Jenn Cogley, Bayer Corporation

Jenn Cogley is the Deputy Director of Community Relations with Bayer Corporation. Prior to her position at Bayer, Jenn was the Sustainable Business Coordinator for the City of Berkeley, and focused on growing high tech industry in the city.

Marcos Gandara, Community Member

Marcos Gandara is an Oakland resident and has been a member of the Panoramic Hill Association since 2003, including four years as a Board member. Marcos has a BA in Pure Mathematics from the University of California and worked as an Engineering Assistant for the UC Physics Department and at LBNL while earning his undergraduate degree.

Glendie Domingo, Rising Sun Center for Opportunity

Glendie Domingo currently serves as Rising Sun Center for Opportunity's Bay Area Regional Manager. She is tasked with overseeing the Bay Area implementation of BayREN's residential energy and water assessments and installations of saving measures. Glendie also leads the recruitment and hiring of low-income youth from the Bay Area as part of Climate Careers, Rising Sun's workforce development program. Glendie grew up in Stockton but currently considers the Bay Area her home. In her spare time, she loves hanging out with her nephew and niece.

Humberto Castro, UC Berkeley

Humberto Castro is a Senior Planner at UC Berkeley. He holds degrees in architecture and city planning. He has over 15 years of experience in the architecture industry and now as an urban planning consultant. He is currently working on several campus-wide initiatives to make the update campus’ infrastructure and make it more accessible and sustainable. His projects include managing the ADA strategies for campus public space, implementing UC Berkeley’s resilient water strategies and the planning for new academic building throughout the campus park.

He lives in Oakland, California with his wife and his dog “Torta”.

Alice La Pierre, Rebuilding Together East Bay-North

Alice La Pierre's background is in Building Science and Architecture. She has volunteered with Rebuilding Together East Bay-North (formerly, "Christmas in April") since 2009, and has served as Board President since 2014. She does life-saving home assessments for income-qualified clients, often discovering hazards such as malfunctioning gas appliances, which could be deadly. She has acted as House Captain for more than ten home repair projects, making repairs ranging from plumbing repairs and oak flooring replacements, to building new exterior decks and stairs.

Chris Lee-Egan, Community Member

Chris is a Berkeley resident and senior engineer with Google. When he's not spending time with his two young daughters, he does neighborhood organizing and advocacy both in a personal capacity and also with local organizations like Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action and East Bay For Everyone, which he helped co-found.

Sarah Moore, City of Berkeley

Sarah Moore is a Sustainability Planner in the City of Berkeley's Office of Energy & Sustainable Development and a Berkeley resident. She works on implementation of Berkeley's Climate Action Plan with a specific focus on incorporating green and sustainable features into buildings and advancing the adoption of electric vehicles as a means of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation.

Beth Roessner, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

Beth Roessner joined the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce in February of 2020 as Director of Operations and now CEO. Prior to the Chamber, Beth was a licensed insurance agent working for State Farm. She is a Past President of Berkeley Rotary Club and still an active member, serving on its board of directors. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Richmond's free health clinic, Rotacare Richmond, which is part of the family of RotaCare Bay Area's free medical clinics. She has a B.A. in Art History from UMass Amherst and is originally from the East Coast. She's been in the Bay Area residing in El Cerrito since 2012.

Dione Rossiter, Science at Cal

Dione (Dee) Rossiter is a Science Communication, Engagement, and Outreach Specialist who has previously worked with non-profits, universities, government offices, and for-profit businesses to improve their science engagement efforts; this includes creating new and/or improving existing science communication, marketing, education, diversity, and outreach initiatives. Dee is currently the Executive Director for Science at Cal, a program that shares the excitement and relevance of UC Berkeley research with public audiences through lectures, street fairs, festivals, and more. She also works with scientists across campus to build sustainable and impactful science outreach collaborations with community and campus partners. Dee’s previous positions include: Scientific Programs & Outreach Manager at the Carnegie Institution for Science and the Director of the Mass Media Fellowship at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dee received her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and her PhD from UC Santa Cruz, both in Earth & Planetary Sciences.

Kalie Sacco, Lawrence Hall of Science

Kalie is Chief of Staff at the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley's public science center. In this role, she is a member of the Lawrence’s Management Team and leads data-driven and cross-organizational projects that maximize the impact of The Lawrence. She also contributes to research, evaluation, and policy projects related to STEM learning in out-of-school environments. Before joining The Lawrence, Kalie was the Program & Community Manager for the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), a National Science Foundation-funded resource center for informal science education professionals and stakeholders. Prior to CAISE, she got her professional start at The Lawrence as a Research Assistant and membership manager for the Coalition for Science After School. She is an active member of several professional associations, including the California Association of Museums and the Association of Science and Technology Centers. She holds a Master's in Public Affairs from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy and a Bachelor's in Anthropology and Classics from UC Berkeley.

Sherry Smith, Berkeley Community Scholars

Sherry Smith is the Executive Director of Berkeley Community Scholars (formerly the Berkeley Community Fund), which bridges the opportunity divide for Berkeley youth from lower income families by providing scholarships, connections and other support instrumental to success in college and beyond. An educational professional with more than 35 years' experience, Sherry has focused on school and college admission, financial aid, recruitment, organizational management, organizational change and school to college selection and matriculation. She is especially committed to serving the needs of the underserved, under-resourced and first-generation students navigating transitions from Kindergarten to graduate degrees.

Linda "Diz" Swift, Community Member

Diz Swift is a resident in Berkeley and a neighbor to Berkeley Lab. Diz has a PhD in geology and has worked internationally in exploration and production. She served as a member of the Berkeley Public Works Commission, is Director of Natural Resources for the League of Women Voters of California and Co-Chair of the League of Women Voters U.S. Climate Interest Group.

Janet Tam, Noll & Tam Architects

Janet Tam, AIA, is a founding partner and CEO of Noll & Tam Architects in Berkeley, CA. She is a licensed architect, a LEED accredited professional, and holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Architecture from the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. Noll & Tam Architects is a 40-person firm that has been in practice for 25 years and focuses on the design of public and institutional projects that strive to make a visible and positive difference within their communities.

Lew Feldman, UC Botanical Garden

Dr. Lewis Feldman is the Executive Director of the UC Botanical Garden, one of the most diverse landscapes in the world and home to more than 10,000 types of plants, including many rare and endangered species. He is also a longtime faculty member of UC Berkeley's Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, where he studies plant and root development.