Every month our Volunteer department sorts through piles of nominations from supervisors and honors one of our volunteers for their truly stupendous efforts. Meet this month's volunteer!

Our volunteers are not only great at the work they do, but are also great people who brighten up those around them. That’s why this month we’re thrilled to be awarding our Volunteer of the Month award to Gimena Suarez!

Here’s what her supervisor, Michelle Zamarripa has to say about Gimena:

Gimena Suarez is one of the hardest working and kindest people I have had the pleasure working alongside. She makes the lab operate like a well-oiled machine and I strongly feel her absence when she is out (which is luckily, very rare). Gimena has been volunteering with us since November 21, 2013, coming all the way from Worcester every Thursday. 

For those of you who know about some of the tests we run in the lab, she is a spot plate wizard. She is enthusiastic about learning more and frequently attends brown bag and lecture series. Her attention to detail and her ability to multitask have made her highly effective in the lab, but it is her smile she brings with her every time that makes me excited for another Thursday to come.