Michelle AngukaWe are proud to name this week’s Service Plan of Recognition awardees for their extraordinary work as Chapman responds to COVID-19. Each staff and administrator selected embodies the dedication and integrity that continues to drive and strengthen Chapman University.
For information on how to nominate employees, read this article about the New Service Recognition Plan.
This week’s recipients are:
Sarah Gordon, director of administrative operations, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Sarah has always consistently demonstrated a tremendous work ethic and superior critical thinking ability. During the COVID-19 situation, she has gone above and beyond her normal excellence by coordinating the collection of lab fee refunds. — LB Brown
Brendan Babish, associate director of admission, Office of Admission
Brendan mobilized 50+ student volunteers and trained them on several new apps as we converted our recruitment efforts to a virtual environment. — Mike Pelly
Sadie Reeves, assistant director of admission, Office of Admission
Sadie mobilized 50+ student volunteers and trained them on several new apps as we converted our recruitment efforts to a virtual environment. — Mike Pelly
Erla Monzon, custodian, Aramark
Erla’s positive attitude can be seen in her desire to help her team. She is first to assist those in need, even outside her regular duties. This type of work ethic is essential to the team’s success and positive work environment. — Rick Turner
Serafin Serrato, HVAC lead tech, Facilities Management
Serafin’s positive attitude has been instrumental in assisting the FM team. He is quick to assist others’ needs & volunteers for additional duties. This leadership is important as we continue to meet the needs of the campus community. — Rick Turner
Michelle Sypinero, director, IS&T Client Services
Michelle has been amazing. Whether leading her team from the library or home, she consistently is positive and accommodating. She has worked tirelessly to acquire and deploy equipment. Her team is running like a well-oiled machine. — Helen Norris
Jana Remy, director, Educational Technology Services
Jana has coordinated the Canvas support teams to provide the faculty with a seamless transition. She has ensured that her staff, many taken (temporarily) from other departments within IS&T, have the support they need to keep going. — Helen Norris
Jamie Wisdom, client services technician lead, Client Services
Jamie is a model of great customer service and has been a superstar through the crisis. She powers through, never lets a problem disappoint or deter her and keeps working until it’s solved. She is always patient, cheerful, helpful. — Helen Norris
Kristin Dressner, data analyst, Information Systems & Technology
Kristin has fearlessly jumped into online teaching support. She is a very quick study and willing to wade into any request for help, quickly getting up to speed, helping resolve issues and she shares her knowledge with her teammates. — Helen Norris
Alex Hart, area coordinator, The K, Residence Life and First Year Experience
Alex worked incredibly hard across the three residential areas he manages to prep for resident consolidation. He also helped to spearhead communication and logistics for this process. — Dave Sundby
Annessa Garcia, resident director, Morlan, Residence Life and First Year Experience
Annessa has continued to thoughtfully and regularly manage the Chapman Food Pantry, even though it has meant doing some personal shopping for the pantry. She continues to be a leader in supporting students who are food insecure. — Dave Sundby
Tim Alexander, resident director, Glass, Residence Life and First Year Experience
Throughout this difficult transition, Tim has kept our RAs and student staff at the front of conversations. He modeled excellent support, to ensure the department was considering the ways these student staff members needed support. — Dave Sundby
Omar Zuwayed, resident director, Sandhu, Residence Life and First Year Experience
Omar helped organize our revised duty staffing model for both live-in professional staff and RAs. This required regular updates as the situation and the amount of RAs changed frequently over the last three weeks. — Dave Sundby
Sam Martinez, outreach coordinator, Wellness Promotion, Residence Life and First Year Experience
Sam has done an excellent job creating ongoing wellness content for residents and the larger campus community. She has also been a connector between different wellness resources across campus. — Dave Sundby
Bianca Turner, department assistant and university operator, Strategic Marketing & Communications
Bianca worked with IS&T allowing the university operator to be remote. She has taken on the centralized role of responding to all questions, concerns & assisting with emails sent to the President. She takes on everything with a smile! — Jamie Ceman
Brenna Bell, executive assistant, Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Brenna has been nominated by the dean of students office staff.
Allison Kelley, senior administrative assistant, Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Allison has been nominated by the dean of students office staff.
Denise Vejar, executive assistant, University Advancement
Denise has been providing critical support to our department, facilitating work related to gifts, pledges, correspondence, gift acknowledgements and donor recognition – all of these tasks outside of her regular responsibilities. — Sheryl Bourgeois
