Thomas, executive assistant to CIO Tom Andriola by day, is a driving force on Berkeley's Transportation Commission.

Plan to attend the staff appreciation celebration at Kaiser. And if you've got a special talent, be sure to sign up for the talent show. Applications are due Nov. 6.

A senior event planner in the Business Resource Center, Cummings started her UC career at UCDC but secretly yearns to host "Parts Unknown."

Deputy Chief of Staff to the President Moira Perez is the guest speaker at the Project Management Interest Group's November meeting.

Visit the Latino Staff Association's exhibit in the Franklin lobby to mark the Day of the Dead. At noon, make a sugar skull with LaSA and the Crafts Group.

Bring your lunch and come to the next installment of the Lunch & Learn series featuring Yvette Gullatt, UC's vice provost for diversity and engagement and chief outreach officer.

UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) and OP Staff Assembly celebrate Food Day 2015 this week by hosting a food drive benefitting the Alameda County Food Bank. Capping off the week, they'll screen the documentary "A Place at the Table."

A Bay Area native who once lived on a houseboat, Amy Vrizuela divulges some Alameda trivia.

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The President's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women has started a LinkedIn group to share and discuss news, job opportunities and more.

Nearly 700 people turned out for the staff appreciation event on the Franklin patio, where tacos, churros and Italian ice were served and UCOP's affinity groups were on hand to talk about what they do.