Pittsburgh Area VA Employees Shared in 2014 Bonuses

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

A communications manager and a top administrator were among 1,285 Pittsburgh area employees of the Veterans Administration to share in 2014 bonuses of $142 million.
The bonuses to Pittsburgh area VA employees, which were paid in the midst of multiple congressional inquiries into charges that veterans were facing extensive delays in getting needed care, ranged from $11,527 to a low of $145.
In Pittsburgh inquiries focused on deaths caused by a Legionella outbreak.
The nationwide listing was made public in a report from USA Today in the newspaper's Wednesday edition.
The $11,527 bonus went to Anthony Warner, a contract specialist. The $145 payment went to Terry Weightman, a computer specialist.
David E. Cowgill, communications manager for the regional VA service area was paid a $2,750 bonus. His regular salary is $124,003.
Carla Sivek, a top administrator who recently served as the acting regional director, got a $3,250 bonus.
Here is a partial listing of Pittsburgh area bonuses:

Anthony Warner, contract specialist, $11,527
Jennifer Stone-Barash. director, $7,408
Bernadette Heron, pharmacy $4,900
Lisa Longo, pharmacy $4,900
Rosemary Grelish, pharmacy, $4,900
John C. Lowe, pharmacy, $4,900
James F. Baker, finance $3,259
Barbara Forsha, health systems specialist, $3,250
Moira Hughes, health systems specialist, $3,250
Carla Sivek, administrator,$3,250
Joyce Johnson, engineering, $2,820
Charlotte Balou, budget analyst, $2,750
Barbara Becker, program managment, $2,750
Kimberly Butler, health system analyst, $2,750
Teneal Caw, human resources, $2,750
David Cowgill, public affairs, $2,750
William J. Cress, social worker, $2,750
Michelle Dominski, human resources, $2,750
Jennifer Farrar, auditor, $2,750
Douglas Hilliard, prosthetics, $2,750
Debra Hughes, health systems specialist, $2,750
Angela Keen, psychologist,$2,750
Anne Mikolajczak, health systems specialist $2,750