ESRA would like to congratulate our team members who were recognized at the 2025 Service Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at the UMBC Retrievers Activity Center.

Cathy Manalansan, Executive Administrative Assistant I, has been with the State of Maryland for 35 years! Judith Laferriere, Financial Business Manager and Analyst, was recognized for 10 years with UMBC, and Valerie Casasanto, Program Coordinator (615/UMBC/ESI), is celebrating 20 years with UMBC!

Thank you for your professionalism and dedication to UMBC's mission and work with our NASA Goddard-affiliated centers, past and present, CSST, GEST, GESTAR II, GPHI (PHaSER), and JCET, as well as UMBC's Earth and Space Institute (ESI).

Photo: Dr. Karl Steiner, VP, UMBC's Office of Research & Creative Achievement (ORCA), Cathy Manalansan, and Valerie Casasanto together at the 2025 UMBC Service Awards Ceremony. Note, Judith Laferriere attended virtually. Photo Credit: M. Young. 

2025 UMBC Service Awards logo, courtesy of UMBC's Office of HRSTM