Distinguished Staff Award

  Individual Nominations


  • Sam Al-Khoury, Director, Student Engagement & Activities
  • Rachel Anderson, Assistant Director for Advancement, Friday Harbor Laboratories
  • Bojana Askovich, Research Administrator, Medical Oncology
  • Theo Bammler, Research Scientist, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
  • Carrie Barbee, Business Operations Supervisor, Harborview 3 West Clinic Medical Specialties
  • Barbara Benson, Director / UW Records Officer, Records Management Services
  • Noell Bernard-Kinglsey, Director of Academic Services, Earth and Space Sciences
  • Mary Jo Blahna, Assistant Director, Strategic Programs and Continuous Improvement, UW Facilities/Integrated Operations & Engagement
  • Clayton Brainerd, Analyst, UW Facilities
  • Stephanie Brown, Events Manager, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Joel Carey, Administrator, Department of Accounting
  • Laura Carlson, Professional Staff Research Scientist/Engineer 3, Oceanography
  • Emily Christian, Associate Director, Division of Student Affairs, UW Bothell
  • Carey Christie, Alumni and Communications Specialist, Honors Program
  • Erica M. Coleman, Academic Advisor, Atmospheric Sciences
  • Scott Dakins, Interim Administrator, Earth & Space Sciences
  • Cindy Delamaza, Social Worker 2, HMC Social Work
  • Sarah DeMun, Administrative Assistant B, Environmental Health & Safety Department
  • Linda Dodson, Office Manager, UW News / University Marketing & Communications
  • Zachary Eagle, Sr. Computer Specialist, System Admin & Web Specialist, SOM Radiology
  • Joe Eckert, MLIS Academic Advisor, Information School/Student Services
  • Gary Farris, Assistant Dean, Finance & Resources, School of Dentistry
  • Chris Fendrich, Fiscal Specialist 2, Economics
  • Sean Ferris, Special Assistant to the VP for Student Life, OVPSL
  • Alice Few, Institutional Analyst, Institutional Research
  • Kara Fichthorn, Director, Evening MBA Student Affairs, Dempsey 334/MBA Program Office/Foster School of Busienss
  • Jaime Fitch, Curriculum Manager, Academic Affairs/School of Medicine
  • Lucy Flaman, Program Support Supervisor, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Administration
  • Fernanda Freistadt, Senior Program Manager, Global Health / International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH)
  • Sharon Frucci, Administrator, Geography
  • Scott Fung, Study Skills Instructor, Instructional Center
  • Deborah Garrison, Custodian, FS: BSD: Custodial Area E
  • LeaAnn Goodfellow, Orthodontic Assistant, University of Washington Department of Orthodontics
  • Jessica Green, Education Program Manager, Department of Urology
  • Sixtine Gurrey, Communications Specialist, Epidemiology
  • Mary K Hagstrom, Dental Assistant 2, Oral Health Sciences, Office of Research
  • Laura Harrington, AFROTC Program Coordinator, Department of Aerospace Studies
  • William Heisel, Director of Global Services, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
  • Timothy Hogan, Executive Assistant to the Dean, College of Education
  • Jacob Huebsch, Program Coordinator, Expository Writing Program, Department of English
  • Kent Jewell, Program Supervisor, Education
  • Laurence Joireman, Administrator, Applied Physics Lab
  • Elizabeth Kellogg, Senior Project Manager, Surgery
  • Tiberhe Kifle, Custodian, FS: BSD: Custodial Area G
  • Maria Kim, Senior Healthcare Recruiter, UW Medicine HR
  • Megan Kitagawa, Senior Graphic Designer, Marketing & Creative Services, UW Tacoma
  • Jill Klein, Grants Manager, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Tuesday Kuykendall, Lab manager, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Bill Kuykendall, Lab Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Elsee Larsen, ARNP, Respite
  • Lauren Lederer, Academic Services Manager, Applied Mathematics
  • Tal Lev, Student Services Manager, Master of Science In Entrepreneurship, Foster School of Business
  • May Lim, Counseling Services Coordinator, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Joseph Lim, PA-C, Orthopedic Spine, Surgical
  • Kate Litle, Assistant Director for Programs, Washington Sea Grant
  • Rosa Liu, Manager, Veterans Services & Disability Resources for Students
  • Maia Low, Graduate Student Specialist, Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
  • Theresa Maloney, Program Manager, Global Business Center
  • Michael McCrea, Research Scientist, DXARTS
  • Cait McHugh, School-age Programs Coordinator, UW Botanic Gardens
  • Yuko Mera, Graduate Program Advisor, Comparative Literature, Cinema and Media
  • Alana Miller, Benefits Supervisor, Integrated Service Center
  • Paula Minton-Foltz, Associate CNO/ Assistant Administrator, Patient Care Services, Harborview Medical Center
  • Shalom Murphy, Manager of Events and Information Services, Husky Union Building
  • Kao Nomura, Administrative Assistant, Environmental Health and Safety Department
  • Janelle Ortega-Lieb, Transactions Services Manager, UW Real Estate
  • Darrell Owens, Section Head, Supportive and Palliative Care at Northwest Hospital
  • Sue Son OK Park, Custodian, Facilities Services
  • Greg Pepper, Clinical Virology Manager, Laboratory Medicine
  • Catherine Provost, Graduate Program Advisor, C139B/Physics
  • Vickie Ramirez, Research Coordinator, Center for One Health Research/Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
  • Kathleen Rascon, Academic Counselor – Senior, Human Centered Design & Engineering
  • Susanne Recordon, Graduate Program Assistant, Political Science
  • Amanda Robles, Programs Operations Specialist, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Ruth Rogers Lewis, RN, Operating Room
  • Frederick Royall, Grants Manager, Pharmaceutics
  • Michiko Sakai, Secretary Senior, School of Music
  • Gretchen Shantz, Computer Support Analyst, School of Drama
  • Seo Song, Administrator, Program Operations, Family Medicine Residency Program
  • Douglas Stevens, Program Support Supervisor II, Creative Communications – Mailing Services
  • Rudolph Stuppard, Research Supervisor, Department of Radiology
  • Edison Tacardon, Administrator, Program Operations, Family Medicine Residency Program
  • Mary Taylor, Executive Assistant, Attorney General’s Office
  • Habte Tesema, Custodian, Building Services Department/ Custodial Services
  • Rebeca Tesfamariam, custodian, Environmental Services
  • Jill Thompson, Business Services Manager, HFS Student Financial Services
  • Ana Thompson, Learning & Access Designer, Office of Digital Learning & Innovation
  • Alex Tu, Bracken Pharmacy Learning Center Programs Operation Specialist, Department of Pharmacy
  • Jenny Vogel, Research Manager, Center for Game Science/CSE
  • Ana Wieman, Advisor, Program on the Environment
  • Kristian Wiles, Executive Director, Retention & Academic Support Programs, Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity
  • Suzanne Yates, Student and Academic Services Manager, School of Public Health, Department of Health Services
  • Simon Yu, Truck Driver 2, Facilities/Transportation Services/UW Shuttles
  • Isabel Carrera Zamanillo, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist, UW College of the Environment

