Meet...Liz
Name:
Elizabeth (Liz) Nista.
Department:
Transplant Center—home of the MUSC Angel Tree Program.How long at MUSC: 11 years
Where were you born: Lansing, Mich.
Family: Husband, Jim, and children Meagan, 18, and Alex, 16.
Community service: Right now, The MUSC Angel Tree Program, creating special memories for more than 4,500 children.
What books are currently on your nightstand: Abundance, Holidays on Ice, Prayers that Prevail for Your Children.
Favorite Christmas song: O Holy Night.
What inspired you to help with the MUSC Angel Tree Program: Wanting to help our own hardworking employees who were in need.
Most inspiring MUSC Angel Tree moment: The incredibly long line of medical carts, stretchers and wheelchairs overflowing with toys and coming out the main hospital doors, down the sidewalk and everyone grinning from ear to ear.
You are a stickler about: Everything...I'm a pain but incredibly organized.
How do you stay fit: I walk three to four miles a day as many days as I can.
An unforgettable holiday memory: Midnight Mass. I've only missed a few. It never fails to pull me back to the reason for the season.
Something people don’t know about you: My degree is Vocal Performance and Music Therapy. I had the honor of performing in Rome in 1997 and my daughter did the same in 2005.
Friday, Dec. 15, 2006
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