Leadership Team 2023

Co-Presidents

copresidents-berc@berkeley.edu

Arnaud Paquet
Co-President

MBA 2024, Haas School of Business

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.

Georgine Co
VP Events

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.

Alyssa D'Cunha
VP Membership

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.

Andrew Packer
VP Finance

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.

Hillary Hofstein
VP Sponsorship

Haas, MBA 2024

Erik Better
VP Sponsorship

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.

Matt Witkin
VP Marketing

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.

Tarannum Sahar
VP Summit

Goldman, MPP 2024

Kelly McGonigle
VP Summit

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.

Ellison Etnier
VP Symposium

Haas, MBA 2024

Forrest Freeman
VP Symposium

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.

Greg Santoro
VP Careers

Haas, MBA 2024

Events Team

Emily Abdo
Director(s) of BERCshops

ChemE, PhD 2026

Alison Montenegro
Director of Speaker Series
Haas, MBA 2024
Rafael Brinn
Director of Treks
Chem, PhD 2024

Hector Gonzalez
Director of Climate Change 101

Goldman, MDP 2024

Felix Hennebert
Director of Speaker Series
Haas, MBA 2024

Membership Team

Malia Libby
Director of Law Relations
Law, JD 2025

Ash Seth
Director of Engineer Relations
Blum, DevEng 2023

Lydia Wu
Director of Mentorship & Advising
Law, JD 2025

Joyce Chen
Director of Mentorship & Advising
Transportation Engineering PhD 2026

Patty Angus
Director of Social
Goldman, MPP 2024

Emily Abdo
Chemical Engineering

Katharine Eger
Goldman Masters of Development Practice
Goldman, MDP 2024

Thor Larson
Agriculture and Resource Economics

Jasmine McAdams

Energy & Resources Group

PhD, Energy and Resources

Sponsorship Team

Julia Ng
Director of Development - Alumni Relations
Haas, MBA 2024

Angelina Donhoff
Director of Development - Energy
Haas, MBA 2024

Aidana Rakhimova
Director of Development - Resources
Goldman, MDP 2024

Marketing & Analytics Team

Cole Steinberg
Director of Blog
Law, JD 2024
Amar Bhatia

Director of Website
Senior Majoring in Environmental Economics and Policy

Erin Jones
Director of Communications
Management & Systems

Summit Team

Kosuke Takaishi
Director of Summit
Haas, MBA 2024

Carlos Vial
Director of Summit
Haas, MBA 2024

Timothy Daniel
Director of Summit
Haas, MBA 2024

Symposium Team

Quinn Wilson
Director of Symposium
Goldman, MPP 2024

Adam David
Director of Symposium
Law, JD 2025

Careers Team

Harilal Krishna
Director of Policy Careers
Goldman, MPP 2024