Who’s Teddy? Our Countless Audacious Employees.
Not like the bear. Like Teddy Roosevelt, who stood before a crowd in 1910 to demand more good from humanity. That’s the kind of tenacious team member we award The Teddy to each quarter: someone who steps up to a challenge—the way our Greyshirts Step Into the Arena—and commands it for the greater good.
Meet our most recent Teddy recipients.
Jean Yuan
Jean Yuan is a Jedi of Data, process guru, and Snowflake master. She plays a pivotal role in mapping business processes and workflows crucial to our success. Her exceptionally clear and detailed documentation sets a new standard and guides our operations department in streamlining workflows, boosting efficiency, and reducing manual tasks.
Jean excels in collaboration and building strong relationships with partners. Her impact is felt across the board with her production of high-quality products. She helped transform a manual and time-consuming process into a dynamic Power BI dashboard. Jean’s implementation of QA and QC processes speaks volumes about the commitment to excellence and detailed care she puts into her projects. Consistently prepared, highly detailed, and a joy to collaborate with, Jean’s behind-the-scenes work leaves a profound mark on the organization.
Ben Sullivan
Ben Sullivan has provided direct in-person support in the field over a dozen times across Team Rubicon’s West Branch including cache management and C&G deployments. He contributed to the logistics manual rewrite, field tech request process overhaul, and facilitated national functional onboarding meetings. He also negotiated a storage donation in Southern California, expected to provide significant budget savings.
For a recent, massive wildfire mitigation operation in California, Ben not only arranged for operations equipment transportation, fleet management, and accommodation acquisition, but also coordinated with external partners for multiple in-kind donations.
In the Pacific, Ben authored a comprehensive equipment increase plan to not only support a wildfire response operation on Maui, but on all the Hawaiian Islands. His efforts included identifying vendors, maximizing cost savings, securing storage locations, and playing a critical role in major operations across the islands.
Ben’s selfless decision-making, attention to detail, and technical expertise are truly commendable. These distinctive accomplishments reflect great credit on himself, the operations team, and Team Rubicon.
Mallory Massie
Mallory Massie, is a passionate leader who cares deeply about the success of others and has had a significant impact on Team Rubicon. During her time as a Greyshirt and as the Manager of Learning Design, she created Team Rubicon’s “emerging leaders” training program, an initiative designed to provide associates and coordinators with the tools and knowledge to become empathetic and thoughtful leaders.
Meet previous Teddy recipients.
Abe Mulberry
Abraham’s impressive and selfless work in the field and his support behind the scenes are vital to our ability to deploy effectively and efficiently in the future.
His passion for and dedication to Team Rubicon inspires us all.
Ember Munoz
Ember is a tenacious and courageous Greyshirt and master of multiple TR positions.
During numerous recovery missions in Detroit, Ember spearheaded several successful operations while building a forever experience with the Ford Cares Foundation. Regardless of the challenges that arise, Ember exemplifies what a Greyshirt is: a tenacious individual who continuously kicks ass, maintains an unshakeable focus on the end goal, always finds creative solutions, and pushes through obstacles to achieve success.
Mary Campos-Falahee
Mary’s exceptional kindness and unwavering commitment make her a standout Greyshirt; her enthusiasm for continuous learning and problem-solving is truly inspiring. Mary’s presence on the front lines, promptly addressing issues and providing support, showcases her as an invaluable asset to our team.
In a role where she interacts with the entire organization, Mary’s upbeat demeanor and willingness to go the extra mile make her the ideal Teddy recipient.
