Emerald Green (she/her/hers) received a BA from San Jose State University (SJSU) in Child and Adolescent Development (CHAD), and an MA from the University of San Francisco (USF) in Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA). Emerald is an equity-minded educator with a 10+ year journey in Higher Education and Student Affairs, and brings with her direct experience and leadership in the following functional areas: Orientation and Transition, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Conduct, and Cultural and Affinity Space work, as well as partnerships with Student Athlete Development and Study Abroad units.
Emerald currently serves as the Assistant Director of African American Student Development (AASD), working alongside the Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to coming back to Berkeley, she served as the Program Director for the Black Leadership and Opportunity Center (The BLOC) at San Jose State University (SJSU), directly advancing Black student success and elevating Black excellence through identity and cultural programming, student leadership development, pre-matriculation programs, Annual Black Graduation, and Black History Month programs and initiatives. Through this role, she led the transition and re-opening of the BLOC during COVID, and strengthened campus-wide and community partnerships with key organizations such as the Black Alumni Network (BAN), and the African American Community Service Agency (AACSA), that awarded the BLOC with the Excellence in Education Award in 2023 during her tenure.