Berry Coleman | Coming Full Circle

Berry Coleman is back where he began. In 1985, he started working as a public safety officer at 155 Fifth Street, which was then home to Crocker National Bank. “My very first day on the job, the Wells Fargo Corporation took over Crocker Bank,” Coleman explains. “It was a merger—so we went from being Crocker employees to Wells Fargo employees.”

Maureen Valley | Dental Health Ambassador

Dr. Maureen Valley’s life seems like a precision juggling act. “I have lots of different interests—maybe that’s a blessing, and maybe that’s a curse.”

Sam Christensen ’05 | Teaching is in His DNA

Dr. Sam Christensen ’05 has taken an interesting career path to get where he is today—from middle-school science teacher to dental student to practitioner and now faculty member.

Daniel Nam ’02 | On a Mission

“In these trying times where access to care is a major issue, I want to create a model here in Berkeley that others can emulate and improve upon to deliver quality care to our fellow citizens who need assistance with their dental health,” says Nam.

Parag Kachalia ’01 | Process and Progress

Parag Kachalia was still a dental student at University of the Pacific when he realized that after graduating he would like to be a part-time dental school faculty member. So after graduation, Dr. Kachalia ’01 followed through with his plan and joined the dental school as a one-day-per-week faculty member in addition to seeing patients in private practice. This was the start of his evolving career as a dental educator.

Dan McFarland ’14 | The Fish Will Have To Wait

How did a fisherman from a small town in Montana end up in a big city on the path towards dentistry?

Dan O’Neill: Practicing Dentistry on the Frontline

Dan O’Neill ’81 is not your typical dentist. While his contemporaries may be looking at taking things a little easier, he’s with the military in Afghanistan.

Veena Vaidyanathan ’12 | Serious Goals

DDS Class of 2012 Student Veena Vaidyanathan always knew she wanted to go into a medical profession. Now well on her way to becoming a dentist, she’s setting her sights on a higher goal.

Ai Streacker ’79: Watching for Wow Moments

Ai Streacker’s passions and hobbies have taken him far and wide in life. But the passion with perhaps the greatest impact is teaching.