'On Equal Terms': portraits of remarkable women staff at UC Berkeley

As part of 150W and the commemoration of the August 18, 2020 centennial of women's suffrage in the United States, UC Berkeley's Public Affairs division is publishing a series called 'On Equal Terms,' featuring remarkable staff from the past and the present. We invite you to read about these amazing and influential members of the UC Berkeley community. A new story will appear every day between 7/31/20 and 8/17/20!

• Lucy Greco, UC Berkeley’s web accessibility evangelist (story published July 31, 2020)

• Mimi Ghosh, a customer relations manager at UC Berkeley (story published August 1, 2020)

• Teresa Ochoa, manager of custodial services (story published August 2, 2020)

• Erin Skelly,  assistant director for student services at Berkeley’s International Office (story published August 3, 2020)

• Alisha Klatt, training and instructional design specialist for UC Berkeley’s Environment, Health and Safety office (story published August 4, 2020)

• Lupe Gallegos-Diaz, director of the UC Berkeley’s Chicanx/Latinx Student Development Office (story published August 5, 2020)

• Terri Kouba, systems architect with Berkeley’s Information Services and Technology office (story published August 6, 2020

• Colleen Rovetti, executive director of external relations and marketing communications in the office of University Development and Alumni Relations (story published August 7, 2020)

• Cynthia Weekley, executive director of the Engineering Research Support Organization at UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering (story published August 8, 2020)

• Isela Pena-Rager, assistant director of the Office of Undergraduate Advising for the College of Letters & Science(story published August 10, 2020)

• Rosalie Zdzienicka Fanshel, program manager at the Berkeley Food Institute (story published August 11, 2020)

• Lillian Castillo-Speed, head ethnic studies librarian and Chicano studies librarian (story published August 12, 2020)

• Megan Amaral, manager of the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley (story published August 13, 2020)

This series of profiles will culminate on Aug. 18 with a special edition of Berkeley Campus Conversations, featuring four remarkable female staffers:

• Cruz Grimaldo, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office

• Sunny Lee, assistant vice chancellor and dean of students

• Mia Settles-Tidwell, assistant vice chancellor in the Division of Equity and Inclusion

• Charmin Smith, head coach of Cal women’s basketball