2023-24 ASB Leadership Team

*photo from the 2023-24 team

ASB Leadership is a collective student voice composed of a diverse body of student leaders. Our mission is to create a more positive and engaging experience at Berkeley High School through civic engagement, community building, sustainability, social events, and positive staff-student relations.

Please contact John Villavicencio, Director of Student Activities, for more information about leadership or to get in contact with one of the student representatives.

Email: johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net

Leadership Office: 510.644.8990

ASB Contact List 2023-2024
John Villavicencio Director of Student Activities

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Drew Henderson ASB President
Erin Freeman ASB Vice President
Bo Speirs ASB Chief of Staff
Andre Gordon Risz ASB Treasurer
Sanam Rozycki-Shah Chief of Clubs
Ki’Donyae Bell Chief of Publicity
Amaya Houston Chief of Publicity
Melody Castro Chief of Publicity
Kainoa Tomikawa Chief of Service
Ariana Yerovam Chief of Social Activities
Mariah Lillard-Richner Commissioner of Achievement
Meghan Malone Commissioner of Elections
Zeia Bachrach Commissioner of Environmental Sustainability
Tamar McKey Commissioner of Equity and Student Rights
Lev Teiblum Commissioner of Health & Athletics
Magnolia Hougan Commissioner of Health & Athletics
Alex Freeman Commissioner of Health & Athletics
Jessica Andrijani Hipona Commissioner of Multicultural Affairs
Luca Mirza Commissioner of Technology
Lola Djavaherian Commissioner of Technology
Kai Lim-Moreno Commissioner of the Arts
Stella Pfeifer Commissioner of Women’s Equity & Rights
Rose Hara Health Center Liaison
Eliza McGlashan Senior Class President
Mei Saphir Senior Class Vice President
Zariyah King Junior Class President
Zamahra “Winta” Clark Junior Class Vice President
Sofia Bloom Sophomore Class President
Sophia Nishioka Sophomore Class Vice President

STUDENT SENATE
Katelyn Liao School Board Student Representative
Lenka Simon BSEP/SSC Student Representative
Sami Khayatei Houssaini BSEP/SSC Student Representative
Maya Dang BSEP/SSC Student Representative
Sifora Kahsay BSEP/SSC Student Representative
Anjani Chokkalingam BHS Development Group Student Representative
Jonathan Schwartz BHS Development Group Student Representative
Emma Kittredge BHS Development Group Student Representative
Ohad Aviran-Finkelstein BHS Development Group Student Representative
Rebecca Seid SLC Student Representative

SENIOR CLASS of 2024 TEAM
Eliza McGlashan Senior Class President
Mei Saphir Senior Class Vice President
Joaquin Almanzan Senior Class Secretary
Claudia Bloom Senior Class Deputy
Ella Creane Senior Class Deputy
June McNally Senior Class Deputy
Luca Vicisano Senior Class Deputy
Margaret Sandiego Senior Class Deputy
Matilda Grant Senior Class Deputy
Sonia Sullivan Senior Class Deputy
Niko Luckey Senior Class Deputy
Toby Jacobson-Bell Senior Class Deputy

JUNIOR CLASS of 2025 TEAM
Zariyah King Junior Class President
Zamahra “Winta” Clark Junior Class Vice President
TBD in FALL Junior Class Secretary
Alyssa Raimi Junior Class Deputy
Aminata Signateh Junior Class Deputy
Ariel kehat Junior Class Deputy
Autumn Dalton Junior Class Deputy
Clemens Mayer Junior Class Deputy
Eleanor Zaragoza-Aaron Junior Class Deputy
Isabel Grace Eknoian Junior Class Deputy
Jayme Lawrence Junior Class Deputy
Katharine Imen Junior Class Deputy
Kayen Manovil Junior Class Deputy
Liam Culligan Junior Class Deputy
Nat Wallin Junior Class Deputy
Zephyr Rhew Junior Class Deputy

SOPHOMORE CLASS of 2026 TEAM
Sofia Bloom Sophomore Class President
Sophia Nishioka Sophomore Class Vice President
Talia Nishioka Sophomore Class Secretary
Clara Tjen Sophomore Class Deputy
Eloise Thomas Sophomore Class Deputy
Hani Khayatei Sophomore Class Deputy
Jules Pierre Droz Sophomore Class Deputy
Juliet DiStefano Sophomore Class Deputy
Juna French Sophomore Class Deputy
Keller Greer Sophomore Class Deputy
Lilia Rangel Sophomore Class Deputy
Shira Taylor Sophomore Class Deputy
Vivian Johnson Sophomore Class Deputy

Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG) – BHSDG is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1991 by a group of parent volunteers to ensure the quality and excellence of Berkeley High School. In 2017-18, BHSDG managed over $500,000 in donations and other revenues. With these funds, BHSDG was able to make grants for a wide range of equipment and educational enrichment opportunities.

Berkeley Schools Excellence Project (BSEP) – As a community response to school funding shortages in the wake of Proposition 13, the Berkeley Schools Excellence Project (BSEP) has made a huge difference in the quality of our children’s education.

Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) – The overarching committee of elected board members that makes decisions on district related issues.

School Site Council (SSC) –  In the Berkeley Unified School District, each school has a School Governance Council (though the high school operates slightly differently, see below) which combines the responsibilities of the state-mandated School Site Councils (such as writing the School Plan and allocating certain state funds directed to schools) as well as the duties of looking at all school spending including BSEP Site Funds, a portion of special local funds that go directly to school sites.