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What am I going to do with my life?...What kind of person do I want to be?....How do I let my life speak?...many students grapple with these types of questions while under the pressures of the professional career rat race. In the Vocation Mentorship, students apply for and are matched with personally selected mentors to discuss “What You Really Want,” debate ethically challenging case scenarios, and share in the mentors’ resources. Former participants eagerly tapped into the life experiences, maturity, wisdom and openness of the mentors through individual and group sessions. The program runs through the Fall semester and consists of group and one-on-one sessions as well as a field trip to the Flying Trapeze and a Service Project. Find out more about this program, learn how to apply and receive an application and packet of Fall 2006 Mentor Bios at the student info sessions on Wednesday, August 30 & Tuesday, September 5 at 8 pm in the Library(get map) at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Application deadline for the Fall Vocation Mentorship is Friday, Sept 8 at 4 pm.
To protect the privacy of our mentors, full personal bios are not available on the internet. You can request the full personal bios by sending an email to sdieterle@fccb.org and a pdf packet with picture, personal and professional information for each Fall 2006 Mentor will be sent to you immediately.
AB Economics, Yale University
Headmaster of the College Preparatory School Oakland CA (retired)
Secondary School Teaching and Administration (22 years)
Business: Marketing and Finance (20 years)
Was in Army Air Corps in 1943-44
Environmental Architecture
Independent Designer
Studying Italian
Owner, Joanne F. Brown Communications
MBA, Santa Clara University
MSW, Boston College
BA, English Language and Literature, Boston University
University graduate in Computer Science
Consultant, Website Maintenance, experience in programming, management, and adult supervision of engineering group. Worked as a drummer through the ’70s, eclipse chaser, interested in Buddhism
BA Oberlin College
MEd Cornell University
MA University of Hawaii
MA East Asian Studies
Instructor in World History, China and Japan, University of Hawaii at Hilo
BA Sociology Case Western Reserve University
MS Nutritional Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison
Public Health Nutritionist (retired)
AB Psychology UC Berkeley
MA Psychology Claremont Graduate University
UC Administrator (retired)
Assistant Vice President for Budget and Planning for the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Director of Community Affairs for the Berkeley campus
PhD Analytical Chemistry
Willamette University, University of Hawaii
Consultant/ Scientist in Law Firm in San Francisco
Post-doc with NASA and worked at Stauffer Chemical in Richmond
MS Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland
MEd Special Education, University of Washington
BA History, San Jose State University
Engineer / Environment, Safety and Health Team Leader
Electronics Engineer
Lawrence Berkeley Lab (retired)
Plays clarinet and saxophone
BA New York University
MSW Columbia
Jungian Analyst and Political Activist
Northwestern University
BA Macalester College
MDiv Pacific School of Religion
Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ
Development and Special Projects Manager, The Perinatal Council, Oakland, CA
Certified Practical Nutrition Advisor, Shaklee Independent Distributor
PhD Student, History of Architecture and Urbanism, University of California Berkeley
BA Smith College
Master of Architecture Harvard Graduate School of Design
Studied biochemistry and philosophy at Smith College and worked in laboratories at Stanford and in Silicon Valley
Taught design part time at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston
BA University of Washington
MA Mills College
Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Author of 24 Days about the uncovering of the Enron Scandal
Guest lecturing at UC-Berkeley at Northgate Hall. Has worked in daily newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News
BA in Sociology from Elmhurst College
Student Affairs Officer, Energy and Resources Group UC Berkeley
Advanced Studies/MBA Certificate through the Executive Degree Program at Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business
Business Development Officer/Vice President
NCB Development Corporation
BA Speech & Theater Arts w/concentration in Rhetoric & Public Address
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
Realtor, Prudential California Realty, Walnut Creek
Formerly, Marketing Director for California First Bank (now Union Bank)
BA is Sociology UC Santa Cruz
Marketing Manager for Babeland
Has worked for non-profits, graphic design firms, high-tech start-ups, arts organizations, Fortune 500 companies and health care agencies, as an office manager, business manager, publicist, marketing director, event producer and a host of other titles
MA University of Wisconsin-Madison
MDiv Western Theological Seminary
BA Hope College
Currently an Instruction Librarian at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley
Also worked in: Academic librarianship, Interim Church ministry, Wall Street financial services, Hospital Chaplain
BA Pomona College
MDiv Pacific School of Religion
DMin San Francisco Theology Seminary
Minister and Marriage and Family Therapist
BA Reed College
Studies in Vienna, Austria and Cologne, Germany
JD University of Oregon
BS in Human Development; UC Davis
Teaching Credential; Sacramento State
Elementary Teacher in Albany Unified School District
Certificate in Physical Therapy, University of California San Francisco
PhD Biochemistry University of California Riverside
BS Biology California State Polytechnic University Pomona
Physical Therapist at Highland Hospital
Once you are in the program and matched with a current mentor, you can ask for the full mentor bio and contact information for any of these former mentors. These former mentors are very interested in connecting with and supporting students via email or a one-time meeting, but are unable to make the full commitment to this semester's Vocation Mentorship Program.
Trial Attorney
Jon York & Associates
BS and MS Mechanical Engineering (at Cal)
Project Engineer, Rumsey Engineers, Inc.
Research Scientist/Manager
Posit Science Corporation
Previously a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Oberlin College/US Navy
Financial Planner/Business Consulting/Social Change Entrepreneur
Documentary Film Maker, Quest Productions
Art Director on Steve McQueen's first feature The Blob
Taught/lectured at NYU, Columbia, Hofstra, SUNY, Stanford, CAL, SF State and UCSF
JD University of California Berkeley
BS in chemical engineering University of Colorado
Attorney, partner with Farella Braun + Martel Law Firm
MA in Library Science from Cal
Served three years in Peace Corps in Malaysia
Elementary, junior and senior high school librarian
Has traveled to over 30 countries and lived for over a year in two of them
BA Occidental College
MA Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
Self-employed finance advisor to technology start-ups
MSW
Substitute early childhood teacher
Assistant to Director of personal growth center
Vision Team co-coordinator for Common Hope In Guatemala
Experiences in Thailand and Guatemala
BA Psychology
MA Social Work
Currently an International Businessperson
mother, author, UCB Professor Dutch Studies
BA English Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
MA English Literary Theory and Practice, Leicester University, Leicester, Great Britain
PhD American Studies Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
BS Civil Engineering University of Michigan
MS Environmental Engineering UC-Berkeley
Environmental Engineer. Worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
BA Music
Teacher
Masters in Public Administrationv
Director, Institutional Analysis and Costing Policy, University of California, San Francisco
Public administration and health care finance postgraduate degree at UW Madison
Social Entrepreneur
BA UC Berkeley
Business Owner
Dedicated to working with non profits
Traveled extensively in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East
Supervisory Compliance Officer, National Labor Relations Board
Public Sector work
Wife is of Nicaraguan background; Interest in Latin America and Spanish