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
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
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
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 […]
Arianna Wolff
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 […]
Nancy Donovan
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 […]
David S. Bloch
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 […]
Farrah Fanara
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 […]
Geena the Labrador
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 […]
Kara Acevedo
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: […]