We 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:
Dina Mai Bartoloni, assistant director of Academic Advising, Office of the Provost
Dina worked with IS&T to conduct MS Teams training for the advising team, used her expertise with MS Bookings to synchronize nine advisors’ Outlook calendars and developed an efficient online appointment schedule for the AAC advisors. — LB Brown
Daisy Dizon, property management coordinator, Property Management
While remote, Daisy has found efficient and effective ways to communicate with other team members throughout the campus, take on a higher-volume workload and provide almost seamless customer service with kindness and consideration for others. — Rick Turner
Robert Lemus, facilities tech depot coordinator, Facilities Management
While remote, Robert has been working behind the scenes, acquiring campus materials for the FM staff. His efforts have contributed to the success of our techs’ abilities to support the campus systems during this shutdown. —Rick Turner
Zachariah Zeiger, facilities tech depot support, Facilities Management
Zachariah has been the onsite materials depot support throughout this campus shutdown. Being one of the newest employees to the FM team, he has embraced the challenges of working with this essential component of FM support. —Rick Turner
Martha Castrejon, talent management specialist, Office of Human Resources
Martha continues to demonstrate her willingness to step in and assume new responsibilities to support campus engagement, wellness and learning initiatives during the COVID-19 closure. We are very appreciative of her enthusiasm. —Brian Powell
Eddie Sauceda, chair of access services, Leatherby Libraries
Vince Perrone, night circulation supervisor, Leatherby Libraries
When the library became physically unavailable, Eddie and Vince came to campus to process and disseminate physical library resources to faculty and students in support of research and maintained excellent communication throughout the process. —Helen Norris
Phil Hall, network specialist, IS&T
Phil took on a completely new role supporting online teaching. He learned many new apps and became very knowledgeable in their use. He patiently spent countless hours working with instructors that were moving to online teaching. — Helen Norris
Kimberly Whitlock, department assistant, IS&T
Kimberly has been a productive member of the working remotely team, picking up calls and technical tickets. She has been helpful and patient with students, faculty and staff, even when training and learning-on-the-go can be challenging. — Helen Norris
Dave Acheson, network project manager, IS&T
Dave has been extremely helpful during this time of campus shut down. He often provides assistance outside his regular working hours. During the shutdown, he has helped to correct telecom, radio and camera issues to help Public Safety. — Helen Norris
Dave Acheson, network project manager, IS&T
Dave always goes above and beyond. He never hesitates to help, even outside his regular working hours. He has helped to correct telecom, radio and camera issues. He is dedicated to his job, the university and the needs of DPS. — Randy Burba
Rick Gonzalez, deputy chief, Public Safety
Rick has served as the primary liaison with the Orange County Emergency Response team, was able to secure safety equipment and has worked tirelessly to bring peer support and training to the DPS team. — Randy Burba
Kirk Miller, operations administrator, Public Safety
Kirk has been instrumental in securing safety equipment and ensuring all the logistics of the department continue to function even as normal resources are not available. — Randy Burba
Greg Castro, officer, Public Safety
Officer Castro observed and intervened in an act of vandalism involving graffiti. The subject was arrested by OPD preventing further vandalism. — Randy Burba
Cliff Williams, lieutenant, Public Safety
Josie Wright, sergeant, Public Safety
Lieutenant Williams and Sergeant Wright made contact with a distraught Chapman community member. Williams and Wright made the person feel relaxed and relieved stress through empathy and compassion. — Randy Burba
Molly McCarty, research administrator, Office of Research
Molly has done a tremendous job over the past two months handling additional preaward (proposal) activity for the entire campus and we appreciate her dedication to Chapman faculty and students. — Tom Piechota
Heather Breen, manager, video and photography, Strategic Marketing and Communications
Heather has been working to provide strong video content to support the offices of the President and Admission. She has been instrumental in getting out messages to meet the needs of the requests during these uncertain times. — Jamie Ceman
Tod Brewster, social media and digital marketing specialist, Strategic Marketing and Communications
In this age of enhanced digital communications and social media community building, Tod has shown true leadership and support to the entire campus. His creative energy and thoughtful approach to these efforts are impressive and appreciated. — Jamie Ceman
Leanna Izen, career educator, Office of Career and Professional Development
Leanna has been instrumental in leading virtual workshops, has taken on additional responsibilities as the Interim STEM Career Advisor and submitted best practices for providing virtual career services, as featured in a recent article. — Susan Chang
Janelle Farkas, career educator, Office of Career and Professional Development
Janelle takes great pride in her work and collaborated with admissions on two career panels for admitted students with over 300 attendees. She has successfully transitioned to conducting virtual career appointments and led virtual workshops. — Susan Chang
Garrett Aanestad, manager Chapman Fund
Erica Evans, parent engagement coordinator, Strategic Engagement and Development
Joy Flynn, manager, Support Group Programs, Alumni Engagement
Kira Gentry, analyst, Prospect Research
William Guzik, manager, Alumni Engagement
Cristina Hallock, strategic events manager, Alumni Engagement
Jessica Haut, department assistant, University Advancement
Lindsey Jacobs, manager, Legacy Planning
Olivia Kwitny, coordinator, Alumni Engagement
Courtney Lutkus, assistant director, Institutional Support
Mandana Mahmoudi, administrative and special projects coordinator, Strategic Engagement and Development
Stephanie Mohl, research and prospect manager, Prospect Research
Larry Pace, assistant director Chapman Fund, University Advancement
Jennifer Roseblade, development assistant, Chapman Fund, University Advancement
Christine Vaughn, assistant director, Institutional Support
Michael Perini, volunteer engagement manager, Strategic Engagement and Development
Katie Zaremba, development writer, University Advancement
Dawn Bonker, senior writer, Strategic Marketing and Communication
Michelle Anguka, writer, Strategic Marketing and Communication
Sarah Lee, content editor, Strategic Marketing and Communication
Alex Quintanilla, junior graphic designer, Creative Services
This year’s Giving Day was a tremendous success for Chapman. We raised $1,105,338 from 1330 gifts in a single day. The team worked tirelessly to support this massive effort and went above and beyond to make this a huge success. — Sheryl Bourgeois
