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title: 'Alison Sonstelie: CS/SPD Department of The Year Award'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/alison-sonstelie-cs-spd-department-of-the-year-award'
show: 'Beyond Clean'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/beyond-clean'
published: '2017-09-05'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beyondclean/Beyond_Clean_-_Alison_Sonstelie_-_8.11.17.mp3'
---

# Alison Sonstelie: CS/SPD Department of The Year Award

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Alison Sonstelie, Supply Chain Manager - Sanford Fargo Medical Center at Sanford Health.

## Summary

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Alison Sonstelie, Supply Chain Manager - Sanford Fargo Medical Center at Sanford Health about her positive experiences working in Sterile Processing, The 2014 CS/SPD Department of the Year Award, and her career growth into Supply Chain management.

Segment 1 - 03:00

- Successful management model for career growth

- Importance of IAHCSMM

- Biggest Challenges to SPD Departments and Professionals today

Segment 2 - 20:34

- 2014 CS/SPD Department of the Year & Confidence Builder Award

- State of the department before and after improvements

- Biggest wins and best practices

Segment 3 - 42:21

- Transition from SPD to Supply Chain Management

- How to prepare for professional advancement

- SPD alignment within the organizational structure and opportunities for improvement

Join us next week when our guest will be Patrick Dotts, Division Director at Soliant Health.