Alfred Day (he/him/his) has enjoyed a 20-plus year career in the field of Student Affairs and Higher Education. He currently serves as the Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Center for Support and Intervention. He is also...Read more about Alfred Day
Ali O’Malley is a Solutions Consultant specializing in the design and implementation of interventions to promote positive growth and development in employees and the organizations to which they belong. Ali has a MA and PhD in industrial-organizational psychology from The...Read more about Ali O'Malley, PhD
Ari Wolfe, M.T.S., is an executive assistant in the College of Engineering Dean’s Office at UC Berkeley, and has been a lifelong social justice activist and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. In her work outside of UC Berkeley, Ari is the director of racial equity programming for Saint...Read more about Ari Wolfe
Passionate about expanding opportunities for underrepresented students, Aryn most recently served as Summer Sessions & Study Abroad IDEAA Intern where she worked on various diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including developing identity-based resources for Black...Read more about Aryn Jackson
Audrey Alforque Thomas is an institutional research analyst in the Division of Undergraduate Education and is a member of the division’s Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee. She is a proud alumna of UC Berkeley (BA ‘92) and has a PhD in Sociology from Harvard...Read more about Audrey Thomas
A proud daughter of immigrant parents, Dr. Breanne Tcheng is deeply committed to creating accessible and equitable global education opportunities for all students. With over a decade of experience in student services, international admissions & recruitment, advising, and K-12...Read more about Breanne Tcheng
Dr. Catherine Ciano is a Psychologist, Coach and Teaming Strategist. She has been facilitating
change at the individual and group/team level for over 10 years, and has trained hundreds on
effective teaming, leveraging diversity, and emotional/social intelligence. She is...Read more about Catherine Ciano, PhD
Claire-Marie Kooi is the student engagement programs manager in the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley. Although her degree is in science, Claire-Marie has actively pursued opportunities to advocate for and work with underrepresented students in all STEM disciplines. In her current role,...Read more about Claire-Marie Kooi
Cristy Johnston Limón joins Berkeley Haas as a serial social sector leader having most recently held executive director roles at national poetry and spoken word organization Youth Speaks, Oakland based performing arts organization Destiny Arts Center, and San...Read more about Cristy Johnston Limón
Danny Ceballos (he/him/his), is an experienced leadership trainer and executive coach who “builds better bosses”. He is the principal strategist for Unleashed Consulting, Inc. – believing that people will bring their best, authentic, and most productive selves to their work when thoughtful...Read more about Danny Ceballos
Dave Schonenberg is an Administrator at RISELab, where he supports the research and development of cutting edge applications that make decisions in real-time at the interface of technology and the physical world. Prior to joining UC Berkeley, he...Read more about Dave Schonenberg
Deepak (LEAD Center) brings a variety of experiences in supporting the learning and training of student organizations; consisting of communities in the academic, professional, technology, and departmental arena. He has also been the NASPA Northern California co-chair, and a part of the...Read more about Deepak Sharma
Fatima Alleyne, Ph.D., is the director of Community Engagement and Inclusive Practices in the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley. She brings her passion and love for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and education into her work to develop programs that promote equity; foster a...Read more about Fatima Alleyne
Iberia Zafira is in her fifth year a senior prospect analyst at UC Berkeley where she works with the Haas School of Business and Campaign Director. She has volunteered across campus as a mentor for the Berkeley Hope Scholars, BIG Ideas proposal judge, and former co-chair...Read more about Iberia Zafira
Isela (she/her/ella) is Assistant Director at L&S Advising, co-chair for the Cal Coaching Network, a member of several staff organizations, a fellow for the UC Berkeley Staff Succession Planning Initiative, and an avid cross-organizational collaborator. Her experience in higher education...Read more about Isela Peña-Rager
