Lisa Wright
Congratulations are in order for Division Business Administrator Lisa Wright, who was recently recognized for her 30th year of service at Duke. Wright started at Duke in December 1985 as a level-5 secretary in Human Resources, Rewards and Recognition. Before coming to the division in 2012, Wright worked in additional locations within Duke, including as the Financial Analyst and Grant Manager for the division of Cellular Therapy and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic.
Wright said that a lot has changed since she started at Duke, particularly the separation of the University into multiple, separate companies. “When I started at Duke, we had the Medical Center and University,” Wright said.
“Duke is now broken out into several ‘companies’ which all have different sets of financial books. This makes it challenging in the financial aspect when working across companies as we do on a regular basis. The use of computers is another huge change from when I started at Duke. In 1985, I didn’t have a computer, just a typewriter on my desk. We had one computer for the entire department to use when needed,” Wright said.
Wright said that she’s saving her celebrations for her official 30-year anniversary in December, which will coincide with another major milestone–the completion of her MHA. On this occasion, Wright plans to reward herself with a trip with her husband, children, and two-year-old granddaughter Laci.
Be sure to congratulate Wright if you pass her in the NC Mutual Life Building, and check out her Staff Spotlight for more on her work.
