Giana Teresi

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Giana has gone above and beyond traditional student assistant duties and has become ADP’s resident recruiting and admissions team data analyst! She understands the purpose behind assignments and magically anticipates the next report or dashboard we need. Shoutout to Giana!

~Anya Grossman

Kyle Valenti

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I want to do a shout out to Kyle Valenti for his good work on Orientation. He handled it so competently, patiently and kindly-it was a great way for JDs to be greeted upon their arrival to Berkeley Law.
~Sue Schechter

Catalina “Catie” Cariaga

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Thanks for helping this noob navigate the UCB online reimbursement system, and for helping me get reimbursed super quickly. It is greatly appreciated.
~Colleen Shirazi

Jennifer Emiko Boyden

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Jennifer Emiko Boyden recently joined Berkeley Law as an event planner, after spending 14 years with the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT). At GIFT, Jenny was on the organizing team for Money for Our Movements: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference, served as editor and publisher of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and managed organizational communications and marketing. She has a B.A. in Psychology and Women’s Studies from Pomona College and an M.S.W. from San Francisco State University. Jenny lives in Oakland with her partner, two kids, and a cat named Stella.

Arianna Wolff

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Arianna recently joined Berkeley Law as the Program Administrator for CLEE. This past spring, she graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Environmental Science; she developed a student volunteer program for drought-resistant landscaping, worked in the City of Beverly Hills’ Water Conservation Office, and studied Los Angeles pollinators for her senior thesis. When she’s not at work she enjoys hiking, reading fantasy novels, and exploring San Francisco.

Nancy Donovan

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NAME
Nancy Donovan
EMAIL
ndonovan@law.berkeley.edu
MY ROLE:
Staff
DEPARTMENT/UNIT
Event Services Unit
TITLE
Event Planner
WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE:
Chris Edley was Dean! It was 2008…
WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS:
plan and execute meaningful events
THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE:
fabulous, smart and engaged staff, faculty & students
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
My 19 year old daughter, Claire, just moved into trailer student housing at UC Santa Cruz! We are a UC family…
ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA:
Juanita & Maude restaurant on San Pablo Avenue is fantastic for a special and celebratory meal. While the weather is still great, sit outdoors on the patio.

Green Gulch Zen Center on Sunday mornings is the place to get your meditation fix. Then walk to Muir Beach and back to Zen Center for the soup, salad & bread lunch.
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David S. Bloch

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NAME
David S. Bloch
EMAIL
dbloch@winston.com
MY ROLE:
Faculty
WHAT DO YOU TEACH?
I supervise law students in the IP Lab practicum.
WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF RESEARCH OR WRITING?
Intellectual property law, and in particular the intersection of IP and Government contracts.
WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE:
2015
WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS:
I’m an intellectual property lawyer
THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE:
Working with bright young people on the cusp of their professional launch.
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
I’ve played the drums in a Tiburon dad’s band called Overbite for the last 6-7 years, and we gig occasionally around the Bay Area.
ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA:
There’s no better place to enjoy a baseball game than the Oakland Coliseum. And Tiburon has a great wine bar (called, uninspiringly, Tiburon Wine) that nobody knows about ….
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Farrah Fanara

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NAME
Farrah Fanara
EMAIL
ffanara@law.berkeley.edu
MY ROLE:
Staff
DEPARTMENT/UNIT
Visiting Scholars Program
TITLE
Director
WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE:
January 2016
WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS:
Deal with UC bureaucracy.
THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE:
Visiting different offices that have candy.
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
I had scoliosis surgery at age 14.
ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA:
Highwire Coffee at Flowerland & Point Isabel dog park.
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Geena the Labrador

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I would like to announce the newest arrival in the Bish-Thomas household, Geena.
Geena, or Gi-Gi, is a 9 week old Labrador who is learning quickly about house training, the exciting but confusing child, and the geriatric cat, while managing to stay generally adorable.
When tired, a rare event but it does happen, she will take a toy and shelve herself on the lowest shelf of the magazine table as pictured. She may be a fun maniac, but she knows her limits.

 

-Edwin Bish

Kara Acevedo

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NAME
Kara Acevedo
EMAIL
kacevedo@ebclc.org
MY ROLE:
Faculty
WHAT DO YOU TEACH?
The East Bay Community Law Center Clinic and Seminar (Consumer Justice Clinic).
WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF RESEARCH OR WRITING?
Clinical legal skills and practice and Consumer law (specifically as applied to low-income consumers and communities of color).
WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE:
2014
WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS:
Fight predatory businesses & wealth stripping.
THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE:
Collaborating with students and clients in the fight for social change. Together we have discharged nearly $2.5 million dollars in debt since I joined the Consumer Justice Clinic and have gotten several pieces of state legislation passed.
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
I was a student at Berkeley Law and a clinical student in EBCLC before I worked here.
ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA:
Walk around Lake Merritt (or hang out all day on the grass), hike at Land’s End in SF and eat clam chowder from the gift shop, eat at some of the amazing and affordable restaurants in San Leandro.
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