Executive Director
​Gen Slosberg
Transfer Recruitment
Director
​Wafaa Elshawarbi
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​K-12 Recruitment 
Co-Director
Angel Castro
Recruitment Director
​Katie Suzuki
Community Development
​Co-Director
Saige Simien
Ourstorian
Maya Siebenlist
Retention Director
​Kate Medina
​Community Development
​Co-Director
Sahra Aalaei
Operations Director
Christian Kazianka ​
K-12 Recruitment 
Co-Director
​Katrina Bullock

Fall 2019 Board Directors

Executive Director​

Gen Slosberg
Hi all! I'm Gen, a third year studying Political Science and minoring in Global Studies - the Americas. I'm from Guangzhou, China but came to Cal by way of Orange County, CA. I have the distinct privilege and pleasure of serving as the Executive Director of MRRC this year, and I could not be more excited to get to know each of you, our community members! Outside of MRRC, I am working as a part-time program associate at China:SF, a nonprofit that seeks to build business connections between China and the SF Bay Area. I am also working on my thesis this year, and I will be writing about Chinese investment in Latin America. Talk to me about all things international affairs, social justice activism, and Jewish or Chinese culture! 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/genevieveslosberg

Recruitment Director

Katie Suzuki
Hey y’all! My name is Katie and I’m delighted to be the Recruitment Director for  MRRC. This is my 3rd year at Cal and I’m currently pursuing a Global Studies Major with an Emphasis in Peace and Conflict. Before Cal, I grew up in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles (any Westside LA People hmu!) When I’m not working on recruiting new members of MRRC, I enjoy playing my guitar and ukulele, swimming, playing water polo, and doing yoga. I'm also working in a sub-project of the Berkeley Anti Trafficking Coalition (BATC) known as the Coffee Project! I can’t wait to see what our team will accomplish this year, and hope that you join us too!

​Retention Director

Kate Medina
Hi everyone! I’m Kate Medina and I am your returning Retention Director for the MRRC! I am a third year studying Conservation Resource Studies in CNR. I am excited to once again be serving the mixed community and I cannot wait to meet you or see you again! MRRC has been like a home away from home to me. I joined this org when I visited Berkeley for senior weekend and here I am! Here are a few facts about me: I am a first generation college student, I hail from Koreatown, Los Angeles, and I love painting and drawing. Keep on the look out for our upcoming events! We have amazing things planned. 

Operations Director

Christian Kazianka 
Hello friends! My name is Christian Kazianka and I am this year's Operations Director. I am a second-year undergraduate and I am currently planning on double majoring in Political Science and Psychology. I was introduced to MRRC when I attended Senior Weekend in the spring before my freshman year and subsequently became a K-12 Recruitment Intern and Community Development Intern, which is where I really got to know the staff and mixed community members on campus and the importance of the work that we do. MRRC has been one of the few places here that have offered me a space to be my true self, and I am honored to have been given the opportunity to offer this same sort of feeling to other students. I am almost always working (you’ll probably see me driving a little blue golf cart around campus lol), but if I do have free time then I like to spend it laying in bed watching Netflix, eating burritos or drinking smoothies, taking strolls around campus and Downtown Berkeley, or spending time with friends.

Transfer Retention Director

Austin Moon
Hi everyone! I’m Austin Moon and I am the transfer Retention Director for MRRC 2019! I am a senior Philosophy major on a pre-law track. Originally from sunny Southern California where we rarely say hella and the traffic never ends. I have staffed political campaigns for work, and am quite a good chef if I do say so myself. Find me around campus and introduce yourself I’d love to chat.

Transfer Recruitment Director

Wafaa Elshawarbi
Greetings friends! As MRRC’s Transfer Recruitment Director, I help students find their way to 4-year institutions, and if they’re interested in attending UC Berkeley, I make sure they get everything they’d need to attend, as well as let them know of opportunities (including MRRC Fellowships).
I am a first-generation spring-admit junior-transfer from Ohlone College, and I’m currently majoring in Legal Studies; with an interest in Criminal Law. I’m hoping to help people of color that have been wronged by the system, especially juveniles who have been treated unfairly because of how they look, where they’re from, and the color of their skin.
My current hobbies include making music, staying up until 3 am for no reason, and watching Grey’s Anatomy for the 4th time on Netflix.

Community Development

Susana Torres
Hi all! I’m Susana, MRRC’s Community Development director. It’s my 3rd year at Cal majoring in Physics. Outside of MRRC and classes, I research ‘quantum materials’, compete on Hispanic Engineers and Scientists’ intramural soccer team, and act as Research & Blog Editor for the Berkeley Scientific Journal.  MRRC has become a very special place for me on campus, and I hope it can become special for you too!

K-12 Recruitment
Co-Director

Sam Warren
Hi everyone! My name is Sam and I am one of the K-12 Recruitment Directors for MRRC this year! I am a second year majoring in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy. I was born and raised in Sacramento and am involved in state government relations and politics at UC Berkeley. I was a recruitment intern last year and I am so excited to be continuing that work. I look forward to everything our recruitment team has planned for the school year!

K-12 Recruitment Co-Director

Katrina Bullock
Hey y’all! My name is Katrina and I’m one of the K-12 Recruitment Co-Directors for MRRC this year. I am originally from Santa Clarita, CA and am currently a second year studying Political Science with a minor in Education. Tentatively, I’m on a pre-law track with the goal of getting into educational law. In my free time, I enjoy being crafty through music, art, and design. I first found the mixed community here at Cal during my freshman year as a fellow. I’m very optimistic about this upcoming year and all the tasks we will achieve as a community!

Ourstorian

Maya Siebenlist
Hello everyone! It’s Maya, MRRC’s Ourstorian! I’m from the Bay Area & I spent a big chunk of my childhood in the Netherlands. This is my second year at Berkeley studying Cognitive Science, and I'm so grateful for the community that MRRC has provided here! In my free time, I love designing graphics, swimming, listening to R&B, and working for a social impact design firm. Last semester, I was an Ourstorian intern for MRRC and I am so excited to be back on board! 



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