Staff Directory | UC Berkeley Economics

Management Team

Isabel Burle

Director of Student Services

Office:

545 Evans Hall

Email:

isabel.burle@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

Currently on maternity leave

Emil Schissel

Director of Academic Personnel

Senior Academic Personnel Analyst; Faculty Hiring and Review

Office:

559 Evans Hall

Phone:

510-642-3581

Email:

emil@econ.berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W; Remote: M, Th, F

Phil Walz

Executive Director

Chief of Staff; Executive Director of Administration and Academic Programs

Office:

553 Evans Hall

Phone:

510-642-2390

Email:

phil@econ.berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W, Th; Remote: M, F

Millie Calingo

Director of Finance & Business Services

Oversight and management of departmental finances and supervision of the Main Office and Financial Administration & Services staff.

Office:

549 Evans Hall

Phone:

510-643-5161

Email:

mcalingo@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: M, T, W; Remote: Th, F

Main Office

Eric Castro

Office & Business Services Coordinator

Supervision of Main Office work-study students, Coordinates Facility & Space requests, Processes Visiting Scholar requests, and Oversees day-to-day Main Office functions

Phone:

510-664-5038

Email:

ecastro97@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: W, Th, F; Remote: M, T

Student Services

Janene C. Vernard

Assistant Director of Graduate Student Services

Advising for: prospective applicants, admissions, current students (academics), general graduate matter

Office:

541 Evans Hall

Phone:

(510) 642-6172

Email:

jcarolm@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W, Th; Remote: M, F

Mildred Flores

Undergraduate Advisor

Honors program; advising students; major admissions; evaluating and processing student forms/requests

Office:

539C Evans Hall

Email:

mildred@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: M, Tu, W; Remote: Th, F

Carlos Garcia

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services

Supervisor of undergraduate advisors and peer advisors; oversees undergraduate student services center operations.

Office:

533 Evans Hall

Email:

carlosagarcia@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W, Th; Remote: M, F

Ashley Vera

Undergraduate Advisor

Commencement; advising students, major admissions, evaluating and processing student forms/requests

Office:

539A Evans Hall

Email:

ashleyvera@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W, Th; Remote: M, F

Blair Van Tassel

Assistant Director of Course Management

Office:

543 Evans Hall

Email:

bvantassel@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W, Th Remote: M, F

Dinko Lakic

Undergraduate Advisor

Office:

539B Evans Hall

Email:

dinko@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: M, Tu, W; Remote: Th, F

Trinh Nguyen

Undergraduate Advisor

Manages course equivalency database, coordinates GBO/GBA events, academic advising, major admissions, evaluating and processing student forms/requests.

Office:

535 Evans Hall

Email:

trinhtnguyen@berkeley.edu

Office Hours:

In Office: T, W, Th; Remote: M, F