Employee awards celebrate community

Mount Holyoke College celebrated its first staff award event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on May 24, 2022. 

The event was held under a tent on Skinner Green, where employees greeted each other joyfully, many having not seen each other in person for over two years. 

Penn’lope Davis, associate vice president of human resources, kicked off the festivities. “I am reminded that Mount Holyoke College is grounded by people,” she said. “Over the last two years, many of you have not been able to interact in ways you wanted to, but the connection was never severed.” 

Former President Sonya Stephens then spoke to the assembled employees. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to rebuild our sense of community. I am so very grateful — I couldn’t be more in awe of all the hard work you’ve done. I feel so fortunate to know so many of you and the impact of your work.” 

The full list of awards are below. A gallery of photos from the event can be found on my.mtholyoke. 

2022 Trailblazer Award Winners 

Accounts Payable

• Julie Borne
• Gloria Reyes
• Alice Rose
• Tracey Sarlan

Athletics

• Louise Labrie
• Catie Leblanc
• Erica Lemm
• Colby Newsham
• Ellen Perella
• Bardee Sadlier
• Jon Santer

Classroom Emergency Response Team

• Lindsey Freer
• Stephen Garde
• Gary Gillis
• Chrissa Lindahl
• Jen Marion
• Liz Markovits
• Kieran Najita
• Nick Pelloso
• Elizabeth Pyle
• Mike Urgo
• Carl Weber

COVID Emergency Response Team

• Rachel Alldis
• Penny Davis
• Alicia Erwin
• Christian Feuerstein
• Cheryl Flynn
• Gary Gillis
• Paul Kandel
• Ray LaBarre
• Cindy Legare
• Stacey Lyons
• Liz Markovits
• Keith Michel
• Leykia Nulan
• David Powicki
• Lori Smith
• April Stroud
• Jenny Watermill
• Imad Zubi

Human Resources

• Penn’lope Davis
• Kellie Gallivan
• Beth Haber
• Solonia Jordan-Lewis
• Mika Keezing
• Chimia King-Coleman
• Kathy Koske
• Cindy Legare
• Jenny Ly
• Kim Ouimet
• Lucy Perez
• Sue Rusiecki (Temp)

LITS Wireless Network Troubleshooting Team

• Joel Broyles
• Matthew Burch
• Mike Crowley
• Cheryl Kiras
• Denise Moreau
• Kevin Slate
• Chris Woods

LITS Remote Operations Team

•  Joel Broyles
•  Zoe Crabtree
• Aime DeGrenier
• Krista Denno
• Marie DiRuzza
• Abby Drury
• Lindsey Freer
• Stephen Garde
• Justin Jackson
• Luke Jaeger
• Beth Johnson
• Mark Klitzke
• Susan LeDuc
• Chrissa Lindahl
• Zach Matys
• Kieran Najita
• Melaine Navarro
• David Powicki
• Rachael Smith
• Drew Soucy
• Matthew Strand
• Angel Suarez
• Mike Urgo
• Doug Vanderpoel

Public Safety and Service Leadership

• Josh Dufresne
• Raymond LaBarre

Residential Life

• Rachel Alldis
• Sam Benson
• Kelly Bernatsky
• Jenna Caputo
• Mishka Murad
• Teresa Picard
• Sam Tressey
• Nashalie Vazquez

Registrar’s Office

• Candace Branche
• Jorrell Campbell
• Izabela Karch
• Tara Mackay
• Elizabeth Pyle