  Team Nominations


Biology LSB Team

  • Alex Hansen, Facilities Manager, Department of Biology
  • Brianna Divine, Purchasing Manager, Department of Biology
  • Aaron Hernandez, Lab Services Manager, Department of Biology
  • Davis Chong, Administrative Assistant 3, Department of Biology
  • Sarah O’Hara, Fiscal Specialist, Department of Biology
  • Ron Killman, Instructional Technician, Department of Biology
  • Robert Goff, Construction Project Manager, Department of Biology

Customer Care Team

  • Jennifer Connors, Assistant Director, Stakeholder Engagement, UW Facilities / Integrated Operations and Engagement
  • Trevor Reite, Program Ops Analyst, UW Facilities / Integrated Operations and Engagement
  • Leigh Kiernan, Customer Care Representative, UW Facilities / Integrated Operations and Engagement
  • Don Skaggs, Customer Care Representative, UW Facilities / Integrated Operations and Engagement
  • Tiffany Hu, Customer Care Representative, UW Facilities / Integrated Operations and Engagement

Department of Global Health Program Managers Group

  • Emily Allen, Managing Director, START, Department of Global Health
  • Katherine Pfizenmaier, Manager of Program Operations, Department of Global Health
  • Julia Dettinger, Research Scientist/Engineer, Department of Global Health
  • Lindsay Pysson, Program Operations Specialist, Family Medicine
  • Jason Gordon, Human Resources Department Manager, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Evans School Digital Team

  • Molly Jay, Chief Digital Officer, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
  • John Compton, Assistant Director of Digital Strategies, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
  • Ian Gonzalez, Web Developer, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

Faculty Affairs – Human Resources Team

  • Sheri DeWitt, Manager, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Judith Rapp, Assistant Director, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Evelyn Davis, Manager, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Karen Dahl, Manager, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Rob Nelson, Faculty Affairs Specialist, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Natalie Collins, HR Specialist, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Elizabeth Jabaay, HR Specialist, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery
  • Meeya Killian, HR Coordinator, Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Surgery

