About Brian
Brian Patrick Gialketsis (1995-2019) was a beloved part of the SERC/TGIF community at UC Berkeley. An avid environmentalist his whole life, Brian worked towards a more sustainable, environmentally and socially just world. He was a loving cat dad, blossoming disc jockey, music festival queen, social media aficionado, and an incredible mentor, colleague, and friend to all. As a student at UC Berkeley, Brian pursued his passion for the environment, by working on a TGIF grant to advance zero waste on campus with Cal Zero Waste. It was through this grant, he began his career in sustainability and higher education. In 2015, Brian was hired as a TGIF Program Associate and supported the team with social media and the TGIF referendum campaign renewal, helping the program successfully renew for an additional ten years. Brian graduated from UC Berkeley in 2017, and began his career as TGIF and Sustainability Initiatives Coordinator. In his role as TGIF Coordinator, Brian centered environmental justice to be an integral part of TGIF, and successfully piloted TGIF’s first Environmental Justice Grant Cycle, taking on the necessary work of institutionalizing environmental justice at SERC/TGIF.