| NAME | |
| Ty Alper | |
| talper@law.berkeley.edu | |
| MY ROLE: | |
| Faculty | |
| WHAT DO YOU TEACH? | |
| Death Penalty Clinic and Seminar | |
| WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF RESEARCH OR WRITING? | |
| Capital punishment, habeas corpus, methods of execution, public education | |
| WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE: | |
| 2005 | |
| WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS: | |
| Teach zealous advocacy | |
| THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE: | |
| Staff and faculty colleagues who are dedicated to the law school’s public service mission. | |
| SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: | |
| I founded a sketch comedy group in college. | |
| ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA: | |
| Sunday brunch at the Thai buddhist temple in Berkeley: https://www.yelp.com/biz/wat-mongkolratanaram-berkeley Sunset at Indian Rock Park: https://www.yelp.com/biz/indian-rock-park-berkeley For kids who like reptiles, the Vivarium: https://www.510families.com/good-free-fun-east-bay-vivarium/ |
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Douglas Avila
| NAME | |
| Douglas Avila | |
| davila@law.berkeley.edu | |
| MY ROLE: | |
| Staff | |
| DEPARTMENT/UNIT | |
| Law Library | |
| TITLE | |
| Library Prof. IV. Faculty Paging Manager | |
| WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE: | |
| 1987 | |
| WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS: | |
| Faculty Paging. Help get books and materials for law faculty. | |
| THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE: | |
| Love the academic environment. Faculty and co-workers are the best in the business. That’s why I’ve been at UCB since 1987. Have seen the best and lows of the school. Always bounces back. | |
| SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: | |
| Born in SF. Raised locally all of my life. | |
| ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA: | |
| Best place to live. |
Ramona Collins
| NAME | |
| Ramona Collins | |
| rccollins@law.berkeley.edu | |
| MY ROLE: | |
| Staff | |
| DEPARTMENT/UNIT | |
| Library | |
| TITLE | |
| Librarian | |
| WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE: | |
| June of 2002 | |
| WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS: | |
| I staff and manage the circulation desk | |
| THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE: | |
| I’m always learning new things. There’s never a dull moment around here! The people I work with and interact with every day are a fascinating bunch. | |
| SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: | |
| I have ridden my bike from SF to LA four times now! In June I’ll do it again to raise funds for HIV/AIDS research and prevention. More on that here: http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/RamonaRidesAgain |
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| ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA: | |
| Tilden park has something for everyone! Lake Anza, the merry-go-round, Little Farm … Also, I got married at the Brazilian Room in the park. Lots of history there. https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/brazilian-room-tilden-park-kensington-ca/ |
Bulletin 10-Second Bio
Name: Jack Coons
Title: Robert L. Bridges Professor of Law, Emeritus
Dept./Unit: Law school faculty
When I started working here: 1967
What I do in five words or less: Hike, write, share and pray.
The best part about working here: The collegiality here at the law school and the “committee of the whole person” that pulled the faculty together every Friday afternoon.
Something you don’t know about me: I was the last man to drop kick an extra point in college football, in 1949.
One weird fact about the town that I grew up in: I grew up in Duluth, Minnesota and shared my town with the wonderful black bears who invaded our privacy—which lead some bears to their demise. One even broke into a bar in town to raid the food scraps and ended up becoming a permanent fixture on the wall.
If I could have any job in the world (besides the one I have now) it would be: I would love to be a successful lead singer with a dance band that played music from the 1930’s and 1940’s. I’d also love to continue to write musical farces for the faculty Christmas party. This year, the title of our production is: “T-Rump and the Chasm of Dumb.” You can guess what it may be about!
10-Second Bio
Name: gar Russell
Title: Director of Operations
Dept./Unit: Operations
When I started working here: 1989
What I do in five words or less: Keep the building afloat.
The best part about working here: The great folks I work with.
