The Berkeley Staff Assembly is pleased to announce the recipients of the 37th annual Excellence in Management Award, who are recognized for leading their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year. This year’s award theme, “A Culture of Excellence: Inspiring Performance and Growth”highlights leaders who foster an environment where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement thrive, empowering their teams to achieve their full potential and drive organizational success.
Excellence in Management Award Ceremony
The Excellence in Management Award ceremony will be held on April 30, from 1-2 p.m. In-person invites for this event will be provided to the supervisors receiving awards and their employees who nominated them.
Keynote Speakers
Chancellor Rich K. Lyons and Lasana Hotep, Director of Staff Engagement & Belonging will deliver keynote addresses at this years’ award ceremony.
If you want to attend the awards ceremony virtually, please register for the webinar. If you can’t make the webinar live, it will be recorded and posted on this webpage
Congratulations to these 27 outstanding managers and supervisors!
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Award recipient name |
Department |
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Adriana Solís-López |
Development and Alumni Relations, Berkeley Haas |
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Aileen Liu |
L&S Division of Undergraduate Studies |
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Amy Weissenbacher |
Student Affairs Procurement |
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Carolyn Knight |
Facilities Services IT |
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Cathy Kodama |
Health and Wellbeing, University Health Services, Health Promotion |
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Clarity White |
BEARS - Berkeley Regional Services |
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Eric Askins |
The Haas School of Business |
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Gregory Cera |
L&S Advising |
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Hüseyin Sarı |
Educational Design and Technology |
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Ingrid McKenney |
Development and Alumni Relations |
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James Collins |
The Office of the Registrar |
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Jennifer Siecienski |
UC Berkeley Student Union |
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Jeremy Brooks |
Berkeley Career Engagement |
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Jesse Dieker |
Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology |
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Karla Sanchez |
SHARE/BEST - Berkeley Regional Services |
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Kellie Brennan |
Civil Rights, Whistleblower & Clery Compliance |
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Kerry Franzetta |
Financial Aid and Scholarships |
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Kim Sapp Dinwiddie |
University Development & Alumni Relations |
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Laurie Haskell-Woerner |
School of Information |
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Leslie Harlson |
Berkeley Discovery |
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Mariam Mohammad |
UC Berkeley Extension, Admissions & Student Services |
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Dr. Marissa Nichols |
Intercollegiate Athletics-Cameron Institute |
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Marjorie Degraca |
Haas School of Business |
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Nadege Thorez-Oparin |
UC Berkeley Extension |
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Rachel Crow |
Interdisciplinary Social Science Programs |
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Robbie Powers |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
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Sunny Lee |
Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor & Dean of Students |
If you have any questions, please contact the BSA EIM Committee at bsa_eim@berkeley.edu
2024-25 Excellence in Management Award Nomination Form is Open
This year's Excellence in Management theme is: "A Culture of Excellence: Inspiring Performance and Growth". This theme highlights leaders who foster an environment where innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement thrive, empowering their teams to achieve their full potential and drive organizational success.
Please nominate your managers/supervisors who exemplify the theme and provide detailed examples based on our Principles of Community and Rubric. Below are some examples of the characteristics that exemplify this years' theme.
You may choose to use one or more of the examples below or provide your own specific examples that encompass the theme:
- Leadership Development Programs: invests in leadership training and mentorship programs to help employees build the skills needed to succeed and grow within the organization, also inspiring them to reach their full potential.
- Employee Recognition and Rewards: recognizing and celebrating employee achievements in meaningful ways to motivate employees to strive for excellence.
- Inclusive and Collaborative Work Environment: Promoting teamwork and collaboration across departments and diverse groups driving innovation. They encourage open communication, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional collaboration, which supports creativity and growth.
- Promoting Well-being + Work Life Balance: Supporting employees' mental, physical, and emotional well-being to foster long-term growth and engagement.
- Empowerment and Autonomy: Giving employees ownership of their work and the autonomy to make decisions allows them to take initiative, feel accountable for results, and grow in their roles. Empowering employees to make meaningful contributions fosters a sense of pride and engagement.
Please see eligibility requirements:
- Your supervisor has held their role for at least one year
- Your supervisor's classification/title is considered staff and non-academic
- You have half of the signatures of the staff that directly reports to the supervisor/manager; student staff are not eligible for the 50% requirement
- Your supervisor is in good standing
- The nomination letter is provided in Word or PDF format and has no more than 800 words in total
- Names and signatures do NOT count toward 800 maximum word limit
- The deadline for submissions is February 7, 2025
About the Excellence in Management Award
The Berkeley Staff Assembly is pleased to announce the recipients of the 36th annual Excellence in Management (EIM) Award, who are recognized for leading their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year. This year’s award theme, “Cultivating Staff, Harvesting Success: Recognizing Excellence in Management”highlights leaders who excel in cultivating their staff, leading to overall success for the team and the organization.
Congratulations to our 56 outstanding managers and supervisors!
