Congratulations to the 2021 award recipients:
Staff Excellence Award in Outstanding Customer Service and Job Performance - Rebecca Smith
Staff Excellence Award in Organizational and Leadership Abilities - Brenda Maldonado-Rosas
Staff Excellence Award in University Public Service - Roberto Godinez
Staff Excellence Manager Award - Megan Topete
Staff Excellence Award in Teamwork - Simrin Takhar
Staff Excellence Award in Creativity - LaTia Winfrey
Staff Excellence Award in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Yesenia Curiel
From Left to Right: Chancellor Munoz, Yesenia Curiel, LaTia Winfrey, Megan Topete, Brenda Maldonado-Rosas, Rebecca Smith, Staff Assembly President Alvin Cha (Not Present: Roberto Godinez and Simrin Takhar)
Roberto Godinez
2021 Staff Excellence Award Nominees
Creativity
Corinne Townsend | Institutional Research & Decision Support
LaTia Winfrey | Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Liz Arakelian | Marketing and Public Relations
Monica I. Garcia | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Outstanding Customer Service and Job Performance
Darlene Short | Human Resources
Emily Shuping | External Relations
Jaime Dias | Payroll Services
Jorge Herrera Gomez | Housing and Dining
Kristopher Greene | Students First Center
Mubeena Salaam | Financial System Support (FSS)
Nicole Fleming | Housing and Dining
Rebecca "Becky" Smith | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Tammy Burgess | Office of Research and Economic Development
Teamwork
Cathy Simmons | UCM Payroll Services
Catrina Parr-Abundiz | Office of Student Involvement
Cinnamon Danube | Institutional Research & Decision Support
Darlene Short | Human Resources
Edson Gonzales | Office of Information Technology
Heidi Green | Department Support Services
Hiram Dominguez | School of Natural Sciences
Jamie Dias | Payroll Services
Jenn Souza | School of Natural Sciences
Jessica Duffy | Center for Institutional Effectiveness
Jessica "JaeJae" Julian | External Relations
Josh Lutz | UC Merced Police Department
Maria Maravilla | Housing and Dining
Michael Torres | Financial Planning & Analysis
Seema Ahuja | Office of Information Technology
Simrin Takhar | Academic Senate
Organizational / Leadership Abilities
Alex Mellor | Office of Research and Economic Development
Brenda Maldonado-Rosas | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Jamie Knutson | School of Engineering
Karina Villegas | School of Natural Sciences
Kevin Vieira | Recreation & Athletics
Maria Rosales | Residence Education
Tracy England | Travel & Expense Management
University Public Service
Angela Dixon | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Jennifer Angel | Human Resources
Roberto Godinez | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Rosana (Ro) McKinney | Human Resources
Yesenia Curiel | CARE Advocacy
Manager Award
Avi Badwal | Office of Information Technology
Fatima Paul | Academic Senate
Heather Nardello | Financial Aid & Scholarships
Josh Reinhold | Office of the Registrar
Lisa Perry | Students First Center
Marcia Patino | Human Resources
Megan Topete | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Michelle Roppeau | Division of Undergraduate Education
