Co-Presidents
copresidents-berc@berkeley.edu
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Arnaud Paquet Co-President MBA 2024, Haas School of Business |
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Katharine Eger Co-President MDP 2024, Goldman School of Public Policy |
VP Events
The Events team manages all events and programs associated with BERC. This includes BERCshops, Speaker Series, Treks, Cleantech Pitch Competitions, Hackathons, and, most notably, the Energy & Resources 101 kickoff at the beginning of the semester. This role is expansive and often supports the other teams, particularly with Summit, Symposium, and Membership.
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Georgine Co Haas, MBA 2024 |
VP Membership
The Membership team is responsible for recruiting and engaging BERC members. This is through the BERC Dispatch that is sent out weekly to our listserv, organizing Happy Hours and bonding events, and collaborating with student liaisons at different graduate programs to increase overall participation at UC Berkeley. The VP also manages the mentorship program.
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Alyssa D'Cunha Haas, MBA 2024 |
VP Finance
The Finance team manages BERCs significant budget. This involves budgeting and cashflow management. They also are responsible for managing the BERC debit card and expenses. Finance also works to secure other grants, such as GRSO funding and TGIF grants.
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Andrew Packer Haas, MBA 2024 |
VP Sponsorship
The Sponsorship team manages the range of sponsors that support BERC financially. VPs work to strengthen BERC’s portfolio of sponsors, manage sponsor/alumni relations, and encourage donation count/size. They also are working with BERC alumni to expand industry representation. Sponsorship also works to secure other grants, such as GRSO funding and TGIF grants.
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Hillary Hofstein Haas, MBA 2024 |
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Erik Better Haas, MBA 2024 |
VP Marketing & Analytics
The Marketing & Analytics team manages all of BERC’s external communications. This includes managing the monthly blog, the website, social media, and design. It also includes looking at analytics and improving engagement/growth with alumni and current students. The Marketing team helps promote events and ongoing activities that BERC is engaged in.
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Matt Witkin Haas, MBA 2024 |
VP Energy Summit
The Energy Summit team coordinates and plans the largest BERC event of the year - the two day Energy Summit. The annual event includes an innovation exposition, networking events, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and more! VPs pick the theme, location, and structure of the event, and are responsible for all marketing and outreach efforts.
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Tarannum Sahar Goldman, MPP 2024 |
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Kelly McGonigle Haas, MBA 2024 |
VP Resources Symposium
The Resource Symposium team coordinates and plans the annual two-day Fall Resources Symposium. The two-day event includes a career panel, networking events, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and more! VPs pick the theme, location, and structure of the event, and are responsible for all marketing and outreach efforts.
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Ellison Etnier Haas, MBA 2024 |
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Forrest Freeman Goldman, MDP 2024 |
VP Careers
The Careers team serves as a proactive link between the BERC community and climate leaders, mentors, and companies in the Bay Area. This includes monitoring and sharing job opportunities with the BERC Slack & Listservs, as well as developing a career repository, and planning career panels and networking events.
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Greg Santoro Haas, MBA 2024 |
Events Team
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Emily Abdo Director(s) of BERCshops ChemE, PhD 2026 |
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Alison Montenegro Director of Speaker Series Haas, MBA 2024 |
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Rafael Brinn Director of Treks Chem, PhD 2024 |
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Hector Gonzalez Goldman, MDP 2024 |
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Felix Hennebert Director of Speaker Series Haas, MBA 2024 |
Membership Team
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Malia Libby |
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Ash Seth Director of Engineer Relations Blum, DevEng 2023 |
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Lydia Wu |
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Joyce Chen Director of Mentorship & Advising Transportation Engineering PhD 2026 |
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Patty Angus |
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Emily Abdo Chemical Engineering |
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Katharine Eger |
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Thor Larson Agriculture and Resource Economics |
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Jasmine McAdams Energy & Resources Group PhD, Energy and Resources |
Sponsorship Team
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Julia Ng |
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Angelina Donhoff Director of Development - Energy Haas, MBA 2024 |
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Aidana Rakhimova |
Marketing & Analytics Team
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Cole Steinberg Director of Blog Law, JD 2024 |
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Amar Bhatia
Director of Website |
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Erin Jones |
Summit Team
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Kosuke Takaishi |
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Carlos Vial Director of Summit Haas, MBA 2024 |
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Timothy Daniel |
Symposium Team
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Quinn Wilson |
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Adam David Director of Symposium Law, JD 2025 |
Careers Team
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Harilal Krishna |