OS Alumni

The Office of Sustainability is proud to have a vibrant team of alumni who have provided valuable contributions to the culture of sustainability at UC Berkeley.

Sam Lubow

Sam Lubow 

Sustainability Program Manager

smlubow@berkeley.edu

Jack Chang

Jack Chang

Graduate Student Researcher - Berkeley Clean Energy Campus

Jack is a PhD student at the Energy and Resources Group researching building decarbonization policy. He worked with the Office of Sustainability in 2018 on the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) and is now helping to plan UC Berkeley's ambitious Clean Energy Campus project.

jack_chang@berkeley.edu

Ash Reining

Ash Reining

OS Student Fellow

sustainability@berkeley.edu

Chloe Liu

Chloe Liu

Zero Waste Coalition Chair - Student Fellow

Chloe is a 3rd year studying Society and Environment and Political Science. She is interested in pursuing environmental sustainability and justice through policy change. She is also involved with on-campus environmental efforts through the ASUC. Outside of school, Chloe has been involved in multiple political campaigns.

Kathryn Wilson

Kathryn Wilson

Zero Waste Coalition Chair

Kathryn previously served as the Vice Chair of the Zero Waste Coalition, as well as worked as an Energy and Water Conservation Coordinator for the Housing and Dining Sustainability Advocates (HADSA). She facilitated the Energy & Sustainability Decal on campus, where students are exposed to a broad range of energy professionals and learn the basics of renewable energy systems. 

kathryn.wilson@berkeley.edu

Mikayla Tran

Sustainability Analyst, 2018-2021

Mikayla focused on analyzing campus sustainability efforts and metrics through performance reports such as AASHE STARS. She also engaged with key stakeholders to identify ways to report our annual sustainability progress. Mikayla will be working as a GrizzlyCorps Fellow with Sustainable Conservation in the 2021-2022 service year.

Varsha Madapoosi

Varsha Madapoosi

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Student Fellow

Varsha is a 4th-year studying data science and society and environment. She is working on creating frameworks for institutional environmental justice and creating partnerships on and off campus. She is deeply involved in the campus environmental community and is passionate about data and technology.

sustainability@berkeley.edu

Sabreena Verma

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Fellow

sustainability@berkeley.edu

Leela Velautham

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analyst and Carbon Neutrality Graduate Student Fellow, 2020-2021

Leela worked on various initiatives in support of Berkeley’s carbon emissions tracking and reduction efforts. These included managing the campus greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) inventory process, updating GHG protocols, and evaluating the feasibility of a business air travel mitigation pilot program for Berkeley.

Julia Sherman

Zero Waste Coalition Chair & Zero Waste Fellow, 2020-2021

Julia studied Genetics and Plant Biology with a minor in Energy & Resources. She worked as a Zero Waste Fellow in the Office of Sustainability and is passionate about improving sustainability at Cal. She also served as Racing VP, and subsequently, President of the Cal Triathlon Team. Julia will be returning to the UC Berkeley campus in Fall 2021 as a dual Lab Manager in the Koskella and Boots Laboratories.

Sage Lenier

Bonnie Reiss Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellow, 2018-2020

Sage worked on a behavior change campaign to reduce electricity demand on campus through signage and comprehensive, high-profile digital education. She is now working at The Story of Stuff Project and has continued to teach her course, Zero Waste: Solutions for a Sustainable Future, with Zero Waste USA. 

Rohith Moolakatt

Rohith Moolakatt

Bonnie Reiss Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellow

Rohith is working to foster UC Berkeley's climate change resiliency planning and engage with the related City of Berkeley, regional, and UC efforts. He is also focusing on motivating individuals to take action to reduce energy usage through digital education and collaboration with the campus environmental community.

Emily Que

Emily Que

Zero Waste Fellow, Zero Waste Coalition Chair

Emily is a 3rd year studying Society and Environment with minors in Political Economy and Sustainable Design. Her work advances UC Berkeley towards zero waste through progressive waste reduction and waste sorting education. She previously served as the Zero Waste Coalition Vice-Chair and as well as a sustainability intern for the Housing and Dining Sustainability Advocates (HADSA).

emilyque20@berkeley.edu

Jason Lam

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Fellow

jasonklam@berkeley.edu

Kung Chen

Sustainability Research and Engagement Fellow, 2019-2021

Kung helped lead the Office of Sustainability’s student initiative, the SDG Undergraduate Research Group (SURG). Through this, he promoted undergraduate scholar activism through a sustainability-oriented lens.

Yuna Tae, Office of Sustainability Fellow, Focus 2020 Team

Yuna Tae

Office of Sustainability Fellow, Focus 2020 Team 

Emily Culling

Emily Culling

OS Fellow, 2020-2021