Leadership Team 2024

BERC Co-Presidents

copresidents-berc@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Jen Chan

BERC Co-President

Haas School of Business (MBA), 2026

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. 

Michael O'Herron

VP of Academics

Haas School of Business (MBA + MEng)

Angel Tramontin

Director of Speaker Series (1)

Haas (MBA), 2026

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.

Darren Freedman

VP of Events & Programs

Haas (MBA), 2026

Caroline Sunuwar

VP of Events & Programs

Berkeley School of Law (JD), 2027

Sofi Trexler

Director of Climate Change 101 

Haas (MBA), 2026

Ian Moor

Director of BERCshops 

Haas (MBA) & Rausser (Master of Climate Solutions), 2026

Stephanie Collins

Director of BERC Research

ECIC (PhD)

Samuel Houmaoui

Director of New Initiatives

Haas (MBA) & Rausser (Master of Climate Solutions), 2026

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.

Anthony Kim

VP Finance

Haas School of Business (MBA), 2026

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.

Soniya Agrawal

VP of Marketing & Analytics

School of Public Policy (MPP), 2026

Hannah Tadros

Director of Branding & Design

Vikram Nandyala

Director of Marketing Analytics

Haas (MBA), 2026

Joe Magraw

Director of IT

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.

Connor Silveria

VP of Membership

Haas (MBA + MEng), 2026

Lydia Jahn

Director of Mentorship & Advising

Berkeley Law (JD), 2026

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.

Adam Samazin

VP of Sponsorship

Haas School of Business (MBA + MCS), 2026

Patrick Smith

VP of Careers

Haas School of Business (MBA + MCS), 2026

Stephen Kostka

Director of Corporate Development 

Haas (MBA), 2026

Michael Sena Fiadoyor

Director of Career Fairs

Haas (MBA), 2026

Parikshit Jain

Director of Company Treks & Programming (1)

Haas (MBA), 2027

Natalie Tussy

Director of Company Treks & Programming (2)

Haas (MBA), 2026

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.

Iliana Griva

VP of Summit 

Haas School of Business (MBA), 2026

Jake Chaput

Summit Director

School of Law (JD)

Angela Li

Summit Director

Sid Kalia

Director of Case Competition

Haas (MBA), 2026

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.

Varun Rajaram

VP of Symposium

Haas (MBA & MCS), 2026

Atheena Arasoo

Director of Symposium (1)

Goldman (MPP), 2026

Nuria Escriva Garcia

Director of Symposium (2)

Haas (MBA), 2026

Austin McNichols

Director of Symposium (3)

School of Law (JD) 2027

Micayla Bobsien

Director of Symposium (4)

Goldman (MPP), 2026