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Monthly YES Recognition Winners
New York City - October
Jere Greland,* First-Year Experience, New York
Recognized by Marc Potolsky, Development and Alumni Relations, New York:
I am a first-time professor for the UNV 101 and adjusting into the processes has been challenging. Jere, Michelle and Brianne have been exceedingly helpful and patient when I have questions or need guidance helping our students. I am very grateful and appreciative.
*Brianne Santana and Michelle Deale were also nominated. Jere Greland was the winner of the random movie ticket drawing.
Westchester - October
Terre' Devlin,** One Card Office, Westchester
Recognized by Vinnie Birkenmeyer, Residential Life, Pleasantville:
Thank you for completing the Mental Health First Aid certification offered in partnership with ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø the National Council on Mental Wellbeing and Montefiore Medical Group. Your commitment to dedicating time to this program and to the wellness of our fellow community members is a great service to the ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø community. We are excited to see these skills in use as we work together to continue a culture of wellness at the University. Great work!
**195 people were also nominated for completing the Mental Health First Aid certification. Terre’ Devlin was the winner of the random movie ticket drawing.
Yes I Make It Happen Monthly Nominees
All Employees recognized in the month of October 2024 (PDF)
Previous University–Wide Monthly YES Winners
September 2024
Rhea Benjamin,* Counseling Center, New York
Recognized by Lauren Whitman, Student Affairs, New York
Thank you for volunteering at Convocation 2024. I appreciate your time and energy welcoming the class of 2028 and showing our new students the ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø Setter Go Getter way! Thank you!!
*Abraham Alemoh, Mitchell Chavez, Daniel Collins, Gwendolyn Conneally, Michael Cordova, Trish Culbert, Jenny Dantone, Sharne Dillard-Parish, Jemima Fortune, Brianna Foster, Tyner Gordon, Meghan Jordan, Ohnma Kyaw, Gabriella Lester, Maggie Leung Marino, Johnny Liang, Joanna Lockspeiser, Traci Moyer, Mary O’Shea, Marc Potolsky, Jennifer Rosenstein, Jonathan Salamak, Sandip Sandhu, Richard Shadick, Jillian Sturdivant, Lyles Swift-Farley and Emily Yeager were also nominated. Rhea Benjamin was the winner of the random movie ticket drawing.
Maria Lemus,** Student Engagement Pleasantville, Westchester
Recognized by Ashly Polanco, Student
We sincerely thank you for your support and assistance with our new students during their move-in over the Labor Day Weekend. We understand this is the final long summer weekend and we genuinely appreciate your willingness to volunteer.
**Ron Alexander, Rosa Ament, Vincent Birkenmeyer, Megan Brown, Kathryn Capobianco, Maximo Casimirio, Kate Fink, Matthew Ganis, Jennifer Gorsuch, Grace Griffin, RJ Halliday, Matthew Healing, Allyson King, Carolyn Lengers, Sue Maxam, Brandon McCluskey, Shandreka McCullough, Melissa Minotti, Lulu Moquete, Barbara Mulligan, Rosemary Mulry, Cathy Raynis Meeker, Sofia Rivas, Jacklyn Romani, Danielle Shoulders, Claudia Stabile, Brett Stotz, Nick Tucker, JoAnna Verlezza and Wen Xi were also nominated. Maria Lemus was the winner of the random movie ticket drawing.
August 2024
Latoya Flournoy, Office of Student Assistance, New York
Recognized by McKenna Crenshaw, Student: I was struggling to get my parent loan to come through and was close to getting dropped from classes. Ms. Flournoy went above and beyond for me and was able to contact financial aid and get my MPN matched and linked so my loan could come through.
Recognized by Frances Quintana, Parent: Latoya was an ANGEL today. After trying to connect with a "human" the past two days due to the high volume of callas I was lucky to have her on the other side of the call. I was in high anxiety and she was patient, knowledgeable and provided me all the status of my daughter's account. She gave me her email so I could send her the info needed of the loan. She was so proactive! and called me before I sent her the info and shared an update about the account. No more anxiety! all fixed!
Kyle Baker, Marketing and Communications
Recognized by Terre' Devlin, One Card Office, Westchester: Kyle is wonderful. Always helpful and understanding especially to someone who is not too technical - like me. I appreciate his assistance always.
Recognized by Rachael Silva, Law External Affairs, Westchester: The Law School recently completed the launch of a new website. This was a major undertaking spanning 18+ month and involving immense collaboration and dedication by each member of the project team.
July 2024
Ron Alexander, Residential Life, New York City/Westchester
Recognized by Vinnie Birkenmeyer, Residential Life, Westchester: Ron did an amazing job leading efforts for a recent half-day retreat for both campuses Residential Life and Housing Operations staffs. This included lots of collaboration reviewing practices researching best practices and creating a thoughtful day of training. Kudos on a great job! I am excited to see all that comes to fruition from this work!
Barbara Romani, Office of the Dean, College of Health Professions, Westchester
Recognized by Marcus Tye, Former Dean, College of Health Professions, New York City & Westchester:
Barbara Romani has made superb contributions to CHP the three years I've been Dean. I am nominating her especially for her work in FY24 on the memorial for Marilyn Jaffe Ruiz commencement and many other special initiatives this past year.
June 2024
Mariajosé Romero, Dean’s Office, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, New York
Recognized by Emily Welty, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, New York City: I just wanted to take a moment to recognize Mariajosé Romero for the exceptional patience and care she takes with faculty. I know that she is often tasked with making sense of quantitative data for faculty without significant quantitative backgrounds and she does so with candor humor and patience. In a recent meeting, she helped me understand a series of metrics in a way that made sense to me without belittling or humiliating me. She is a true collaborative problem solver who builds trust.
Nicholas Carrozza*, Information Technology Services, Westchester
Recognized by Beth Gordon, Informational Technology Services, Westchester: Tony, Irwin, Nick and Teresa all enthusiastically volunteered at the Pleasantville Staff Picnic. I appreciate how they took time out of their days to help make other employees have fun. Their dedication to ITS and ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø overall is super strong and we are lucky to have them on the team!
*Irwin Narayan, Teresa Petrilli and Tony Soares were also nominated. Nicholas Carrozza was the winner of the random movie ticket drawing.
May 2024
Joseph Cipolla, Special Events, New York
Recognized by Jean Gallagher, Administrative Planning, New York City: Thank you for working with us at Commencement 2024. It takes a tremendous team effort to make the day a success and we could not have done it without your hard work and commitment. Our graduates and their families appreciate your dedication-as do all of us in the ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø Community. Again thank you!
Cathy Raynis Meeker, First Year Experience, Westchester
Recognized by Jennifer Slotkin, International Programs, New York City:
Education Abroad couldn't have delivered the First-Year Experience London program my UNV 101 class in the fall or the subsequent advising of first-year students without the great guidance of Jennifer, Cathy and Larry. While two of them have transitioned to different roles, I had to recognize this team's work in this capacity and how much I appreciate them as administrators.