Michael Treviño '89

Executive Director

Preferred Gender Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Gilroy, CA
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Michael joined UCB CLAA as Executive Director in February 2019, and brings extensive experience leading Cal Alumni and Latinx initiatives, along with Cal and UC student affairs experience. Michael served on the UCB CLAA Board of Directors, the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) Board of Directors and as Vice President, and the Campus Chicanx Latinx Task Force. Prior to joining UCB CLAA as Executive Director, Michael served as Assistant Dean of the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, Assistant Dean of UC Hastings College of the Law, Director of Undergraduate Admissions (Systemwide) for UC Office of the President, and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at UCSF.  Michael earned his AB in history and social sciences from Cal, his MEd in higher education leadership and policy studies and JD from the University of Washington, and he is a graduate of the Harvard Administrative Fellows Program.

Email: execudirector@ucbclaa.org

Angela Ortiz
3rd Year, Social Welfare, minor in Public Policy

2019-2020 Intern

Hometown: Madera, CA

Angela Ortiz is a third year at UC Berkeley, studying Social Welfare with a double minor in Public Policy and Chicano Studies. She was raised in Madera, California by her parents who are field workers and who taught her the value of education at a young age. The strength and guidance of her family serves as her motivation to encourage underrepresented students to pursue higher education. Her involvement with Chicanx organizations has strengthen her aspirations to pursue social work in the future. Angela began working with CLAA her first semester at CAL and is returning for her 3rd year with us. She hopes to engage students and alumni as well as create a legacy for future generations of Chicanx/Latinx students. ​

Ivan Hernandez
2nd Year, Legal Studies, minor in Public Policy 

2019-2020 Intern

Hometown: Pomona, CA
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​Ivan Hernandez is a second year student at Berkeley, studying Legal Studies with a minor in Public Policy. Ivan is originally from Pomona, California, where he developed his passion for civic engagement, specifically among young people. He has witnessed the challenges that Latinx students face while navigating higher education. Ivan has involved himself in spaces and orgs that allow him to serve the Latinx community at Cal and better the campus climate for underserved communities. He is excited to work with CLAA, and looks forward to connecting students to the vast resources that CLAA has to offer. He hopes CLAA can help underrepresented students develop the skills they need to succeed at Cal and beyond!

Karina Rubio
​​1st Year, Public Health, minor Women Studies

2019-2020 Volunteer

Hometown: Oakland, CA

Karina Rubio is a Latinx first generation starting her first year at Cal, considering majoring in Public Health with a minor in Women Studies. She was born at Berkeley and raised in Oakland, California. She joined CLAA to feel part of the Latinx community, meet new people and gain experience. Karina hopes to work with CLAA for the rest of her time here at Berkeley and gain from all the recourses CLAA has to offer her. 

Christopher Puga
4th Year, Data Science and Chicano Studies 

2019-2020 Volunteer

Hometown: Pasadena, CA

Having been raised by parents who originated from Sinaloa, Mexico.His Latinx background greatly impacted the manner in which he understood the privileged life that is not available to students seeking higher education in low-income communities. Christopher's love for his roots led him to follow the footsteps of a famous high-school math instructor, Jaime Escalante, who played a major role in the Chicanx Movement.

As a first generation college student, he aims to serve as a role model for his nieces through his acceptance into UC Berkeley. At present, he is working towards obtaining his degree in Mathematics in hopes that it will allow him to use it in pursuing a career in the field of business administration or even to establish his own startup company.He hopes to use all of his knowledge to encourage students of color to pursue a career in STEM that although it is proven to be challenging it’s worth pursuing as it can provide students with endless opportunities to use their education in a variety of ways.