The Arts & Sciences Career Council is a volunteer network of professionals, advising our faculty on the most critical knowledge and skills our students need to contribute to a rapidly changing society. The members of the Council, including alumni and friends of the University, gather twice a year with faculty and students to discuss emerging themes that could further strengthen our students’ educational and professional outcomes.

Current members include:

  • Kaitlyn Azevedo, Deputy Director, Entertainment Commission, City and County of San Francisco
  • Tim Betry, Senior Vice-President People & Place, GoPro
  • Elena Coley Ford, Marketing and Operations Executive
  • Kelly Brian Flannery, Chief Planning Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Peter Brastow, Senior Biodiversity Coordinator, San Francisco Environment Department
  • Cara Brennan Allamano, Co-Founder, PeopleTech Partners
  • George Chewning, Co-Founder & Executive Director, U.S. - Ukraine Veterans Bridge
  • Shelby Cox, Gaming Industry Consultant
  • Fozia Ferozali, System Director, Academic Partnerships and Accredited Continuing Education, Sutter Health
  • Claudia Flores, Senior UX Researcher, Meta
  • Chris Fraschetti, Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services
  • Lilian Goddijn, Senior Human Resources Advisor, Projects & Analytics, Chevron
  • Erin Golightly, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
  • Anuj Gupta, Director of Data Management, Genentech
  • Courtney Howard, Head of Global Business Operations, Apple Ads
  • Brad Hoyle, Vice President, Software Development, Workday
  • Eric Hsu, AI Data Operations, Abridge
  • Russ Huddleston, Ecologist, Wetlands & Oceans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Abram Jackson, Director of Interpretation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  • Luke Jackson, Senior Program Manager, Amazon
  • Elizabeth Juvera, Environmental Planner, SF Estuary Partnership, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
  • John Kannegieser, Talent Acquisition Leader, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
  • Shaya Kara, Grants & Partnerships Manager, Social Impact, Sephora
  • Jessica Klein, Google Store Program Management & Production, Google
  • Jeremy Laurin, Business Operations Manager, Data Visualization & Analytics Leader, Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Katie Lewis, Engineering Deputy for Strategy and Implementation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Diana Ly, Deputy Director, Biological & Physical Sciences, NASA
  • Ikram Mansori, Chief Operating Officer, VetsinTech
  • Maria Mastrokyriakos, Learning & Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco
  • Alex Matzner, Vice President, Operations, Midjourney
  • Kelly McKinley, Chief Executive Officer, Bay Area Discovery Museum
  • Robert Mintz, Chief Curator, Asian Art Museum
  • Dominic Mortlock, Senior Software Engineer, Databricks
  • Joe Mulford, Leader, College Athletics, Amazon Web Services
  • Lisa Nastari, Global Head & Executive Director, Clinical Coding Strategies & Visual Analytics, Genentech
  • Ray Newland, Scientist 3, Antibody Engineering, Genentech
  • Leigh Nikolaieff, Director of Human Resources, GAP
  • Brian Reyes, Senior Circular Economy Coordinator, San Francisco Environment Department
  • Illeana Rivera, Vice-President, Information Technology, People Tech & Business Operations, Cisco
  • Matt Robinson, Managing Partner & Founder, Heroic Ventures
  • Manuel Rodriguez, Senior Executive Director, YMCA
  • Christina Ross, Program Manager Principal, Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability, Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Rob Rowe, Director, Brand Relations, Disney Pixar Games
  • Ana Salvatore, Senior Manager, Engineering Program Management, Apple
  • Michael Steinberg, Community Health & Partnerships, Chevron
  • Jeremy Stewart, Creative Director, Instagram
  • Lindsey Stoll, Director of Institutional Events, California College of the Arts
  • Kobie Wagener, Career Coach
  • Doug Walsh, President, Granite Instruments
  • Blake Wilberding, Senior Director of Production, Golden State Warriors
  • Danielle Winterhalter, Managing Partner, SpeakEasy Political
  • Victor Woo, Executive Vice President, The Bay Club

 

Arts & Sciences Career Council

Angela Balistreri: Program Assistant, Arts and Humanities and Graduate Programs

Dean's office
2130 Fulton St. Kalmanovitz Hall 180 San Francisco, CA 94117

Office: (415) 422-4895