Advancement Leadership Award / en Danny Velev and Gary Bhanot receive 2021 Advancement Rising Leader Award /celebrates/danny-velev-and-gary-bhanot-receive-2021-advancement-rising-leader-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Danny Velev and Gary Bhanot receive 2021 Advancement Rising Leader Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-07-30T12:23:17-04:00" title="Friday, July 30, 2021 - 12:23" class="datetime">Fri, 07/30/2021 - 12:23</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/advancement-leadership-award" hreflang="en">Advancement Leadership Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021-07-30-DannyVelev-GaryBhanot_0.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="composite photo of Danny Velev and Gary Bhanot"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>From left: Danny Velev and Gary Bhanot</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For their significant accomplishments, great leadership potential and positive influence in the workplace, two members of the Division of University Advancement (DUA) have received the Advancement Rising Leader Award 2021.</p> <p><strong>Gary Bhanot</strong>,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>a senior web developer in the central advancement office is recognized for the mentorship he has provided to other developers, his efforts to&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;the quality of the digital team’s services and for fostering collaboration within his own team and throughout DUA.</p> <p>“Gary has completely shifted the quality of service from the digital team by gaining the trust of the team, developing smoother processes, expanding internal knowledge and increasing ability to track digital metrics,” the citation for his award notes. “The developers look to Gary for mentorship, and he has helped them grow their skillsets.”</p> <p><strong>Danny Velev</strong> serves as a business intelligence solutions architect at the Information Management unit, where he played an influential role on a series of projects and critical operational initiatives.&nbsp;</p> <p>“When reflecting on what it truly means to be a rising leader within Advancement, Danny is the one individual that immediately comes to mind,” Velev's award citation says. “He unequivocally encapsulates all the core competencies and characteristics of great leadership potential.”</p> <h3><a href="https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/award/advancement-leadership-awards/">Read the HR &amp; Equity article</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:23:17 +0000 lanthierj 301424 at Gabrielle Dang receives Advancement Motivational Leader Award /celebrates/gabrielle-dang-receives-advancement-motivational-leader-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Gabrielle Dang receives Advancement Motivational Leader Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-07-30T10:10:06-04:00" title="Friday, July 30, 2021 - 10:10" class="datetime">Fri, 07/30/2021 - 10:10</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/advancement-leadership-award" hreflang="en">Advancement Leadership Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/Gabrielle%20Dang-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Gabrielle Dang"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Gabrielle Dang</strong>, the director of development for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has been recognized with a 2021 Advancement Motivational Leader Award.</p> <p>The&nbsp;honour is presented to mid-career professionals in advancement at the University of Toronto for&nbsp;their inspirational leadership and continuous outstanding contributions to advance the priorities of their faculty or division.</p> <p>In her role, Dang manages major gift donors engagement and provides leadership and management for her faculty's major gift fundraising team.&nbsp;Described as a caring and inspirational leader, Dang is credited with developing&nbsp;a motivating work environment filled with growth opportunities for her team members.</p> <p>“Gabrielle has a keen eye for improving processes anchored in their core values of meaningful donor engagement and advancing the mission of Temerty Medicine,” the citation for her award notes.&nbsp;“Gabrielle regularly engages in discussions about career advancement with her team and actively seeks creative opportunities for staff to gain experience in areas they’ve identified for their personal growth, such as supervising others, leading campaigns, and volunteer management.”</p> <h3><a href="https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/award/advancement-leadership-awards/">Read the HR &amp; 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