• Lori Widmer Hinckley 

2022 Mary Lyon Award Winners

• Latrina Denson
• Gary Gillis
• Rich Perna
• Lori Smith 

Counseling Leadership

• Beth Feeney
• Anna Hope 

Dining Services Team

• Rachel Agustin
• David Aminia
• Alan Anderson
• Kahatagasdigiliye Ariyaratana
• Jennifer Banner
• Peter Barry
• Christopher Bland
• Denise Blondek
• Donna Bortone
• Elke Bosshart
• Trisha Braman
• Alizea Calderon
• Bonita Catalfamo
• Shane Cauley
• Anne Connors
• Frederick Crouss
• Jennifer Davila
• David De Bettencourt
• Holly Delphia
• John Demers
• Susan Desjardins
• John Dos Santos
• Geoffrey Douglass
• Carolyn Dunlap
• Jamie Farnum
• Matthew Foley
• Karen Friel
• Glenda Fuentes
• Larry Fuller
• Aweys Gaab
• Ralph Gabriel
• Wayne Gates
• Karen Gaulin
• David Gauthier
• John Gauthier
• Teresa Gauthier
• Kathryn Gay
• Alexander Giguere
• Peter Grygorcewicz
• Peter Haas
• Laurie Halford
• Ronald Hartling
• Terrance Heatley
• Thomas Hidas
• Meggan Hillenbrand
• Darren Howe
• William Irausquin
• Jesus Jauridez
• Brandi Johnson
• Troy Johnson
• Helena Kacen
• Nancy Keenan
• Shawn Kelsey
• Steven Kirejczyk
• Christopher Kostek
• Joanne Kotwicki
• Frederick Kroll
• Robert Lacasse
• Andrew Ladeau
• Brian Langevin
• Marcia Lapointe
• Cynthia Lenart
• Charles Livingstone
• Deborah Magill
• Deborah Magni
• Paul Menard
• Lynn Mercier
• Donna Merrell
• Alan Metcalf
• Heather Minnich
• Philip Momnie
• Robert Naroff
• Nathen Obremski
• Robert Olinski
• Leonardo Ortiz
• Jorge Ossandon Mendoza
• Gretta Pagorek
• Richard Parrott
• Jamie Patruno
• Richard Perna
• Joshua Pontbriant
• Mark Rentschler
• Butoyi Reverian
• Ryan Reynolds
• Thomas Ritter
• Ralph Robitaille
• Harry Rodriguez
• Mary Rousseau
• Dennis Saletnik
• Christine Saltmarsh
• Bradley Sherwood
• Darryl Sinkfield
• Dana Sisco
• Brandon Smith
• Brian Smith
• David Soucie
• Katherine Soucie
• Roussa Soufan
• Richard Sugrue
• Wilson Torres Diaz
• Laurie Towne
• Didier Voisin
• Corina Wardwell
• James Wehner
• Bradd Williams
• Max Wojcik
• Audra Yelin
• Chi Yuen

 Enterprise Services

• Darcia Malone
• Stephen Parmenter
• Doug Vanderpoel
• Jeff Wohlers

Health Services Leadership

• Sue Ferraro
• Cheryl Flynn

Media Services

• Stephen Garde
• Zach Matys
• Kieren Najita
• Nick Pelloso
• Mike Urgo

Testing Center Staff

• Frank Allen III
• Nilsa Arocho
• Anne Broussard
• Ryan Cimineri
• Kimerly Condino
• Debra Dorunda
• Karen Engell
• Sue Ferraro
• Cheryl Flynn
• Matthew Foley
• Karen Franz
• Kellie Gallivan
• Michelle Hamelin
• Ronald Hartling
• Paul Kandel
• Cindy Legare
• Christina Mailhott
• Aimee Malley
• Nicole McClellan
• Shirley Mejia
• Cristina Mitchell
• Dylan Moore
• Vanessa Moore
• Rosemary Nadeau
• Monique Nelson
• John O’Brien
• Isabel Ocampo
• Gretta Pagorek
• Maureen Picard
• Laurie Reid
• Sue Rusiecki
• Linda Samano
• Gary Shaw
• Dana Sisco
• Matthew Strand
• Susan Turschman
• Cheri Upham

Spotlight Award Winners

• Teresa Azahar

• Nick Bader
• Averi Barthelette
• Julie Borne
• Dennis Bowen
• Melissa Burke
• Jenna Caputo
• Joy Collins
• Linda Chesky Fernandes
• Jaime DeCaro
• Alicia Erwin
• Beth Feeney
• Cora Fernandez-Anderson
• Sue Ferraro
• Christian Feuerstein
• Cheryl Flynn
• Stephen Garde
• Nicole Gilbert Cote
• Gary Gillis
• Roxanne Godek
• Beth Haber
• Beth Johnson
• Paul Kandel
• Kathy Koske
• Louise Labrie
• Cara Lapenas
• Cindy Legare
• Erica Lemm
• Zach Matys
• Shani Mensing
• Heather Minnich
• Melanie Navarro
• Kim Ouimet
• Brenda Payette
• Nick Pelloso
• Teresa Picard
• David Powicki
• Elizabeth Pyle
• Jerome Renault
• Wendy Rua
• Bardee Sadlier
• Lori Smith
• Rachael Smith
• Andrew Soucy
• Mike Urgo
• Nashalie Vasquez
• Heather Vickery
• Carl Weber
• Alex Wirth-Cauchon
• Linda Woods