Alfredo Terrazas speaks March 27 for Cesar Chavez Day
Commemorate the birthday of César Chávez on Tuesday, March 27, 12:10 to 1 p.m., when Berkeley alumnus and Senior Assistant Attorney General Alfredo Terrazas visits UCOP in Franklin’s Lobby One Conference Room.
Terrazas has served under several California attorneys general, including George Deukmejian, John Van de Kamp, Dan Lungren, Bill Lockyer, Jerry Brown and Kamala Harris. He is currently senior assistant attorney general in charge of the Licensing Litigation Section, where he oversees 100 deputies and paralegals in the largest statewide section in the Division of Civil Law.
As a community leader, his volunteer and advocacy work includes service on the boards of the United Way of the Bay Area, the East Bay Community Foundation and the UC Berkeley Foundation, where he still serves as an advisory trustee. Terrazas is also a UC regent emeritus and former president of the California Alumni Association. He holds a B.A. in Spanish from UC Berkeley and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law.
Refreshments will be served following the program, which is cosponsored by the Latino Staff Association of the University of California and UCOP Human Resources.
César Chávez was cofounder and president of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO. His birthday, March 31, is celebrated in California as a state holiday, and UCOP offices will be closed on Friday, March 30, in honor of the holiday.