All full-time Steinhardt administrators, clerical and technical staff, and research staff are eligible for one or more of the awards listed below. Please note that Steinhardt's awards are separate and distinct from the University's Distinguished Administrator and Give-A-Violet Awards.
- Steinhardt Distinguished Administrator Award – recognizes outstanding administrative and professional performance and inclusive excellence that help Steinhardt meet its strategic initiatives and contribute to the attainment of Steinhardt's goals.
- Steinhardt Staff Award for Excellence – recognizes the extraordinary service of clerical and technical staff.
- Steinhardt Distinguished Professional Researcher Award – recognizes full-time researchers who have demonstrated exceptional service in conducting experiments, collecting and analyzing results, and performing duties associated with laboratory or research programs.
- Steinhardt Give-A-Violet Award – recognizes staff who have gone above and beyond the normal scope of their positions and demonstrated specific values and competencies at an exceptional level in the performance of their everyday responsibilities.
- Steinhardt Honorary Team Recognition – is a new recognition category that celebrates teams, groups, or departments that have gone above and beyond in providing exemplary work.
Award Winners for 2025
Steinhardt Distinguished Administrator Award
Kelsey Cook
Digital Innovation & Learning
Steinhardt Staff Award for Excellence
Sofia Ferreira
Department of Occupational Therapy
Steinhardt Distinguished Professional Researcher Award
Chris Barker
Institute for Human Development & Social Change
Steinhardt Give-A-Violet Award
Jenna Werkman
Academic Operations, Innovation, and Strategy
Olivia Battinelli
Media, Culture & Communication
Mary Park
Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Steinhardt Honorary Team Recognition
Teaching & Learning Advising Team
Emily Arvin, Theo Massie, Kyle Morris & Teress Nugent
Recognition of Years of Service
Congratulations to the following administrators, staff, and researchers for reaching significant career milestones.
Center of Health and Rehabilitation Research
5 Years
Nicole Kolenda
Dean’s Group
10 Years
Rebecca Brandriff
Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology
5 Years
Victoria Porada
Department of Applied Psychology
5 Years
Christopher Conlan
10 Years
Anthony Alexis
Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
5 Years
Christian Daru
20 Years
Ivan Makar
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
5 Years
Minji Kim
Natasha McLeod
Judi Rubin-Bosco
Parichat Songmuang
Keiko Uenishi
10 Years
Drew Francis
20 Years
Scott Allen
Department of Occupational Therapy
5 Years
Mandi Roberts
Department of Teaching & Learning
10 Years
Jamie Baldwin
Institute of Human Development and Social Change
5 Years
Kristin Black
Elizabeth Goodfriend
Duja Michael
10 Years
Briana Goncalves
Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools
5 Years
Vironika Osminina
Silvia Taylor
10 Years
Maria Diaz
Anh-Tuan Nguyen
Gloria Ortiz
Nancy Wang
Nest Support Project
10 Years
Brandy Stanfill-Hobbs
Office of Academic Technology
5 Years
Kevin Zhao
10 Years
Kelsey Cook
Office of Communications
25 Years
Tanya Gary
Office of Faculty Affairs
10 Years
Michelle Silva-Austin
Office of Global Affairs & Experiential Learning
5 Years
Jessica Martini
10 Years
Denise Krassner
Office of Graduate Admissions
5 Years
Annemarie Fulfaro
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
10 Years
John Lyons
Office of Research
20 Years
Mary McShane
Office of Steinhardt Finance
5 Years
Caroline Bates
10 Years
Nessan Richards
Office of Student Affairs
10 Years
Tara McNally
Steinhardt Technology Services
5 Years
Ronnie Guzman
10 Years
Raymond Pfaff
Award Nominees
Congratulations to these members of the Steinhardt community for their exceptional work throughout the year.
Steinhardt Distinguished Administrator Award
Kelsey Cook, Academic Operations, Innovation, and Strategy
Shima Gorgani, Department of Communicative Sciences & Disorders
Tiffany Scalogna, Office of Faculty Affairs
Winnie Wu, Department of Media, Culture & Communication
Jamie Baldwin, Department of Teaching & Learning
Annamareia Dular, Department of Communicative Sciences & Disorders
Darrell Carter, Department of Media, Culture & Communication
Dustin Beardsley, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Jordan Lopez, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Natasha McLeod, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Destiny Ramos, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Jasmin Romero, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Sofia Ferreira, Department of Occupational Therapy
Abril Rosas Mejia, Department of Occupational Therapy
Steinhardt Distinguished Professional Researcher Award
Joanna Geller, Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools
Francisco Castro, Learning Analytics Research Network (LEARN)
Chris Barker, Institute of Human Development & Social Change
Jenna Werkman, Office of Academic Operations, Innovation, and Strategy
Kimberly Bassalian, Department of Applied Psychology
Patricia Engelhardt, Department of Applied Psychology
Amanda Lorencz, Department of Applied Psychology
Cesar Recca, Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities
John Myers, Office of Graduate Admissions
Amanda Adams, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Olivia Battinelli, Department of Media, Culture & Communication
Marisol Ascona, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Mary Park, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Jasmin Romero, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Digital Innovation and Learning, Academic Operations, Innovation, and Strategy
Kelsey Cook, Thomas Sendgraff, Parker Hollingsworth, Siobhan Thomas, Kevin Zhao, Jeesoo Park
Applied Psychology Graduate Advising Team
Erika Jackson, Kimberly Bassalian, Da-Nisha Banton, David Del Mundo, Patricia Engelhardt
Communicative Sciences and Disorders Clinical Field Placement Team
Erasmia Ioannou-Benakis, Olivia Blake, Maria Fareri, Penelope Romano, Annamareia Dular
Teaching & Learning Advising Team
Kyle Morris, Teress Nugent, Theo Massie, Emily Arvin
Music & Performing Arts Professions Production Team/Theatre Operations
Andy Palmer, Drew Francis, Michael McCoy, Catherine Siniscalco, Joe Mathers, M. Piccuto, Nick Bolton, Joshua Coates, Philip Connor, Andrew Wang, Beanie Lawrence, Matthew Holcombe, Michelle Humphrey, Marisol Ascona, Tyshawn Staton, Madison Coe
Music & Performing Arts Professions Program Administrators
Allegra Romita, Ellen Smittle, Jonathan Jones, Sergi Casannelles, Ian McLeod, Mary Park, Robert Honstein, Keiko Uenishi, Barbara Matthews, Judith Rubin-Bosco, Sean Statster, Minji Kim, Alyson Sheehan, Scott Allen, Christina Charles, Jessica Bauer