The HWCOM Administrative and Staff Employee Recognition Program, RISE, has been designed to recognize, motivate, and reward the outstanding performance of full-time and part-time administrative and staff employees of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
Employees are recognized in three categories. Teamwork, Service Excellence, and Extra Mile. All HWCOM employees or students can submit nominations.
Sixty-six employees were nominated for the 2022 R.I.S.E. Awards and 18 rose to the occasion and were announced at the HWCOM Holiday Event on December 7, 2022.
Below please find the list of the 2022 R.I.S.E. Award recipients:
This category was designed to recognize teams that build collaborative relationships across different departments; successfully complete impactful projects; and show respect for others. Each winner received a $150 Recognition Award, R.I.S.E. merchandise and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Team 1
Clinical Affairs Team
Maryam Shakir, Laura Almaguer, Tania Godoy, and Gisella Dominguez
Team 2
Financial Operations Team
Maria Pineda, Ashely Gordon, Johanna Diaz, Tony Cisneros, and Stefanie Perez
This category was designed to recognize employees that provide excellent assistance; cultivate relationships that help address customer needs; and resolve concerns in a professional and effective manner. Each winner received a $300 Recognition Award, R.I.S.E. merchandise and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Alberto Diaz
Director of Financial Aid
Student Affairs
Fadoua Belmekki
Manager of Patient Client Access
Humanities, Health and Society
Jose Seguias
Clinical IT Field Analyst III
Master in Physician Assistant Studies Program
Natalie Dwarika
Assistant Director of Academic Support Services
Academic Affairs
Ricardo Canelon
Clinical IT Field Analyst III
Master in Physician Assistant Studies Program
Tyler Ortiz
Clerkship Coordinator
Academic Affairs
This category was designed to recognize employees that perform above and beyond their regular responsibilities and make significant contributions that positively impact the HWCOM mission. Each winner received a $600 Recognition Award, R.I.S.E. merchandise and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Brittany Cooke
Program Manager
Student Affairs
Lorraine Nowakowski
Director of Clinical Operations
Humanities, Health and Society
Thomas Stein
Clinical IT Field Analyst II
Finance and Administration
Sixty-One (61) employees were nominated for the 2019 RISE Awards and twenty-six (26) rose to the occasion and were announced at the HWCOM holiday lunch.
Below please find the list of the 2019 RISE Award recipients:
This category was designed to recognize teams that build collaborative relationships across different departments; successfully complete impactful projects; and show respect for others. Each winner received a $150 Recognition Award, RISE merchandise, and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Virama Oller, Joshua Dorbu, Sheyla Pierre, Nancy Napolitano, Ingrid Moss, Kerland Jacques, Samuel Hyppolite, Myrtha Cherenfant, Michele Lozano, Vanessa Rodriguez, Talina Almonor, Deidra Muirhead, Gabriel Rodriguez, Zipporah Hayes and Jimmy Pertil
Humanities, Health and Society – Outreach
Mario Sosa and Jason Gonzalez-Martinez
Academic Affairs
This category was designed to recognize employees that provide excellent assistance; cultivate relationships that help address customer needs, and resolve concerns in a professional and effective manner. Each winner received a $300 Recognition Award, RISE merchandise, and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Emily Gonzalez
Academic Affairs
Alberto Diaz Jr.
Student Affairs
Tatiana Felix
Student Affairs
Vivian Wulff
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Carolina Pilla
Clinical Affairs
Charlene Shah Perez
Finance & Administration
This category was designed to recognize employees that perform above and beyond their regular responsibilities and make significant contributions that positively impact the HWCOM mission. Each winner received a $600 Recognition Award, RISE merchandise, and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Jonathon Duncan
Finance & Administration
Gabriella Gonzalez
Humanities, Health and Society
Priscilla Chaves
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Seventy-One employees were nominated for the 2018 RISE Awards and eighteen rose to the occasion and were announced at the HWCOM holiday brunch.
Below please find the list of the 2018 RISE Award recipients:
This category was designed to recognize teams that build collaborative relationships across different departments; successfully complete impactful projects; and show respect for others. Each winner received a $150 Recognition Award, RISE merchandise, and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Aniuska Luna, Lisa Lee, Natasha Lopez, Priscilla Chaves, Vivian Wulff
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Samantha Syms, Gregory Castaneda, Rabeia Zubair, Emiri Uchiyama
Clinical Skills and Simulation Team, Academic Affairs
This category was designed to recognize employees that provide excellent assistance; cultivate relationships that help address customer needs, and resolve concerns in a professional and effective manner. Each winner received a $300 Recognition Award, RISE merchandise and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Andrea Matamoros
Academic Affairs
Angela Delgado-Balbin
Finance & Administration (IT)
Marquita Samuels
Humanities, Health and Society
Lisa Lee
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Kirstie Downs
Academic Affairs
Janelle Fernandez
Academic Affairs
This category was designed to recognize employees that perform above and beyond their regular responsibilities and make significant contributions that positively impact the HWCOM mission. Each winner received a $600 Recognition Award, RISE merchandise, and an HWCOM embroidered shirt.
Mario Sosa
Academic Affairs
Esther Lopez
Academic Affairs
Vanessa Rodriguez
Humanities, Health and Society
