Staff & Administration

Henry E. Brady

Dean

George Blumenthal

Director, Center for Studies in Higher Education

H. Simón Bryce

Associate Director for the Master of Public Affairs Program

• Academic Resources (MPA)
• Admissions (MPA)
• Financial Assistance (MPA)
• Student Services (MPA)

Helena Brykarz

Center Manager, Center for Studies in Higher Education

Cecille Cabacungan

Managing Director of Career & Alumni Services
PhD Admissions & Student Affairs Advisor

• Career Services
• Alumni Services
• Admissions (PhD)
• Student Services

Ava Calanog

Dean's Project Policy Analyst

Annie Campbell Washington

Senior Assistant Dean of Academic Programs and Dean of Students

• Academic Resources (MPA)
• Admissions (MPA)
• Financial Assistance (MPA)
• Student Conduct (MPA)
• Student Services (MPA)

Manuel Castrillo

Systems Administrator

• Systems Administrator
• Desktop Support
• Video Conference & AV Systems

Lynn Cerda Price

Director of Development

• Development
• Foundations
• Major Gifts

Simone Cobb

Program Manager, Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP)

• Events
• Research

Erin Coghlan

Policy Director, Berkeley Institute for Young Americans

Noelle Fa-Kaji

Web Developer

• Course Evaluations Coordination
• GSPP Website Maintenance
• Internal App Support (Room Reservations Calendar, Internship System)
• Mailing Lists

Adrienne Fulk

Executive Director, Center for the Study of Security in Politics

Nandita Garreffa

Facilities Manager

• Buildings & Grounds
• Custodial Requests
• Emergency Management
• Ergonomics
• Parking
• Room Reservations
• Special Events

Gemma Givens

Events and Communications Specialist, CSHE

• Events

Darrian Hall

Assistant IT Director

• Server Administration/Management
• Video Conference & AV Systems
• Technical Support
• Desktop Support

Kari Hamilton

Associate Director, Career Services

• Career Services
• Student Services

Merle Hancock

Chief Financial Officer

• Accounting
• Budget
• Financial Analysis
• Fund Management
• HR & Payroll Liaison for Student Appointments

James Hawkins

Associate Director, Berkeley Institute for Young Americans

Edward A. Helme

Senior Advisor, Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP)

Lezley Hightower

Assistant Director of MPP Admissions & Career Services Advisor

• Admissions (Concurrent Degrees)
• Admissions (MPP)
• Career Services
• Student Services

Ciarra Jones

Diversity Coordinator and PPIA Program Director

• Diversity Initiatives & Recruitment
• PPIA Program

Sandi Ketchpel

Assistant Dean, Administration and Operations

• Academic Personnel and Recruitment
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Facilities
• Faculty Personnel Management
• Human Resources
• Oversight for school’s Admin & Operations
• Resource Management
• Staff Personnel Management

Jalilah LaBrie

Director of Student Affairs

• Advisor (MPP Program and Undergraduate Public Policy Minor)
• Registration
• Department Academic Student Employee Recruitment
• Student Services

Misty Loetterle

Career Coach, Master of Public Affairs Program

• Career Services

Andy Peterson

Senior Consultant, Learning Design & Technology

• Digital Learning Design Consultation
• Learning Technologies Support
• bCourses, Kaltura, Zoom for Instruction

Bora Reed

Communication Director

• Press Inquiries
• Communications
• Policy Notes

Samantha Rushing

Program Administrator & Executive Assistant, Executive Leadership Academy, CSHE

Aaron Schiller

Academic HR Analyst

• Academic Personnel and Recruitment
• Academic Search Management
• Faculty Personnel Management
• Human Resources
• Lecturer Applications

Sudha Shetty

Assistant Dean, International Partnerships & Alliances

• HagueDV Project
• International Child Abduction
• Violence Against Women
• Executive Education
• Lecturer

Sergey Shevtchenko

IT Director

Maura Smith

Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development

• Development

Sarah Swanbeck

Executive Director, Berkeley Institute for Young Americans

Daniel Tan

Research Associate, Berkeley Institute for Young Americans

• Research

Aarin Walker

Administrative Assistant, Media Communications Specialist

David Wooley

Executive Director, Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP)

Hannah Yung

Events Manager

• Events
• Development

Harpreet Zoglauer

Director, Berkeley Global Executive Education

• Executive Education