Jennifer Mora is a Director of Development with the Student Experience and Diversity team at University Development and Alumni Relations. In her role, she partners with alumni and friends on philanthropic opportunities to...Read more about Jennifer Mora
Jill Finlayson is the Director of the Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity in Tech (EDGE in Tech™) Initiative at UC, where she supports research initiatives to promote equitable participation of women and other under-included identities in...Read more about Jill Finlayson
Jolie Lam, MBA, PhD, is the Surgical Robotics / Digital Health Program Manager in the CITRIS and the Banatao Institute. She was a Programmatic Officer for the Foundations of Machine Learning at EECS; and she previously worked as an Academic Officer for the...Read more about Jolie Lam
Justin Oliver serves as the New Student & Pre-College Programs Administrator & Lead Diversity Officer for Summer Sessions & Study Abroad at UC Berkeley. In his Administrator role, he manages a portfolio of innovative academic summer programs for newly...Read more about Justin Oliver
Kevin M. Reyes returned to UC as Merced’s Talent Development Manager in 2019 where he focuses on strengths-based, self-reflective, and competency-based employee/leadership development. Before returning, Kevin provided leadership development, safety leadership, and workforce development as PG...Read more about Kevin M. Reyes
Kim Sapp Dinwiddie has been at Berkeley for 19 years. Currently, she is the Training Manager in Talent Management and Workforce Planning at University Development and Alumni Relations. She manages the first comprehensive training...Read more about Kim Sapp Dinwiddie
Kyle Sandell is a Solutions Consultant with BetterUp, where he leverages his background in behavioral science to provide actionable insights that advance organizations’ talent capabilities. Kyle is passionate about helping organizations make...Read more about Kyle Sandell
Laura Hassner is the strategic advisor to UC Berkeley’s Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer. In this role, she manages the Berkeley Changemaker™ and co...Read more about Laura Hassner
Michael Mansfield is undergraduate academic advisor and faculty in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley. He is beginning his 15th year as artistic director of Berkeley Interactive Theater, a social justice theater company creating educational training...Read more about Michael Mansfield
Nicole Pagano serves as chief of staff to Saul Perlmutter, professor of physics and Nobel Laureate at UC Berkeley. She first read the Divine Comedy in college, an experience so formative it inspired her to pursue her master’s degree in art and religion from the Graduate...Read more about Nicole Pagano
Paola Alonso is a senior prospect analyst at UC Berkeley, where she partners with various academic, athletic, and research units across campus to help them reach their philanthropic goals. Before working at UC Berkeley, she worked in the development office at Boston...Read more about Paola Alonso
Patricia Bailey is the Associate Director, Human Resources at Meredith Corporation. Throughout her career Patricia has focused on building teams, trust, and organizational effectiveness working for iconic brands such as Apple, JetBlue, and Delta Air Lines. An Ohio native,...Read more about Patricia Bailey
Rich Lyons is UC Berkeley’s Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer. From 2008 to 2018 he served as dean of UC Berkeley's Haas School where he currently holds the William and Janet Cronk Chair in Innovative Leadership. He was acting dean of the Haas School from 2004 to 2005...Read more about Rich Lyons
Sabina Morgan is a Senior Organizational Consultant in Student Affairs. Sabina has been a staff member for almost 15 years, is a proud Cal alumni, earning her BA in History and American Studies, and was a Pell grant eligible, Transfer, Re-Entry, Student Parent. She completed her Master’s Degree...Read more about Sabina Morgan
Thembi Anne Jackson is the Director of Events for the Berkeley School of Law, the DEIB Staff Coordinator, and serves on the steering committee for the Staff Circle on Anti Racism at the law school. Thembi is a Berkeley alum and a first generation college graduate and...Read more about Thembi Jackson
Tina Herod is in her fourth year as a senior prospect analyst at UC Berkeley where she supports the College of Environmental Design. Prior to this, she was the Director of Research and Relationship Management at Playworks where she supported the national and city teams, and...Read more about Tina Herod
Ying Kuah (she, her) is program manager, instructor, instructional designer, and coach who is passionate about helping people grow, both personally and professionally, through fun and interactive workshops, e-Learning, and 1-on-1 coaching. In her current role in People &...Read more about Ying Kuah
