CSSL’s Student Advisory Board provides the center with feedback on how to better serve students, help connect CSSL programming to the student body, provide the opportunity to network with our non-student advisors, and when possible, provide help on specific projects that CSSL has underway. The Advisory Board meets 1-2 times per semester to provide feedback in a relaxed and informal setting.
2021-2022 Student Advisory Board
Dennis Yee
2020-2022 SAB
Dennis is a second-year MBA student with a background in research, community organizing, and nonprofit management. With an academic background in Statistics and Asian American Studies, Dennis has the foundation of both qualitative and quantitative skills for research. Dennis started his career in a community-based organization named Asian Immigrant Women Advocates that built the leadership of low-income immigrant women workers and youth in Oakland Chinatown. Afterward, he fundraised for PolicyLink, a nationwide action and research institute that focused on racial and economic equity. Today, he is an MBA candidate at UC Berkeley Haas with a focus on corporate social responsibility in hopes of finding creative ways to create partnerships between companies and communities.
James (Jamie) Daudon
2020-2022 SAB
James comes to Haas after spending the past four years working in social impact consulting focused on climate change and clean energy. He studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) for his undergraduate degree, which has informed an interdisciplinary and systems-oriented approach to making change on the most critical issues facing our society. He is intent on using his time at Haas to develop skills for catalyzing entrepreneurial solutions at the intersection of the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Within the CSSL, Jamie is leading a working group of students pursuing the development and implementation of a joint degree between the MBA and MPP programs at Berkeley.
Alavi Rumi
2020-2022 SAB
Alavi is passionate about implementing and accelerating education-related initiatives. Before enrolling at Berkeley Haas, Alavi was part of Teach For America Hawaii as a math and science teacher. He also spent time as an AmeriCorps VISTA Member working at a workforce development program for former foster youth. As a Student Advisory Board Member of CSSL, Alavi is focused on partnering with other nonprofits and social service providers who work with disenfranchised youth to help bridge the education achievement gap.
Sandeep Shah
2020-2022 SAB
Sandeep is originally from Houston, TX, where he started his career at the age of 16, founding a nonprofit focused on providing educational support to inner-city youth. His work was recognized by Points of Light, The Department of Education, and more, and ultimately kickstarted a collegiate career at UT-Austin, where he focused on creating impactful change in Government and Public Service. After working with US Senator Hillary Clinton, Rick Perry, and the Livestrong Foundation, he decided to pursue a career in Technology- being one of the pre-IPO employees at Facebook (focused on user privacy and fraud), followed by time spent at Citi, and being a social entrepreneur in Houston- launching one of the most successful crowd-source men’s retail companies which focused on revitalizing inner-city Houston and supporting immigrants. He also has been serving as a two-time president of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Program, Advisory Board for the McCombs School of Business (UT-Austin), Venture Guide at The Resolution Project, and helped lead the expansion in Texas for Digital Health Connectivity Project – focused on supporting COVID-19 relief efforts. Sandeep comes to Haas focused on infusing Capital and Public leadership to help driving innovation within policy and technology.
Lizi Feng
2020-2022 SAB
Lizi comes to Berkeley Haas with 6+ years of experience in consulting, ranging from HR, healthcare, product development, energy to change management. She is currently helping Fortune 500 companies manage their transformational changes. She is also the founder of a healthcare startup that provides digital solutions to senior care facilities, often in under-served communities. Lizi is passionate about social impact and entrepreneurship, especially in sectors that are slow to change.
Chelsea Goddard
2020-2022 SAB
Chelsea Goddard comes to Haas after spending the last four years working in the technology sector. In school she studied environmental science and policy, informing her passion for sustainable design and innovation. Today, she is excited to partner with companies using business as a tool to drive environmental change. Prior to technology, she spent two years working in healthcare as a client advocate at a private rehabilitation center. Post Haas, she hopes to serve on the board of a non-profit and work at the intersection of impact and investing.
Dustin Nguyen
2021-2022 SAB
Dustin is a third-year undergraduate studying Business Administration with minors in Asian American Studies and Education. On campus, Dustin is engaged with diversity, equity, and inclusion work in a variety of capacities and has held leadership across several student organizations. His work experiences span industries including public sector, nonprofit, and professional services— all within a people and organization capacity. As part of CSSL’s Student Advisory Board, Dustin hopes to increase undergraduate engagement, advance community partnerships and curriculum development, as well as expand resources and programming for social impact careers for students at Haas. After graduation, Dustin is pursuing a career in management consulting and hopes to, in the long run, move into a more people-centered role around organizational change, culture, and development.
Cindy Tang
2021-2022 SAB
Cindy is a fourth-year undergraduate student double majoring in Business Administration and Sociology with a minor in Human Rights. Always passionate about the intersection between people and business, Cindy has professional experiences in human resources, change management, and consulting. Since sophomore year of high school, Cindy has been a committed advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ) within educational institutions. At Haas, Cindy served as HBSA’s inaugural Internal DEI Lead from 2020-2021, implementing programming and co-hosting Haas’s first-ever two-part Anti-Bias and Anti-Racism Training. Today, Cindy co-leads an independent project proposing the creation of a paid undergraduate student task force dedicated to advancing DEIBJ within Haas. As one of the CSSL SAB’s first undergraduate members, Cindy hopes to create systems-level change within Haas so that the UGBA program becomes one that truly welcomes, empowers, and enables the success of each student. Outside of Haas, Cindy is a Resident Assistant at Berkeley and continues to support the DEIB efforts in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
Joey Freeman
2021-2022 SAB
Joey graduated from UC Berkeley (Class of 2013) and is currently enrolled in the Haas Evening and Weekend MBA Program (Class of 2023), making him a proud almost-double Cal Bear. Professionally, he works as Senior Advisor and Policy Director for Congresswoman Karen Bass’ campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles. Previously, he spent over seven years working for Governor Gavin Newsom, most recently as Chief Deputy Legislative Affairs Secretary in the Governor’s Office. Prior roles include Policy Director on Newsom’s campaign for Governor and Chief Policy Consultant in the Lieutenant Governor’s office. Joey is a graduate of the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and a member of the Berkeley Hillel Board of Directors. He is excited to bring his background in politics and policy to the CSSL Student Advisory Board and help create additional opportunities for collaboration between the worlds of public service and business.
Cynthia Kuan
2021-2022 SAB
Cynthia comes to Berkeley Hass with 13+ years of experience in the non-profit sector, ranging from healthcare, education, and social service. On weekends, you would see her at Haas in class as a first-year EWMBA student. During the week, she works full-time at a patient advocacy organization dedicated to building a safe and effective data-sharing platform to accelerate therapy development for rare diseases. Cynthia is passionate about social entrepreneurship and has previously helped start and manage a research center, clinic, charter school, and social service program. She also serves on the executive board of the Association for Women in Science’s San Diego chapter, focusing on advancing women in STEM fields. As a student advisory board Member of CSSL, she is focused on helping her peers (and herself!) explore effective and creative collaborative opportunities between non-profit and for-profit sectors.
Prospective Students
If you’re thinking about pursuing a business degree or even if you just want to look around, the Haas Student Ambassadors Program is the place to start. As the student arm of the admissions office, it provides the student perspective to campus visitors. The Student Ambassadors Program’s mission is to ensure that all prospective students’ visits to Haas are informative, positive, well coordinated, and as interactive as possible.
Learn more at http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/hsateam.html