Jimena Villalon
Giant Student of the Month
Jimena, our Giant Student of the Month for December 2020, is described as an inspiration. Despite suffering a huge loss and navigating schoolwork during a pandemic, she remains an excellent student. Jimena is a sixth-grader at Baytown Junior. Her teacher describes her as kindhearted, goal-oriented, and deserving. Regardless of her circumstance, her schoolwork and dreams to achieve success are always foremost. She has the ability to rise above, stay focused, and persevere. Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital sponsors the Giant Student of the Month.
Annie Robinson
Giant Staff Member of the Month
Nominated by six coworkers and her administration, Annie Robinson is our Giant Staff Member of the Month for December 2020. Annie is known as an “awesome teacher.” Her colleagues describe her as completely selfless and all about students. Annie was diagnosed with cancer but has never let her treatment or disease stand in the way of her student’s learning. Even if Annie must teach from a computer in a separate room on campus, she will “do whatever it takes for her kids.” With a cafeteria filled with tears, Annie was defined as someone who is always smiling, an overcomer, and champion for students. Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital sponsors the Giant Staff Member of the Month.
Brandon Allport Altillo
Giant Alumnus of the Month
Meet our Giant Alumnus of the Month for December 2020, sponsored by Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Brandon Allport Altillo. Brandon graduated from Sterling in 2004 and continued his education at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Jackson Memorial in Miami, Florida. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Pediatrics. Brandon serves as a primary care internist and pediatrician for Lone Star Circle of Care while acting as an assistant professor at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. “He has worked tirelessly in trying to strengthen the primary care system where resources are very limited. He has promoted primary care access and utilization in underserved areas of the population, and because of his training with both pediatrics and adult primary care, he has tried to bridge the gap in service.”
- M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Miami
- Master’s in Public Health with focus in Health Systems and Policy and Global Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
- Assistant Professor at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin in the department of internal medicine and the department of population health.
- Courtesy Assistant Professor at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Clinical Educator and serves as co-director of the primary care, family, and community medicine clerkship.
- Primary care internist and pediatrician at Lone Star Circle of Care
- Works with the division of community engagement and health equity to develop a neighborhood health initiative to improve health for adults and children in Austin.