Staff

🌷✨ Hi beautiful community, my name is Tran (she/her) 💋 I’m a 4th year studying Legal Studies, Public Policy and Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies. I’ve been in the coalition for four years now, entering as an intern for @cal.reach (shout out to Tan, Vivian, Annie, Corliss, & Eugene). Then, I became a K-12th Recruitment Co-Coordinator for REACH! my 2nd year and eventually External Exec my 3rd year 🌱 bridges has always been my main pillar of community… so I am so incredibly honored and grateful to be serving as the External Executive Director this year😭✨

This year, I hope to build meaningful and intentional partnerships with student-led campaigns, campus orgs, and student advocates, who share the same vision for recruitment and retention of first-gen, low-income Black, Indigenous, students of color. And of course, I look forward to our space opening 👀

Hii everyone! My name is Thao and I will be serving as the bridges 23-24 Public Relations Director 🥳. I’m a fourth year majoring in Sociology with a minor in political economy 📚. I’m also a transfer student from De Anza Community College down in South Bay. 

In high school when I was a Junior I participated in @cal.reach‘s ShadowNite which really lead to me seriously think about my pathway into higher education (outreach rlly does work y’all 😩) . When I came to Berkeley I became a transfer intern for REACH! And later in the spring semester became a bridges fellow which lead to me being apart of bridges staff 🫶🏼.

Hey y’all, my name is Katherine (she/they) and I am this year’s Organizing and Community Development Director 🙂. I’m a fourth year Political Science major with minors in Ethnic Studies and Hispanic Languages, Linguistics, & Bilingualism📚. In my role I work to foster a sense of community across the 7 RRCs and support the political nature of the coalition’s work.

Outside of bridges I do organizing work with the LGBTQ+ Latine community, and conduct election and sociolinguistic research. In my free time I love listening to music 🎵, thrifting, rewatching my comfort shows, and sightseeing with friends✨.

Hiiii everyone!! My name is Adriana (she/her), I’m a 5th year majoring in Applied Math with a concentration in CS and a minor in CalTEACH. I will be serving as the Data/Ops Co-director this year!! 🤩📊

I was introduced to bridges when I participated in Senior Weekend back in 2019🫶 Since then I was involved in Raíces serving as a K12 intern, Retention coordinator, and Internal Exec. I love the work that we do as a coalition and I’m super excited to support the coalitions logistical needs this year alongside my Co🤞

I’m a fourth year student majoring in Political Science. This year I’m the bridges Transfer director and focus on the recruitment & retention of transfer students. In my role I also lead the transfer committee made up of other transfer directors/coordinators at the 7 RRC’s and support them in any way I can 😁.

I joined bridges after being invited to Transfer Weekend and while I didn’t attend, the conversation I had on the phone was ultimately the reason why I decided to accept my offer at Cal. Once I arrived on campus I decided to fellow for bridges and really loved the experience 🥹. I decided to apply to be apart of staff and I continue to really enjoy being part of this community because it so caring and kind 🫶🏽. 

My current hobbies are getting coffee or boba when a minor inconvenience comes up 🤭, trying new foods/drinks, and binge watching shows 🫣. 

Hi y'all! My name is Alex Wong (he/him/his), and I am a junior studying data science + media studies and will be your Co-Ops/Data Director for the 2023-2024 academic year👨🏻‍💻! In my role, I will be working on inquires regarding space allocations, continuing conversations regarding the #Fight4SpaceCampaign, and aggregating data to strengthen our external communications with campus partners :)

Last year, I had the opportunity to be REACH!’s Co-Retention Coordinator, and loved the community that I found myself in. I joined bridges to help uplift marginalized communities and empower students in their programming from a multicultural perspective. As a data science major, I wanted a role where I could grow professionally and create real world impact as a student. This will be my 4th semester in the coalition, and I am so excited to continue to build community and support each other in our upcoming programming endeavors!

Hi everyone! My name is Kimberley or Kim. I use she/her pronouns and I am a third year studying Society and Environment 🌱 I’m an aquarius sun, aqua rising, and aries moon🌚♒. This year I am so excited and grateful to be serving as the bridges Finance Director 🤑

I was introduced to bridges through the 2021 virtual Senior Weekend (shoutout Daisy, Pedro, Mikey, and Joneil). I am blessed to have found community with PASS as I transitioned into higher education. I was an intern with PASS then bridges, served as the Operations Coordinator for PASS 38, and now im back with bridges 😹 🤞. 

In my free time, I enjoy going to concerts, doing my makeup, hot girl walks, and finding fun and free events/museums in the area! ✨

Hi everyone! My name is Kristal Roman (she/her/ella), and I am this year’s bridges Retention Director. In my role, I work to provide our students with resources that are relevant to their identities as first generation, low income, Black, Indigenous and peoples of color. This includes working alongside the RRCs to share/create resources and programs that deal with aspects of academic, social, wellness, and professional retention to ensure that our students are supported in their journeys of navigating higher education until completion. 🕺🏽🕺🏽

I joined the bridges coalition my first year at Berkeley, after being a Cal Week (virtual SW) participant and attending a virtual Familia Orientation (Latine orientation event through Raíces and the CLSD). I was really interested in seeking community among other students of color through my college experience, and bridges made me feel secure that I could find that at Cal. My first two years I interned and worked as a coordinator for Raíces doing Retention services, and I decided to make the transition to bridges because I wanted to learn more about the Retention-specific issues that varying communities of color encounter in higher education and learn how to better advocate for and meet these needs.