Laura is the Director of TechTransfer, California's preeminent transportation training program. You should contact Laura if you are interested in partnering with TechTransfer on professional development, training, or communications at the programmatic level or if you have suggestions for ways TechTransfer can better meet your training needs. If you are looking for Berkeley's technology transfer office, click here for the University of California, Berkeley's Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances.
Jay Johnson
Jay is a member of our delivery team who handles digital communications for TechTransfer and student services for our Learn2Launch program. Contact Jay if you have questions regarding course delivery, including online course delivery, questions or concerns about our website or monthly email updates, or have questions regarding our Learn2Launch program.
Dana Oldknow
Dana is our Training Program Manager and Registrar, she leads our delivery team and handles all class requests and pricing. Contact Dana if you have any questions regarding course registration, questions about pricing, or if you’re interested in bringing any of our open enrollment classes to your agency for exclusive training.
Fredda Olivares
Fredda is a member of our delivery team who specializes in conferences, executive education, and our Airport Systems Planning and Design short course for NEXTOR. Contact Fredda if you have any questions regarding course delivery, conferences, or the airport short course.
Bernadette Tan Edwards
Bernadette is our Work Zone Safety Training Program Manager, she handles all of our work zone related training. You should contact Bernadette if you have any questions about the content of our work zone training classes or would like to schedule a class delivery for your group.
Mali Williams
Mali is a member of our delivery team and handles student services for our Learn2Launch program. Contact Mali if you have questions regarding course delivery, social media (including LinkedIn and our event calendar), and questions regarding our Learn2Launch program.
Afsaneh Yavari
Afsaneh Yavari serves as a research and development engineer at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS). At UC Berkeley SafeTREC, she co-manages the Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) Program, and previously led the Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA) Program. At TechTransfer, Afsaneh manages the update of existing courses and supports development of new courses. She is registered as a traffic engineer (TE) in California. She holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering, and a Master’s degree in transportation engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Before joining the University of California, Berkeley, Afsaneh worked in both the public and private sectors, which included TJKM Transportation Consultants, City of Albuquerque, JHK & Associates, City of Tracy, and Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
