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Staff Spotlight: Alexandra Acevedo Grave (she/her/ella)

Program Coordinator for Latinxs and the Environment Program (CLSD & LSRC) How long have you been at Berkeley?

I've been at Cal since 2017, when I started as an undergraduate student. I received my Bachelor in Environmental Earth Science in 2021, and later that year I joined the CLSD (Chicanx Latinx...

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Transforming the Black experience at Berkeley: An interview with Takiyah Jackson about The Village and African American Thriving Initiatives

Article written by Marissa Toffoli, Student Affairs

Takiyah Jackson, Director of Thriving, African American Thriving Initiatives, first joined the UC Berkeley campus community in 2017. The African American Initiative set the stage for the work Takiyah does today to create thriving...

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Staff Spotlight: Lez'li Waller (she/her/hers)

Programming Manager for Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center How long have you been at Berkeley?

I have been at Berkeley since Spring 2021 as an undergraduate student studying African American Studies and Sociology. I graduated in the Spring of 2023, completing my bachelors of art for both...

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Staff Spotlight: Diana Peña, PhD (she/they)

Mental Health Coordinator and Licensed Psychologist How long have you been at Berkeley?

I’ve been at UC Berkeley for 11 years, which is wild! This includes my first year here as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

What do you love most about working here?

I love that most people are here because they are...

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Staff Spotlight: Lucille Molina Martinez (she/her/ella)

Assistant Director of the Transfer Student Center How long have you been at Berkeley?

Professionally, I have been at Berkeley for five years. I began my career as an Academic Achievement Counselor in 2019 at TRIO Student Support Services (SSS). In May 2020, I started working at the Transfer Student...

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