March
Nicole Wood
Department: Undergraduate Education
Title: Advising Assistant
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I spent five fun years living in Australia.
February
Brad Hooker
Department: World Food Center
Title: Communications Specialist
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I've traveled to 37 countries and have years of mountaineering experience.
Amanda Price
Department: Shrem Museum of Art
Title: Director of Communications
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I am a certified yoga instructor, in my fifth year teaching and in my 20th of practicing yoga.
Katie Martinez
Department: Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Title: Program Coordinator
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I am a mom to an amazing 18 month old little girl who is the light of my life and keeps me very busy. I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family and staying as active as possible. I love to travel, cook and work in my garden.
Soccorro "Suki" LaForga
Department: OCP Personnel
Title: Recruitment Assistant
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I love traveling. It gives me an opportunity to see new sights, taste different foods (especially the desserts) and meet new people. I also collect a Starbucks cup from each country that I visit.
January
Sierra Feldmann
Department: Academic Senate Office
Title: Resource Analyst
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I have a passion for traveling. Also, one of my goals for 2015 is to get my motorcycle license.
Barbara Celli
Department: World Food Center
Title: Senior Director of Development and Partnerships
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I sing with the UC Davis Alumni Chorus and also look forward to going on tour to Scotland this summer with the Sacramento Master Singers.
Amy Liedstrand
Department: Confucius Institute at UC Davis
Title: Event and Conference Assistant
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I spend a lot of time running, and I am fascinated by farm equipment! Imagine the mind it would take to design a corn harvester!
Shari Kawelo
Department: Shrem Museum of Art
Title: Senior Director of Development
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Together with my husband, we manage the active lives of our daughter and son -ages 13 and 9- who both play on travelling softball and baseball teams, respectively. I am also very active with Girl Scouting, and have led a troop for the past eight years.
Erin Becker
Department: Undergraduate Education
Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I like to study languages and linguistics in my free time.
Kelsey Hutcherson
Department: Global Affairs
Title: Intern for the Humphrey Fellowhip Program
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I love doing anything outdoors; hiking, camping, trail running etc! And... fun fact: I'm a twin!
December
Adebayo (Bayo) Akintunde
Department: Services for International Students and Scholars
Title: International Graduate Student Assistant
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I love playing my drums in a drum circle, watching and playing basketball, and going to the park with my family.
Sarah Schaale
Department: Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Title: Digital Marketing Manager
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Giants baseball, crafting, Netflix marathons (those are hobbies, right?!).
Cris Breivik
Department: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
Title: Training Administrator
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Fluent French speaker, certified life coach.
November
Danaka Reaney
Department: Academic Senate Office
Title: Executive Assistant
Hobbies/Fun Facts: My favorite hobby is rock climbing.
October or Prior
Islam Ahmad, Esquire
Department: Internal Audit Services
Title: Law Fellow
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Enjoys playing soccer and spending time with wife and two daughters.
Chris Porter
Department: Services for International Students and Scholars
Title: International Data Assistant
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I am a recent UC Davis graduate (BS in Genetics, minor in Psychology) who worked as a student employee for a year and a half at SISS prior to completing my degree. I will be assisting SISS in its transition to a new database system that will be used to track international students and scholars in conjunction with the US government's SEVIS database.
Enid Picart
Department: Undergraduate Research Center
Title: Program Coordinator
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I'll be a UC Davis School of Medicine medical student as of this coming July!
Dana Werdmuller
Department: Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Title: Marketing Manager
Hobbies/Fun Facts: My favorite things in the world are books. I have a vintage collection, from Shakespeare to Dr. Suess, plus oddities like A Gentleman's Guide to Goat Breeding.
Ashanti Tunson
Department: Academic Affairs
Title: Program Analyst
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I have a deep appreciation for nature.
Ryan Dickson
Department: Internal Audit Services
Title: Law Fellow
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I teach an indtroductory literature class in the Department of English.
Melissa King
Department: Campus Council
Title: Executive Analyst
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I'm addicted to working out and weight lifting. I recently lost over 200 lbs with diet and exercise and working out is a huge part of who I am now.
Sheila O'Rourke
Department: Campus Counsel/ Academic Affairs
Title: Associate Campus Counsel/ Special Advisor to the Vice Provost
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I like to swim in the San Francisco Bay and swam from Alcatraz for the first time last November!