Announcing the Recipients of the 2025 Baruch College Excellence Awards for Staff
Dear Colleagues,
The conferral of the Baruch College Excellence Awards for Staff is an annual tradition that honors staff members of the Baruch College community. The recipients of these awards were nominated and selected by their peers for their hard work, innovation, leadership, and dedication to the mission of student success.
Every year, the selection committee has the responsibility of reviewing numerous nominations that reflect the professional talent the Baruch College campus community is so fortunate to benefit from. Given this challenge, the award recipients are truly representative of outstanding service, dedication, and leadership.
This year, the Baruch College Excellence Awards have been revised to align with the five values that we as a campus community identified during the 2023–28 strategic planning process:
- Collaboration and Connection
- Excellence
- Impact
- Inclusion
- Innovation
In addition to the five awards, we have created the First Responder Award to celebrate members of Public Safety, Buildings and Grounds, Custodial, Trades, and the Baruch Computing and Technology Center (BCTC) and to honor their dedication and service to the Baruch College community. I am honored to announce the following recipients of the 2025 Baruch College Excellence Awards for Staff:
Nicole Souza, Development Director
College Advancement
2025 Baruch College Excellence Award for Excellence
Betty Duverger, Deputy Director
Percy E. Sutton SEEK Program
2025 Baruch College Excellence Award for Impact
Yohaly Navarrete, Interim Director
College Now
2025 Baruch College Excellence Award for Inclusion
Clemente Diaz, Student Career Program Manager
Starr Career Development Center
2025 Baruch College Excellence Award for Innovation
Juan Castro, Custodial Assistant
Buildings and Grounds
2025 Baruch College Excellence Award for First Responders
The EPAF Development Team: Angel Arcelay, IT Computer Systems Manager L3; Meilin Cheung, Finance Controller; Weijian Deng, Finance Manager; Jevonne Dixon, HR Manager; Wen Guang Li, IT Senior Associate L3; Julissa Herrera, Finance Budget Specialist; Tabassum Lodhi, IT Senior Associate L1; Sergine Louis-Cherry, HR Manager; Nelly Mero, Finance Budget Specialist; Maximillian Ng, HR Coordinator; Daniel Rafalano, HR Manager; Vijay Sood, Finance Controller; Maxine Stanberry, HR Payroll Coordinator; and Leslyn Viera Lyken, Consultant.
Division of Administration and Finance and the Baruch Computing and Technology Center
2025 Baruch College Excellence Award for Collaboration and Connection
Join me in congratulating the 2025 Baruch College Excellence Awards winners! The recipients of the Baruch College Excellence Awards will be honored at the Baruch College Employee Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, March 19th. The event will also recognize staff celebrating career milestones, from 10 to 45 years of service to Baruch.
Sincerely,
S. David Wu
President, Baruch College