General Questions & Customer Service
For general questions, customer service, or concerns about Cal Youth Programs & Camps:
Youth Camps, Program Registration, Program Questions & General Customer Service
Jeffrey Lambert, Customer Service Asst. Manager
Recreational Sports Facility (First Floor) – 2301 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: camps@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-2267
Year-Round Programs Customer Service, & General Program Questions
Leesa Berahovich, Operations Coordinator (GBRC/SCRA)
Golden Bears Recreation Center – 25 Sports Lane, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: youth@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-8023
Year-Round Youth Program Contacts
Golden Bears Youth Gymnastics
Head Coach: Liz Lavin (Interim)
Golden Bears Recreation Center – 25 Sports Lane, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: gbgym@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-8023
Golden Bears Youth Skateboarding
Skateboarding Coordinator: Sean O’loughlin
Golden Bears Recreation Center – Skateboarding Facility – 25 Sports Lane, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: skate@berkeley.edu
Cal Youth Archery Academy
Cal Youth Archery Director: Victor Chia
Golden Bears Recreation Center – Softball Field – 25 Sports Lane, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: victor.chia@berkeley.edu
Cal Youth Camps – Program Contacts
Program Staff Contact Information (Please note that the following emails may not be checked regularly between the months of September and March- direct urgent questions to: camps@berkeley.edu):
Seasonal Youth Camps (Year-Round)
Seasonal Youth Camps Lead: Jalen Cobeen
Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area – 5 Centennial Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: scrayouth@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-2477
Blue Camp
Blue Camp Lead (Camp Director): Jarrett-Tory Sanders
Golden Bears Recreation Center (Building 24) – 25 Sports Lane, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: bluecamp@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-2509
Explorer Camp
Explorer Camp Lead (Camp Director): Jalen Cobeen
Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area – 5 Centennial Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: explorer.camp@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-2477
Cal Adventures Youth Camps
Cal Adventures Youth Programs Manager: Lauren Gregory
Cal Adventures Director: Sam Johnson
UC Aquatic Center at Berkeley Marina – 124 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
Email: laurengregory@berkeley.edu | Phone Number: 510-643-2509
Gold Leaders – CILT/CIT (Campers In Leadership Training / Counselors In Training)
Gold Leaders Program Lead: TBA
Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area – 5 Centennial Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Email: youth@berkeley.edu
UC Martial Arts Program – Youth Camps & Programs
UC Martial Arts Program Director: Master Russell Ahn
Recreational Sports Facility (First Floor) – 2301 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: ahnc@berkeley.edu
Web: https://ucmap.org/youth-program-summer-camps/
Social Skills Program & Youth Camps Inclusion
SST/Camps Inclusion Lead: TBA
Golden Bears Recreation Center (Building 24) – 25 Sports Lane, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: bluecampsocialskills@gmail.com | Phone Number: 510-643-2509
General Camp Program Questions & Contacts
Please Forward all General Camp Questions and Concerns to:
Email: camps@berkeley.edu
Youth Programs Staff Contact Information
General Staff Contact Information
| Name | Program | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Leimsieder, Director, Youth Programs | Youth Programs | 510-701-4288 | daveleimsieder@berkeley.edu |
| Nikita Kadam, Supervisor, GBRC/SCRA | Year-Round Youth Programs | 510-643-8023 | nikitakadam10@berkeley.edu |
| Lauren Gregory, Youth Program Manager | Cal Adventures | 510-643-2509 | laurengregory@berkeley.edu |
| Leesa Berahovich, Operations Coordinator | Year-Round Youth Programs | 510-643-8023 | youth@berkeley.edu |
| Vinh Nguyen, Interim Program Coordinator | Year-Round Youth Programs | 510-643-8023 | youth@berkeley.edu |
