The Staff Assembly Excellence in Leadership Awards recognizes UCI leaders who inspire employees to focus their talents on the goals of the organization and contribute to the highest level. Congratulations to this year’s winners and nominees!
Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership Award for Collaboration
Albert Zheng
Police Sergeant, UCI Police Department
Excellence in Leadership Award for Employee Engagement
Raven Yoshitomi
Director, Student Affairs, UCI School of Biological Sciences
Excellence in Leadership Award for Innovation
David Spight
Director, UCI Undergraduate/Undeclared Advising Program
Excellence in Leadership Award for Well-being Support
Cindy Robertson
Finance Manager, Internal Units, UCI Office of Research
Excellence in Leadership Award for Overall Achievement
Tammy Ho
Assistant Dean, UCI School of Education
Jeremy Thacker
Assistant Director, Educational & Student Success Technologies
Office of Information Technology, UC Irvine
Nominees
- Camellia Azarakhsh, Chief Administrative Officer, School of Medicine – Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Julianna Bayley, Assistant Director, Transportation and Distribution Service
- Kelly Brennan, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Samueli Institute for Integrative Medicine
- Wendy Cant, Administrative Director, School of Medicine, Medical Education
- Yisselle Carrasco, Assistant Nurse Manager, Float Pool
- Danielle Channel, Anesthesia Billing, PB Financial Services
- Geraldine Date, Supervisor, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Social Work
- Jaime DeJong, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, Arts Dean’s Office
- Tina Dominguez, Department Administrator,Neurobiology and Behavior
- Rania Elian, Ambulatory Care Patient Supervisor, Clinic – Internal Medicine
- Eric Gardner, Assistant Fire Marshal, Environmental Health & Safety
- Jennifer Gerson, Director, Graduate Studies, Social Science Graduate Office
- Justin Javier, Associate Director, Paul Merage School of Business Undergraduate Program
- Tiara Johnson, Perinatal Services Nurse Manager, Labor & Delivery
- Angie Labadie, Assistant Director, Revenue Integrity, Revenue Audit
- Amy Lim, Assistant Director, Registration and Collections Management, Langson Institute and Museum of California Art
- Matthew Martinez, Director of Information Technology Services, School of Biological Sciences
- Teresa Martinez Gonzalez, Ambulatory Practice Manager, Pavilion – Multi Specialty
- Joe McClain, Senior Superintendent of Plant, Facility Maintenance
- Joy Po, Nurse Manager Clinical Care Operations, Staffing and Patient Placement
- Sandra Stein, Manager, Case Management
- Marlon Sy, Senior Supervisor, Chemistry
- James Yokelle, Senior Director, Annual Giving, University Advancement
- Rachelle Young, Ambulatory Care Administration Supervisor, Clinic – Aesthetic and Plastic