Staff Assembly
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP
AWARDS CEREMONY
Tuesday, October 13 | 1:00 PM
Watch the recording HERE
2020 Excellence in Leadership Recipients
Employee engagement is a top UCI and UC priority. Leaders inspire employees to focus their individual talents on the goals of the organization and to contribute at the highest level. Effective leaders are also guardians of the culture and exemplars in living the organization’s values. As a result, great leaders are often met with the prize of engaged employees who feel prepared and empowered to progress in their careers.
UCI Staff Assembly is proud the present the 2020 Excellence in Leadership Awards to the following recipients.
The Excellence in Leadership Overall Achievement Award:
- Wayne Fields, Assistant Director, Student Affairs IT
- Kirsten Quanbeck, Associate Chancellor, Equal Opportunity and Compliance, Equal Opportunity & Diversity
Recognition Award for Collaboration: Tim Keef, Chief Marketing Officer, Division of Continuing Education
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Recognition Award for Employee Engagement: mike knox, Director, Center for Student Leadership
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Recognition Award for Innovation: Paul Cooper, Assistant Chief of Police, UCI Police Department
2020 Excellence in Leadership Nominees
| Tracy L. Arcuri | Executive Director, Development | School of Social Sciences |
| Amy Bue | Internship Manager | Division of Continuing Education |
| Paul Cooper | Assistant Chief of Police | Police |
| Wayne Fields | Assistant Director | Student Affairs IT – Student Affairs |
| Mark Gardiner | Contract and Grant Manager | Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science |
| Beatrice Han | Registrar and Director of Student Services | Division of Continuing Education |
| Erika Jordan | AVC, Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement | Alumni Association & Relations |
| Marcus H. Kanda | Department Manager | History |
| Tim Keef | Chief Marketing Officer | Division of Continuing Education |
| Kate Klimow | Chief Administrative Officer/Director, External Relations | Beall Applied Innovation |
| mike knox | Director, Center for Student Leadership | Center for Student Leadership |
| Julie Lance | Sr. HRBP & Sr. Director Strategic & Business Services | Human Resources |
| Lisa Marquez | Administrative Officer | Pediatrics |
| Rhoda Peng | Director of Finance | School of Biological Sciences |
| Kirsten Quanbeck | Associate Chancellor, Equal Opportunity and Compliance | Equal Opportunity & Diversity |
| Ruth Quinnan | Director, Admissions and Academic Affairs | Graduate Division |
| Amy S. Ricks | Management Services Officer | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Amy Schulz | Director | Student Center & Event Services |
| Carl Smith | Assistant Dean of Operations | College of Health Sciences |
| Richard Sudek | Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director | Beall Applied Innovation |
| Georgana Thompson | Assistant Project Director | UCPath |
| Phil Wang | Sr. Associate Athletic Director | Athletics |
| Maryann Zovak-Wieder | Department Administrator | Sociology |