Foster School of Business Custodial Team

  • Billy Bagaoisan, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Fekadu Tewolde, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Jeffery Llantada, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Reynard Cruz, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Diana Webber, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Leteberhan Zewdie, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Kun Won Suh, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Wilford Constantino, Custodial, Custodial Area E
  • Teddy Eleccion, Custodial, Custodial Area E

Global Innovation Exchange Startup Team

  • Eric Irvin, Director, Academic Programs, Global Innovation Exchange
  • Lara Littlefield, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Innovation Exchange
  • Kerry Godes, AVP for Advancement, Global Innovation Exchange
  • Donna O’Neill, Director of Marketing, Global Innovation Exchange
  • Leah Panganiban, Academic Services Program Manager, Global Innovation Exchange
  • Silvia De Cassan, Former Administrative Program Manager, Global Innovation Exchange
  • Nicholas Ames, Makerspace Director, Global Innovation Exchange

Instructional Center Team

  • John Yi, Mathematics Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Brian McLain, Mathematics Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Scott Fung, Chemistry Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Chris Skov, Mathematics Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Elijhah Wallace, Biology Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Getachew Zeleke, Mathematics Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Dan DiLeva, Mathematics Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD
  • Robert Moreno, Mathematics Instructor, Instructional Center/OMAD

Integrated Service Center Senior Leadership Team

  • Paula Ross, DIrector of Application Management, Integrated Service Center
  • Ginny Montgomery, Director of Benefits, Integrated Service Center
  • Cindy Gregovich, Director of Payroll, Integrated Service Center

Master of Supply Chain Management Program Team

  • Lindsey Bain-McCorkle, Assistant Director – Student Affairs, Foster School of Business
  • Kathy Wong, Recruiting & Admissions Manager, Foster School of Business
  • Sara Jones, Director, Foster School of Business

Medical Student Education Team

  • Audrey Lew, Section Manager, Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Ivan Henson, Academic & Career Advisor, Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Genya Shimkin, Program Manager, Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Samuel Griffin, Program Manager, Family Medicine, School of Medicine

Natural Science Illustration Program Team

  • Cathrine Kattula, Program Coordinator, Continuum College
  • Stacey Fontes, Program Manager / International & Academic Programs, Continuum College

Neurosurgery Practitioner Team

  • Crystal Kim, CRNA, Harborview Medical Center
  • Jonnie Marcher, ARNP, Harborview Medical Center
  • Charles Vaughan, ARNP, Harborview Medical Center
  • DeSean Rogers, PA, Harborview Medical Center
  • Justin Gifford, PA, Harborview Medical Center
  • Michelle Levy, ARNP, Harborview Medical Center
  • Shawn Moore, PA, Harborview Medical Center
  • Natalie Holyroid, ARNP, Harborview Medical Center

Operating Room Hospital Assistants Team

  • Ofelia Aguiniga, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Nora Baccay, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Camille Canoy, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Abby Ghebregergish, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Francisco Martinez, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Duvia Doak, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Christina Seang, Hospital Assistant, Operating Room, UW Medical Center
  • Pauline Yu-Wong, OR Custodian, Operating Room, UW Medical Center

Psychosocial and Community Health Team

  • Lawrence Wilson, Dept Administrator, School of Nursing
  • Cat Olcott, Program Operations Specialist, School of Nursing
  • Monique McClure, Fiscal Specialist, School of Nursing
  • Kathy Davis, Fiscal Specialist, School of Nursing
  • Cathy Blackburn, Budget/Fiscal Analyst Lead, School of Nursing
  • Dayle Durbon, Assistant to the Chair, School of Nursing
  • Mark Ondrake, Finance Manager, School of Nursing
  • Andrea Gierlich, Program Coordinator, School of Nursing

Student Advising and Development Team

  • Curtis Hisayasu, Dr., Robinson Center for Young Scholars
  • Kathryn Grubbs, Ms., Robinson Center for Young Scholars

Transfusion Laboratory Services Team

  • Teodora Monoski, Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead, Harborview Medical Center
  • Virginia Cruz-Cody, QA Manager, Harborview Medical Center
  • Marilyn Panglijin, Medical Lab Scientist Lead, Harborview Medical Center
  • Maushika Theyagarajan, Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead, Harborview Medical Center
  • John Hess, Doctor, Harborview Medical Center
  • Jimmy Lu, Clinical Laboratory Technician Lead, Harborview Medical Center
  • Erin Tuott, Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead, Harborview Medical Center

UW Dream Project Team

  • Jessica Hunnicutt Batten, Director, Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity
  • Nesley Bravo, Manager of Curriculum & Student Services, Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity
  • Eric Lopez, Manager of Community Relations, Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity