Student Services Director (incl. PhD & Combined MSW/PhD Program Advisor)
Alexia Theresa Pimentel (she/her) is the Student Services Director and PhD Advisor at Berkeley Social Welfare. She is a neurodivergent higher education scholar-practitioner with 9 years of experience supporting doctoral students across various disciplines. Her work centers on advancing reform in practices and policies within doctoral and graduate programs to center and uplift Black, Indigenous, and students of color as they navigate oppressive, traditional research environments.
Her involvement in student organizations and peer counseling as an...
Sylvia Gin (she/they) is the newest member of the Student Services Team, serving as the Recruitment and Career Services Specialist. In this role, Sylvia will focus on implementing recruitment strategies, representing the school at events, and developing career programming to support students as they navigate their path to employment.
A recent alumni of UC Berkeley, Sylvia holds both a Master of Social Welfare (MSW) and a Master of Public Health (MPH), with concentrations in Strengthening Children, Youth, and Families, and Maternal, Child, and...
