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Monthly YES Recognition Winners
New York City - August
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!
Westchester - August
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.
Yes I Make It Happen Monthly Nominees
All Employees recognized in the month of August 2024 (PDF)
Previous UniversityÂ鶹´«Ã½“Wide Monthly YES Winners
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, DeanÂ鶹´«Ã½™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 Pace 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 Pace 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.
April 2024
Valentina Dirubba, Beekman Library, New York*
Recognized by Laureano Waleska, Beekman Library, New York City: Valentina and Jordan are the warriors of working on Saturdays. They keep our circulation desk staffed and make sure that resources and services are available to our patrons. They are reliable and a great team. We appreciate you both. Thank you both.
*Jordan Naidoo was also nominated. Valentina Dirubba was the winner of the random movie ticket drawing.
Jonah Safris, Mail Services, Westchester
Recognized by Maureen Colgan, English, Westchester: Jonah went above and beyond helping our department with a mailing to newly accepted students. Jonah was able to explain clearly the most cost efficient way to mail these items. He even made a special trip to my office to drop off the perfect size mailers! Jonah was so kind and happy to help. We greatly appreciate Jonah's dedication to the entire Pace community!
March 2024
Jonathan Salamak, Student Engagement, New York
Recognized by Jemina Fortune, Student Engagement, New York: Jon has contributed to an excellent OL recruitment this year which led to the highest application submission since after March 2020. He was involved in leading/moderating 10 info sessions which included virtual and in-person sessions. Supported in creating an exciting recruitment experience that got students excited to be involved with the New Student Orientation program this summer. I am so grateful for his support in taking the initiative to put more into this process, which yielded excellent results. Kudos to you!
Elaine McLaughlin, Payroll, Westchester
Recognized by Nancy DeRiggi, Planning/Assessment/Research, Westchester: Elaine demonstrated exceptional professionalism by proactively addressing an issue with a part-time employee's timecard guaranteeing timely payment. Her decisive actions underscore her reliability and effectiveness in resolving critical matters. This incident serves as a reminder of Elaine's dependability and professionalism and I appreciate her support!