
Service Awards
Employee Service Celebration is dedicated to honoring staff, MPP, and faculty employees who have made California State University San Marcos a great place to work and continue to fulfill the University's mission. The Annual Employee Service Celebration recognizes employees who reach anniversary milestones in 5-year increments.
Join the Office of Human Resources in thanking this year's awardees for their commitment to CSUSM!
30 Years
David Avalos
Elizabeth Canavan
Lorena Checa*
Regina Eisenbach
Gerardo Gonzalez
Linda Holt
Catalina Huggins
Richard Hwang
Paul Jasien
Soheila Jorjani
John Kang
Deirdre Lowell-Caldera
Miriam Schustack
Lourdes Shahamiri*
Jill Watts
Shaun-Inn Wu
Yuan Yuan
25 Years
Charles Allen*
Staci Beavers
Glen Brodowsky
Susie Cassel
Deborah Davis
Brenda Dumas
Denise Garcia
Sharon Hamill
Tricia Henlon
John Humes
Kara Kornher
Michael McDuffie
Reuben Mekenye
Rosa Mora
Carmen Nava-Mattox
Nersa Niksirat
Graham Oberem
Silvia Rolle-Rissetto
Pamela Stricker
Stephen Zera
20 Years
Hugh Afshari
Jocelyn Ahlers
Manuel Arriaga
Bridget Blanshan
Katherine Brown
Rita Cooper
Kathleen Corona
Sharon Cullity
Chuck De Leone
Jesus Flores
Elizabeth Garza
Gwendolyn Hansen*
Evelyn Herb*
Rebecca Hunt*
Mtafiti Imara
Kevin Gerard Kilpatrick
Jeffrey Kohles
Kevin Long
Georgina Lopez
Grace McField
Yvonne Meulemans
Ileen Miller
Cathy Nguyen
Mary Roche
Tamara Savage
Karen Schaffman
Kathy Shellhammer
Richelle Swan
Gilbert Valadez
Marshall Whittlesey
Mercedes Wilson*
15 Years
Tyson Bizzigotti
Jayne Braman
Allison Carr
Cecili Chadwick
Rong-Ji Chen
Nancy Coffin-Romig
JoAnn Daugherty
Nasrin DeCoux
Michelle Diaz
Shasta Gaughen
Scott Gross
Travis Honeycutt
Louise Hummel
Lee Kerckhove
Grace Kessler
Pamela Kohlbry
Penny Lanese
Allen Lanese
Jodie Lawston
Cheryl Long
Nicolas Magana
Ludmila Matiash
Lia Mauga
Lisa McLean
Leo Melena
Karen Moffitt
Suzanne Moineau
Bonnie Mottola
Courtney Nance-Sotelo
Dorlan Norman
Susan O’Connor
Antonia Olivas
Judith Phillips
Robert Renneisen
Bruce Rich
Devan Romero
Jennie Ruiz
Lee Ryzewski
Donna San Miguel
David Schaafsma
Richard Schultz
Ted Shore
Ariel Stevenson
Andy Strathman
Qi Sun
Steven Van Ness
Sandra Wascher
Adam white
10 Years
Mark Abajian
Devina Acharya
Damon Adamo*
Ibrahim Al-Marashi
Maritza Baida
Sheri Biro
Sean Briner
Rose Broszczak*
Dana Burnett
Ching-Ming Cheng
Tena Dinnen-Ortuno
Gerardo Dominguez
John Drewe
Joseline Dyas
David Egger
Jessica Elbert Decker
Daun Everforest
Ashley Fennell
Judith Fidellow
Ashley Fogle
Jeff Green
Jeannine Guarino
Angelina Gutierrez
Tama Harper
Stephanie Hebert*
Jenee James
James Jancovich
Devin Jindrich
Lindsey Kendall
Floyd Lai
Janette Larson
Andrea Leonard
Brian Liapes
Rebecca Lush
Billy Lydon
George Martinez*
Laurette McGuire
Rachel Miller
Razel Milo
Carmen Mitchell
Tahmina Morshed
Benita Ramirez
Michelle Ramos Pellicia
Catalin Ratiu
Paulette Renfro*
Jodi Robledo
Kathrine Rolison
Michelle Romans
Elizabeth Rosales
Juan Santos
Kathleen Scott
Tome Sennhauser
Adam Shapiro
Shahed Sharif
James Smith
Crystal Villalobos
Lori Walkington
Walter Woodward
Erica Xavier
5 Years
Joel Agg
Juan Alvarez Jr.
Brian Barry
Exia Bauer
Elmer Blaikie
Kristine Brady
Eric Breier
Brendan Brisker
Hayley Bouchard
Kimberly Byrd
William Byun
Jenny Lou Cardinal
Steven Cauchon
Christopher Clark
Amy Corey
Justin Cox
Wendy Craigh
Antonio De La Garza
Brian Dolber
Courtney Dow
Ronald Dunn
Ashley Eszlinger
Shelby Euler
Erica Freer
Dario Frias
Hector Gomez
Timothy Grant
Kseniya Gregory
Matthew Guiliano
Christopher Hardnack
Christina Holub
Shannon Honour Shaw
Gary Howell
Kimberly Hoyer
Tyona Hunter
Emmanuel Iyiegbuniwe
Therese Jackson*
Ricardo Jacobo
Leyenda Jaconson-Harris
Sarah Jayyousi
Chong Kim
Jane Kim
Alexey Kirillov
Amy Klein
Joni Kolman
Alison Kreisler
Cherly Landin
Berry Lederman
Jessenia Lua
David Lilka
Moses Maddox
James McGinty
Peter McLaughlin
Lisa Medina
Danielle Moore
Keith Munoz
Veronica Ohm
Masahiro Omae
Kyusang Park
Alli Peters
Gabri Provencio
Dennis Quiroga
Valerie Ramirez
Jane Reynolds
Elizabeth Ridder
Bianca Rodriguez
Carol Romero
Michael Rosales
Kelly Ann Sam
Givon Sanati
Geneva Sanchez
Mara Sanders
Angelica Santiago
Jo Schaefer
Rebecca Simpson
Chandrasen Soans
Maria Solorio
Jon Spenard
Cai Steffler
Damon Stevens
Diego Sustaita
Courtney Tamone
Emily Tarr
Matthew Tasooji
Angelica Tennent
Tracy Thompson
John Tippeconnic
Noe Torres
Gabriel Valle
Carmen Varona
Jovani Vega
Manrique Vega
Sandra Villalobos
Jarryd Willis
Joshua Wise
Betina Wofford-Gilmore
Christiane Wood
Tito Zamalloa Jr
Marissa Zubia
*Retired in 2021
Service Criteria
- Who is eligible?
Staff, Administrators (MPP), Faculty - What service is counted?
- Part-time and full-time appointments
- Temporary, probationary and permanent appointments (with the exceptions outlined below)
- Cumulative service including breaks of service less than one year
- Positions appointed through the Corporation
- What service is not counted?
- Student assistant, Teaching Associate, Graduate Assistant, and Instructional Student Assistant service is not eligible.
- Casual Worker and Special Consultant service is not eligible.
- Service at another CSU or state agency
- Why does it look like my State Service or CalPERS Service does not match my service
award?
State service and/or CalPERS service is calculated differently than service awards time. State service and/or CalPERS service may include employment at outside agencies. - Who do I need to do to ensure my time is counted correctly or if I feel I should be
receiving an award?
Contact HR directly at hr@csusm.edu