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Photo	Contact Information	I Can Help With
	Desiree Fields Department Chair 555 McCone Hall desireefields@berkeley.edu	Departmental vision, strategy, and curriculum development; Faculty support, hiring, and tenure/promotion inquiries; Elevated student academic concerns, appeals, or policy overrides; Strategic partnerships, research initiatives, and donor relations; Departmental budget and resource allocation
	Jeffrey Q. Chambers Head Graduate Advisor 519 McCone Hall jqchambers@berkeley.edu	Graduate program admissions, application requirements, and prospective student inquiries; Academic progress tracking, degree milestones (qualifying exams, thesis/dissertation defense), and graduation clearance; Graduate student funding, TA/RA appointments, fellowships, and travel or research grants; Degree requirement waivers, course substitutions, and academic policy exceptions; Confidential academic advising, mentorship support, and student-faculty issue resolution; Graduate professional development, career planning, and departmental workshop coordination
	Josh Mandel Department Manager 509 McCone Hall jsmandel@berkeley.edu	Department chair support; academic personnel (merits, promotions, leave, recruiting, faculty policies, etc.); faculty awards; payroll and benefits; McCone Hall keys, card keys, mail delivery, room reservations; operations; phone lines; infrastructure development and support for McCone Hall instructional labs; parking arrangements; purchasing, reimbursements, fund balances, recharge/billing
	Eron Budi GIS/Computing Facilities Manager 510-643-8341 515B McCone Hall eronbudi@berkeley.edu	Instructional and research computing; computer desktop accounts and user support; information technology management; administrative-tech support of Geography Computing Facility (GCF)
	Danielle Molina Financial and HR Analyst 509A McCone Hall dmmolina@berkeley.edu	Academic personnel (merits, promotions, leave, recruiting, faculty policies, etc.); faculty awards; payroll and benefits, fund balances and transactions, graduate student funding, recharge/billing, purchasing and reimbursement requests
	Analicia Riegert Graduate Student Affairs Officer (GSAO) 505 McCone Hall ariegert@berkeley.edu	Graduate admissions; GSI assignments; graduate student support; advising and policy/procedure interpretation; evaluate and monitor student progress; coordinate preliminary exams and student review process
	Ambrosia Shapiro Undergraduate Advisor \| Alumni Relations Director \| Communications & Events Coordinator 507 McCone Hall ambrosia@berkeley.edu	Internship, mentorship, and career exploration opportunities through alumni and industry partners; Equity-centered academic, career, and professional development advising; Student and alumni engagement programs, events, and networking initiatives; Major departmental event planning and coordination (e.g., Commencement, Colloquia, Cal Day); Departmental communications, marketing, newsletter submissions, and website updates; Administrative support and policy guidance for faculty, student organizations, and leadership
	Alli Warren Curriculum Planner geography-scheduler@berkeley.edu	Scheduling classes and obtaining classrooms, enrollment management, course evaluations, new course proposals and modifications, DeCals, concurrent enrollment