Congratulations to the top three teams in this year’s UPMC Weight Race Challenge: Mission Slimpossible, Dump Your Rump and VDMThrivers. These three teams achieved more than 100% of their weight loss goal during the challenge. In addition, the Administration Building and Convent earned the award for having the highest percentage of employees who completed challenge.

Overall, 81% of those who registered completed the challenge. That’s the second highest percentage of all participating companies in the challenge.

The 110 employees who completed the challenge earned 15 Wellness credits toward the Thrive Health Education incentive.

Here are the final standings.

Ranking
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Team
Dump Your Rump
Mission Slimpossible
VDMThrivers
Envision
FINANCE RULES
The Hungry Cellar Dwellers
Skinny Dippers
Schenley Act Now
Fit and Fab
That Low Carb Team at VDM
The Big Group
Lettuce Pray
Chubby Buddies
SG On the Move
PC Powerhouse
The Royals
Dog Days of Summer
Location
VCDC - McCandless
Independent Living
Vincentian de Marillac
Vincentian de Marillac
Administration and Convent
Vincentian de Marillac
Administration and Convent
Vincentian Schenley Gardens
Vincentian Home
Vincentian de Marillac
Administration and Convent
Administration and Convent
Vincentian Marian Manor
Vincentian Schenley Gardens
Vincentian Marian Manor Personal Care
Vincentian Home
Vincentian Home
% of Goal
100%
100%
100%
95.04%
90%
82.22%
73.92%
66.67%
60.53%
60%
52.84%
46.87%
42.22%
37.98%
25%
20.83%
0%

Top 3 Teams with the highest percentage of weight loss:

  • 1st Place: Dump Your Rump – 294%
  • 2nd Place: Mission Slimpossible – 153%
  • 3rd Place: VDThrivers – 109%

Facility with the highest percentage of employees who complete challenge:

  • Administration Building and Convent – 46.27%

Winners of the prize drawings at each campus:

  • Catherine Shea, Vincentian Home
  • Eunice Adebayo, Vincentian Marian Manor
  • Melissa Rothert, Vincentian Schenley Gardens
  • Ebony Thomas, Vincentian de Marillac
  • Karen Wannagat, VCS
  • Barbara Goral, Vincentian Child Discovery Center
  • Kayla King, Independent Living

Need help making healthy changes? 

Try talking to a UPMC Health Coach. Call 1-866-778-6073 (TTY 711) or log in to MyHealth OnLine to chat with a coach. Not only will it help you start your journey toward better health, but you can also earn up to 25 points toward the $50 Health Education incentive.

Wellness Champions

Manager of Employee Engagement

Taneshya Williams-Wood
twilliamswood@vcs.org

Vincentian de Marillac

Krista Albitz
kalbitz@vcs.org
412-924-1930

Ebony Thomas
ethomas@vcs.org
724-814-4933

Vincentian Marian Manor & VCDC Greentree

Alex Konecky
akonecky@vcs.org
412-654-3770 – cell

Cece Stocki
cstocki@vcs.org
412-463-6055 – Cell
412-440-4307 – Office

Vincentian Schenley Gardens

Melissa Rothert
mrothert@vcs.org
412-621-4200

Rosemarie Malanoski
rmalanoski@vcs.org
412-209-8120

Vincentian Home

Carly Douthit
cdouthit@vcs.org
412-310-5741 – Cell

Joanne Zaletsky
jzaletsky@vcs.org
412-508-7903 – Cell

Vincentian Home Personal Care

Sara Markl
smarkl@vcs.org
412-925-8315 – Cell

Shirley Reese
sreese@vcs.org
412-366-1039

Vincentian Administration Building

Cassie Tenos
ctenos@vcs.org
412-548-4039 – Office

Lindsey Efkeman
lefkeman@vcs.org
412-548-4043

Vincentian Villa & Terrace Place

Christine Holko
cholko@vcs.org
412-364-6591 – Office
412-523-7317 – Cell

VCDC

Jill Paragi
jparagi@vcs.org
412-366-8588 – Office
412-297-3589 – Cell