Former Officers & Staff
2019-2020
Officers and Staff
President: Adam Orford
Internal Vice President: Liz Lawler
Campus Affairs Vice President: Maria Pettis
External Affairs Vice President: Kerby Lynch
Vice President of Finance: Aaron Hall
Vice President of Equity & Inclusion: Luis Tenorio
Rules Officer: Tessa Scott
Funding Chair: Mark O’Dair
Governance Workgroup Officer: Emily Mullen
Presidential Chief of Staff: Lisa Treidel
Internal Vice President Chief of Staff: Haden Smiley
Campus Affairs Vice President Chief of Staff: Gold Okafor
Vice President of Equity & Inclusion Chief of Staff: Robyn Jasper
Communications Director: Alanna Cooney
Fundraising Director/Development Officer: Afnajler Hernandez
External Affairs Vice President Policy Director: Sandra Hui
Legislative Affairs Director: Alex Mabanta
Graduate Assembly Case Manager: Jonathan Moore
Project Coordinators
Basic Needs: Ryan Gourley
International & Undocumented Student Project: Shivani Raina
Graduate Minority Student Project: Marie Pelagie Elimbi Moudio
Graduate Social Club: Stephen Baum & Daniel Stein
Graduate Student Parent Advocacy: Billie Beckwith-Cohen
Graduate Student Wellness Project: Sandeep Sabapathy
Graduate Womxn’s Project: Gauthami Penakalapati
Sexual Orientation & Gender Advocacy Project: Ari Chivukula
Women of Color Initiative: Henna Kaushal
Environmental Sustainability Project: Neem Patel & Nanticha Lutt
Empowering Womxn of Color Conference Director: Angelica Pagan
LEAD Center Staff
Director of Student Government Advising & Leadership Programs: Megan Fox
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Dylan Howser
GA Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: Anvita Kulshrestha
IT Assistant: Philip Papapolyzos
Project Director Assistant: Tessa Stapp
Project Director Assistant: Ata Kolday
Administrative Assistant: Dara Shay
Executive Assistant: Fatmanur Aydin
Funding Assistant: Zeynep Yeltekin
Basic Needs
Basic Needs Project Research Fellow: Sylvia Bracamonte & Violet Elson &Paulina Machi
Basic Needs Security Director: Ryan Gourley
2018-2019
Officers and Staff
President: Jonathan Morris
Internal Vice President: Derek Schatz
Campus Affairs Vice President: Derrika Hunt/ Dre Helmns
External Affairs Vice President: Rachel Roberson
Rules Officer: Tessa Scott
Funding Chair: Liz Lawler
VP of Finance: Adam Orford
Campus Affairs Chief of Staff: Dre Helmns
Social Media Coordinator: Ryan Gourley
Project Coordinators
Basic Needs Project: Emily Orzechowski
Graduate Student Wellness Project: Monica Ramsy
Graduate Minority Student Project: Marie Pelagie Elimbi Moudio
Graduate Women Project: Victoria Cheng
Graduate Social Club: Stephen Baum, Michael Rosenblum
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Kevin Rigby Jr
Graduate Student Parent Advocacy: Billie Beckwith-Cohen
Women of Color Initiative: Alycia Tulloch
Queer and Trans Advocacy Project: Kerby Lynch
Environmental Sustainability Project: Nanticha Lutt
LEAD Center Staff
Director of Student Government Advising: Megan Fox
GA Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: Daphne Sajor
IT Assistant: Philip Papapolyzos
Project Director Assistant: Andy Theocharous
Project Director Assistant: Maziyeh Jehan
Administrative Assistant: Dara Shay
Executive Assistant: Fatma Aydin
Funding Assistant: Brian Xu
2017-2018
Officers and Staff
President: Kena Hazelwood-Carter
Internal Vice President: James Lincoff
Campus Affairs Vice President: Shreyas Patankar
External Affairs Vice President: Jonathan Morris
Rules Officer: David McSwiggen
Funding Chair: Yonatan Mintz
VP of Finance: Andrew Schwartz
Presidential Chief of Staff: Kerby Lynch
Campus Affairs Chief of Staff: Michael Tiura
Internal Chief of Staff: Kyle Diederichsen
Social Media Coordinator: Ryan Gourley
Communications Director: Marie Pelagie Elimbimoudio
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Wellness Project: Derrika Hunt
Graduate Minority Student Project: Rachel Roberson
Graduate Women Project: Victoria Cheng
Graduate Social Club: Willie Reese and Derek Schatz
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Jamal Batts
Women of Color Initiative: Alycia Tulloch
The Berkeley Graduate Social Media: Lyndsey Ogle
Queer and Trans Advocacy Project: Luis Tenorio
LEAD Center Staff
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Shirley Giraldo
Director of Student Government Advising: Megan Fox
GA Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: Yiping Kao
IT Assistant: Samuel Zhang
Project Director Assistant: Irene Chi
Project Director Assistant: Daphne Sajor
Administrative Assistant: Sydney Lee
Executive Assistant: Alejandra Chantres
Funding Assistant: Megan Lin, Emma Wang
2016-2017
Officers and Staff
President: Kena Hazelwood-Carter
Internal Vice President: Aaron Smyth
