Academic Affairs 2014-2015 Star Performer. Casey-Jo Arnold Student Services Coordinator Rady School of Management When Rady's Graduate Programs Office.

Academic Affairs 2014-2015 Star Performer

Congratulations to all of our

Academic Affairs

2014-2015 Star Performers


Rady School of Management


Casey-Jo ArnoldStudent Services CoordinatorRady School of Management

When Rady's Graduate Programs Office was understaffed and a large majority were new to their jobs, Casey-Jo became their "go-to"

person. She was able to figure out the answers to their questions and direct them

to the appropriate UCSD department.

• Laurel NelsonDirector of Graduate Student Services



Josuè AyalaFiscal AnalystRady School of Management

Josuѐ is able to present fiscal information in a manner tailored to his audience and maintains a demeanor that allows his

audience to feel comfortable asking any questions.

• Len LaFebreAssistant Dean, Finance & Administration



Frances DiazCurriculum/Facility Support CoordinatorRady School of Management

Frances is like a chameleon; she never imposes

her style on anybody and quickly adapts herself to any environment.

• Hyoduk ShinAssistant Professor of

Innovation, Information Technology & Operations



Christine McMahanDean's Executive AssistantRady School of Management

Christine has built strong relationships throughout the Rady School and regularly brainstorms with colleagues to ensure that

internal processes are effective and efficient.

• Maria LofftusAssistant Dean,

Academic Affairs & Special InitiativesRady School of Management


Division of Arts &

Humanities


Susan BernalStudent Affairs ManagerHistory & Philosophy

Susan has exhibited innovative and proactive leadership…Susan is an effective communicator and supervisor, and staff as

well as faculty have come to know and trust her.

• Debra AmbroseBusiness Officer

Philosophy


Sheena GhanbariProgram Promotions ManagerVisual Arts

Sheena works tirelessly in promoting our graduate and undergraduate exhibitions, activities, and events…She is one of the

most professional and hard-working staff members I have worked with, and she is a

valued member of the Department.

• Jacqueline GriffinBusiness Officer

Visual Arts


Nancy GuerreroUndergraduate Program CoordinatorHistory & Philosophy

Because of her passion, she consistently advances the idea of philosophy as a viable

major where pre-med, pre-law and even science-driven students can see an

alternative to the more traditional paths of academia.

• Debra AmbroseBusiness Officer

Philosophy


Trevor HenthornManager of Audio ComputingMusic

Trevor helped create an internship program for many first-generation students and

students from underrepresented backgrounds. This is an important

contribution to diversity because it provides students with important experience in working with state-of-the-art facilities.

• Rand SteigerDepartment Chair

Music


Yuka NakanishiFiscal and Human Resources ManagerVisual Arts

As a senior faculty member asserts, “not only does Yuka never miss a deadline... She has us covered every time, which results in significant gains for us – on grant quality,

clarity, acquisition, and administration.”

• Alena WilliamsAssistant Professor

Visual Arts


MaryBeth WardGraduate Student CoordinatorTheatre & Dance

She has made a strong bond with our graduate students, who refer to her as

“Mama Mary” and “Marybest.” She helps them develop plans that enable them to accomplish their

objectives expeditiously and in accordance with their personal aspirations.

• Marianne McDonaldProfessor

Theatre


University Extension


Douglas KrzywickiProgram Services SupportUniversity Extension

Constantly we hear, "oh my gosh... Doug made it so easy; he was so informative and helpful." We all feel appreciated by him and now feel it is time to make sure

we appreciate him.

• Grace MillerDirector of Public Service Cluster



Melissa WeberWeb ProducerUniversity Extension

She has developed processes and communication tools that help everyone in

the department contribute to their full potential. We have

actually been able to grow our outlets and platforms because of

her dedication and efficiency.

• Lynn BurnstanManaging Director of UCSD-TV



Jacobs School of Engineering


Jenniffer BourgeoisFund ManagerStructural Engineering

Jenniffer shows initiative by identifying areas where improvement is necessary

within the fiscal unit and offering positive suggestions for improvement. Her loyalty

and dedication to the Department is greatly appreciated by her co-workers

and faculty.

• Maria IbarraFiscal Manager

Structural Engineering


Joni CiarlettaFiscal ManagerElectrical & Computer Engineering

Joni’s commitment to the University is evidenced everyday as she shares her

knowledge with those around her and works to improve the way we do business so that those we serve can pursue their research,

teaching and educational goals.

• Stephanie NavridesBusiness Officer

Electrical & Computing Engineering


Paul GrecoSenior Development EngineerStructural Engineering

His dedication has helped advance the research mission of the Department and the reputation of this university in the

structural engineering field.

• Benson ShingVice Chair



Linda Mc KameyStudent Affairs ManagerMechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Linda has taken the initiative to develop relationships and partnerships with her

fellow co-workers to improve department morale. Linda and her staff have

developed a strong bond and are a team that works together on every level.

• Nicholas BusanAssociate Development Engineer

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


G. Stephen PorterSenior Development EngineerStructural Engineering

He is clearly very dedicated, technically excellent, and a vital asset

to the success of the department's undergraduate

curriculum.

