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1985, petitioner began her career as a staff radiation therapist
with Deland and Noell, a corporate entity with its place of
business in Lafayette, Louisiana. The corporation, which
provided treatment to cancer patients was owned and operated by
Thomas Noell and Maitland Deland, two doctors, who were also
husband and wife.
Petitioner was 21 when she began working on the staff of the
corporation, and in 1991 she was promoted to a position as chief
therapist. During 1993, petitioner was promoted to the position
of corporate chief therapist. As the corporate chief therapist,
petitioner supervised all of the corporation’s radiation
therapists. During 1991 through 1995, the corporation was in a
period of expansion and opening cancer treatment centers in
multiple geographical locations. Petitioner was instrumental in
the successful expansion and operation of the radiation therapy
aspect of the corporate business. Corporate management was
grooming petitioner to become part of administration and
management, rather than limiting her focus to clinical
operations.
During her employment with the corporation, a personal
friendship developed between petitioner and Dr. Maitland Deland,
who was the president and a shareholder of the corporation. Dr.
Deland and petitioner spent time together during and after work,
and their relationship developed into a close and personal one.
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