Each year, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides state agencies with the opportunity to formally recognize employees for their extraordinary contributions to public service through the Performance Recognition Program (PRP). Employees at the University of Massachusetts President’s Office are asked to submit nominations for the five awards offered through the PRP, including for the Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance. An individual employee may be nominated for a citation as well as a group of employees. In citing the reasons as to why an individual or group of employees should receive a citation, particular emphasis should be placed on one or more of the following:

  • Attainment of high priority agency objective(s);
  • Exceptional managerial, organizational and/or communications achievements;
  • Exemplary leadership;
  • Achievement of significant improvements in productivity and/or cost savings in agency operations.
  • All nominations must be signed and the nominator's relationship to the nominee(s) clearly specified.

We’re pleased to announce that the following UITS employees received citations this year for their contributions to the state:

Group Commonwealth Citations

COVID-19 On-Site Transition Team (OTT)

  • Kelly Fucci, Executive Assistant
  • Bill Smith, MIS Manager/Senior Director
  • Brad Smith, Chief Information Security Officer

Effort Certification Core Team - Application Upgrade Implementation

  • Kristen Luiz
  • Roger Rice
  • Kathy Sawyer
  • Saqib Zulfiqar

Family First Coronavirus Response Act Project Team

  • Zoila Altamirano
  • Nicole Apostola
  • Suzanne Cerrato
  • Darpan Gokharu
  • Susan Kong
  • Gale Landry
  • Lillian Leong
  • Meghan Portmann
  • Cynthia Szabady