This committee is charged with reviewing and scoring nominations for any nominee who belongs to the Academics & Student Affairs District (any department that “rolls up” to the Sr. VP of Academic Affairs or VP for Student Affairs). They will select 4 full-time awardees and 1 part-time awardee.

Lindsey Despain
Chair, Academics & Student Affairs District
Associate Director, Office Services Management, College of Science
lindsey.despain@utah.edu 

Brett Pugmire
Assistant Director of Recruitment, Office of Admissions
brett.pugmire@utah.edu

Ally Marringa
Director, Student Services, Soc. & Beh. Sciences
ally.marringa@csbs.utah.edu

Dominic Pecararo
Assoc. Director, Honors College
d.pecoraro@honors.utah.edu

Paula Spencer
Manager of Academic Policies & Reviews, Graduate School
paula.spencer@gradschool.utah.edu

Kathryn Stewart
Administrative Assistant, Registrar’s Office
Kathryn.N.Stuart@utah.edu

Jill Jensen
HR Representative
jill.m.jensen@utah.edu

Karli Sam
Staff Council Representative
karli.sam@utah.edu

This committee is charged with reviewing and scoring nominations for any nominee who belongs to the Administration District (any department that “rolls up” to any other District outside of the Sr. VP of Academic Affairs, VP for Student Affairs, Sr. VP for Health Sciences, and Hospitals & Clinics). They will select 5 full-time awardees and 1 part-time awardee.

Tyler Matsamas
Chair, Administration District
Associate Director, AVPR Operations
tyler.matsamas@utah.edu

Jackie Riley
Senior Manager, HCI Talent Acquisition
Jackie.Riley@hci.utah.edu

Beth Garcia
Senior Administrative Development Manager, Campus Store
bgarcia@campusstore.utah.edu

Anne Garrett
Director of Advancement, OBGYN & Peds, U of U Health Advancement
Anne.Garrett@utah.edu

Perry H. Hull
Director of Travel & Payment Services, Financial Services
perry.hull@admin.utah.edu

Morgan Benzon
Officer Administrator, U Facilities
morgan.benzon@fm.utah.edu

Barbara Moss
HR Representative
barbara.moss@utah.edu

Shantel de Arraiz
Staff Council Representative
shantel.arraiz@utah.edu

This committee is charged with reviewing and scoring nominations for any nominee who belongs to the Health Academics District (any department that “rolls up” to the Sr. VP for Health Sciences). They will select 5 full-time awardees and 1 part-time awardee.

Alia Lillywhite
Chair, Health Academics District
Administrative Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery
alia.lillywhite@hsc.utah.edu

Brittany Wenner
Associate Director, SOM Student Affairs
brittany.wenner@hsc.utah.edu

Courtney Walpole
Office Services Management, Pediatric Administration
courtney.walpole@hsc.utah.edu

Elizabeth Loertscher
Program Manager, Bioscience PhD Programs
elizabethl@genetics.utah.edu

Dominique Garnet
Executive Assistant
dominique.garnett@hsc.utah.edu

Jenalynn Sampson
Staff Council Representative
jenalynn.sampson@utah.edu

Hannah Skarsten
HR Representative
hannah.skarsten@utah.edu

This committee is charged with reviewing and scoring nominations for any nominee who belongs to the Health Academics District (any department that “rolls up” to Hospitals & Clinics). They will select 10 full-time awardees and 1 part-time awardee.

Kari Smith
Chair, Hospitals & Clinics District
HR Recognition Specialist, Hospital Human Resources
kari.smith@hsc.utah.edu

Suzie Greep
Admin Services Supervisor, South Jordan Health Center
Suzanne.Greep@hsc.utah.edu 

Michel Hawley
Administrative Assistant, Enterprise Systems
Michel.Hawley@hsc.utah.edu 

Corrie Harris
Program Coordinator, EPE & Accelerate
Corrie.Harris@hsc.utah.edu

Anna McEwan
Patient Services Supervisor, Ambulatory Call Center
Anna.McEwen@hsc.utah.edu

Michael Bown
Customer Service Manager, Valet Services
Michael.bown@hsc.utah.edu

 

Jennifer Evans
Ophthalmic Assistant, Pediatric Ophthalmology
Jenny.Evans@hsc.utah.edu

Lynda Valerio
Admin Services Coordinator, Project Development
lynda.valerio@hci.utah.edu 

Tineka Kennedy
Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Surgery Clinics
u0867884@utah.edu

MaryEllen Fowles
Admin Office Specialist, HCH Administration
maryellen.fowles@hci.utah.edu

Cam Williams
HR Representative
cam.williams@hsc.utah.edu

Christina Yim
Staff Council Representative
u6008048@utah.edu

This committee, made up of Staff Council leadership, is charged with reviewing and scoring the 24 full-time awardees selected by the four District committees to select the final 8 Presidential Staff Excellence awardees.

Allie Menzdorf
Staff Council President
Associate Director for SLI, Student Affairs
amenzdorf@sa.utah.edu

Olivia Chauffee
Staff Council Secretary
Program Coordinator, HCI Cell Therapy
olivia.chauffe@hci.utah.edu

Ashlee Kurys-Hoggan
Staff Council Secretary-Elect
Software Engineer, University Hospital Systems Department
ashlee.hoggan@utah.edu

Ruby Steele
Staff Council Treasurer
Officer Manager, Molecular Pharmaceutics
ruby.steele@pharm.utah.edu