2022 Excellence in Leadership Awards Ceremony

Awards Ceremony

Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Location: Virtual Event
Time: 2:00 p.m.

The Staff Assembly Excellence in Leadership Awards recognizes UCI leaders who inspire employees to focus their individual talents on the goals of the organization and contribute to the highest level.
Congratulations to this year’s winners for the following categories:

  • Collaboration
  • Employee Engagement
  • Innovation
  • Overall award for excellence across all three leadership competencies

Award Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award for Collaboration
Melisand Mohseni
Regulatory and Compliance Manager, Pathology Administration

Excellence in Leadership Award for Employee Engagement
Martha Nunez-Flores
EEC Manager, Human Resources

Excellence in Leadership Award for Innovation
Ashish Regmi
Chief Information Officer, University Advancement
Senior Executive Director, DTI 

Excellence in Leadership Award for Overall Achievement
Randall Styner
Director, Emergency Management, DFA Support Services

Bruce Morgan
Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Research Administration 

Nominees

  • Ashish Regmi, Senior Executive Director, DTI & UA Chief Information Officer, University Advancement
  • Amy Ricks, Chief Administrative Officer, Material Science and Engineering
  • Bruce Morgan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration, Office of Research Administration
  • Martha Nunez-Flores, EEC Manger, People Services Human Resources
  • Erwin Carino, Administrative Nurse, Chao Family Comprehensive Center
  • Randall Styner, Director Emergency Management, DFA Support Services
  • Melisand Mosheni, Regulatory and Compliance Manger, Pathology Administration
  • Mary Clark, Chief of Staff, Office of the CFO & Vice Chancellor, DFA
  • Maryam Hashemi, Ambulant Care Administrative Manager, Neurodiagnostics
  • Jennifer Wilkens, Director of Special Projects, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering
  • Diana Ornelas, Pharmacy Business Manager, Inpatient Pharmacy
  • Claudia Weihe, Staff Research Associate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology