Onward and Upward: UVA Temps Moving On To New Full-Time Positions

 

From left to right, top to bottom: Jim Stoltz and family, Nika Vest and her fiancé,  Jarod Verkleeren, and Niranga Subasinghe and family.

The Clean-Up Squad, a talented team of temps, has been an enormous help in closing out the fiscal year. They ensured that thousands of financial transactions were fixed and finalized to guarantee a smooth close to the first fiscal year with Workday.

We are proud to announce that four of the temps--Jim Stoltz, Niranga Subasinghe, Jarod Verkleeren, and Nika Vest--on the Clean-Up Squad will be moving on to full-time positions throughout UVA! All of them expressed their gratitude toward Katie Walker and Myron Ballard for their help and support through the process of moving from temp to full-time.

Nika Vest:

Vest has moved on to be a Grants and Contracts Specialist at the Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Department at the School of Medicine (SOM). She started in her new role on July 10th. Although she was excited, it wasn’t an easy path to get there. During the job search process, Vest had a hard time dealing with her fiancé’s worsening epilepsy. Adding a job search on top of this made it so much harder. Still, Vest persevered along with the support from Katie Walker and Myron Ballard. She reflects, “I found that the right support group accompanied by people who are determined to guide you in the job search makes it so much easier and bearable.” She thanks Walker and Ballard for their understanding and encouragement. Vest will go on to do great things at the SOM. Best wishes Nika!

Niranga Subasinghe:

Niranga will move on to be an Intermediate Administrative Coordinator for the School of Nursing. She will start in her new role on July 17th. She is excited to have the opportunity to grow her career with the School of Nursing. She’s accumulated great accounting experience at UVAFinance. She’s incredibly thankful for Katie Walker, and the team members of the Clean-Up Squad for their training, preparation, and support which led her to this new opportunity. Niranga is also grateful to the team at the School of Nursing for being “very helpful throughout the interview process and for their warm welcome.” She will go on to do great things in her new position, along with the support from her husband Indika (who also works at UVA as a Biostatistician in the SOM), and her two toddlers Devin and Shevon. Best wishes Niranga!

Jarod Verkleeren:

Verkleeren will move on to be a Finance Generalist for the School of Architecture. He will start in his new role on July 31st. He reflected that his current temp role has been amazing, allowing him to learn a lot in such a short amount of time. He anticipates that the skills he’s gained from UVAFinance will make the transition a lot less stressful. Verkleeren appreciates all the people who have helped him thus far: “I’m grateful I had people around me helping me know the ins and outs of the university and help me think deeper on what position would be best for my skills and my goals, which is something I don’t take for granted.” He says that Walker and Ballard have been great mentors and made the transition easy. Verkleeren recommends the UVA temp experience to anyone looking for a job or trying to figure out their path because it’s a great opportunity to get your foot in the door. Best wishes Jarod!

Jim Stoltz:

Stoltz will move on to be a Finance Generalist for Facilities Management. He will start in his new role on August 28th. He has had to push back the starting date due to his daughter’s wedding on the 19th (congratulations!). Overall, he reflects that moving from temp to full-time was a bit daunting. Changing careers after 20+ years ended up being more difficult than he expected, but it allowed him to change his approach. In the end, he expressed that it was, “good for me.” He also wants to thank Walker, Ballard, and the rest of the Clean-Up Squad for their help, shared knowledge, friendship, and tolerance of his “really bad” jokes. Stoltz will go on to do great things at Facilities Management. Best wishes Jim!