"Everyone appreciates the loyalty, hard work, and dedication of the staff and wants to see their situation improve markedly."

                                                                                                      Chancellor Robert Birgeneau

BSA History

History of the Berkeley Staff Assembly

Over the past 30 years, BSA has contributed in vital ways to campus life by initiating proposals and working with administration to establish the following resources:

· The Career Development Handbook for Berkeley Staff (1994)

· The Chancellor's Staff Advisory Committee

· The Staff Ombuds Office

· The Staff Internship Program

· The Excellence in Management Award

· The BSA Scholarship Program

 

Where It All Began

1972 - 1979  Organization for Creative Management (OCM)

1980 - 1981  Staff Association for Participative Management (SAPM)

1981 (March)  Berkeley Staff Association (BSA)

1981 (September) - Present  Berkeley Staff Assembly (BSA)

 

1972 Founding Executive Committee:

Betty Strehl Kerley (Coordinator), Shirley Attwood, Gay Englezas, John Mole

 

Founding Members: Joan Barulich, Dona Bretherick, Barbara Brueggeman, Nancy Caputo,

Ruth Croci, Shirley Dong, Ruth Fix, Susan Gangwer, Daisy Goodman, Gene Hull, Jackie Janzen, Nancy Nichols

 

BSA Coordinators

1972- 1973             Betty Strehl Kerley

1973 - 1974            Gay Englezas

1974 - 1975            Sharon Ascenio

1975 - 1976            Veva Smith Winkelstein

1976 - 1977            Jackie Janzen Caddel

1977 - 1978            Kathy Leiffer Johnson

1978 - 1979            Barbara Brueggeman

1979 - 1980            Pat Sabin

1980 - 1981            M. J. Tyler

1981 - 1982            M. J. Tyler

1982 - 1983            Margaret Hendel

1983 - 1984            Toni Sweet

1984 - 1985            Janice Kidd

1985 - 1986            Chris Carlson

1986 - 1987            Janet Rachel

1987 - 1988            Suzanne Edwards

1988 - 1989            Pamela Bostelmann

1989 - 1990            Judey Miller

1990 - 1991            Maria Teresa Bertero

1991 - 1992            Coliss Watkins

1992 - 1993            Sheryl Feldman

1993 - 1994            Leonor Godinez

1994 - 1995            Kathy Day-Huh

1995 - 1996            Cameron Olen

1996 - 1997            Julene Chilson

1997 - 1998            La Dawn Duvall-Davis

1998 - 1999            Kay Goldberg

1999 - 2000            Lisa Ohashi, Stephanie Smith

2000 - 2001            Mark Gotvald

2001 - 2002            Barbara Hadenfeldt

2002 - 2003            Sally Bellows

2003 - 2004            Paul Riofski

2004 - 2005            Kim Guilfoyle & Clark Lemaux

2005 - 2006            Jessea Greenman & Annette Lewis

2006 - 2007            Terry Downs

 

Archived Reports

1999 Task Force on Faculty Staff Partnership (PDF)

1999 Task Force Report - Executive Summary (Word)

 

 

Past Events

A Conversation with Gibor Basri, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion

January 24, 2008 (Thursday)

12:00 – 1:00 PM

The Wells Fargo Room, C420

Haas School of Business

 

2007 Holiday Luncheon

December 13, 2007

(12PM– 1PM)

Location: 338 Koshland Hall

 

2007 Toy & Gift Drive

Presented by BSA & BFSO

Nov. 19 - Dec. 14, 2007

See Flyer / Fact Sheet

 

Fall Welcome Luncheon

September 27, 2007 (12:10PM– 1:00PM)

Bechtel Engineering Building

Feel free to distribute this flyer.

 

Annual Chancellor's Chat with Staff

Friday, June 22, 2007 (12:00-1:30 pm)

The Wells Fargo Room, C420

Haas School of Business

Read UC Berkeley NewsCenter article

(6/26/07)

 

Excellence in  Management Award 2006-07

Theme: “Leading by Mentorship & Example”

 

MAY 10th, 2007 (12 noon)   @

International House’s Chevron Auditorium

View EIM Award Pictures!

 

BSA Holiday Luncheon

Dec 14, 2006 (Thur) 12NN

Faculty Club Main Dining Rm

Luncheon Pictures!

 

BSA Sponsored Talk for UC STAFF

 

Health & Wellness: A Conversation with Staff  (Download PDF)

Jan. 25, 2007 (11:30AM - 1PM) @ Section Club Rm, Tang Center

Panelists:

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D. (UC Davis School of Medicine)

AVC Steve Lustig  (Health & Human Services, UC Berkeley)

Andrea Gerstenberger, Sc.D. (Senior Policy Consultant, UCOP Health Affairs)

Trish Ratto, RD (UC Berkeley, UHS Health Matters)

 

"Reorganizations and Career Transitions"

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 (11:30am-1pm)

145 Dwinelle Hall. View pictures!

 

Panelists/Speakers:

Christina Maslach, Ph.D. (V.P. Undergrad Educ)

Katherine Mitchell (CORE, Chancellor's Office)

Kathleen Handron (Health & Human Services)

 

Download Resource Handouts:

Banishing Burnout  (Powerpoint file)

BSA Resources Page (Word)

Care Services Flyer (Word)

Eight Elements that Support Organizational     

                       Transformation (Word)

Fair Process:  Engagement, Explanation,  

                         Expectation Clarity (Word)

Web links: The Career Place 

                     Career Assessment Online

 

BSA Excellence in Management Award (EIM) 2005-2006 Ceremonies on May 15, 2006 @ Chevron Auditorium I-House. View pictures!

 

BSA Fall 2006 Luncheon (October 26, 2006) @ 120 A&B Bechtel

Staff Summerfest 2006 (June 21, 2006)

Spring 2006 Luncheon (View pictures)

2006 Chancellor Birgeneau’s Annual BSA sponsored Address to Staff

Wells Fargo Room (Haas School of Business)

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006 (12pm-1pm).

See Berkeleyan news article (04/28/06),  browse pictures, read the transcript, or view video! (RealPlayer required, free to download).

 

2005 Food, Toy and Gift Drive (Co-sponsored by Berkeley Staff Assembly

& Black Staff and Faculty Organization)

 

2004-2005 Excellence in Management Awards Ceremony

 

2004 Holiday and New Member Welcome Luncheon

 

Staff Welcome for Chancellor Birgeneau

 

Vice Chancellor Mitchell's June 2004 Career Mobility Presentation (PowerPoint)

 

      Berkeley Staff Assembly     

 

BSA Officers 2008-2009

 

Kate Benn
Chair

 

Eileen Bell

Chair-elect

 

Marjorie Ensor

Kendall Moalem

Co-Secretaries

 

Scherry Royal

Treasurer

 

 

CUCSA Delegates 2008-2009

 

Beverly Skinner

Senior Delegate

 

Paul Riofski

Junior Delegate