Employee Recognition Special Awards
President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution
Individual and/or Team - FT & PT Faculty/Staff
- Develop an initiative, program and/or service that leads to increased enrollment, student success, retention and/or persistence to graduation.
- Demonstrate an extraordinary initiative in strengthening the student academic experience.
- Model high standards of ethics in advising, mentoring and interacting with students.
- Consistently promote a campus environment that is inclusive, welcoming, supportive and nurturing of cultural, ethnic, racial, class, gender, sexual orientation, language and other human differences.
- Support the University’s strategic goals by improving and/or modernizing current practices resulting in a measurable gain in efficiency, effectiveness or service.
- Participate on committees, mentor others, serve as a role model and/or use originality and creativity to enthusiastically and collaboratively develop strategies.
- Make a significant contribution to the wellness and well-being of Pace faculty and staff.
- Complete a special accomplishment within your division/unit.
2021 Employee Special Award Winners
President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution Individual
- Alyssa Cressotti, Director, Communications & Digital Engagement, Marketing & Communications, University Relations
- Helene Cruz, Director, Employer Development & NYC Partnerships, Career Services, Enrollment Management
- Cihangir Jee Duman, Program Manager, Actors Studio Drama School, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences
- Marcy Kelly, Professor, Biology, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences
- Jessica Ready-Jackson, Senior Academic Technologist, Office of Academic Technology, Information Technology Services
President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution Team
ITS/Client Support
- Craig Bellafiore
- Kyle Bull
- Mario Camilla
- Joseph DeLeo
- Matt Desimini
- Louis Guglielmo
- Jimmy Liu
- Angel Medina Barragan
- Alfred Samala
- Alexander Weisman
Social Justice Week Committee
Chairperson:
- Todd Smith-Bergollo
Marketing: Staff/Faculty
- Kendra Free
- Jerry McKinstry
- Gabriela Morris (part time staff and grad student in NYC)
- Erin Mysogland (Co-Chair)
- Marc Potolsky
- Emilie Zaslow
Marketing: Students
- Jessy Dienemann (Pleasantville)
- Amanda Dinkin (Law)
- Caitlin Douglas (NYC, co-chair)
- Alex Dudkin (Law)
- Alysa Lebon (NYC)
- Jenna Marullo (NYC)
- Fru Ndemeno-Tegomoh (Law)
DJ Henry Memorial Subcommittee: Staff
- Matt Anthony
- Vinnie Birkenmeyer
- Mariesa Cruz-Tillery (Co-Chair)
- Steve Feyl
- Maria Iacullo-Bird
- Brandon Mathieu
- Rachel Simon
- Kate Torres
DJ Henry Memorial Subcommittee: Students
- Rebecca Angel (Law)
- Marcellus Frazier (Pleasantville) (Co-Chair)
- Madison Shaff (Law)
Program Proposal Subcommittee: Staff/Faculty
- Chantel Cabrera
- Helene Cruz
- Sarah Cunningham
- Brenna Hassinger-Das
- Sue Maxam (Co-Chair)
- Heather Novak
- Jill Olimpieri
- Jennifer Rosenstein
- Rachana Shah
- JoAnna Verlezza
- Emily Welty
Program Proposal Subcommittee: Students
- Avery Leider (Seidenberg DPS)
- Marisa Medici (Co-chair)
- Kasama Star (Law)
Calendar Committee: Staff
- Keith Gorman
- Jolina Halloran (Co-Chair)
- Joseph Lee
Calendar Committee: Students
- Samantha Ramcharran (Co-Chair)
- Jing Wang
YES I Make It Happen Annual Winners
Staff
- Westchester: Matt Desimini, IT Deployment Specialist, Client Services, Information Technology Services
- NYC: Sungi Clark, Budget Analyst, Office of Budget & Planning, Finance & Administration
Student Worker
- Westchester: Katherine Krahulik, Public Interest Law Center, School of Law
- NYC: Marisa Medici, Welcome Center NYC, Enrollment Management
A Special Thanks to the 2021 Special Awards Nomination Committee Members:
- Regina Beatty, Director, Accounts Payable, Finance & Administration
- Marcus Braga, Associate Professor, Finance & Economics, Lubin School of Business
- Matt Desimini, IT Deployment Specialist, Client Services, Information Technology Services
- Irina Kats, Director, Budget & Reporting, Dean for Students, Student Affairs
- Jill Olimpieri, Associate Director, Recruitment & Retention, Seidenberg School of CSIS
- JR Pouncey, Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities/Recreation, Goldstein Fitness Center, Student Affairs