Giving Back
Philanthropy Updates from CAA
Unrestricted Support, Unrestricted Impact Looking to make an impact for your alumni community? There’s no better way than to make a gift to The CAA Fund. This unrestricted fund allows us to respond to areas of greatest need at our organization and supports everything—from events to California Magazine, networking opportunities to Alumni Chapters—and much more. Make a gift […]
Why They Give: TAAP Donors Bob and Sheryl Wong
The Wongs recognize that affording and navigating UC Berkeley is a much greater challenge now than when they met on campus fifty years ago.
Students Reignite These Cal Alums’ “Spark”
Larry Gray ’79 “Every time I step on campus for whatever reason, I feel a charge,” Larry Gray ’79 says, “so that’s part of the benefit of [volunteering to interview scholarship applicants].”
‘A New Day’: One Alumna Finds Cal Pride, 40 Years After Graduation
By Courtney Cheng“It is refreshing and healing—liberating, actually—to see a new day, a new message to African American students, and to all of us,” Dana shares. “When I told one of the students that assisted in the interviews how much I appreciated her presence, she responded with, ‘Yes, but I am standing on your shoulders.’”
By Sharing Transfer Student Stories, Lily Espinoza Ploski ’98 Inspires Underrepresented Communities
While Lily Espinoza Ploski ’98 had always known that she wanted to attend UC Berkeley, she never imagined that she would pursue several more degrees after graduating from Cal: an A.A. in liberal studies, a master’s in student personnel administration, and an Ed.D. in educational leadership. “Never in a million years did I imagine I’d […]
Longtime Volunteer Mike Landreth ’89 Steps Up
This is the third in our series introducing some of CAA’s longtime District Chair volunteers. A Leadership Award scholarship finalist approached District Chair Mike Landreth ’89, after her interview with a question: “Why have you been doing this for 20 years?” Well, Mike, why have you? “Not only was there a desire to support Cal […]
After Fulfilling a Longtime Goal, Marketing Exec Kelli Jones MBA ’89 Helps Others Do the Same
Kelli Jones MBA ’89 held high-level marketing positions at Hewlett-Packard and consulted for companies such as Yahoo, Oracle, Brocade, and others. She had firmly established herself as a leader, yet a missed opportunity hovered in the back of her mind. A degree from Cal. It didn’t happen the way she initially thought it would, but […]
Create a Lasting Connection to Cal
The CAA Fund Society is a group of alumni and friends who create a lasting connection to Cal through their philanthropic leadership and commitment to our alumni association.
Creating Community at Cal and Beyond
By Courtney Cheng ’16 Michelle Kim ’11 came to Cal with a mission: to become a part of Berkeley’s history of political activism and social justice movements. At the Principal’s Office Michelle was born and raised in South Korea by her single mother, whom she saw constantly struggling against the stigma of divorce. “Back then, […]
Anh Phuong Tran ’06 Has a Story
As an Alumni Scholar, Anh had the opportunity to gain valuable professional skills that now connect to the work she does at CAA. “I had a mentor who taught me how to develop leadership curriculum, a budget, grant proposals, which completely connects to what I do now,” she says. “I learned how to do that […]
Tietta Mitchell
Tietta was overjoyed when she received acceptance to UC Berkeley, but the excitement was bittersweet: she couldn’t afford to go.
