Human Resources & Academic Personnel

Mission Statement

We are excited to support the goals and mission of the law school by providing services that promote a work environment characterized by diversity and inclusion, fair treatment, open communication, personal accountability, trust and mutual respect.  We are committed to meeting Berkeley Law’s needs by partnering with the central offices in People & Culture, Academic Personnel, and Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) to provide the highest level of responsive and confidential services, information, and expertise. 

For employment verification services, please call (510) 664-9000 or fax (510) 664-9018. You may also obtain UC employment verification directly via UCPath.

For other employment questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

Below is a listing of Berkeley Law Human Resources & Academic Personnel staff.

Name Title Responsibilities Contact information
Yvette Garcia

Staff HR Manager

Staff Job Classifications, Staff Recruitment, Compensation, Training and Coaching, Employee and Labor Relations, Performance Management

yvetteg@berkeley.edu

510-642-1979
Marcina Brown

Academic HR Recruitment

&

Onboarding Specialist

 Non-Senate faculty recruitment and onboarding, administrative support for the Faculty Appointments Committee

marcina.b1464@berkeley.edu

510-664-4697
Shamika Jones Academic HR Manager Professors of Law, Clinical Professors of Law, Adjuncts and LSOE titles: Appointment, Promotions, and Recruitment.

shamika.jones@law.berkeley.edu

510-642-4793 
Karina Escamilla Academic HR Coordinator

General Inquires.
Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) and Academic Student Employee (ASE) Positions: Graduate Student Instructor,  Tutor, Reader Titles.

karina.escamilla@berkeley.edu 

510-643-3506 
Thomas Miao Academic HR Partner

Academic Coordinators, Librarians, Researchers, and other non-instructional academic appointments: Academic Recruitment, Merits, Promotions, Leaves

tmiao510@berkeley.edu

510-643-9544
Nelson Singsomphong Staff HR Partner Staff Onboarding & Orientation, Offboarding, Employee Engagement, Leaves of Absence, Accommodations, Learning & Professional Development

nsingsomphong@berkeley.edu 

510-643-6127
Vacant  Academic HR Partner Lecturers, Visiting Professors and other Instructional titles: Merits, Excellence Reviews, Leaves, Recruitment

 
Vacant Academic HR Partner Professors of Law, Clinical Professors of Law, Adjuncts and LSOE titles: Merits and Leaves

 
Sara Jade (SJ) Wainwright Staff HR Coordinator Non-academic Student Assistant and Student Legal Associate Appointments (Student Assistant 2, Student Assistant 3, Student Assistant 4 titles)

sjwainwright@berkeley.edu

510-664-5748
Ayana McDowell

BRS HR Business Partner

 Staff Positions: General HR Inquiries, Compensation and Classification, Performance Management, Employee and Labor Relations, and Pay Issues; (Non-Academic); Post-Docs asmcdowell@berkeley.edu
Denise Hancock BRS HR Generalist GSR, GSI, Tutors and Readers dhancock@berkeley.edu
Maria Palafox-Vargas BRS HR Generalist Student Assistants and Work-Study mpalafox@berkeley.edu
Miah Compton

Talent Acquisition Management

(Staff Recruitment)

 Recruiting Support for Contract, Limited, and Career Staff Appointments. Job Postings, Hiring Strategies, Affirmative Action Goals, Preparing and Issuing Offer Letters miahcompton@berkeley.edu

For more information, visit the UC Berkeley Human Resources website.

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In partnership with Berkeley Regional Services, the Berkeley Law HR Team is working to make HR processes Easier, Better, and Faster.

Click here to visit the BRS web page and learn more about the services they offer.