Staff honored for service
Staff honored for service
- June 16, 2026
- 14 UCI social sciences staff celebrated for career milestones, excellence in leadership
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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences staff were among those honored today at the annual campus Staff Service Awards Ceremony. The event recognized employees reaching career milestones of 3, 5, 10, 20 and 25 years of service, and recipients of the Excellence in Leadership Award.
Congratulations to the following staff members recognized for their dedication and contributions to UC Irvine:
3 Years:
Cathy Nguyen, Financial Service Analyst, Business Office
Laura Robledo Vega, Department Analyst, Economics
5 years:
Lisa Florentes- Mullens, Assistant Director, Personnel
Fran Hom, Executive Assistant and Special Projects Manager, Dean’s Office
10 years:
Alysha Casado, Department Manager, Sociology
Andrew Pfeifroth, Systems Administrator 2, Computing Services
20 years:
Jessica Canas-Castaneda, Department Manager, Global & International Studies
Jenny Fan, Administrator, Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion
Estela Magana, Academic Advisor and PAA Supervisor, Undergraduate Studies
25 years:
Cory Castro-Wintringer, Senior Contract and Grant Analyst, Business Office
Erin DeFries, Principal Financial Analyst, Business Office
Dominic Fiorello, Applications Programmer 3, Computing Services
Debbie Michel, Center Support Manager, Office of Research
Excellence in Leadership – Well-Being Support
Jennifer Gerson, Director, Graduate Studies
Congrats to all who help continue to make UCI the place to be!
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