Excellence in Management

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, 2024

New resources for this year’s nomination process are three virtual drop in sessions as well as examples of

previous nominations that the EIM Committee felt were exceptional. The committee hopes these additional

resources will help staff provide concise and successful nominations.

Please attend one of the drop in sessions below if you have any questions or email bsa_eim@berkeley.edu.

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.

2024 EIM Program

About the 2024 Award Winners

2024 BSA EIM Award Ceremony

2024 BSA EIM Ceremony Photos

Congratulations to our 56 outstanding managers and supervisors!

Award Recipient Name	Department
Julia Arno	Berkeley Regional Services Professional Schools Region
Matthew Balaban	Major Gifts, East Coast
Diana Barajas	Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3)
Marianne Bartholomew-Couts	History
John Benedict	IT Client Services
Sarah Benzuly	SSALLEX Marketing and Data
Jennifer Emiko Boyden	Berkeley Law Events
Cristal Carpinteyro	RSSP
Elizabeth D Chavez	Contracts & Grants Accounting
Ann Cleaveland	Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley School of Information
Garen Corbett	California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)
Jenny Cornet-Carrillo	Berkeley International Study Program
Laurence Diaco	Annual Programs, University Development and Alumni Relations
Monique Ellis	Haas Undergraduate Program
Guillermina Ellis	Residential and Student Service Programs
Jill Fujisaki	Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
Sarah Gaugler	ERSO
Melanie Green	Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Lynne E Grigsby-Standfill	Library IT
Serena Groen	The Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science
Maria Hjelm	Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Glo Kaci	Intercollegiate Athletics
Avni Kansara	Evening & Weekend MBA Program, Haas School of Business
James Kato	Center for Support and Intervention, Dean of Students
Maria Kies	Astronomy
Marianne Koch	UC Berkeley Extension - Business & Management Department
Phillip Larkin	Contracts and Grants Accounting
John MacDonald	Berkeley Law IS&T
Adrianne Mann	Berkeley IT - Campus Applications & Data - Student Information Systems
Lucas Mollenbrink	FTMBA Academics Team
Claudia Morales	Center for Educational Partnerships
Dale Joseph Morrow	Residential Life
Andy Murdock	Innovative Genomics Institute
Mike Murphy	Supply Chain Management - Procurement
Rebecca Pauling	Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Jasmine Payne	College Relations, College of Engineering
Brent Radeke	Cal Performances
Rachelle Regan	Office of Gift Planning, University Development Alumni Relations
Karla S Robbins	Residential and Student Service Programs Central Maintenance
Jaime Santoyo	ASUC Student Union Facilities Maintenance & Operations
Leslie Schibsted	University Development Alumni Relations
Amanda Schoeneman	Development & Alumni Relations, Haas School of Business
Shani Shay	Berkeley Underground Scholars
Cara Stanley	Student Learning Center
Jocelyn Surla Banaria	Academic Senate https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/
Kirsten Swan	Division of Biological Sciences, Letters & Science
Phuong N Tang	College of Letters & Science Office of Undergraduate Advising
Fabia Terra	UC Berkeley Seismology Lab
Jessica Thach	Center for Educational Partnerships
Jacquelynn Thomas	Residential Life
Sharon Trahan	Financial Systems
Heidi Wagner	Division of Biological Sciences Dean's Office
Roshonda (Ro) Walker	UC Berkeley Housing
Matt Weaver	Gift Services, University Development Alumni Relations
Kirsten Wechling	Accounts Receivable & Banking Services
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