Something you don’t know about me: Up until recently, I suppose, folks didn’t know that I’m a writer. My first novel is coming out Oct. 29. I also write a blog. www.thegarspot.com
One weird fact about the town I grew up in: Good grief, I grew up in LA—too many weird facts to choose from!
If I could have any job in the world (besides the one I have now) it would be: Writer
10-Second Bio
Name: Richard Buxbaum
Title: Emeritus professor since 2011, but on partial teaching recall
Department: Faculty
When I started working here: July 1, 1961
What I do in ten words or so: I was the first director of the Earl Warren Legal Institute (1968-75) and second Dean of International and Area Studies, UCB (1991-98).
Something you don’t know about me: I was one of five defense counsel for the Free Speech Movement (FSM) defendants in 1965. I lost 773 cases in one blow, thus destroying a pretty good U.S. Army Defense Counsel record. But I couldn’t let that stand, so also was counsel for campus anti-Vietnam War and Third World Strike efforts, somewhat mitigating the won-loss balance.
One weird fact about the town I grew up in: The village of Bombay, NY (at the door to the St. Regis (now Akwesasne) Mohawk Indian Reservation on the St. Lawrence River), where we lived 1940-45 after emigrating from Germany, had a total population of 180 people. My and my brother’s chores-based allowance of 25 cents per week (each) was a major contribution to its economy, via Ursula Bean’s 10-cents a slice Pie Shop.
If I could have any job in the world (besides the one I have now) it would be: An art curator’s job and life seems pretty good, provided it included travel.
Moral for today’s problems: Someone has to continue these efforts but why should it be me.
A Grad for the Grades
NAME: Trish Keady
TITLE: Associate Registrar
Dept./Unit: Registrar’s Office
When I started working here: A 2008 Boalt alum, I returned in 2012 as a fellow working with the SLPS projects. I worked for another year in Student Services then moved to the Registrar’s office in 2014.
What I do in ten words, more or less: I work with instructors to make sure all classes are graded and conform to the curve. I also work with students to make sure everyone has satisfied the requirements for the degree.
Something you don’t know about me: In grade school I won a writing contest with an original story told from the point of view of a soccer ball.
One weird fact about the town I grew up in: I grew up in Minnesota, famous for its lakes, which are home to many thousands of Canadian Geese. The geese are not especially great neighbors, and many view them as pests. One year, the town I grew up in decided to limit the overpopulation of geese by dispatching city workers to lakes and ponds to seek out nests and shake the goose eggs to keep them from hatching. The theory was that the adult geese would continue tending the eggs but no new goslings would be added to their number (horrifying, I know). Fortunately, the practice ended after a few weeks. I like to think that lawyers intervened to educate the town about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protects Canadian Geese, but I wasn’t there at the time and don’t know for sure.
The best part about working here: The people! The Berkeley Law staff are smart, interesting, hard working, and dedicated. The school would not be what it is without them.
If I could have any job in the world (besides the one I have now), it would be: I’d be a novelist, though perhaps not a very good one.
10-second Bio: Jen Covens
Name:
Jen Covens
Title:
Educational Technology Specialist
Dept./Unit:
IS&T, Media Services
When I started working here:
Sept. 2015
What I do in ten words or less:
I support, document and archive classroom lectures and events.
The best part about working here:
Our amazing community of students and facilitators who all contribute to making the world a more just and better place. (Also – FREE FOOD!)
Something you don’t know about me:
I sometimes enjoy watching trashy reality TV shows like MTV’s Catfish and docu-dramas like My Crazy Ex.
One weird fact about the town I grew up in:
Danbury, CT was once the “Hat City in the World.” Although this may sound cool, Stetson Hats poisoned the water supply with mercury—a byproduct of the tanning process. Danbury was once rated as having the third worst water quality in the country. I only learned this after going away to college and using a Brita for the first time. My high school mascot was the “Mad Hatter” – due to the mercury driving the “hatter” crazy!
If I could have any job in the world (besides the one I have now), it would be:
Director/Actor/Choreographer working on environmental and social justice pieces.