Capital Projects Representative

Mike Edwards

Mike came to Capital Projects from a background in educational construction. Having come from a prior career as a Lecturer in English at UC Davis, Mike started his career in school construction at Berkeley Unified School District in 2005. From 2008 to 2014, Mike worked for a small contractor specializing in the public education space. Prior to coming to work for UC Berkeley in late 2018, Mike worked as a consultant to Alameda County on the Highland Hospital Acute Care Tower Replacement in Oakland.

GA Representative

Svetlana Nunez

Svetlana Nunez is a First-Year Optometry Student at UC Berkeley’s School of Optometry and a Graduate Delegate in the Graduate Assembly. She is the first in her family to pursue a doctorate. Besides her love for eyes and advocating for proper visual health and care, Svetlana also has a passion for sustainability and plastic-free living. Svetlana began her plastic-free journey with a few swaps for everyday items such as beeswax wraps, re-useable silicone bags, glass straws, metal water bottles, plastic-free deodorant, and more. In her free time, she enjoys surfing, pilates, running, yoga, and painting.

Environmental Justice - At Large Representative

Malena Buffagni

Malena is a second year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. Growing up, she had a bi-cultural upbringing: Argentine at home and American with friends and at school. Her interest in protecting the environment started in high school after taking AP Environmental Science, and she has pursued that interest at Cal, intending to double major in Environmental Economics & Policy and Society & Environment. She hopes to make a direct impact on policy by becoming an environmental attorney, as well as doing pro-bono immigration law to help undocumented and displaced peoples. She believes that everyone deserves an opportunity to pursue their aspirations and is looking forward to supporting innovative, sustainable projects as a part of The Green Initiative Fund committee.

Undergraduate At-Large Representative

Grace Pan

Grace is a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Conservation and Resource Studies with academic interests in examining agro-food systems through lenses of ecology, geospatial information systems, and landscape design. She has gained some of her most valuable educational experiences through projects supported by The Green Initiative Fund—learning about entomology, agroecology, and experiential environmental education at the Essig Museum’s pollinator garden and with Berkeley Student Farms. Knowing the meaningful impact these projects can have, she is excited to support the environmental ideas of the UC Berkeley community.

Energy Office Representative

Bruce Chamberlain

Coming Soon!

Committee on Student Fees Representative

Samantha Deng

Samantha is a 3rd-year student majoring in Business. She is originally from San Diego and enjoys cooking, traveling, and playing with her dog in her free time.

Physical and Environmental Planning Representative

Shraddha Navalli Patil

Shraddha Navalli Patil joined the UC Berkeley Capital Strategies, Physical and Environmental Planning team in 2018. Architectural and urban heritage, campus design, and environmental planning form the center of her interests. She aspires to influence growth at the Berkeley campus by balancing vision, critical thinking and practicality. 

Shraddha completed her Ph.D. in the History of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of California, Berkeley, along with a designated emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies. She has taught courses at UC Berkeley and University of San Francisco. She worked as an Environmental Planner in Southern California and in India as a researcher on environmental issues. In her free time, Shraddha loves to play board games with her family, travel and hike.