An?historian?and?cross-campus connector.?Elections manager?and diplomat.?A?budget manager, website wrangler and administrator nonpareil.?
As the?program?coordinator?for?the University of Washington Bothell’s General Faculty Organization, Dawn Moncalieri is all these things?and more,?rolled into?a department of one.?
She has also now?received the?Distinguished Partner Award?for 2025-26?for?her outstanding service to the GFO and the larger UW community. 足彩app哪个是正规的 award was established?in 2021 by the Division of Academic Affairs to recognize staff members who have bolstered the division and propelled the academic mission of the campus forward.?
“I was shocked and?flattered?to receive?it,” Moncalieri?said. “As an office of one, I often work independently,?so this award made me reflect on how that work contributes to broader partnerships.?
“It’s been really rewarding, and I’m proud of the connections I’ve been able to make.”
For the faculty
Moncalieri?began?in her current?role in 2020?and has since worked consistently to shine a light on the GFO, the governing body that ensures voting?UW Bothell faculty have a voice?—?as established in UW faculty code?—?in?a variety of matters including curriculum design, budgeting, and tenure and promotion.?
Because?the?GFO?has a?rotating?leadership?structure,?she also?reports to a new supervisor each year,?each year onboarding?not just the?GFO officers?but?a host of?other?faculty leaders?who serve?the GFO, its five councils and associated committees.
Importantly,?Moncalieri?serves as?the one?constant?and the?keeper of institutional knowledge throughout all these changes.?
“While GFO officers transition in and out of leadership roles, Dawn continues to do an outstanding job of ensuring that key functions of our shared governance structures do not get lost in frequent leadership transitions,” said Dr. Linda Watts, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and a former GFO?chair.?
Genius for organization
Moncalieri?is only?the second person?at UW Bothell?to hold?this GFO role, which involves coordinating people, processes,?events?and information across all three UW campuses. To?ensure smooth operations,?she has established systems to?streamline and modernize procedures.?
She?also?takes an “at your fingertips” approach to information management that helps faculty navigate every facet of shared governance.?
Need?a historical document? Wondering how a discussion?about a?particular proposal?went down in 2023? Grappling with a challenging topic??Moncalieri is the?recordkeeper,?adviser?and sounding board?for?faculty.?
“Without Dawn’s steady and respectful way of being, growing and maintaining relationships that forward our collective work would not be possible,”?said?Jason Naranjo, associate teaching professor in the?School of Educational Studies and another?past GFO chair.?
Grace under pressure
Besides stellar organizational skills,?Moncalieri?wields at least two other superpowers in her role: tact and diplomacy.
“Times without number,” Watts?said, “I have?witnessed?the respectfully direct and deft?manner in which Moncalieri interacts with all GFO stakeholders.?It takes care and talent to engage with the healthy?egos?and strong personalities present on a college campus, and no one does it any better.”?
Moncalieri credits?her?stint?as?an airman?in the U.S.?Air Force with honing this particular skill.?At age 19,?an administrator working at?what was then Europe’s busiest Air Force?base,?she was tasked with gatekeeping every proposal destined for her boss’s desk.?He was a high-ranking officer?who oversaw all of the base’s fighter squadrons and pilots.?
“I was shaking in my boots,”?Moncalieri?said?of?the times she had to tell officers — their lapels crowded with bars and?stars?—?that their paperwork wasn’t up to par.?“I had to deliver the message professionally but firmly,” she said. “It taught me a lot at 19 that I carry with me.”?
“Without Dawn’s steady and respectful way of being, growing and?maintaining?relationships that?forward?our collective work would not be possible.”
Jason Naranjo, associate teaching professor, School of Educational Studies
UW Bothell career
At UW Bothell, she?is in?something of a?parallel role, helping faculty stick to agreed-upon processes. But professors are much more collegial, she noted.?
“Not a day goes by that I don’t get a big thank-you from someone,” she said. “I feel so privileged to be able to do what I do. I see the high, high value of good faculty.”?
Moncalieri’s enthusiasm for UW Bothell?began in her?student days in?the School of IAS.?She graduated in?2009 with a bachelor’s degree in Society, Ethics & Human Behavior.?
“I loved?and respected?my?professors,” she said.?“I?couldn’t?wait to get back to Bothell to support their work.”?
On staff?at UW Bothell?since 2013, Moncalieri?remains?their staunch advocate and ally.?“If it weren’t for?good faculty,” she said, “there wouldn’t be a university.”
