Our Student Advisory Board serves as a critical arm of the Center, advising and supporting ongoing initiatives and activities. This group of Equity Fluent Leaders are passionate about igniting and accelerating equity at Haas and in the broader business community.
Express interest in joining our Student Advisory Board by contacting egal@berkeley.edu. Applications for new members are available annually in September.
Maryam Adewumi (she/her)
FTMBA ‘23
“My main goal at Haas was to be a part of an ecosystem that supports equity centered initiatives. EGAL provides the opportunity to work directly on immensely important issues that are backed by research, data and tremendous support from renowned professors.”
Katherine Zepeda Arreola (she/her)
EWMBA '24
“I am thrilled to join EGAL’s Student Advisory Board and work alongside my colleagues to promote Equity Fluent Leadership in every facet of our experience at Haas. Learning from my experiences as a low income, first-generation, URM student who made it to Haas, I want to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice, increase the number of URM across our programs, and celebrate our stories and backgrounds.”
Khoa Dao (he/him)
EWMBA ‘24
“I am excited to join the EGAL Student Advisory Board to engage in conversations about how we can create a more inclusive culture in our workplaces and communities. I am interested in bringing my perspective as a teacher to EGAL and growing as an Equity Fluent Leader.”
Madeline Deysine (she/her)
FTMBA/MPH ‘23
“I am thrilled to be joining EGAL as a co-chair of the SAB so that I can nurture and promote EGAL’s mission of creating equity-and gender-fluent leaders in the Berkeley community. Considering how these last few years have amplified the systemic inequity pervasive in our businesses, governments, and communities, I want to help equip my community with the language and tools to target the root causes of these issues at Berkeley and beyond.”
Elias Habbar-Baylac (he/him)
FTMBA ‘23
“I’m very excited to be joining the EGAL team as co-chair of the SAB and 2021-2023 fellow and champion our agenda for the next two years. There are so many opportunities across the worlds of entrepreneurship, investing, and business to build a more equitable and inclusive economy. I hope to seize opportunities to amplify our impact and inspire the next generation of business leaders.”
Jyotsna Jayaraman
FTMBA ‘23
“As an international & queer woman of color, with the privilege of working in Silicon Valley, I care about equitable opportunities in the tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem for underrepresented communities. I want to understand and address the barriers these communities face, as well as build and amplify resources that make navigating the ecosystem at Haas easier.”
Sofia Katsaggelos (she/her)
FTMBA ‘23
“I’m excited to be on the EGAL Study Advisory Board where in partnership with students, faculty and the administration we can create a more equitable and inclusive – both in and outside of the classroom – experience for all Haasies.”
Afraz Khan (he/him)
FTMBA ‘23
“EGAL provides us a critical platform through which our board can both discuss and implement strategic solutions that drive equity within Haas and society at large. I look forward to crafting actionable proposals with my peers that enable us to achieve our vision of a reimagined and more inclusive business world.”
Kayla Noguchi (she/her)
FTMBA ‘23
“Adaptation as our ‘new normal’ during the pandemic has presented unique opportunities for meaningful innovation and collective action. With this in mind, I’m excited to join the EGAL Student Advisory Board to learn from my classmates, promote greater diversity in our leadership programs, and advance equity and inclusion in our community, at Berkeley and beyond.”
Roxana Obregón (she/her)
FTMBA/MPH ‘23
“As someone whose identity has been repeatedly misunderstood, I have made it a point to dedicate my life to advocating for underrepresented groups. I’m excited to be a part of the Equity, Gender, and Leadership (EGAL) Student Advisory Board (SAB), as I’m looking forward to stoking mutual understanding and respect by creating a foundation in which the richness of experiences in our society are given a voice and an equal opportunity.”
Imani Salazar-Nahle (she/her)
Undergrad ‘22
“As a woman of color in business, I have made it my mission to leverage my voice and platform to empower marginalized and historically underserved communities like my own. I am thrilled to be serving on the EGAL Student Advisory Board as an agent of change, making this mission a reality alongside others who are just as passionate as I am about promoting access and equity for all and shaping the future of business for the better.”
Matt Solowan (they/them)
FTMBA ‘23
“EGAL’s commitment to developing Equity Fluent Leaders was one of the driving forces behind my decision to attend Haas and I’m excited to be a part of its mission to ignite and accelerate change. I am particularly interested in creating equitable and inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ people – especially trans and gender non-conforming persons – in business and society.”