“Thanks for the email. We plan on acknowledging the staff below at our next staff meeting.”
– Richard Sudek, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Executive Director, UCI Beall Applied
Innovation
“Kudos to the Team of CTSA Ambassadors! You’ve already done much to begin a culture of
wellness within the school. Much thanks from the Dean and myself! Let us know what support
you need to further this initiative. “
– Deborah Jean Stansbury Sunday, Assistant Dean, School of the Arts
“Thank you, Pamela for your note and for bringing the work of these individuals to my attention.
It is my absolute pleasure to support the efforts of these dedicated staff employees and I and
agree that they are a tremendous asset. My heartfelt thanks to this team for their outstanding
work to support wellness and engagement in our School. During these unique and uncertain
times, the information and resources they have shared are valuable tools for us all. I know I
have personally benefited from utilizing some of the “working healthy at home” tips and tricks. I
also extend my thanks to their supervisors for also supporting their efforts. “
– Maria K. Graziano, Assistant Dean, School of Physical Sciences
“I would like to thank each and every one of our Ambassadors to the UCI Wellness and
Engagement program! I am glad that you have volunteered to do this important work. This work
is even more important as we are dealing with COVID-19 induced disruptions to our work and
home lives. So wellness and engagement take on a whole new meaning and importance. I hope
you and your families are doing well. Thank you again.”
– Pramod Khargonekar, Vice Chancellor for Research, Office of Research
“Thank you for calling out our amazing employees who are doing very important service work in
addition to their substantial “day jobs!” “
– Court Crowther, Assistant Graduate Dean, Graduate Division
“Thank you all for your efforts and the creativity especially now!! “
– Lisa Rehbaum, Assistant Dean for Administration & CFO, School of Law
“Thank you all for your efforts as UCI Wellness and Engagement Ambassadors! Let me echo
Pamela James in saying how much we appreciate your activities and efforts that have inspired
wellness and engagement throughout our UCI Libraries organization and across the campus.
We appreciate the campus HR Wellness and Engagement initiatives that touch the lives of
employees, and have had such a positive impact.”
– Lorelei Tanji, University Librarian
“I echo Lorelei’s commendations. We appreciate everything that you are doing in these
important areas, particularly as we continue to try to engage staff and support their well-being
during these challenging times!”
– Kevin Ruminson, Ph.D., Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services
“Thanks for the email, Pamela! We are very proud of our OVPTL members involvement in this
important program and we are looking forward to having them engage with our staff even more
while we work through these unique times. Thanks, Ambassadors!! Many thanks for the
campus support.”
– Jennifer Aaron, Associate Vice Provost, Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice Provost for
Teaching & Learning
“Thank you, Pamela, for allowing an opportunity to participate in this well-designed initiative and
one that is even more critical in these challenging times. I hope you and your team are well.”
– Tomas Figueroa, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the Chancellor & Office of the
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
“Congrats to you all! You clearly have been doing amazing and hard work for our school— I
won’t forget how you all successfully enticed us with ring pops for the Engagement Survey. ?
Keep it up and thanks for repping us.”
– Claudia Cheffs, Dept. Manager, Political Science, School of Social Sciences
“We in OIT have some excellent wellness ambassadors and they have been very active in
getting the word out to staff – through all hands presentations and organizing regular activities.
Although the COVID-19 environment changes our style of engagement with our staff on
wellness, it is actually more important in a socially distant environment than ever. I look forward
to another great year of ideas and engagement on the topic. Thanks for the reminder Pamela,
and thanks to Chris, Katie, Meredith and Songmei for your dedication towards the role!”
– Kian Colestock, Chief Information Officer (Interim), Office of Information Technology
“Thank you, Pamela. We are thankful to Caro and Aubrey for all their support of the school and
campus. A huge thanks from BioSci.”
– Benedicte Shipley, Assistant Dean, School of Biological Sciences