Campus Affairs Vice President: Dax Vivid
External Affairs Vice President: Jonathan Morris
Rules Officer: Andrew Stevens
Funding Chair: Eric Bolin
VP of Finance: Andrew Schwartz
Environmental Sustainability Officer: Daniel Wooten
Executive Board Chief of Staff: Destiny Walker
Internal Chief of Staff: Jamie Lincoff
Legislative Affairs Director for External Affairs Committee: Benjamin Fong
Organizing Director for External Affairs Committee: Rachel Roberson
Marketing Director for External Affairs Committee: Rose Carlyle
Project Advocacy and Accountability Liaison: Marco Antonio Flores Hernandez
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Wellness Project: Derrika Hunt
Graduate Minority Student Project: Kristen Nelson
Graduate Women Project: Jenna Buckley
Graduate Social Club: Willie Reese and Derek Schatz
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Jamal Batts
Women of Color Initiative: Alycia Tulloch
The Berkeley Graduate Social Media: Lyndsey Ogle
Queer and Trans Advocacy Project: Luis Tenorio
LEAD Center Staff
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Shirley Giraldo
Director of Student Government Advising: Joan Iva Fawcett
GA Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: Yiping Kao
IT Assistant: David Olivar, Samuel Zhang
Project Director Assistant: Danny Phan
Project Director Assistant: Yiann Chou
Project Director Assistant: Irene Chi
Administrative Assistant: Kevin Pham
Administrative Assistant: Sara Nordstrand
Executive Assistant: Alejandra Chantres
Funding Assistant: Megan Lin
2015-2016
Officers and Staff
President: Jenna Kingkade
Internal Vice President: Aaron Smyth
Campus Affairs Vice President: Lyndsey Ogle
External Affairs Vice President: Iman Sylvain
Rules Officer: Jonathan Morris
Funding Chair: Sara Wichner
VP of Finance: Arturo Fernandez
Environmental Sustainability Officer: Daniel Wooten
Chief of Staff: Sara Abarbanel
Local Affairs Director: David C. Turner
Legislative Affairs Director for External Affairs Committee: Caitlin Cusati
System-Wide Affairs Director: Ricardo Gomez
Marketing & Communications Director: Elizabeth Niemeyer
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Wellness Project: Dax Vivid
New Graduate Student Orientation Coordinator: Cory Hernandez
Graduate Minority Student Project: Kristen Nelson
Graduate Women Project: Jenna Buckley
Graduate Social Club: Willie Reese and Derek Schatz
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Melanie Plasencia
Women of Color Initiative: Trinity Joseph
The Berkeley Graduate Social Media: Grace Gipson
Queer and Trans Advocacy Project: Marco Flores
LEAD Center Staff
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Shirley Giraldo
Director of Student Government Advising: Joan Iva Fawcett
GA Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: John Dio
IT Assistant: Charles Wang, David Olivar
Project Director Assistant: Sally Son
Project Director Assistant: Andrea Haro
Project Director Assistant: Yiann Chou
Administrative Assistant: Divya Saraf
Executive Assistant:Scarlette Li
Finance Assistant: Yiping Kao
2014-2015
Officers and Staff
President: John Ready
Internal Vice President: Mary June Flores
Campus Affairs Vice President: Sanaz Mobasseri
External Affairs Vice President: Iman Sylvain
Rules Officer: Jonathan Morris
Funding Officer: Daisy Kim
Treasurer: Arturo Fernandez
Environmental Sustainability Officer: Antony Kim
Graduate Council Representatives: Sonia Travaglini, Jane Flegal, Neil Sehgal
Legislative Director, City & Community Affairs:
Legislative Director, State Affairs:
Legislative Director, Federal Affairs: Erin Coghlan
Executive Assistant: Katie Waugh
Executive Assistant: Anna Le
Tech Chair/Manager:
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Support Project: Janell Tryon
New Graduate Student Orientation Coordinator: Leah Faw
Graduate Minority Student Project: Gill Gualtieri
Graduate Women Project: Ina Kelleher
Graduate Student Parent Advocate: Angela Aguilar
Graduate Social Club: Heather Arata and Chris Gerig
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Melanie Plasencia
Women of Color Initiative: Amber Piatt
The Berkeley Graduate: David Faulkner
The Berkeley Graduate Content Editor: Ianna Owen
Queer and Trans Advocacy Project: Marco Flores
LEAD Center Staff
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Chris Wong
GA Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: May Kim
IT Assistant: Charles Wang
Project Coordinator Assistant: John Dio
Finance Assistant: Anna Le
Administrative Assistant: Divya Sundar
Administrative Assistant: Sally Son
Business Office Finance Assistant: Andrea E. Haro
2013-2014
Officers and Staff
President: Max Gee
Assembly Affairs Vice President: Bahar Navab
Campus Affairs Vice President: John Ready
