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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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Forging a new path: Veteran Katie Suwalkowski on resilience, community, and mental health

How a former military police officer found her calling in psychology and veteran advocacy

Katie Suwalkowski, a U.S. Army veteran and psychology major at UC Berkeley, has a straightforward approach to life: if you want something, you go for it. When she was 19, Katie wasn’t sure what to do next. She...

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Staff Spotlight: Peter Lê (he/him)

Director of TRIO Student Support Services How long have you been at Berkeley?

I have been at Berkeley since 2012. I began my time as an undergraduate student. Since then, I’ve held professional roles on campus with various units. Some spaces I have been part of include Parking &...

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