Organizing Team
Conference Chair
john a. powell Director, Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society and Professor of Law, African American, and Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley
Conference Director
Rachelle Galloway-Popotas Communications Director, Haas Institute
Organizing Committee
Olivia E. Araiza Network Director Haas Institute
Evan Bissell Arts & Cultural Strategy Coordinator, Haas Institute
Nicole-Marie Cotton Student, UC Berkeley
Elsadig Elsheikh Global Justice Program Director, Haas Institute
Puanani Forbes Chief of Staff, Haas Institute
Gerald Lenoir Field & Identity Strategist, Haas Institute
Stephen Menendian Research Director and Assistant Director, Haas Institute
Sean Reyes Student, UC Berkeley
Victoria Robinson Director, American Cultures Engaged Scholarship, UC Berkeley
Subcommittees
ARTS & CULTURE
- Evan Bissell, lead
- Dania Cabello
- Takiyah Franklin
- Sande Smith
- Basima Sisemore
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Evan Bissell, lead
- Olivia Araiza
- Elsadig Elsheikh
- Rachelle Galloway-Popotas
- Gerald Lenoir
- Stephen Menendian
- Victoria Robinson
CURRICULUM
- Evan Bissell, lead
- Olivia Araiza Rachelle Galloway-Popotas
FUNDRAISING
- Puanani Forbes, lead
- Nicole-Marie Cotton
LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS, STAFFING
- Puanani Forbes, lead
- Nicole-Marie Cotton
- Sean Reyes
- Tomeko Wyrick
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
- Rachelle Galloway-Popotas, lead
- Marc Abizeid Sara Grossman
POST-CONFERENCE REPORT
Written by Evan Bissell, Rachelle Galloway-Popotas, and Sara Grossman, with additional content and data analysis provided by Nicole-Marie Cotton and Puanani Forbes. All photos by Eric Arnold. Find this report online at belonging.berkeley.edu/ postconfreport2019.