External Affairs Vice President: Kelly Kirkpatrick
Graduate Student Advocate: Nestor Castillo
Rules Officer: Stephen Twigg
Funding Officer: Sonia Hart
Treasurer: Olivier Bouan
Environmental Sustainability Officer: Keleigh Annau
Graduate Council Representatives: Sonia Travaglini, Kim McNair, and Jane Flegal
Executive Assistant: Katie Waugh
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Support Project: Janell Tryon
Graduate Minority Student Project: David Preciado
Graduate Women Project: Ina Kelleher
Graduate Social Club: Robyn Beckwith and Christian Di Sanzo
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Cynthia Ledesma
Women of Color Initiative: Amber Piatt
The Berkeley Graduate: David Faulkner and Ianna Owen
Empowering Women of Color Conference: Amber Piatt
LEAD Center Staff
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Chris Wong
Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: May Kim
Administrative Assistant: Cuahuctemoc Salinas
Administrative Assistant: Axandra Boselli
Administrative Assistant: Gurdev Biring
Administrative Assistant: Andrea Haro
Project Coordinator’s Assistant: John Dio
Administrative Assistant-IT: Jade Hua
2012-2013
Officers and Staff
President: Bahar Navab
Assembly Affairs Vice President: Gordon Hoople
Campus Affairs Vice President: Carl Nadler
External Affairs Vice President: Angelica Salceda
Graduate Student Advocate: Kfir Cohen
Rules Officer: Joanna Hernandez
Funding Officer: Patrick Baur
Treasurer: Sanaz Mobasseri
Environmental Sustainability Officer: Autumn Petros-Good
Graduate Council Representatives: Zachary Manfredi, Dillon Niederhut, and Neil Sehgal
Operational Excellence Student Communications Coordinator:
Executive Assistant: Roxana Moreno and Katie Waugh
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Support Project: Tierra Bills
Graduate Minority Student Project: Kimberly McNair
Graduate Women Project:
Graduate Social Club: Robyn Beckwith
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Cynthia Ledesma
Women of Color Initiative:
The Berkeley Graduate:
Empowering Women of Color Conference: Jocelyn Meza
LEAD Center Staff
LEAD Center Coordinator for the Graduate Assembly: Amanda Ridel
Business Office Staff
Business Office Manager: May Kim
Front Desk Assistant: William Reyes
2010-2011
Officers and Staff
President: Miguel Daal
Campus Affairs Vice President: Danielle Love
External Affiars Vice President: Alberto Ortega
Project Coordinator Liaison: Elizabeth De La Torre
Rules Officer: Tiffany Ng
Budget Officer: Mollie Epstein
Funding Chair: Apple Williams
Communications Chair: Bradley Froehle
Environmental Sustainability Chair: Jordan Zachritz
International Student Affairs Chair: Dhawal Mujumdar
Internal Coordinator: Philippe Marchand
Grad Council Reps: Sam Saxena, Nick Kohut, James Apgar
Chief of Staff to the Campus Affairs Vice President: Aleks Polosukhina
Federal Legislative Director: David Croom
State Legislative Director: Johnathan Stein
Local Legislative Director: Clara Botstein
Operational Excellence Student Communications Coordinator: Badr Albanna
Executive Assistant: Lindsay Cast
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Support Project: Erica Boas
Graduate Minority Student Project: Funie Hsu
Graduate Women Project: Kara Young
Graduate Social Club: Alex Baer & Ashely Russel
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Bianca Suarez
Women of Color Initiative: Kim McNair
The Berkeley Graduate: Lucy Diekman
Business Office Staff
Manager: Susan Hsueh
Funding and Development Assistant: Diana Chandara
Lead Funding Management Assistant: Lucy Phan
Senior Budget Assistant: Masood Younus
Senior Budget Assistant: Caroline Yu
Budget Assistant: Tom Kim
2009-2010
Officers and Staff
President: Miguel Daal
Campus Affairs Vice President: Philippe Marchand
External Affiars Vice President: Alberto Ortega
Project Coordinator Liaison: Lucero Chavez
Rules Officer: Meghan Anderson
Budget Officer: Nishan Rajan
Funding Chair: Asadullah Tahir
Environmental Sustainability Chair: Danny Kramer
International Student Affairs Chair: Farren Briggs
Grad Council Reps: Gwyneth Harrison-Shermoen, Corinne Scown, Pam Berkeley, and Samveg Saxena
Executive Assistant: Lindsay Cast
Project Coordinators
Graduate Student Support Project: Erica Boas
Graduate Minority Student Project: Funie Hsu
Graduate Women Project: Kara Young
Graduate Social Club: Kate Williams and Elaine Shapland
Graduate Minority Outreach, Recruitment, & Retention: Brandon Nicholson
Women of Color Initiative: Yomaira Figueroa
The Berkeley Graduate: Lucy Diekman
Business Office Staff
Manager: Susan Hsueh
Funding and Development Assistant: Diana Chandara
Lead Funding Management Assistant: Lucy Phan
Budget Assistant: Masood Younus
Budget Assistant: Caroline Yu
Budget Assistant: Natalie Corsini