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Award Recipient Name |
Department |
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Julia Arno |
Berkeley Regional Services Professional Schools Region |
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Matthew Balaban |
Major Gifts, East Coast |
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Diana Barajas |
Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3) |
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Marianne Bartholomew-Couts |
History |
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John Benedict |
IT Client Services |
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Sarah Benzuly |
SSALLEX Marketing and Data |
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Jennifer Emiko Boyden |
Berkeley Law Events |
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Cristal Carpinteyro |
RSSP |
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Elizabeth D Chavez |
Contracts & Grants Accounting |
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Ann Cleaveland |
Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley School of Information |
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Garen Corbett |
California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) |
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Jenny Cornet-Carrillo |
Berkeley International Study Program |
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Laurence Diaco |
Annual Programs, University Development and Alumni Relations |
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Monique Ellis |
Haas Undergraduate Program |
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Guillermina Ellis |
Residential and Student Service Programs |
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Jill Fujisaki |
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning |
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Sarah Gaugler |
ERSO |
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Melanie Green |
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) |
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Lynne E Grigsby-Standfill |
Library IT |
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Serena Groen |
The Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science |
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Maria Hjelm |
Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences |
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Glo Kaci |
Intercollegiate Athletics |
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Avni Kansara |
Evening & Weekend MBA Program, Haas School of Business |
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James Kato |
Center for Support and Intervention, Dean of Students |
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Maria Kies |
Astronomy |
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Marianne Koch |
UC Berkeley Extension - Business & Management Department |
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Phillip Larkin |
Contracts and Grants Accounting |
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John MacDonald |
Berkeley Law IS&T |
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Adrianne Mann |
Berkeley IT - Campus Applications & Data - Student Information Systems |
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Lucas Mollenbrink |
FTMBA Academics Team |
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Claudia Morales |
Center for Educational Partnerships |
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Dale Joseph Morrow |
Residential Life |
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Andy Murdock |
Innovative Genomics Institute |
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Mike Murphy |
Supply Chain Management - Procurement |
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Rebecca Pauling |
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research |
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Jasmine Payne |
College Relations, College of Engineering |
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Brent Radeke |
Cal Performances |
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Rachelle Regan |
Office of Gift Planning, University Development Alumni Relations |
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Karla S Robbins |
Residential and Student Service Programs Central Maintenance |
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Jaime Santoyo |
ASUC Student Union Facilities Maintenance & Operations |
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Leslie Schibsted |
University Development Alumni Relations |
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Amanda Schoeneman |
Development & Alumni Relations, Haas School of Business |
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Shani Shay |
Berkeley Underground Scholars |
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Cara Stanley |
Student Learning Center |
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Jocelyn Surla Banaria |
Academic Senate https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/ |
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Kirsten Swan |
Division of Biological Sciences, Letters & Science |
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Phuong N Tang |
College of Letters & Science Office of Undergraduate Advising |
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Fabia Terra |
UC Berkeley Seismology Lab |
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Jessica Thach |
Center for Educational Partnerships |
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Jacquelynn Thomas |
Residential Life |
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Sharon Trahan |
Financial Systems |
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Heidi Wagner |
Division of Biological Sciences Dean's Office |
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Roshonda (Ro) Walker |
UC Berkeley Housing |
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Matt Weaver |
Gift Services, University Development Alumni Relations |
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Kirsten Wechling |
Accounts Receivable & Banking Services |
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Heidi Yu |
Berkeley Career Engagement |
About the Excellence in Management Award
The award honors exemplary managers and supervisors who have led their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year.
This year’s Excellence in Management theme is: Cultivating Staff, Harvesting Success: Recognizing Excellence in Management. This theme highlights leaders who excel in cultivating their staff, leading to overall success for the team and the organization.
- Staff Development: Manager/supervisor invests in the professional development of team members, providing opportunities for growth and skill enhancement.
- Team Collaboration: Encourages a collaborative and supportive team culture where each member's contribution is valued, leading to collective success.
- Results-Oriented Leadership: Achieves outstanding outcomes through effective management strategies and by fostering an environment that encourages innovation and achievement.
2024-25 Excellence in Management Committee
Chair:
Shelly Gough, Sr. HR Business Partner, BRS HR
Natasha (Sunni) Sandeford, Dean's Academic Personnel Analyst - School of Education
Committee Members:
Anna Atkinson, Student Services Advisor - Earth & Planetary Science
Angikaar Chana, Research Data Analyst - School of Education
Shirlin Dudonis, Admin Officer, UKHDS
Rachel Evans, Executive Administrative Officer - Innovative Genomics Institute
Raymond Fong, Pre-Award Team Lead - Berkeley Regional Services (ProS)
Almadora Henry, Financial Analyst - Dept of German, Spanish & Portuguese
Weixing Ou, Research Administrator - ERSO
Sanchita Pal, Contracts and Grants Supervisor, CRA RACC - Engineering Research Support Organization
Jessie Rosales, Senior College Advisor - L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising
Carlos Alberto Via, Employer Relations Assistant - Berkeley Career Engagement
Warren Whitfield, Student Health Insurance Office UHS - Student Health Insurance Office University Health Services
Yanni Zhang, Manager of Finance and Business Operation - Berkeley Center for Health Technology & UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program
To volunteer for this committee, or find out more about the Excellence in Management Award, please contact the Committee at bsa_eim@berkeley.edu