• Michael ToddVice Chair



Ji SongFinancial/Human Resources ManagerNanoEngineering

Ji has developed into a strong leader over the years, and she is sought after by various campus departments to participate in committee work and for advice on implementing fiscal policy or procedures.

• Carolyn SheehanBusiness Officer

NanoEngineering


Lindsay WaltonFaculty AssistantStructural Engineering

Lindsay is the kind of person who takes time out of her stressful and busy work schedule to get to know as many graduate students and coworkers as possible.

• Raquel HallHuman Resources Coordinator



Yvonne WilsonGraduate Student Affairs CoordinatorStructural Engineering

Yvonne's outstanding work in graduate student recruitment has resulted in the admission of

13 new PhD students and 75 new MS students in 2013-2014, which is a

significant increase from the previous year’s 1 new PhD student and 48 MS

students admission.

• Jiun-Shyan ChenProfessor, Director of

Center for Extreme Events ResearchStructural Engineering


Biological Sciences


Dennis HickeyStaff Research AssociateBiological Sciences

Dennis has also volunteered thousands of hours to service within the San Diego

community since 2010, from foot patrol to rescue services. Dennis has received

numerous community awards and citations for his contributions to the community.

• Lorlina AlmazanUndergraduate Labs Operations Manager

Division of Biological Science


Laura TaAcademic Personnel ManagerBiological Sciences

Laura has truly excelled at a very demanding and critically-

important position as the Academic Personnel Manager and, moreover,

she appears to do so effortlessly.

• Martin YanofskyChair

Cell & Developmental Biology


Hanako WylesAssistant Safety CoordinatorBiological Sciences

Hanako also coordinated with Facilities Management to reduce the

autoclave vacuum dry cycles to 10 minutes, which has eliminated long vacuum drying time and has substantially reduced water

usage.

• Victoria ScalesEH&S Specialist



Office of the Executive

Vice Chancellor


Renee LeeSummer Session Student Affairs ManagerSummer Session, Office of the EVC

Recently, Renee resolved a serious problem with Summer Session third party

collections…over the past year, more than $300,000 of collection debt has been

resolved.

• Becky ArceDirector of Summer Session

Summer Session, Office of the EVC


Research Affairsand ORUs


Marilyn HardeeStaff Research AssociateAnimal Care Program

She has improved the communication between researchers and the Animal

Care Program and because of her effort, the number of investigators requesting

our services has tripled since 2010.

• Alice K SmithAssociate Director – Health Services

Office of Animal Research


Melanie MaddoxStaff Research AssociateCenter for Human Development

She also organized data collection events in remote locations, as far away as Chula Vista, in order to ease the burden on families, and she made sure we had

Spanish-speaking researchers on hand to address any concerns from our monolingual

Spanish-speaking parents.

• Terry JerniganDirector of Center for Human Development

Cognitive Science


Brandi PateAdministrative AnalystCenter for Energy Research

Her holistic approach enables her to create visions and policies that

work not just for her employees in the fiscal area, but

for everyone in the department.

• Jennifer GriffinBusiness Officer

Sustainable Production of Food & Fuel


Janet ShinBusiness OfficerCenter for Human Development

Janet’s performance in meeting peak demands, while continuing to support ongoing and growing

programs, were outstanding and won the admiration of her colleagues.

• Nicolas SpitzerProfessor



Physical Sciences


Robin KnoxFund ManagerPhysics

Since she has been the fund manager, we have been able to increase the funding applications by a factor of

almost 4 and have increased the total awarded funding by more than

70%.

• Sunil SinhaProfessor

Physics


Erica LennardStudent Affairs DirectorChemistry & Biochemistry

She not only ensures that our educational machine functions properly, but she does

so with the highest level of quality and efficiency that I have ever seen in

any staff or faculty member.

• Seth CohenChair

Chemistry & Biochemistry


Marijana VukovicStaff Research AssociateChemistry & Biochemistry

In Professor Sailor’s 25 years at UCSD, Marijana is the absolute best lab support staff person that he has ever

encountered.

• Michael SailorProfessor

Chemistry & Biochemistry


Social Sciences


Emmanuel (Manny) dela PazStudent Affairs ManagerSociology

Manny is extremely active on campus committees and served as the GradNet

Vice Chair and GradNet Chair. Manny brings a great deal of empathy to

his job, as well as, all of his other work skills.

• Shanley MillerBusiness Officer

Sociology


Jamie LloydUndergraduate AdvisorCommunication

She is constantly supporting faculty and students to overcome obstacles in order to

achieve their goals.

• Renee JohnsonAcademic Personnel Specialist

Communication


Carlos MartinezInformation Technology Systems AnalystDean's Office, Division of Social Sciences

Carlos is always looking out for others, whether it be customer service for IT calls, assessing a person's anxiety level and being

able to alleviate it, or simply showing humanity and kindness at times when the

pressure cooker of declining resources and additional work keeps getting turned

up.

• Ezra Van EverbroeckDirector of Information Technology

Dean’s Office, Division of Social Sciences


Congratulations to all of our

Academic Affairs

2014-2015 Star Performers

Academic Affairs 2014-2015 Star Performer. Casey-Jo Arnold Student Services Coordinator Rady School of Management When Rady's Graduate Programs Office.

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