BERC Co-Presidents
copresidents-berc@berkeley.edu
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Jen Chan BERC Co-President Haas School of Business (MBA), 2026 |
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Rose Strauss BERC Co-President Berkeley School of Law (JD), 2027 |
Academics Team
The Academics team is primarily responsible for planning and running MBA 294, the Clean Energy Speaker Series (CESS) course at Haas, which takes place each fall semester. Besides CESS, the team also works to build connections across the Berkeley energy and climate community, including faculty, labs, and climate change centers.
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Michael O'Herron VP of Academics Haas School of Business (MBA + MEng) |
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Angel Tramontin Director of Speaker Series (1) Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Anthony Magno Director of Speaker Series (2) Haas (MBA), 2026 |
Events & Programs Team
The Events & Programs team manages all events and programs associated with BERC. This includes BERCshops, case competitions, and the Climate Change 101 kickoff event at the beginning of each fall semester. Events & Programs also spends time supporting the Summit, Symposium, and Membership teams.
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Darren Freedman VP of Events & Programs Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Caroline Sunuwar VP of Events & Programs Berkeley School of Law (JD), 2027 |
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Sofi Trexler Director of Climate Change 101 Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Ian Moor Director of BERCshops Haas (MBA) & Rausser (Master of Climate Solutions), 2026 |
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Stephanie Collins Director of BERC Research ECIC (PhD) |
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Samuel Houmaoui Director of New Initiatives Haas (MBA) & Rausser (Master of Climate Solutions), 2026 |
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Esa Tilija Director of Women in Climate Haas (MBA), 2026 |
Finance Team
The Finance team oversees BERC's financial resources, which entails both budgeting and cashflow management. They also are responsible for managing the BERC debit card and club expenses. Lastly, Finance works to secure grants that supplement our sponsorships, such as GRSO funding and TGIF grants from Berkeley.
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Anthony Kim VP Finance Haas School of Business (MBA), 2026 |
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Marketing & Analytics Team
The Marketing & Analytics team manages all of BERC’s external communications. This includes the monthly blog, the BERC website, social media channels, and general branding. The team also uses analytics to grow engagement with alumni and current students. Finally, the team helps promote the events and ongoing activities that BERC is engaged in.
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Soniya Agrawal VP of Marketing & Analytics School of Public Policy (MPP), 2026 |
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Hannah Tadros Director of Branding & Design |
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Vikram Nandyala Director of Marketing Analytics Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Joe Magraw Director of IT |
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Membership Team
The Membership team is responsible for recruiting and engaging BERC members. This includes distributing the BERC Dispatch to our members each week, organizing social events, and collaborating with student liaisons at different graduate programs to boost BERC participation across the university. The Membership team also manages BERC's mentorship/buddy program.
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Connor Silveria VP of Membership Haas (MBA + MEng), 2026 |
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Lydia Jahn Director of Mentorship & Advising Berkeley Law (JD), 2026 |
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Joe Wilson Director of Climate Dinners Haas (MBA), 2026 |
Sponsorship & Careers Team
The Sponsorship & Careers team manages the range of sponsors that support BERC financially, which entails strengthening BERC’s sponsor portfolio, managing sponsor and alumni relations, and encouraging donations. They also work actively with BERC alumni to expand industry representation. The team also partners with Finance to secure additional grants from Berkeley, such as GRSO funding and TGIF grants.
On the careers side, the 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 within the BERC Slack workspace and the Dispatch, as well as planning career panels and networking events.
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Adam Samazin VP of Sponsorship Haas School of Business (MBA + MCS), 2026 |
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Patrick Smith VP of Careers Haas School of Business (MBA + MCS), 2026 |
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Stephen Kostka Director of Corporate Development Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Michael Sena Fiadoyor Director of Career Fairs Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Parikshit Jain Director of Company Treks & Programming (1) Haas (MBA), 2027 |
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Natalie Tussy Director of Company Treks & Programming (2) Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Daniel Kriozore Director of Alumni Relations Haas (EWMBA), 2026 |
Summit Team
The Summit team coordinates and plans the largest BERC event of the year, the annual Energy Summit, which is held each spring. This two-day event includes an innovation exposition, networking events, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and more. The Summit team picks the theme, location, and structure of the event, and is responsible for working with Marketing & Analytics on promotion and outreach.
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Iliana Griva VP of Summit Haas School of Business (MBA), 2026 |
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Jake Chaput Summit Director School of Law (JD) |
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Angela Li Summit Director |
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Sid Kalia Director of Case Competition Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Symposium Team
The Symposium team coordinates and plans the annual Resources Symposium, which is held each fall. This two-day event includes a career panel, networking events, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and more. The Symposium team picks the theme, location, and structure of the event, and is responsible for working with Marketing & Analytics on promotion and outreach.
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Varun Rajaram VP of Symposium Haas (MBA & MCS), 2026 |
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Atheena Arasoo Director of Symposium (1) Goldman (MPP), 2026 |
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Nuria Escriva Garcia Director of Symposium (2) Haas (MBA), 2026 |
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Austin McNichols Director of Symposium (3) School of Law (JD) 2027 |
Micayla Bobsien Director of Symposium (4) Goldman (MPP), 2026 |
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