ADVANCEMENT
Building Relationships One Grad at a Time
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Nancy Fineman ’86
oalt Hall Alumni Association President Nancy Fineman ’86 theorizes about what makes—or breaks—connections. “In the past,” she says, “our graduates would leave campus grateful for a quality education at a bargain price. The only time they might hear from us would be an occasional request for a contribution. That’s a terrible waste of relationships.” Today’s mission: connecting alums with their alma mater in rewarding ways. Board members have stepped up the pace, meeting four times a year instead of two, while focusing on some of Dean Sujit Choudhry’s main priorities for alumni engagement—including mentorship, networking events, and issues-
Lynn Pasahow ’72
John Kuo ’88
Tyler Gerking ’02
Kim Natividad ’09
oriented programs. This year, Fineman’s predecessor Lynn Pasahow ’72 led a pilot program to match rising 2Ls with alumni mentors. “Each mentor took on two to four students,” he says. “We talked candidly, one-on-one, about what’s most important to law firms as they consider summer hires.” Pasahow clearly relished the experience. “Mentoring students and helping them to find an appropriate place where they can start their careers is very rewarding,” he says. “It’s a commitment of time that contributes to the students and to our profession.” The program’s success has inspired expansion, with the alumni association endeavoring to recruit mentors on a national basis. John Kuo ’88, who chairs fundraising, has focused on crafting tighter communications, initiating board outreach to alumni, and creating a sense of community. “Many of us came to Berkeley Law for quality education and affordability,” he says. “This was the gateway that transformed many of our lives, and that needs to remain open for the future. We have to look toward the next generations, and give back.”
BOALT HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FISCAL YEAR 2015
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Directors Carly O’Halloran Alameda ’06 Karen Boyd ’96 David A. Carrillo ’95 Benson Cohen ’04 Evan Cox ’87 Drew Davis ’99 Nancy Fineman ’86 Tyler Gerking ’02 Timothy Hughes ’10 Yury Kapgan ’01 Kevin Kennedy ’91 Jennifer Kobayashi ’01 John Kuo ’88 Mark Lubin ’77 Michael Martinez ’78 Jim McManis ’67
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Kim Natividad ’09 Lynn Pasahow ’72 Jay Purcell ’11 Noah Rosenthal ’05 Sean SeLegue ’91 Jay Shafran ’63 Art Shartsis ’71 Mary Jo Shartsis ’72 Charles Stevens ’82 Steven Walther ’68 Lenard Weiss ’62 Sarah Weiss ’10 Jeff Wolfstone ’77 David Zapolsky ’88 Mitch Zuklie ’96
Representatives Student Sarah Chai ’15 Zarah Rahman ’16 Faculty Stephen Bundy ’78 Jesse Choper Staff Rachel Barley Robert Sproul
UC Berkeley Foundation James McManis ’67 Noel Nellis ’66 2014 Reunion Co-chairs Jeffrey Bleich ’89 Penelope Cooper ’64 JIM BLOCK (NATIVIDAD)
Executive Committee Nancy Fineman ’86 President Lynn Pasahow ’72 Past President Mark Lubin ’77 Treasurer Sujit Choudhry Dean, Berkeley Law