Dear colleagues,
I am honoured to announce and congratulate the recipients of a 2025 Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential (SVP) Staff Award.
The SVP Staff Award recognizes staff who work in service of the President’s Office, the Division of the Vice-President & Provost, a Vice-Presidential Division (where the Vice-President is a member of Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidents), or the Office of the Governing Council.
Recipients demonstrate one or more of the University’s Institutional Competencies to advance the University’s mission in support of the academic community and/or provide exceptional service to enhance the University experience for students, alumni, faculty members, librarians, and/or staff.
Please join me in congratulating this year’s recipients and thanking them for their extraordinary contributions to the University:
- Michelle Beaton, Director, International Relations, Office of the Vice-President, International
- Arielle Bérubé, Assistant Director, Campus Events, Spaces & Experiences, University Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
- Christina da Rocha-Feeley, Director, Operations, Office of the Governing Council
- Linda Hills, Director, Learning & Leadership Development, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
- Annette Knott, Academic Change Specialist, Office of the Vice-President & Provost
- Tanya Kreinin, Assistant Vice-President, Brand Strategy & Chief Marketing Officer, Brand Hub, Advancement Communications & Marketing, Division of University Advancement, and Brand Marketing, Division of University of Toronto Communications
- Andrea Kwan, Senior Writer and Special Projects Officer, Office of the Vice-President & Provost
- Jessie Metcalfe, Assistant Director, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students, Division of the Vice-President & Provost
- Irfan Miraj, Manager, Hazardous Construction Material Group, Facilities & Services, University Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
- Michelle Poon, Director, Asia Pacific Advancement, Division of University Advancement
- Anita Rizzello, Community Safety Case Manager, Team Lead, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
- Adrienne Teo, Executive Assistant to the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Each recipient receives 1,250 True Blue Points redeemable for prizes on the True Blue Recognition Platform and will be invited to a celebratory luncheon to receive an SVP Staff Award Framed Certificate.
Further information is available on the SVP Staff Award page.