United Nations Association of Berkeley
UNAB Officers Meet Our Team
Calvin Tsang
President
Calvin Tsang is a Peace and Conflict Studies Major, concentrating on Human Rights and Security, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. Originally from Southern California, Calvin is a fourth-year transfer student from Orange Coast College. Calvin has been involved in his community college’s student government and has also co-founded a Model United Nations organization. Through his internship with the Berkeley City Council, Calvin has worked towards affirming the rights of Syrian Refugees alongside expanding voting accessibility for students. This year, he is looking forwards towards a productive year in UNAB. In the future, Calvin plans to join the Foreign Service then move on to starting a career at the United Nations.
Aditya Mistry
VP External Affairs
Aditya Mistry is a sophomore studying Political Science.
Naier Wang
VP of Finance
Growing up in a place as culturally diverse and start-up crazed as Silicon Valley, Naier, a second-year and potential economics major, developed a great curiosity to explore both the impacts of politics and business on the community. Some of her experiences include involvement in high-school student government, Congressman election campaigns, and mission trips to Mexico with her church. Upon trying out these activities, she discovered one of her key passions: fundraising in innovative ways and using those funds for the benefit of the community. Here at Berkeley, Naier hopes to continue getting involved in similar activities and is very excited for what is to come in UNAB this year.
Joyce Ching
VP of Internal Affairs
Joyce Ching is a first-year student intending to double major in Economics and Political Economy. She is from Cupertino, CA and is an alumna of Homestead High School. In high school, she was vice president of Homestead California Scholarship Federation and a member of Interact’s International Committee, working to promote community service among students, organizing bi-annual blood drives with the Stanford Blood Center, and advocating against human trafficking. Having participated in various service trips around the world, from serving the homeless in San Francisco to leading character-building workshops and teaching English to high school students in rural China, she has a passion for fighting socioeconomic issues and hopes to one day work in the field of International Development. As the Vice President of Internal Affairs and co-Marketing Chair at UNAB, she hopes to help the club run more smoothly and work effectively to organize events that will both bring members closer together and leave an impact on the rest of the college community.
Jaein Cho
Co-Director of Marketing
Jaein Cho is a History Major at UC Berkeley, who intends to pursue a career in law. Originally from Orange County, Southern California, Jaein is a freshman with interests in Korean culture & history, human rights, and the UN. Jaein joined UNAB in her first semester at UC Berkeley as a Marketing Committee member, designing posters and flyers, as well as planning social media campaigns for various UNAB events. This year, Jaein is working as the co-chair of Marketing Committee, helping her members participate in UNAB and gain experiences as she did last semester. In the future, Jaein hopes to attend law s chool to study international law, and move on to a carrer at the UN.
Kevin Zamzow-Pollock
Co-Director of Logistics
Kevin Zamzow-Pollock is a freshman studying Sustainable Environmental Design, with a likely minor in Community and Regional Planning. Kevin is from Pacific Grove, a small town on California’s Monterey Peninsula. In high school, he was active in both Model UN and the Junior State of America, as well as theater, music, and other volunteer efforts. Kevin just joined UNAB this fall, but is excited to serve as Co-Director of Logistics, through which he hopes to increase UNAB’s influence and effectiveness on campus and in the community. Kevin is highly interested in issues of climate change and sustainable and equitable development and intends to pursue a career in planning.
Julie Song
Co-Director of Logistics
Min Joo (Julie) Song is a freshman at UC Berkeley, majoring in Economics and Statistics. Born in Seoul, Korea and raised half of her life in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, she has a keen interest in development economics and has been involved with Model United Nations in her high school years. She's also a founder of Charity Soiree, a student-led charity concert in Vietnam, raising funds for UNICEF Vietnam, as well as a founder of Craft For a Cause, a non-profit organization dedicated to support victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Her recent research paper focuses on standard of living of cacao farmers in Southern Vietnam, focusing on how Fairtrade pricing could be "unfair" to cacao farmers in Vietnam. This year, she's looking forward towards a productive year in UNAB as a director of logistics.
Grant Wang
Chief Technology Officer
Grant is a first year undergraduate at UC Berkeley. His primary interests lie in the intersection between Technology, Law, and Economics, and he hopes to pursue a JD after his undergraduate studies. Grant is currently involved with advocacy and web development on the United Nations Association at Berkeley, working on the early phases of a startup, running an on campus Overnight Host Program for newly admitted students to Berkeley, and blogging. He is really into history, technology, politics, and economics. Regardless of what the future holds for Grant, learning and having passion for what he does are the most exciting aspects of life for him. The best kind of environment is one in which he can constantly learn from his surroundings and peers and also develop his critical thinking, communication skills, hands-on abilities, programming knowledge, and writing aptitude.