Meet the Team

Office Contact Information

Academic Planning
University of California, Berkeley 
242 California Hall #1500 
Berkeley, CA 94720 

Office Email: vpap@berkeley.edu
Web: vpap.berkeley.edu

Divisional Team Members

Lisa Alvarez-Cohen

Lisa Alvarez-Cohen 

Vice Provost
California Hall
510-664-7213
vpap@berkeley.edu

James Ford

James Ford, PhD

AVP & Chief of Staff
California Hall
510-664-7211
jamesford@berkeley.edu

Emily Strange

Emily M. Strange

Executive Assistant
California Hall
510-664-7213
Malcolm Quon

Malcolm Quon

Senior Institutional Research Analyst
malcolm@berkeley.edu

Space Planning Office

Maria Garcia-Alvarez

Maria Garcia-Alvarez

Director
Space Planning
Architects & Engineers Building
510.812.0835
malvarez@berkeley.edu

Andrew Weiss,  Academic Space Planner
Andrew Weiss

Academic Space Planner
Architects & Engineers Building
andrewweiss@berkeley.edu

Evelyn Parnell

Space Planner
Architects & Engineers Building
spaceplanning@berkeley.edu

Global Engagement Office

Ying Sing (Cynthia) Lai,  Global Engagement Officer

Ying Sing (Cynthia) Lai

Global Engagement Officer
yslai@berkeley.edu

Christopher Reed

Christopher Reed

Global Engagement Coordinator
geo@berkeley.edu
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New Academic Ventures

Radhika Kothari

Radhika Kothari

Market Research Analyst
radhikakothari@berkeley.edu

Academic Program Reviews

Verna Bowie

Director, Academic Program Reviews
California Hall, Room 244
510-642-9018
vernabowie@berkeley.edu

program-reviews@berkeley.edu

Sumudu Desilva, Academic Programs Analyst

Sumudu Desilva

Academic Programs Analyst
California Hall, Room 244
510-642-9018
sumududesilva@berkeley.edu

program-reviews@berkeley.edu

Berkeley International Office