Employee of the Month

Each month Santa Rosa Junior College recognizes excellence on campus with an Employee of the Month Award. Visit the Employee of the Month Nominations page to find out how to nominate someone you feel deserves this distinction.  Here is a list of past EOM recipients.

Previous recipient: Jeane Erlenborn - February 2024
 

March 2024 - Angela Hamilton
Employee of the Month March 2024 - Angela Hamilton

Congratulations to Angela Hamilton, the March 2024 Employee of the Month at Santa Rosa Junior College.  Angela is the Administrative Assistant III with Petaluma Student Services.

Angela has been with SRJC since 2019.  She previously worked at three other colleges – UC Merced, UC Berkeley, and Evergreen Valley College. But when she and her partner sought a slower pace of life, they looked to the North Bay. They had been vacationing in the Russian River/Sonoma Coast area for over 20 years, and had always dreamed of living here.  She said, “I still pinch myself sometimes that we were able to make it a reality.”

In her role Angela supports Petaluma Student Services in a variety of administrative duties, including overseeing budgets, purchasing, processing and tracking STNC PAFs & timesheets, supporting Student Services events, and supporting Michelle Vidaurri, Director of Student Engagement & Support Services. She also receives and processes all internal event requests for the Petaluma campus.

Angela stated, “One of my favorite things about working at SRJC Petaluma is the supportive, welcoming, and friendly staff.”

Angela was responsible for heading the annual “Friends of Petaluma Breakfast” event just 3 months after starting, which she considers one of her biggest accomplishments. She also organized Lumafest in 2019, which she considers her biggest challenge. Both of these experiences demonstrated how collaborative the campus culture is, which made both events very successful. She said, “I enjoy helping and supporting others, whether it be guiding a lost student, or a peer who needs support with an administrative task. I strive to be a resource for others.”

Michelle Vidaurri, her supervisor, said, “Angela is truly the backbone of Petaluma Student Services. She is highly regarded campus-wide as one who is cool, calm, and highly-competent. She is always willing to support each of the unique ventures falling within the unit as she sees the value of her work directly leading to the student equity, success and achievement.”

Angela started at SRJC just one year before the pandemic. Michelle stated, “She quickly adapted to the unique environment and spirit of Student Services where we must follow the needs of supporting the student experience. As such, she was an integral support to the vaccine mandate by providing administrative support to the Cleared4 Tech Support Team for two academic years. She also coordinated all of the details required to move in to the new Student Engagement & Success Center and helped provide the framework and fiscal alignment with the reorganized structure within Petaluma Student Services. She takes pride in her impeccable fiscal records and has a keen eye towards categorical spending requirements and their alignment with equity goals.”

Angela and her wife of ten years live in Napa, where they recently bought a house. Her hobbies include traveling, spending time with their fur babies (2 pups, 2 cats), hiking, and foodie experiences. Angela was surprised and humbled to receive this award, she said, “because I work with so many talented individuals! I believe my success comes from the wonderful people I've had the privilege of working with since coming onboard.”