Administrative Residency Program

2025-2026 Residents

Kennedy Wykle

Originally from the Chicago area, Kennedy holds a Master of Health Administration (MHA) from the University of Iowa. While at Iowa, she completed an administrative internship with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer at the University of Iowa Health Care and continued as a graduate research assistant. Her work focused on quality and process improvement, patient experience, and various medical director initiatives. Prior to her MHA, Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from St. Ambrose University, with minors in biology, public relations and marketing.

Kennedy is currently serving as an Administrative Resident, contributing to several strategic initiatives across the organization. Her projects include optimizing templates for DACR (Demand, Access, Capacity & Retention), assisting with the coordination of Moffitt Connect Day, supporting process optimization at Speros, optimizing patient experience wait time communication, improving specialty pharmacy record retention and contributing to various initiatives within MMG.

Benjamin Tomas

Benjamin Tomas grew up locally in the Wesley Chapel area but pursued his higher education in the Midwest. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Marketing, followed by an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Kansas State University.

Benjamin is no stranger to Moffitt Cancer Center. His connection to the organization began over a decade ago when he served as a volunteen, supporting departments such as CT/MRI, Infusion and Scheduling.

Currently, Benjamin serves as the other administrative resident at Moffitt. His upcoming projects include optimizing provider templates for DACR, supporting the implementation of Hippocratic AI and overseeing operations at Speros.

2024-2025 Residents

Avalon Vincent

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Avalon holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Miami. Prior to joining Moffitt, she gained HR experience as an Administrative Coordinator for a media company in Trinidad, where she supported recruitment, staff engagement and day-to-day operations. Avalon recently completed an Administrative Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center from 2024-2025. During her residency, Avalon led and supported impactful projects across Quality, Safety and Risk Management, Clinical Trials, Outpatient Clinic Operations, DACR and Human Resources.

In August of 2025, Avalon joined Moffitt's HR Operations team as a Workforce Planning Specialist. In her role, Avalon supports strategic workforce planning initiatives that align talent strategies with organizational goals in order to drive operational excellence.  While she works most closely with the Strategic Workforce Management team and their respective business areas, she also collaborates across Human Resources, Organizational Development and Enterprise Engagement and Impact.

Victoria Stevenson-Chavis

Victoria, a native Floridian from Polk County, earned her Master of Health Administration (MHA) from the University of South Florida. During her graduate studies, she completed internships at the University of South Florida College of Nursing and Lakeland Regional Health’s Behavioral Health & Wellness Department, focusing on patient satisfaction measurement, process improvement and enhancing patient flow. Victoria was introduced to Moffitt Cancer Center through her MHA capstone project, where she worked with the Infusion Centers.

As an administrative resident, Victoria continued her collaboration with Moffitt’s Infusion Centers, concentrating on workflow reviews, process optimization, patient flow analysis and data reporting. She also collaborated with the Infusion Centers and other Moffitt departments to develop reports and dashboards. Additionally, Victoria contributed to Moffitt’s DACR program and helped develop the Template Optimization Project for various ambulatory programs within the organization.

During the residency, Victoria was offered a permanent position with the Patient Journey Transformation Department as a Business Transformation Analyst. In this role, she continues her work on the Template Optimization Project and analyzes data on various DACR initiatives to report to various levels of leadership.

2007-2009 Resident

Euwana Powell

Euwana Powell leads the IT Portfolio Services team, overseeing technology evaluation, project prioritization and execution. With over 18 years of experience at Moffitt in a variety of roles, she has consistently driven innovation and operational excellence across the organization.  As an Administrative Resident, she chaired and hosted Moffitt’s first Survivorship event, in addition to implementing Moffitt’s first electronic contracts management solution. 

Euwana’s experience as a resident highlighted her aptitude for technology and project delivery.  Since then, she has led several transformative initiatives, including the implementation of Moffitt’s first bed management solution, virtualization of the data center and technology enablement for the opening of Moffitt McKinley Hospital. A Tampa native, Euwana holds degrees in Health Information Management and Business Administration from the University of Central Florida, along with multiple professional certifications in agile methodologies, project management and IT frameworks. 

1997 Resident

LaWanda Byrd

LaWanda Byrd serves as the Director of Volunteer and Retail Services at Moffitt Cancer Center, where she leads the strategic operations of over 700 volunteers, manages retail shop services across multiple Moffitt locations, and oversees Magnolia's Salon and Mastectomy Boutique, which provides patients with post-mastectomy products and lymphedema compression garments.

Previously, LaWanda was the Director of Environmental Services, where she championed patient safety and infection prevention across more than 2 million square feet of facilities, ensuring excellence in hygiene, sanitation and regulatory compliance. Before that, she held key leadership roles in Human Resources, where she helped establish Moffitt's Office of Enterprise Engagement and Impact.

With more than 26 years of service at Moffitt, LaWanda has advanced through a range of leadership roles spanning patient financial services, human resources, enterprise engagement and facilities management. She began her career as an Administrative Resident, earning a full-time role just six months into the program-defining moment that set the tone for her career grounded in compassion, inclusion and service.

LaWanda currently also serves as a board member for the Patient Empowerment Network (PEN) and is a Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP). She is also certified as a Diversity Professional through Cornell University. LaWanda holds a Master of Public Administration and a B.A. in Political Science from Michigan State University, as well as a Master of Business Administration from St. Leo University.