Mavis Njoo-Lau joined UC Berkeley in October 2011 as a research administrator. Mavis was named Director of Finance in October 2018 and became the Administration and Finance Director in April 2022 at the California Social Work Education Center under the Berkeley Social Welfare where she oversees over $50 million in grants & contracts and the office operations for the unit. Before joining UC Berkeley Mavis worked as an account and budget supervisor at Camp Adventure Youth Service at the University of Northern Iowa, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems & Accounting and a Master's Degree in Community Health Education.
As an immigrant from Hong Kong, and fluent in Chinese, Mavis has always believed in supporting higher education to provide resources and opportunities for the growth of our future generations.