We are only able to do the incredible work we do in Student Affairs thanks to the incredible humans in our Division. Our staff makes an impact every day on the lives of our students, on our campus at large, and outside of UC Berkeley.
We are grateful to each and every staff member who is a part of our community.
Staff awards
Congratulations as well to our staff who have won awards (both collective and individual) this past year.
2025 Awards
2025 UC Berkeley Excellence in Management Awards
- Amy Weissenbacher
- Cathy Kodama
- James Collins
- Jennifer Siecienski
- Jeremy Brooks
- Kerry Franzetta
- Sunny Lee
2025 UC Berkeley Alianza Latinx Award recipients:
- Cristóbal Olivares, Director of Student Technologies / Student Affairs Information Technologies
- Cruz Grimaldo, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
- Gustavo E. Cardenas Jr., Business Operations Lead, University Health Services
- Monica Becerra, CAPS Licensed Psychologist, Student Mental Health (SMH) University Health Services
2025 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Awards
- Annie Hope, Physician, University Health Services
- Bridget Mearns Bucey, Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement, Residential Life
- James Kato, Assistant Dean of Student and Director, Dean of Students
- Shannen Casey, Sustainability Manager for Residential Student Services, Housing & Dining
- Sharon Daraphonhdeth, Director, Student Environmental Resource Center
Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) Awards
Not yet announced, submissions closed for 2025.
Not yet announced, submissions closed for 2025.
2024 Awards
Division-wide awards
- 2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs, ACPA-College Student Educators International (ACPA) and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
- Member of the First Scholars Network
Department-wide awards
- 2024 Handshake Career Spark Award, Berkeley Career Engagement
- 2024 NACE Technology Excellence Award, Berkeley Career Engagement
2024 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Awards
Individual Recipients
- Bahar Navab
- Cristal Carpinteyro
- Stefan Montouth
Team Recipients
- Gender Recognition and Lived Name Project
- Anne Marie Richard, Associate CIO and Director, Student Affairs IT
- Cruz Grimaldo, Associate Vice Chancellor Financial Aid and Scholarships & Cal Student Central, Division of Student Affairs
- Justin Selph, Associate Registrar, Office of the Registrar
- Lien Truong, Assistant Dean of Students, Multicultural Affairs, Division of Student Affairs
- Sarah Reed, University Registrar, Office of the Registrar
2024 UC Berkeley Excellence in Management Awards
- Cristal Carpinteyro
- Guillermina Ellis
- James Kato
- Claudia Morales
- Dale Joseph Morrow
- Karla S Robbins
- Jaime Santoyo
- Jessica Thach
- Jacquelynn Thomas
- Roshonda (Ro) Walker
- Heidi Yu
2024 Excellence in Advising & Student Service Award Recipients
- Advising Innovation
- Equity-Oriented Advising & Coaching Program Team
- Donna Vivar, Senior Advisor on Equity and Belonging, Division of Student Affairs
- Larry Jackson, Senior Associate Director for Career Education, Berkeley Career Engagement
- Layla Naranjo, Executive Director of Administration, Division of Student Affairs
- Sunny Lee, Dean of Students, Division of Student Affairs
- Equity-Oriented Advising & Coaching Program Team
- Equity Champion
- Yesenia Mendoza Muller, Scholarship Program Advisor & Tamisha Marsh, Program Manager, Fiat Lux Scholarship Program
- Transfer Prep Team, Center for Educational Partnerships
- Anokhi Patel, Transfer Specialist
- Brittany Ayala, Transfer Specialist
- Dion Medina, Transfer Specialist
- Luis Yataco, Data & Systems Manager
- Maika Jimenez, Transfer Specialist
- Melanie Ly, Program Manager
- Tiffany Reardon, Director
- Outstanding New Advisor or Student Services Staff
- Emilie Mitchell, Violence Prevention and Education Program Coordinator, Center for Support & Intervention
- Outstanding Advising or Student Services Administrator, Director, or Manager
- Harris Mojadedi, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Engagement, Division of Student Affairs
2024 University of California Winston Doby Impact Award
- Claudia Morales
Submissions
If your staff member has won a campus, professional association, or work-related award, and you’d like to see it mentioned here, please reach out to sacommunications@berkeley.edu.