About Our Team

How to Reach Us

Feel free to reach out by email or phone:

Financial Aid: financial-aid@law.berkeley.edu

LRAP: lrap@law.berkeley.edu

Phone: 510-642-1563

Schedule an appointment

Our Team

  • Lauren Kang's headshot. Lauren poses outside in front of green trees. Smiling, Lauren wears a taupe blouse and long reddish-brown hair partly pulled back.

    Lauren Kang

    • Director of Financial Aid
    • she/her/hers

    Lauren began her career in financial aid as a Federal Work-Study student in 2007 and has worked in this profession for over 10 years. She joined the Financial Aid Office at Berkeley Law in March 2022 and prior to Berkeley, Lauren worked as the Associate Director of Compliance and Systems at the University of San Francisco, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Processing and a Financial Aid Operations Coordinator for the Community College of Aurora, and as a Coordinator of Systems and FA Operations at Hawaii Pacific University. Additionally, she has previously managed financial aid programs like Pell, Satisfactory Academic Progress, R2T4, Federal and Private Student Loans, Scholarships, and California and Colorado State Grants. It has been Lauren’s passion to help students navigate through higher education and provide financial aid resources and education to help students pay for their education.

    Lauren received her Master of Science in Management and Leadership in 2018, has a BA in Elementary Education, and is a Certified Personal Financial Manager.

  • Amanda Prasuhn's headshot. Amanda poses in front of a light blue background. Slightly smiling, Amanda wears a blue shirt, a red blazer, and has medium-length wavy blonde hair.

    Amanda Prasuhn

    • Director of Public Interest Financial Support
    • she/her/hers

    Amanda joined the Financial Aid Office in 2018 after several years of practice as an environmental attorney. As a first-gen college student, former public interest lawyer, and a student loan borrower herself, Amanda enjoys educating students about Berkeley Law’s public interest offerings and how to make public interest feasible and accessible to everyone.

    Amanda received her J.D. from Stanford Law School, where she graduated with pro bono distinction and was a public interest fellow. She received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Missouri.

    Amanda spends her spare time running and hiking in the East Bay hills, camping in the mountains, and playing with her two cats.

  • Jorge Magana's headshot. Jorge smiles in front of a tan wall. Jorge wears a blue and white patterned button-up and has short dark brown hair.

    Jorge Magaña

    • Associate Director of Financial Aid
    • he/him/his

    Jorge joined the Financial Aid Office in 2019. He has worked in financial aid for over 5 years and previously worked in financial aid at Loyola Marymount University, University of California, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Peninsula College. Jorge has a particular interest in financial wellness, financial aid policy, and improving college access and success, specifically for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students.

    He received an M.A. in International Education Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University and a B.A. in International Development Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

  • Rosana Hill-Thomas' headshot. Rosana smiles in front of a dark background. Wearing a green sweater and black glasses, Rosana has brown hair pulled halfway up.

    Rosana Hill-Thomas

    • Associate Director of Financial Aid
    • she/her/hers

    With over 15 years of experience in student support services, aid and academic advising, Rosana joined Berkeley Law in 2020 to continue her passion of assisting students pursuing higher education. She has experience working with underrepresented and first generation students, along with the management of programs that provided college access and support for former foster and juvenile justice youth.

  • Aubrey Saturno headshot. Aubrey smiles in front of a background of green trees. She wears a mauve blouse and has long straight brown hair.

    Aubrey Saturno

    • Financial Aid Advisor
    • she/her/hers

    Aubrey is a recent addition to the Financial Aid Office after working as a Paralegal Support in business immigration. As a first-generation college student and a financial aid recipient herself, Aubrey hopes to assist underrepresented students in navigating financial resources in order to pursue higher education. 

    She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychological Science and Criminology, Law, & Society.

    In her free time, Aubrey enjoys attending concerts and playing her guitar.