Julia has over 15 years of higher education administrative management experience, with significant experience in the areas of research and sponsored programs and human resources. Before she began her tenure at UC Berkeley, Julia was the Interim Executive Director of the Research Grants Program Office (RGPO) at the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) during a protracted national search process. She oversaw the grantmaking process of approximately $125 million annually with a staff of 45 employees. Prior to that, Julia served as UCOP’s Director of Contracts and Grants for...
Leonardo R. Arriola is Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He studies the challenges associated with representation and governance in multiethnic societies. His research examines inter-ethnic political cooperation, party competition under ethnic polarization, and political violence in divided societies. His award-winning research has been published in outlets such as the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative...
Tarek Zohdi is the Associate Dean for Research and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also serves as the ERSO Region's Regional Associate Dean. Read more about Professor Zohdi's bio on his Berkeley Mechanical Engineering web page.
Arash Komeili is a Professior in Plant & Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley. He is also the Regional Associate Dean for the BEST Region. You can read more about Professor Komeli by going to his Plant & Microbial Biology web page.
Seamus is the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Business Operations for the Administrative Division at Berkeley.
Berkeley Regional Services as well as the Parking & Transportation (P&T) and Office of Emergency Management (interim) departments are all under his pervue.
Marc Fisher, Vice Chancellor Administration for UC Berkeley also serves as the executive leader for the BEARS Region. You can read a bit more about his journey at Berkeley here.
Patrick makes his official return to UC Berkeley where he previously served as the Director of Business Operations for the Division of Student Affairs from 2015 - 2019. During his tenure, he managed a $350M operating budget, 41 departments, and 4,214 employees. He also orchestrated four (4) internal service center restructures with a 5-year strategic plan to streamline administrative functions, increased customer satisfaction, strengthened adherence to campus policies, all while navigating budgetary constraints.
Since 2019, Patrick served as the Sr. Manager, Head of the Operational...
Teal brings ten years of higher ed administrative experience serving the State of California in progressively responsible roles beginning in the CSU system and coming to UC Berkeley in 2014. In her most recent role as Interim Director of Finance Systems, Teal collaborated with many individuals and teams across campus to implement systems that over 2000 faculty and staff today: PI Portfolio and Cal Answers Finance, HR and Payroll.
Teal earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from UNC – Chapel Hill, a Master’s in Business Administration from Humboldt State University and a Master...
Maya first joined UC Berkeley in 2011 as a Research Administrator. In 2013, she accepted the role of Contracts and Grants Supervisor for Campus Shared Services, supporting various Organized Research Units (ORUs) including The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3).
Prior to working at UC Berkeley, Maya was a Program Officer at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) where she managed United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awards focused on electoral assistance and political finance in developing democracies. Maya earned her BA...