Staff Success & Achievement

Advising Team Supports 1,000 Additional Students

The Nazarian College advising team supported all incoming 2025 freshman DNCBE majors, serving about 1,000 additional students beyond their typical caseload. The team is led by Michelle Street with operational support from Jacki O’Bannon-Strong.

Fall 2024

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Jacki O'Bannon-Strong
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Kene Turner

Spring 2025

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Cesar Serrato
  • Driving Success Award: Ron Cunanan

Fall 2023

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Tracy Todd
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Adela Macias

Spring 2024

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Katherine Campos

Fall 2022

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Ivett Gallegos

Spring 2023

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Adela Macias
  • Driving Success Award Recipient: Roberto Roa
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Craig Oka

Fall 2021

  • COVID-19 Above and Beyond Award Recipient: Gladys Polio

Spring 2022

  • Staff Excellence Award Recipient: Sheila Brown
  • Exemplary Collaboration and Teamwork Award Recipient: Michelle Street
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Ken Rappe

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Laura Perez
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Claudia Alvarado
  • COVID-19 Above and Beyond Award Recipient: Claudia Garcia
  • Exemplary Collaboration and Teamwork Award Recipients: Gladis Escalera, Adela Macias, Kelsey Beisecker, Jasmine Edelen and Irving Macario

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Amy Feliciano

Fall 2018

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Jordan Helo
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Ryan Holbrook

Spring 2019

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Sioneh Keshishian
  • Exemplary Collaboration and Teamwork Award Recipient: Vanessa Sutton

Fall 2017

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Marilyn Johnson
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Fariba Farzan-Schmitt

Spring 2018

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: LaVerne Hendricks
  • Exemplary Collaboration and Teamwork Award Recipient: Amanda Bradstock-Waitz

Fall 2016

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Philipa Moguel
  • Campus and College Citizenship Award Recipient: Claudia Garcia

Spring 2017

  • Job Performance and Excellence Award Recipient: Amy Louff
  • Mentorship Award Recipient: Ronald Cunanan