UC REGENTS - Key Persons
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
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate Dean for Research
- Professor of Epidemiology
- 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
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Professor of Epidemiology
Dr. Jennifer Ahern is Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the effects of the social and physical environment, and programs and policies that alter the social and physical environment, on many aspects of health. Dr. Ahern has been named the (Interim) Regional Associate Dean for the ProS Region in Berkeley Regional Services (BRS). You can read more about Dr. Ahern at her page on the Berkeley School of Public Health website(link is external).
Role:
BRS Leadership Team
Job Titles:
- Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Associate
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 Political Studies, and Journal of Politics along with books published by Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.
His work has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Research Council of Norway, Carnegie Corporation of New York, U.S. Department of Defense, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP). He is the co-editor of Africa Spectrum, an interdisciplinary journal published by the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and an associated senior researcher of the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Norway. Look for full details on his Berkeley Research (link is external)and his Department of Political Sciences(link is external) webpage(s).
Role:
BRS Leadership Team
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
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).
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.
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