Ariana Abramyan joined the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare in 2025 as a Project Coordinator, focusing on finance, staff HR, facilities, and dean support. She brings a strong background in finance, operations, and higher education administration, having previously served as an Assistant Manager of Housing Operations at UCLA. Ariana has experience leading cross-functional teams and facilitating collaboration between departments to improve workflow. She holds a Bachelor's degree from...
Emily Encina (they/them) is the Data Security and IT Analyst of Berkeley Social Welfare. They are responsible for keeping the school in compliance with UCB's and UCOP's many data security policies and standards -MSSEI,IS-12,...
Emiko Moran is the Department Manager at Berkeley Social Welfare. She began her career at Berkeley with the department in 2016, and went on to spend several years serving other campus units before returning to Social Welfare in her current role in 2021. Growing up in Berkeley...
Denise Schiller is the Academic Personnel Human Resources Analyst. Before joining Berkeley Social Welfare, she previously worked at UC Berkeley's Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance, housed within the Department of Economics, and UC San Diego's Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, housed within the Neurosciences Department.
Denise's background is in journalism and she has worked as a copywriter, technical, and medical writer. A California native, Denise has also lived in Seattle, Virginia, and Milwaukee. She has a Master's degree...
Erica Wilson has been the Dean’s Office Project Analyst for Berkeley Social Welfare since September 2023. She joined Berkeley Social Welfare as the Practicum Education Program Coordinator in July 2022. Before joining the Social Welfare Dean’s Office team, she worked as an Analyst at UC Berkeley’s Academic Senate. Prior to that she worked as a Legal Assistant in Berkeley, California. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Political Science and a concentration in International Relations.
Erica volunteers with the YMCA’s California Youth...
