion.

She always takes a moment before the procedure to encourage patients and to meet them where they are at. She does this because she believes that no matter who you and or where you’re from, “you are important, and you belong.”

Tempestt will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Laticia Griffin

Quality Specialist, Medical Records, Atrium Health Greater Charlotte

Laticia Griffin was born to sing. No, really. It’s true.

Born into a family of singers, Laticia has been singing since she was a child and being on stage is where she feels she belongs. Her sound is a mix of both her dad, who “has a little bit of that rock sound,” and her mom, who “has a little bit more of that soulful, operatic” sound. When she is performing, Laticia feels the song she is singing – something she hopes people can also feel in the audience.

Laticia says she is proud to work in the medical field and specifically at Atrium Health because every person’s role matters and everyone belongs.

Laticia will showcasing her singing skills for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale

Shamia Johnson

Patient Services Representative, Registration, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Shamia Johnson’s childhood battle with leukemia inspired her to enter the medical field. A Winston-Salem State University graduate, Shamia received her bachelor's degree in biology – with a concentration in pre-med and neuroscience – and aspires to be an anesthesiologist.

While receiving treatment as a child, Shamia remembers how her health care providers comforted her and helped her not be afraid and she hopes to do the same for others.

“I’ve always said I want to be the first person they see when they go out and the first person they see when they come back,” she shares. “I just want to be that support for them that comfort for them.”

Shamia will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Cayla Mansel

Project Manager, Performance Improvement, Atrium Health Greater Charlotte

An Atrium Health teammate for seven years, Cayla Manse helps leadership improve care delivery by assisting with data set analysis.

Cayla shares that when she sees the numbers increase, which indicates more patients are coming in to see their providers, it feels great. “I know we have so much need in the community and being able to help with that and support it is really rewarding.”

Cayla’s talent is unique – she will be showcasing her aerialist skills during the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Cortez Robinson

Manager, Environmental Services, Atrium Health Union West

A former football player, Cortez Robinson looks at his role as if he is in the NFL again.

Why? Because, in both jobs, you must work as one team to make great things happen. “Everybody has their role and, if one person doesn’t play their role, then it affects the whole team,” he says.

As a leader, Cortez tries to ensure that his team knows he cares about more than their work; he cares about them as people. One way he does this is by sharing daily quotes encouraging his teammates to be their best selves personally and professionally.

Cortez will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

The Western Sunset Band

Amy Crawley, Patient Registration Manager, Corporate Patient Access | Roy Lewis, AVP Patient Access, Corporate Patient Access | Kyle Scott, Intermediate Application Specialist, Corporate Patient Access | James Smith, Senior Application Specialist, Corporate Patient Access Atrium Health Greater Charlotte

The Western Sunset Band includes four Atrium Health Greater Charlotte teammates. They are Amy Crawley, Roy Lewis, Kyle Scott and James Smith.

“Our whole division is so good at hiring really great people,” said James.

They will perform a song for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Dr. Nina Talukdar

Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, Atrium Health Navicent

For Dr. Nina Talukdar, family – both blood-related family and work family – is everything.

Following a passion she has had since she was young brought her to medicine and to Atrium Health. As a resident, Nina says her colleagues’ support has given her “a sense of belonging to a family” – something she treasures dearly.

Growing up in an Indian family, Nina’s mother immersed her and her sister into all aspects of Indian culture – including music. Being surrounded by her culture and its beautiful music inspired her and her sister to start dancing.

Nina is excited to bring her two families together, by showcasing her talent to her “hospital as well as, of course, the entire Atrium family.”

Nina will be performing an Indian classical dance for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Tonya Glover Johnson

Phlebotomist, Atrium Health Floyd

Before she was a phlebotomist, Tonya Johnson Glover didn’t even have a high school diploma. Determined to turn her life around and be a better mother, Tonya went back to school and has now been an Atrium Health teammate for nine years.

With a new start, Tonya was able to prove to both herself and her kids that anything is possible and that the possibilities for her children are endless. She emphasized that by leading by example and “not by what they had seen before,” she was able to change her “whole life around to be a better mother.”

Her advice to teammates and patients? “Chase your dreams” – no matter how big or small they may seem – because “we only live once and life is very short.”

Tonya will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Dr. Yasmin Senturias

Division Chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital

Dr. Yasmin Senturias believes love drives excellence on every team.

Deeply committed to her role at Atrium Health, Yasmin feels her job goes beyond giving families a diagnosis. She believes that it is her responsibility to make sure children receive all the benefits available to have the best and brightest future, sharing that “in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, the time spent with a child and a family is a future saved.”

One of the best parts of the job for her is seeing a child and knowing that, in a few years, they will progress to be better than they were before. “Knowing that family has somebody to support them and hear them out, no matter what – it’s why I love what I do.”

Yasmin will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Jean Beaudelaire

Patient Transporter Specialist, Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

Jean Beaudelaire’s patients often ask him why he’s limping. As an amputee, Jean wears a prosthetic leg, which can make his leg swollen and cause him to limp, but he wants “to live – and to do that, I’ve got to put on my leg and soldier on.”

Born in Haiti, Jean immigrated to the United States in 1986, after a family in Liberty, Kentucky took him in. As a child in Haiti, he couldn’t walk, his mother couldn’t take care of him and his family didn’t have food. Because of his American family, he was able to get the care he needed and was able to pursue opportunities he never could have imagined.

“If it weren’t for this family that took me in – who couldn’t have kids of their own – I would still be stuck in Haiti struggling,” he shares.

Jean is proud to work at Atrium Health because it reminds him that, even though everyone has their own struggles, everyone needs each other. “Every day I thank God that I’m here, that I can be part of this story that’s evolving.”

Jean will be performing an original song for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

Nkechi “NK” Offor

Neuro ICU nurse, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Nkechi “NK” Offor is driven by a desire to spread joy and she uses her voice to do so both inside and outside the hospital. But her life hasn’t always been filled with happiness – she is a 3-time suicide survivor.

The first time she sang in the hospital was when one of her patients was spending his birthday in the ICU after suffering a stroke. To elevate his spirit, NK rounded up her team to sing happy birthday to him. It didn’t stop there, though. This special event turned into a tradition and NK became known as the “singing nurse” who celebrated her ICU patients’ birthdays through song.

For NK, radiating joy, love and laughter isn’t just something she enjoys doing, it’s a personal mission. “I’ve been in a dark place for too long and I don’t want to go back there,” she shares. “Anything I can do to give joy, I do it.”

NK will be singing for the Atrium Health Has Talent grand finale.

You can watch all 13 finalists Friday, August 26 on Atrium Health’s YouTube channel. The grand finale airs from 7-9 p.m. This family-fun event will have special surprises, so be sure to tune in!