Congratulations to our Department Manager, Faith Enemark, who has been awarded the Berkeley Staff Assembly’s 2021 Excellence in Management Award! This significant honor for which there were over 100 nominees recognizes exemplary managers and supervisors who have led their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year.
Recipients are nominated directly by their staff; Faith was nominated by History of Art’s Program Assistant and Graduate Student Advisor Hannah Fischer, and her counterpart in the Departments of Rhetoric and Film & Media, Graduate Student Advisor Claire Armetta (yes, Faith manages not just one, but three departments!).
There will be a campus EIM virtual awards ceremony on May 4.
The theme for this year’s award is “Leading In Difficult Times.” The theme highlights leadership that demonstrates and encourages resilience, inclusiveness, compassion, adaptiveness, work-life balance, well-being/morale, and related qualities.
Awardees exemplify the theme in one or more of the following ways:
Resilience, adaptiveness: manager/supervisor models resilience in strenuous situations, adaptability to constantly changing circumstances, and builds up team members by being a source of strength and dependability.
Active and intentional engagement around diversity, inclusion, and belonging: manager/supervisor is always mindful of cultural distinctions, welcomes differing viewpoints, looks to strengthen team dynamics, and nurtures an environment of inclusivity.
Compassion, work-life balance, well-being/morale: manager/supervisor encourages work/life balance of team members, supports mental health and well-being, and is sympathetic and understanding of team members.
Thank you for your excellent leadership Faith!