UC REGENTS - Key Persons


Cynthia Weekley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the UC Berkeley
Cynthia Weekley has been a member of the UC Berkeley campus community since 2001. She first joined Central Human Resources in Employment Services. In 2005, she joined the ERSO team as the Human Resources Director and helped launch the organization. In January 2018, she was named the Regional (Executive) Director for the ERSO Region (link is external)(link is external)and continues to serve as the Assistant Dean, HR for the College of Engineering. Cynthia has worked on numerous campus committees and advocates for efficient administrative organizations, processes and systems. Prior to joining UC Berkeley, Cynthia spent her time working in the private sector holding various HR leadership roles. Cynthia earned a BA in Communications from St. Mary's College of California and a MS in HR Strategic Management from Golden Gate University. Cynthia is committed to providing exceptional service to her customers and works to instill this philosophy in the College of Engineering and the ERSO team. Over the years, Cynthia has been honored with two Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards. Role: BRS Leadership Team

Dean, BEST

Job Titles:
  • Regional Associate
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(link is external). Role: BRS Leadership Team

Dean, ProS

Job Titles:
  • Regional Associate

Marc Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chancellor
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(link is external). Role: BRS Leadership Team

Maximilian Auffhammer

Job Titles:
  • Professor of International Sustainable Development for UC Berkeley
Maximilian Auffhammer is a George Pardee Jr. Professor of International Sustainable Development for UC Berkeley, and a Regional Associate Dean, Letter of Science. Go here to read his webpage(link is external) for full details.

Maya Serban

Job Titles:
  • UC Berkeley in 2011 As a Research Administrator
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).

Ronald E. Dahl

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Institute of Human Development
Ronald E. Dahl is the Director of the Institute of Human Development at UC Berkeley. He also directs the Adolescent Research Collaborative and is the Founding Director of the Center for the Developing Adolescent(link is external) as well as the Regional Associate Dean for the ProS Region. Go here (link is external)to read more about his biography, education, etc. Role: BRS Leadership Team

Seamus Wilmot

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Business Operations for the Administrative Division at Berkeley
Seamus is the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Business Operations for the Administrative Division at Berkeley.

Tarek I. Zohdi

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research
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. (link is external) Role: BRS Leadership Team