Leadership Award Scholars Association
About
Sponsored by the Cal Alumni Association, LASA is one of the largest and oldest student groups on campus. LASA organizes community service projects, provides leadership development opportunities and hosts annual recognition receptions for its members as a continuance of its tradition of cultivating the top leaders at Cal.
Vision
The Leadership Award Scholars Association will provide Cal students with opportunities to become leaders within their community and develop philanthropic alumni. The Leadership Award Scholars Association will be a community of engaged student leaders that will support the mission of the Cal Alumni Association and the University of California, Berkeley.
Mission
The Leadership Award Alumni Scholars Association will:
- Provide its members with opportunities to develop their leadership skills,
- Host events that are effective yield devices for future UC Berkeley leaders, as well as events that
- Recognize leaders who exhibit the values of The Leadership Award and lastly,
- Be a highly visible vehicle for alumni engagement; particularly young alumni.
Executive Board
Executive Director: Tuhin Roy
Chief Programming Officer: Alana Giedraitis
Chief Operations Officer: Maya Agarwal
Programming Division
Alumni Relations
Director: Rebecca Herd
Alumni Relations is responsible for cultivating a relationship between Leadership Award Scholars and Cal Alumni, particularly alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years. Alumni Relations works to have alumni represented at each LASA event and making networking opportunities available. By connecting the generations at Cal and cultivating a culture of philanthropy, LASA continues supporting our alma mater.
Overnight Stay Program
Director: Derek Fitzgerald
As LASA's flagship event, OSP inspires high school seniors to be future UC Berkeley students and leaders by stimulating valuable interactions with current Cal Leaders and young alumni by organizing a weekend host program. OSP provides opportunities for leadership development to LASA members by way of its preparation, execution, student interactions, young alumni interactions, and management positions.
Student Events and Receptions
Director: Jeff Sun
Student Events and Receptions recognizes the achievements of Leadership Award Scholars and inspires further leadership involvement in both our organization and throughout the Cal campus. Student Events and Receptions oversees all event production and promotes relations between both alumni and current scholars by hosting events that provide networking and growth in leadership opportunities.
Membership and Volunteers
Director: Jennifer Pierson
Membership and Volunteers provides Cal students with the chance to showcase their creative leadership skills while working with the Leadership Award Scholars Association. Being an active member and volunteering allows scholars the opportunity to actively participate in LASA events, the Cal Alumni Association network, and the community of greater Berkeley. Volunteers are the backbone of all LASA programs as it is impossible to run any event without the help of our great scholars and members!
Operations Division
Evaluations
Director: Linda Dong
Evaluations continuously improves LASA's internal operation and event delivery by collaborating with others in our organization to implement suggested improvements. These improvements will be developed by gathering and analyzing data through a series of surveys and other feedback methods for future award scholars to look back on with the goal of constant improvement.
Facilities
Director: Luke Ward
Facilities selects and manages the venues and event amenities for all meetings, events, and programs carried out by LASA. Facilities plays a vital role in the production and successful operation of LASA events that includes comparing amenities used by other campus organizations, internally managing room rentals, and procuring event decorations.
Finance
Director: Andris Kivuls
Finance sets and manages the budget and finances for LASA as well as organizes fundraisers to financially support LASA. Finance ensures spending is properly budgeted and recorded for all LASA events, programs, and expenditures.
Marketing and Communications
Director: Nishtha Bhatt
Marketing and Communications informs Leadership Award Scholars about upcoming events and leadership opportunities. Marketing and Communications overarching goal is to increase the visibility of the LASA and its role of supporting and connecting recipients of The Leadership Award on campus through maintaining an event calendar, producing marketing collateral and publicizing events and opportunities.