Congratulations to our volunteer of the month, Ms. Kelly Guzman Machado! Professor Guzman has been an extremely dedicated and active UTMRC member the month of March 2023. Ms. Machado has helped connect us to students and faculty at the Austin Community College to spread the word about our organization and… read more
Volunteer Spotlights
UTMRC Volunteer Spotlight Winter 2022: Highlighting the Work of Ms. Courtney Kaleta
My journey with the UT Medical Reserve Corp began not too long after starting a new chapter of life in Austin! Being near family in the height of uncertain times was always an essential recipe for comfort. However, while settling my feet in new terrain I was eager to see… read more
UTMRC Volunteer Spotlight Fall 2022: Highlighting the Work of Ms. Genny Dalton, RN, BSN
Genny Dalton, RN, BSN, Graduate Student at UT Austin School of Nursing MSN Program I came to UTMRC as a volunteer during COVID. At the time I was working at the Heart Hospital of Austin in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), one of the few places during the pandemic… read more
UTMRC Volunteer Spotlight Summer 2022: Highlighting the Work of Ms. Pamela Ballard, RN, BSN
After graduating from the University of Texas School of Nursing at Austin, I spent my nursing career as an operating room nurse, and worked at the only trauma hospital in Austin at the time, Brackenridge. I was in charge of Cardiovascular surgery. We also went through another pandemic during that… read more
UTMRC Volunteer Spotlight Spring 2022: Highlighting the Work of Ms. Christine McIver
Many of our UTMRC members are very talented and gifted with hearts that give to others. They inspire and lead with skill and competence. Such is our feature for this quarterly: Christine McIver, RN, BSN. A member of UTMRC since 2017, she has augmented her work as a critical care nurse… read more
UTMRC Volunteer Spotlight Fall 2021: Highlighting the Work of Mr. Steve Janda
As a volunteer with the UT Medical Reserve Corps, I began partnering with Shalonda Horton and Courtney Kaleta last July, and continued with Whitney Thurman this past October, in the delivery of vaccines to the unhoused population of Austin. This was accomplished through UT Austin’s Vaccine Administration Mobile Operations (VAMOS)… read more
