I have been working with outreach at the University of California, Berkeley for the past 20 years as a part of EAOP, SUP and DCAC. Although I have worked with schools throughout California, my main focus has been on K-12 schools in the Bay Area, with a specific emphasis on ESHUSD and SJUSD...Read more about Claudia Morales
Senior Policy Adviser & Associate Director for Organizational Development
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Committed to advancing educational and career equity, Dr. Jennifer C. Villicaña, our Senior Policy Adviser and Associate Director of Organizational Development, guides policy analysis and implementation, oversees department-wide projects, including strategic planning and organizational...Read more about Dr. Jennifer C. Villicaña
Associate Director of Data Analysis and Communications
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As an Oakland native, daughter of Southeast Asian refugees, and first-gen college graduate, Jessica is rooted in bridging academic research and community praxis into her role as a college access practitioner-scholar. Jessica’s moment of impact that defined her purpose for this work emerged...Read more about Jessica Thach
Proud native of Inglewood, CA with roots in Birmingham, Alabama, she grew up surrounded by the strength and hard work of Black women who encouraged her to be her best self. She has embodied being well-rounded throughout her lifetime with her commitment to being an athlete and dancer...Read more about Keyanna Hatcher
Lakeysha has served UC Berkeley for 7 years, and most recently as the East Contra Costa County Regional Manager for Destination College Advising Corps & Early Academic Outreach Program, a role in which she has supervised 7 College Adviser Fellows; provided training,...Read more about Lakeysha Jones
Mónica has dedicated her professional career to advocating on behalf of low- income students and broadening their access to higher education. She has served as Executive Director of the East Bay Consortium since the year 2000 and serves as Director of the East Bay and Solano...Read more about Monica Montenegro
Sumi was born in Oakland and raised in Richmond and finds passion and strength in her family’s resilience and history; her father grew up sharecropping in Louisiana during the 1930s and her grandparents were sent to internment camps during World War II. She attended K-12 public schools in...Read more about Sumi Godfrey Wong
Director of Finance, Operations and Strategic Planning
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Originally from Silicon Valley, Synta was a first-generation, transfer student from Foothill College that re-entered UC Berkeley to obtain her multidisciplinary degree in American Studies: Sociology, African-American Studies & Education. After working in various private industries -...Read more about Synta Bogan
Born and raised in San Francisco Tiffany Reardon's experience as a first generation college student and teenage mom has been the catalyst for a career in higher education that has spanned over twenty years. Tiffany has held a variety...Read more about Tiffany Reardon
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships
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Yvette Flores is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships at UC Berkeley, where she leads 10 college access and academic preparation programs within the Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP). These programs collectively serve over 75,000 students and their families each...Read more about Yvette Flores
