Congratulations to this year’s winners and nominees!
Excellence in Leadership Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership Award for Collaboration
Justin Javier
Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs, UCI Paul Merage School of Business
Excellence in Leadership Award for Employee Engagement
Becca Rutledge
Patient Safety & Transformation Manager, UCI Health
Excellence in Leadership Award for Innovation
Shawn Trondsen
Director, Systems & Operations, UCI Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Excellence in Leadership Award for Well-being Support
Jaycee Chu
Director of Student Affairs, UCI School of Education
Excellence in Leadership Award for Overall Achievement
Shelly Bennet-Burns
Director of Business and Finance, UCI School of Social Sciences
Excellence in Leadership Nominees
- Courtney Hinrichs, Practice Manager, UCI Health
- Jessica Sheldon, Director of Human Research Protections, UCI Office Of Research
- Sanam Shirzadegan, Assistant Director of Cardiology Administration, UCI Health
- Shauna Stark, Director of Research Operations, UCI School of Medicine
- Oliver Amezcua, Operations Supervisor, Specialized Desktop Support, UCI Office of Information Technology
- Katherine Hills, Senior Director of Communications, UCI Human Resources
- Nancy Vongsawat, Director of Academic Personnel and Programs, UCI Office of Academic Personnel
- Carl Smith, Sr. Assistant Dean of Administration, UCI School Of Medicine
- Belinda Kluchnikov, Manager, Blood Bank Clinical Laboratory, UCI Health
- Loan Vo, Director of Marketing and Enrollment, UCI Continuing Education
- Jeff Hughes, Workforce Relations Manager, UCI Human Resources
- Cynthia Dennis, Department Administrator Officer, UCI School Of Physical Sciences
- Deepti Pandita, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, UCI Clinical Informatics
- Stephanie Leonard, MBA Programs Director, UCI Paul Merage School of Business
- Shaina Sims, Senior Manager of Communications and Strategic Initiatives, UCI Finance and Administration
- Annika Arce Fargas, Executive Assistant to Chairman, Ophthalmology, UCI School Of Medicine
- Anabel Rivera, PAW/Front Office Supervisor, UCI Health
- Adelina Linares, Nurse Manager, UCI Health
- April Montes, Director of PB Financial Services, UCI Health
- Fainaliza Valentine, Nurse Service Manager, ICU/CCU- Combined, UCI
- Cristin Cart, Contract and Grant Manager, UCI School Of Physical Sciences
- Ngoc-Anh Cao, Director of Finance, Neurology, UCI School Of Medicine
- Cindy Merino, Pr. Financial Analyst, UCI Health
- Elizabeth Capraru, Practice Manager, UCI Health
- Lori Alejo, Urology, UCI School of Medicine
Outstanding Retiree Award Recipient
Marianne Schnaubelt
Outstanding Retiree Nominees
- Dennis Diplacito
- Ann Dipalcito
- Judi Franz
- Jill Halvaks
- Daniel Isenberg
- Charlene Miranda-Wood
- William Parker
- Mike Puritz
- Belinda Robnett
- Marianne Schnaubelt
- Rick Snyder
- Andrea Wasserman
- Christina Woo