Career Services

After achieving his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Haas, Rich worked in the field and obtained his California CPA license. He then earned his MBA in finance at UCLA, leading to a 17 year high-tech finance career at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Rich joined Haas in 1999 as one of the inaugural industry account managers where he utilizes his educational and professional experience to help students and companies in his sectors - technology, media/entertainment, non-profit and socially responsible business - achieve recruiting success. Living in San Jose makes it convenient for Rich to keep close tabs on Silicon Valley activity.

Jenn recently joined Haas after spending thirteen years in the retail and consulting industries. In her last position, she was a recruiting manager for Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy consulting firm, and was responsible for all aspects of recruiting MBA candidates, including developing on-campus brand building strategies and marketing programs that supported their recruiting efforts. Prior to Booz Allen, Jenn spent eleven years at Gap Inc. where she held various positions in marketing and strategy for the Gap, Banana Republic and International divisions. Jenn holds a BA in technical writing and marketing from San Francisco State University.

Ainka is a UC Berkeley alumna, from the College of Letters & Science. She holds an MBA from Wharton, where she majored in Entrepreneurship, Operations and Strategy with a focus on Global Business, and a Certificate in Human Resource Management from NYU. Most recently Ainka worked at The Gap where she was Manager of Operations, Recruiting & Staffing. She has held various manager roles in retail, telecommunications, non-profits and on Wall Street. Her experience includes work in recruiting, advising, diversity, training and development, merchandising, process improvement, project/change management, strategy and business development.

She is an INROADS Alumna from the NYC affiliate and the San Francisco Bay area alumni contact. For almost ten years Ainka has been an active member of NBMBAA and NSHMBA. She is a member of 85 Broads and NAFE and has been an active volunteer with The All Stars Project Inc., Girls Inc. and other organizations focused on the arts and youth development..

Cathy is the ACRE (Accelerating Careers in Real Estate) Program Coordinator working in Career Services in partnership with the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics. Prior to joining Haas, Cathy was the career advisor for the Mills MBA program in Oakland. With a background in commercial banking, consulting, corporate finance, and marketing, Cathy is adept at identifying transferable skills for both career switchers and those targeting advancement in the real estate industry. Cathy is a Haas alumna and holds a BA in Economics from Stanford University. She is active in her community through PTA and can be found on a soccer or baseball field most weekends cheering on her kids.

Jocelyn has been a primary contact for employers visiting the Haas School since 2000. She leads the “Optimizing CareerNet for Your Job Search” workshop, is the face behind the CSO Weekly newsletter and acts as the main technical support for CareerNet. She is a great resource for all on campus recruiting questions. Outside of Haas, Jocelyn does speech/accent coaching and vocal training for individuals. Jocelyn grew up in San Francisco and New York and studied music and vocal performance at UC Santa Barbara.

Pat DeMasters joined the Haas School of Business in 2006 as Director of Career Services for the Evening & Weekend MBA Program, the Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program and MBA alumni. Prior to Haas, she was the senior director for the North Bay practice of Spherion Human Capital Consulting where she focused on coaching and/or advising senior- and mid-level clients from financial services, biotech, consumer products and technology industries. She has 15 years experience in Human Capital Consulting which includes career transition/outplacement, career development, training, & program development serving clients in the Bay Area, US and abroad.

Pat has a Masters degree in Career Development from JFK University and an undergraduate degree in Organization Behavior from the University of San Francisco. Throughout her career, Pat has been very involved with organizations such as the Association of Career Professionals International (ACPI), Financial Women’s Association (FWA) and multiple human resources groups where she held office or participated on committees.

John is a certified Executive Coach from the Hudson Institute. Prior to establishing the Haas MBA alumni and Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA career services programs, he was a Senior Consultant with Lee Hecht Harrison providing career transition services for Fortune 100 companies in the finance, bioscience, telecommunications, public utility, and healthcare industries. He is a small business owner and has worked as a corporate recruiter and in the retained search field as an executive recruiter. He has held a variety of positions at the national director and management level in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors.

He has earned an MA in Career Development from John F. Kennedy University, Graduate School of Management and has a BS degree in Psychology and a minor in Business Administration from Humboldt State University. John is on the advisory board for the Association of Career Professionals International.