Our Award Winners

The Commendation of the CEO is an award given to Volunteers, Board, and Associate Board members who have made groundbreaking contributions to the quality, sustainability, and growth of MMBay’s service to students. They are selected by the CEO in the Spring, and presented with a commemorative plaque for special recognition.

Recognizing Exemplary Contributions to MMBay

Commendation of the CEO Award Recipients

Recipients of this award are among the most exemplary and committed contributors to MMBay’s culture, impact, and longevity. They may hail from any role or team at MMBay: in student-facing, leadership, or board capacities. Crucially: the resources, innovations, and partnerships brought forth by their work, must have proven potential to continue well beyond their tenure.

Recipients must have served in a volunteer capacity at MMBay for a minimum of 3 full years, and typically have served 5 or more years.

  • Sara Mirza

    2021 Recipient

    • for her dedication as Head of Senior Program (2013–14)

    • for her contributions as VP, Community (2015–17)

    • for her insightful leadership as Chief Program Officer (2019–21)

    • …and for the fierce love she showed our people, every day.

  • Vanessa Kwong

    2021 Recipient

    • for her dedication as Head of Junior / Senior Program (2013–15)

    • for her contributions as Chief Community Officer (2015–17)

    • for her grounding leadership as Chief Program Officer (2019–21)

    • …and for being a loyal friend to our people, every day.

  • Melody Liu

    2021 Recipient

    • for her dedication as Yaying Lin’s mentor (201–20)

    • for her contributions to Parent Engagement (2018–19)

    • for her thoughtful leadership as Chief Impact Officer (2019–21)

    • …and for the elegant solutions she helped us find in hard times.

  • Mary King

    2020 Recipient

    • for her dedication as Melanie Lam’s mentor (2015–18)

    • for her vision as Community Lead (2016–18)

    • for her leadership as Chief Community Officer (2018–20)

    • …and for countless moments where she made our org better.

  • Rachael Cai

    2020 Recipient

    • for her service as Chief Program Officer (2014–16)

    • for her leadership as volunteer Chief Executive Officer (2016–18)

    • for her guidance as Board member (2018–20)

    • for her founding spirit as Associate Board Co-Chair (2019–20)

  • Tim Millikin

    2020 Recipient

    • for distinguished contribution as Board member (2012–20)

    • for leadership excellence as Board Vice Chair (2015–17)

    • for guiding our leaders as Board Chairman (2017–20)

    • …and for countless moments where he steadied our course.

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