UC REGENTS - Key Persons


Amy Neeser

Job Titles:
  • Consulting
Working at the intersection of Libraries and IT, Amy has experience with data in all aspects of the research lifecycle. Her professional and research interests include interdisciplinary and open digital scholarship, innovative uses of technologies in academic environments, and critical digital literacy. As the Consulting + Outreach Lead in Research IT at UC Berkeley, Amy coordinates the consulting efforts across the Data Management and Research Computing programs to offer a holistic approach to data and computation. She also facilitates Research IT's community, partnership, and outreach programs.

Anthony Suen

Job Titles:
  • Director of Programs, Discovery Program & Data Science Education Program
Anthony manages the data science undergraduate student research and academic enrichment programs at CDSS. He also help sCDSS facilitate infrastructure and consulting partnerships with service units across campus such as the Library, RTL, and IST. In addition, he leads national and international efforts to spread the Berkeley Data Science vision.

Bernadette Rosero-Dugtong Santos

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety ( Link Is External )

Brandie Nonnecke - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director
  • Founding Director

Camille Crittenden

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, CITRIS
Camille Crittenden, Executive Director, CITRIS(link is external) and the Banatao Institute, Co-Founder, CITRIS Policy Lab(link is external) and Women in Tech Initiative at UC(link is external), Co-Executive Director, C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute(link is external)

Caroline Winnett

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck ( Link Is External )

Cristóbal Olivares

Job Titles:
  • Student
Cristóbal Olivares, Student Technologies Director, Student Affairs IT, Planning Committee for the CTO Technology Innovation Program and Facilitator for the 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee.

David Willson

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Technology Acquisition Lead, Office of the CIO

Elisa Huerta

Job Titles:
  • Director, Multicultural Community Center ( Link Is External ) ( Member of the 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee )

Felix DeLeon

Job Titles:
  • Director of Campus Operations

Gold Okafor

Job Titles:
  • Doctoral Student, Psychology ( Member of the 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee )

Jason Christopher

Job Titles:
  • Research Computing Architect & Computational Services Lead, Research IT
Through his contributions to Research IT, Jason focuses on service management. Some of his projects include Analytics Environments on Demand (ÆoD) Service, a production IT service providing interactive, scalable desktop environments for research computing via virtualization technologies and cloud consulting services to support use of Cloud Computing for research. His areas of expertise include analytics environments, secure data workflows, computational environments, IT and cybersecurity policy and governance, as well as FISMA framework.

Jean Cheng

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager, Academic Innovation Studio
Jean Cheng, Program Manager, Academic Innovation Studio(link is external), Research Teaching & Learning(link is external), Planning Committee for the CTO Technology Innovation Program and Ex-Officio Member 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee.

Jenn Stringer

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chancellor of Information Technology and UC Berkeley CIO

Kaidi (Ted) Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Doctoral Student, Chemistry ( Member of the 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee )

Karen Lobo

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities, Maintenance Operations

Laura Hassner

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Advisor to the Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer at UC Berkeley

MaryAnne McCormick

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies ( Link Is External )

Noor Gill

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Ops Intern, UC Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society
Studying the intersection of data science and business, Noor is an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. Her professional and research interests include artificial intelligence, industrial analytics, design, and energy and resource management. As an intern for the UC Berkeley Cloud Computing Community via the Data Science Education Program, Noor develops the Cloud Community Resources website, aids in meetup organization, and assists in video production for Meetups. She also contributes to marketing efforts via social media outlets such as Facebook.

Pat Goff

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Environmental Health & Safety ( Link Is External )

Phillip L Denny

Job Titles:
  • Director, Big Ideas Contest ( Link Is External ), Blum Center for Developing Economies ( Link Is External )

Rich Lyons

Job Titles:
  • UC Berkeley Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer

Russell K. Chung

Job Titles:
  • Chief Procurement Officer, UC Berkeley Supply Chain ( Link Is External )

Sally McGarrahan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities ( Link Is External )

Sara Souza

Job Titles:
  • Health & Safety Advisor, Environmental Health & Safety ( Link Is External )

Scott Seaborn

Job Titles:
  • UC Berkeley Campus Privacy Officer
Brandie Nonnecke, Founding Director of the CITRIS Policy Lab(link is external) and Co-Director of the CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program

Seamus Wilmot

Job Titles:
  • Director, UC Berkeley Parking & Transportation ( Link Is External )

Shawna Dark

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Research Teaching & Learning ( Link Is External ), VCUE

Stacy Reardon

Job Titles:
  • Digital Humanities and American Literature Librarian ( Member of the 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee )

Tim Abraham

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Services Technology Strategist, UHS ( Member of the 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Review Committee )

William Allison

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer & Director of Architecture, Platforms & Integration, UC Berkeley
As the Chief Technology Officer at the University of California at Berkeley, Bill Allison leads the University's cloud strategy, IT architecture and standards for the Berkeley campus and helps effect change broadly across the UC-system. His portfolio includes the University's cloud computing, mobility, content and collaboration, web publishing, business process automation, technology accessibility for people with disabilities, and enterprise integration services (such as the campus API service).