Every day, employees at the four Peralta Colleges and the District Service Center go out of their way to improve the lives of students, employees, and community members.
The Flying Pig Award recognizes outstanding achievements: bold, difficult projects that faculty, classified professionals, administrators, student workers, and student leaders pull off against all odds. All employees, student workers, and student leaders are eligible to receive the award. Please fill out the form below to nominate a colleague for the award.
2026 Recipients
- Jennifer Gerry, Faculty member at Laney College
- Tara Marrero, Classified Professional at Merritt College
- Ken Lira, Administrator at the District Service Center
- Bob & Shannon Alten, Community Partners
Student Leadership | Transformation Taskforces
- Tuguldur Natsagdorj, Distance Education Taskforce
- Rey Saitoh, Dual & Concurrent Enrollment Taskforce
- Bianca Ramirez, Unification Taskforce
- Kristina Hoessl, Unification Taskforce
- Rosa Perez, Unification Taskforce
- Matthew Freeman, Berkeley City College
- Jennifer Fowler, College of Alameda
- Eleni Gastis, Laney College
- Monica Ambalal, Merritt College
- Leslie Blackie, District Academic Senate
Student Success & Enrollment Management Committee (SSEMC)
Read more about the 2026 Flying Pig Award winners here.
2025 Recipients
Colinda Stephens, Drew Burgess, Judy Adams, Marcus Creel, Mussie Tariku, Roger Chung, and Teri Antonio. Click here to read more
2024 Recipients
Amine Boughzala, Brock Drazen, Hope Lane, John Nguyen, Kyla Oh, and Nicholas “Nick” Shere. Click here to read more
