Andrea’s resume

Business Administration | Junior
Anurag’s Resume

Anurag has a passion in social entrepreneurship and using business as means to create impact in the world. Being the first in his family to go to an American University, he has become independent and is inspired to provide opportunity for other underprivileged and first generation students. He feels that business is an avenue which be used positively to create a macro level impact on societies.

Anurag is a Business major at the Haas School of Business and is also getting a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. He feels that the perfect balance in education is first having an understanding of the subject and acquiring knowledge and then applying it to real life situations. Similarly, he hopes to start his own business one day which will have a positive impact on society. He is interested in Entrepreneurship, consulting, and economic development. With the Global Poverty Minor, Anurag will be working with a micro-finance institution in a third world country as part of his field work.

Currently, Anurag is a mentor at the Young Entrepreneurship at Haas, teaches his own Public Speaking decal and is an avid member of the Berkeley Model United Nation club. Every Saturday, he works with less privileged kids and inspires them to come to college. With the Berkeley MUN club, he helped conduct one of the largest Model UN conference in China. He was a director of one of the committees and he taught Chinese students the art of public speaking. During the semester, he teaches a Haas decal where he instructs 25 students and shows them how to become better public speakers.

Anurag won the Give Something Back scholarship at Haas and wants to get a JD/MBA degree in the near future.

Political Science | Senior
Delorean’s Resume

Delorean is a 4th year Political science major at the University of California, Berkeley.  His subfield is comparative politics where he is mainly interested in the long-term sustainability of entitlement programs. His dedication, strong work-ethic, and commitment to academic achievement have earned him numerous awards and honors. He brings to the SAGE Scholars Program real-world experience having spent three years honing his communication and team-building skills in the professional sector.

Through hard work and determination, he was able to procure an internship working a for a non-profit law center, where he assists with special projects designed to assist in protecting and preserving the rights of vulnerable populations. He collects research materials that are used in a myriad of journals, legal publications and legal briefs. He is most proud of his work in Limited English Proficiency, refugee health and Medicare research. The projects he assists in are used in cutting-edge litigation and help insure the protection of the rights of the disadvantaged.

Delorean looks to bring practical, results-oriented solutions to the challenges our country faces in an increasingly competitive world. With that comes a maturity and recognition that understanding what lies outside of one’s sphere of influence can be just as impactful as knowing what lies within. Delorean seeks to continuously expand his knowledge base outside of the world he currently knows by actively seeking new challenges and experiences.

Mutual understanding can only exist in a world where people stop talking past each other and start talking to each other while engaged in a mutual pursuit of truth and that which is just. True justice exists in acknowledging that sometimes the right thing may not be beneficial to one’s cause, and behaving with honesty, consistency and integrity. This is an ongoing journey which includes pinpointing broken links of communication between people and helping to strengthen the dialogue within disparate groups.

Delorean is planning to attend law school. He is seeking a career in non-profit litigation and public advocacy. He hopes to assist in amplifying the voices of the underrepresented in the political discourse.

Chemical Biology | Junior
Ekaterina’s Resume

Ekaterina Tkachenko is a SAGE Scholar and a junior studying Chemical Biology at the College of Chemistry with a minor in Public Policy. She moved to the United States four years ago in search of new opportunities for professional and personal growth.

While attending City College of San Francisco and working, Ekaterina volunteered and participated in various extracurricular activities pursuing her natural passion for empowering others. She developed remarkable interpersonal skills and work ethic managing a team of 8 people in Williams-Sonoma Inc. and dealing with extremely diverse population in class and at work. Due to diverse background, Ekaterina possesses extensive analytical, technical and research skills, as well as an ability to integrate different science fields in a project development and problem-solving.

As a low-income student, she learned how inefficient, extremely expensive and inaccessible for the majority of the population the American healthcare system is. So, Ekaterina decided to pursue career in medicine and work towards making healthcare affordable combining a major in Chemical Biology with a minor in Public Policy. She is currently participating in the Primary Care/Public Health Exposure Program (PCPHEP), conducting a research in immunology at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) and interning at UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery.

