Celebrating Our Community

Through their remarkable efforts, all of our awardees exemplify creativity, leadership, and perseverance. Their work demonstrates what we can achieve when we work together to remove barriers, strengthen our community, and advance excellence.

Signature of Sam Hawgood.
Sam Hawgood, MBBS
Chancellor
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor
Signature of Renee Navarro.
J. Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD
Vice Chancellor, Opportunity and Outreach
Professor of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care

Award Categories:

Beth Harleman, MD
Chancellor Award for Advancement of Women — Faculty 

Beth has driven change for women faculty at UCSF by identifying and addressing barriers they face, while helping create an environment where people feel valued and empowered to bring their full selves to work. 

Caroline Carter, IBCLC
Chancellor Award for Advancement of Women — Staff 

Caroline has transformed lactation support at UCSF, growing the program from 26 lactation rooms to more than 100 and helping ensure employees and learners have convenient, supportive spaces that meet their needs.

Jill Wolters
Chancellor Award for Disability Service — Staff 

Jill has led efforts to make UCSF’s digital spaces more accessible by removing barriers for people with disabilities and empowering content creators to build accessibility into their work from the start. 

 

Sarah Alba-Nguyen, MD, MPH
Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership — Faculty 

Sarah mentors and teaches residents to draw on their lived experiences and perspectives to strengthen their practice, deepen their understanding of patients, and provide responsive care. 

Jasmine Powell-Johnson, BS
Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership — Staff 

Jasmine strengthens connections between UCSF and the communities we serve, bringing people together as partners to shape solutions, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Glenn-Milo Santos, PhD, MPH
Chancellor Award for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Leadership — Faculty 

Milo draws on his lived experience to advance LGBTQI+ health through his research while mentoring the next generation of researchers, giving early-career investigators the support and resources they need to thrive. 

Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher, MDiv, BCC
Chancellor Award for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Leadership — Staff

Jeremy champions whole-person care by meeting patients where they are, while bringing community leadership and a commitment to ensuring every patient is seen, respected, and cared for as an individual.

Dylan Holder
Chancellor Award for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Leadership — Student 

Dylan helped build a stronger LGBTQI+ community at the UCSF School of Dentistry, expanding new connections across UCSF and creating opportunities to serve patients and improve their health care experiences.