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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-31px|||||” inline_fonts=”Roboto Slab” global_colors_info=”{}”]When Colleen Storm won the junior Rookie Award at this year\u2019s Mellon College of Science Staff Awards, fellow department staff member Jeff Moreci was not surprised \u2014 he nominated her for the award.<\/p>\n
A little over a year ago, Storm joined the department as office manager and assistant to the department head, a role that had been held by her predecessor for 33 years. Those were big shoes to fill, Moreci said, but Storm fit right in. She not only continues to be the bedrock of the department but goes above and beyond what is expected of her.
\nStepping up during an already challenging year, Storm handled the visa applications of new postdoctoral hires and served as the department\u2019s Pandemic Safety Officer, helping to coordinate a safe return to campus operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe learned the ropes and managed a critical job without error or complaint,\u201d Moreci said of Storm navigating the delicate and complicated visa process.<\/p>\n
A 2019 graduate from Carnegie Mellon\u2019s Masters of Rhetoric program, Storm also regularly contributes stories for the department\u2019s website and newsletter.<\/p>\n
Moreci, too, won a staff award \u2014 and, in a surprise twist, was nominated by Storm. Moreci has been the department\u2019s business manager and comic relief for 16 years.
\nWhile he jokes that he likes Excel spreadsheets more than people, one of his favorite aspects of his role is helping young faculty with their first research proposals. \u201cIt is very rewarding when they get their first grants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This passion is something Storm admires and notices as the department continues to successfully garner more grant funding. As the department grows, so does Moreci\u2019s work \u2014 a job that could already be enough for at least two people, Storm noted. But no matter the load, Moreci keeps everything running smoothly, delivering payroll on time, keeping the budget in check and managing the endowment, research and faculty accounts.<\/p>\n
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