Meet Our DevEng Staff Members

Prof. Kara Nelson

Blum Chancellor’s Chair in Development Engineering
Dr. Yael Valerie Perez

Dr. Yael Valerie Perez

Director of DevEng Programs
Valerie Moss

Valerie Moss

Student Advisor
Adrianne Johnson

Adrianne Johnson

Director of Partnerships & Career Development
Chetan Chowdhry

Chetan Chowdhry

Director of Student Programs
Sam Goldman

Sam Goldman

Administrative Officer
Brittney Byrd

Brittney Byrd

Marketing Specialist

DevEng Committees

Head Faculty Advisor:

Prof. Kara L. Nelson 
Blum Chancellor’s Chair in Development Engineering
Chair, Development Engineering Graduate Group
Program Leader, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.C. Berkeley
 

Program Director:
Yael Perez, PhD, Director of DevEng Programs

Academic and Prospective Students Advising 
Valerie Moss, Program Manager & Student Advisor
Chetan Chowdhry, Director of Student Programs
Yael Perez, Ph.D., Director of DevEng Programs

Career and Professional Development Guidance:

Adrianne Johnson, Career Development Manager

Academic Advising Committee:

  • Prof. Anil Aswani 
  • Prof. Paolo D’Odorico
  • Dr. Khalid Khadir 
  • Prof. Laura H. Kwong, 
  • Dr. Yael Valerie Perez
  • Prof. Amy Pickering

Curricula and admission Committee

  • Prof. Anil Aswani
  • Prof. Dan Fletcher
  • Prof. Kara Nelson
  • Dr. Yael Valerie Perez
  • Prof. Amy Pickering 
  • Prof. Matthew Potts

Internships:
Adrianne Johnson, Career Development Manager
Chetan Chowdhry, Director of Student Programs
Maryanne McCormick, Executive Director

Communications:
Sam Goldman, Communication and Administrative Officer

Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem:
Phillip Denny, Director, Big Ideas Contest