Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Santa Monica, CA

Celebrating 150 Years of Light!
On February 22, 2018, the UC Berkeley Foundation Board of Trustees welcomed Southern California-based alumni to the fourth annual Brilliance of Berkeley in Los Angeles, a dynamic event at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica. Chancellor Carol T. Christ, UC President Janet Napolitano, and distinguished faculty and alumni gathered to celebrate Berkeley’s 150th birthday and share how our extraordinary institution is transforming the world.

View photos of the event here

Panels and Speakers

The Challenges of Current Immigration Issues

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Josie Gonzalez ’70, M.S.W. ’73, J.D. ’75
Immigration Lawyer and Partner, Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP
Read about Josie Gonzalez at her firm’s website
Lisa García Bedolla hi res
Lisa García Bedolla ’92
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division, UC Berkeley
Read about Lisa García Bedolla on the Berkeley School of Education website
John Yoo hi res
John Yoo
Emmanuel S. Heller Professor of Law; Director, Public Law and Policy Program, UC Berkeley
Read about John Yoo on the Berkeley Law website

The Future of Fire in California

J. Keith Gilless hi res
J. Keith Gilless
Dean Emeritus & Professor Emeritus of Forest Economics, UC Berkeley
Read about J. Keith Gilless on the Agricultural and Resource Economics website
Thom Porter hi res
Thom Porter ’93
Chief, Southern Region, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Rachel C. Smith hi res
Rachel C. Smith Ph.D. ’11
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Read about Rachel Smith, the youngest female smokejumper

The Transformative Powers of Data

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David Culler ’80
Friesen Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Faculty Lead, Berkeley Data Science Education Program
Read about David Culler at the Division of Data Sciences website
Zach Bleemer hi res
Zach Bleemer
Director, UC ClioMetric History Project; Ph.D. Candidate, Economics
Joseph E. Gonzalez hi res
Joseph E. Gonzalez
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Founding Member, RISE Lab
Read about Joseph Gonzalez at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences website
Vinitra Swamy hi res
Vinitra Swamy ’17
Berkeley Institute for Data Science; M.S. Candidate, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Read about graduate student Vinitra Swamy

Los Angeles Honorary Committee

Hania Ahmar P. ’20
Mohammed (Mike) Ahmar P. ’20
Lynn Alvarez ’81, J.D. ’84, P. ’18
Honorable Frank E. Baxter ’61*
Pauline D. Boghosian ’87
Carter C. Bravmann ’85, M.Arch. ’89
Brad D. Brian ’74*
Kimberly D. Brooks ’89
Michael Cypers ’78, J.D. ’81
Amit A. Desai ’89
Bettina Duval ’82, P. ’15, ’18*
Gary A. Freedman ’66*
Anne T. Gates ’81*
Shawn Ghatan ’04
Jonathan M. Glaser ’83 J.D. ’86*
Andrew Goldfarb ’69*
Catherine Hutto Gordon ’73*
Cyrus S. Hadidi ’96*
Harry L. Hathaway ’59*
Janine Jones-Clark ’86
Mary Ellen Kanoff ’78, J.D. ’84*
Stephen F. Keller ’59, J.D. ’62*
Joanne Kozberg ’66*
Charlene Conrad Liebau ’60*
Nancy K. Lusk ’65*
Colleen C. McAndrews ’67*
Jim McInerny P. ’19
Thomas K. McKissick ’84*
Emily Gold Mears ’80
Steve A. Nissen J.D. ’76, P. ’18
Glenn D. Pomerantz ’80
Andrea Roth P. ’05
Peter Roth P. ’05
Charles F. Schmitz ’95
Velveth G. Schmitz ’98
Jeffrey Shell ’87
Christopher G. Silbermann ’89*
Eric H. Stern ’87*
Paul W. Stockwell ’76, M.B.A. ’79
Jackie Tavelman ’78
Liza Wachter ’81

*UC Berkeley Foundation trustee