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About Programs & Events Committee
Programs & Events organizes and schedules various social events to appeal to a wide range of interests among BSA members and the campus community at large. In addition, the committee supports BSAs mission of creating community, championing the interests of staff, and providing opportunities for networking and development.
If you have ideas, questions, or would like to be involved with the Programs & Events Committee, please contact us at bsaevents@berkeley.edu. You can also complete our interest form if you'd like to join any other BSA Committees.
Annual Events include:
Leadership Stories: This forum engages staff in interactive dialogue with our campus leaders
Focus Groups: Events with a particular shared interest to discuss various topics while presenting practical recommendations.
Monthly Events include:
Upcoming Events:
BSA Fall Event: Cookies & Caffeinate, September 30
Please join us for this special staff-only event: Cookies & Caffeinate (C&C) at the plaza on Bancroft where College Ave. ends (in front of the Berkeley Law School) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Present your staff Cal 1 Card to receive a beverage and a cookie as a thank you from the Berkeley Staff Assembly for all your hard work and to celebrate the start of the Fall semester.
Event DetailsTuesday, September 30, 2025
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The plaza on Bancroft, where College Ave. ends (in front of the Berkeley Law School)
Please RSVP using this link!
Leadership Stories: The next Leadership Stories event will occur sometime in late 2025 (November or December) with planning currently under way. Please stay tuned for additional updates.
Past events include (in addition to more):
2024 - Leadership Stories: Breaking Barriers 2023 Leadership Stories: Navigating Career Path within UC Berkeley2022 - Leadership Stories: Balancing the Work-Life Tightrope2024 - Staff Recognition Focus Group
2023 - Cookies & Caffeinate: September 20
2024 - Cookies & Caffeinate: April 25, and September 10
2025 - Cookies & Caffeinate: March 21, and September 30
Committee Chairs:
Co-Chair, Shelly Gough, Sr. HR Business Partner - BEARS Region
Chair, Matt Leavy, Utilities Engineering Manager, Facilities Services
Committee Members:
Erin Blanton - Graduate Student Services Advisor, Political Science
Deb Danziger - Institutional Giving Manager, Lawrence Hall of Science
Rachel Evans - Executive Administrative Officer, Innovative Genomics Institute
Shelly Gough - Sr. HR Business Partner, BRS, BEARS region
Anissa Hagedorn - Partner Relationship Manager, University Business Partnerships & Services
David Le - Training Coordinator, Facilities Services
Matt Leavy, Manager - Utilities Engineering, Facilities Services
Nikki Marucut - Education Project Specialist II, School of Education
Sreekala Nair, Project Manager/Business Analyst, Haas
Kristin Nichols - Sr. HR Business Partner, UC Berkeley Dining
Harumi Quinones - Director of Student Services, Psychology
Carolyn Winter - Scientific Program Coordinator, Research - Simons Institute TOC