Karen Bates, Kathy Bine, Christina Crockett, Toni Mehrman, and Mike Richardson
These party people have been amazing party planners for the upcoming ITS Holiday Extravaganza and I’m incredibly grateful! The team collectively came up with a name/theme and fun ideas that could be incorporated to help send ITS into the holiday with a bit of extra cheer. Some even showed up to planning meetings with festive attire and an inflight craft project that was showcased and admired. Another volunteered to learn and use an open-source photo booth tool to create a unique and personalized photo booth experience, even using their own equipment to test and troubleshoot, and make magic happen. The thoughtful ideas and teamwork, along with the respect shown in listening and supporting all the innovative ideas, made me proud to be part of the group. I am looking forward to celebrating the holiday season with them and all of ITS at what I know will be a joyful event due to their engagement and optimistic spirits!
– Whitney Sublett
Tia Saah
Tia has been a fantastic addition to the Communications & Marketing team, further enhancing the creative possibilities for design elements. She quickly adopted the new George Mason brand guide to ensure everything she creates is aligned with known requirements, and she always asks pertinent follow-up questions if there’s any concern or clarification needed for a request. No matter the ask, Tia has delivered top-notch work and always with a smile. Every interaction I’ve had with her is pleasant and she’s an excellent communicator, with a team-oriented mindset. Keep doing awesome things, Tia; you make it look easy!
– Whitney Sublett
Anna Stackhouse
Back when we needed communications more than ever, Anna worked to develop what would come to be known as “ITS Stay Connected,” which was a publication to do just that – keep ITS connected through org updates, happenings around campus, recognition of colleagues, and eventually also regular musings by the CIO. It brought me a lot of joy personally, both to participate in and to read-through. Anna has an eye for layout and took it upon herself to become an expert at using Emma, with its quirkiness and all! When our new CIO came onboard, she was instrumental in developing the template for the new weekly CIO message, renamed “ITS in Community,” and helped get me added as a user in Emma and also spent time training me on the tool. It’s wonderful to have a teammate who so willingly shares their talents to help achieve the broader goals of the org and in-turn helps to enrich the culture.
– Whitney Sublett
Mark Craft
Mark continues to prove his reliability time in and time out. In the efforts to get things ready to decommission Citrix he dropped what he had been working on to stand up a new environment due to changing requirements. His efforts continue to make the difference in the project, and I cannot thank him enough.
– Mike Fletcher
Kate Orf
Every year we go into the process of renewing VPN SSL certificates, and Kate is always there to help out through the process. She is always supportive and ready on standby for any issues that might arise. Her support is always appreciated.
Thank you, Kate, and your team for helping us on this.
– Alex Saleh