Ekaterina is committed to pursuing a joint MD/JD degree to continue working on her goals.

Molecular Toxicology & Molecular Environmental Biology | Senior
Fabian’s Resume 
Fabian has a passion for learning about the application of science to human health and how medical policy can impact the underserved. His interest in science grew immensely in high school when he participated in an internship at a marine lab where he learned invaluable molecular laboratory techniques. However, as a child to immigrant parents, in a city mainly inhabited with field workers, Fabian was exposed to disparities in health care. Through his background in science and enthusiasm in working with people, Fabian plans to use his skills and knowledge that he gains from SAGE to help advocate for health equality.

While at UC Berkeley, Fabian is studying Molecular Environmental Biology (Human Health emphasis) and Molecular Toxicology. His interests in research and how the environment impacts human health lead him to become an undergraduate researcher in a pesticide chemistry laboratory. Now, due to his experience in research and help from SAGE, Fabian is now a paid intern at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute working in congenital heart disease.

Fabian is also dedicated to giving back to the community at large. As a peer advisor he is trained in university procedures while learning essential speaking skills in advising students in his college. Fabian also treasures his work at the Berkeley Free Clinic as a member of the Gay Men’s Health Clinic section where he gathers knowledge about non-profit health care and working with a diverse group of clients. Fabian hopes to use his skills in professional leadership learned from SAGE to advance policy for greater access, inclusion and esteem in LGBT health care.

Fabian also advocates for those with mental health issues. When he was Public Relations Coordinator for Active Minds he learned how to communicate on a large scale and spread awareness for an issue that is often ignored. Fabian is also very interested in the impact of cancer on society. Minorities tend to be disproportionally affected by cancer due to higher chemical toxin exposure and lower income. Fabian wants to work with the underserved to better understand health policy and see how to minimize the disparity seen in minorities in cancer screenings and treatments.

Currently, Fabian wants to pursue a PharmD and work in the realm of public health or the pharmaceutical industry.

Chemistry | Senior
James’ Resume

James is passionate about nanostructure, functional materials, and clean energy solutions. His decision to view the world through the lens of chemistry reflects his ambition to understand the smallest constituents of matter. In the long term, his goal is to apply his chemical understanding to develop sustainable resolutions to the energy crisis facing society. With a top notch education and the support of the SAGE Scholars Program, James aspires to attend graduate school in preparation for a career as a research scientist.

Growing up in rural Wyoming, James was never pushed toward higher education. Self motivation led him to graduate high school with honors and to attend Casper College where he discovered his passion for chemistry and received an AS Chemistry degree with distinction in 2009. He began working in the clean energy field in 2008 at nanoMaterials Discovery Corporation. An internship researching alcohol fuel cells soon blossomed into a full time position. Following the internship, his ambitions have remained clean energy oriented.

James has had several opportunities to demonstrate scientific promise. At nanoMaterials Discovery Corporation, James developed patent-pending, manufacture-scale electrode fabrication processes. Additionally, he developed catalyst synthesis techniques and was active in fuel cell design. James is currently occupied with a student research position at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he investigates the fundamental processes taking place in hydrogen fuel cells.

When he’s not busy with his academic course load, James makes the most of his Berkeley education by reading current scientific literature and attending seminars in the college of chemistry to gain a broad sense of the cutting edge of his field. This knowledge will provide scientific inspiration, and allow James to position his future efforts within the scientific discourse.

James intends to pursue a PhD in Chemistry to assist him in realizing his scientific pursuits.

Mathematics | Freshman
Juan’s Resume 

Juan’s passion to help and motivate underrepresented communities has led him to pursue a career in Mathematics & Business. Despite being raised in the most underserved and violent rural town predominantly of migrant workers, Juan has chosen a path for himself: the path of education and responsibility. With so many of the negative stereotypes of Latinos in the mainstream media depicting them as gang members, drug dealers, absent fathers, or high school dropouts, it is hard for a young Latino male to imagine what it means to be a man. Juan’s goal is to become a positive Latino role model for those who are in need of guidance.