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2019-20 Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award Recipients

I would like to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to everyone for navigating the extreme challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speed and grace with which you all were able to pivot complex education, healthcare and business procedures and practices has kept our academic enterprise moving forward during uncertainty. Your commitment and dedication to UC San Diego and each other are exemplary. Thank you.

I am pleased to announce the names of the 10 professional and support staff members who are being recognized as the 2019-20 UC San Diego Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award recipients:

PRINCIPAL EXEMPLARY STAFF EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Fausto (Jesse) Garcia
Blank Assistant 3
Resource Management and Planning: Utilities & Sustainability

EXEMPLARY STAFF EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
Anastasia (Stasi) Chase
Records Analyst 4
Resource Management and Planning: Policy and Records Administration

Amanda Corona
Alumni External Relations Specialist 4
Advancement: Alumni & Community Engagement

Juan Figueroa
Student Academic Advisor 3
Academic Affairs: Warren College

Eva Friedlander
Blank Assistant 3
Marine Sciences: Marine Physical Laboratory

Grace Fuller
Student Life Development Specialist 2
Academic Affairs: Sixth College

Yvonne Grobe
Financial Services Analyst 3
Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer: Business and Financial Services

Malia Mahi
Administrative Supervisor 2
Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer: Housing, Dining & Hospitality

Joseph Prickitt
Project Policy Analyst 4
Health Sciences: Pediatrics

Edwin Juarez Rosales
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist 3
Health Sciences: Medicine

The Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Review Panel, consisting of representatives from each vice chancellor area, UC San Diego Health, and the Chancellor's Office evaluated all eligible nominations submitted by members of the campus community. The selections were based on criteria communicated in the 2019-20 Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award Program notice [http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/Notices/2020/2020-1-22-3.html]. The announcement invited nominations of professional and support staff who have demonstrated exemplary service and made other significant contributions to the UC San Diego and/or San Diego communities in accordance with program guidelines.

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues for their noteworthy accomplishments.

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor