2016 Fall Dragon

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Chloe Gregori ’12
Receives Award for
Public Service
Chloe Gregori’s ’12 public service and commitment
to improving the local and global community has not
gone unnoticed. She was recently named a recipient
for a Chancellor’s Public Service Award, The Mather
Good Citizen Award, and was honored at a ceremony
held at the university’s Alumni House on May 9,
hosted by Chancellor Nicholas Dirks.
A Peace & Conflicts Studies major, with a minor
in Global Poverty & Practice, Gregori’s service has
focused on directly addressing human trafficking and
educating the public about the issue and how to get
involved.
Her role as a Minh Dang Fellow for Human Rights,
Human Trafficking Education & Prevention course
facilitator, and Director of the Berkeley Anti-Trafficking
Idea Lab serves to help UC Berkeley students
and the community learn about human trafficking
and how to take action.
Most recently, Gregori served as Chair for the Freedom
in Action Conference, which involved 20 different
community anti-trafficking organizations and a
number of survivors in attendance.
In 2014, she worked in Winneba, Ghana for two
months with an NGO called Challenging Heights,
which combats child slavery in fishing and domestic
servitude on Lake Volta.
Chloe Gregori ’12. Contributed photo.
“I am so honored to receive a Chancellor’s Award for
Public Service. My knowledge of human trafficking
has greatly evolved during my time at Cal by working
with fellow peers, my fellowship mentor Minh Dang,
as well as other anti-trafficking organizations that are
doing incredible, and extremely difficult, work,” Gregori
said. “My service would not be possible without
their constant support, determination, and enthusiasm
to educate the greater public about this issue
facing our communities. I look forward to pursuing a
career in public service where I can continue to teach
and hopefully inspire people to take action against
injustice, while expanding my own knowledge of
these vastly complex social issues.”
At O’Dowd, Gregori led efforts during Mission Drive
week to raise money for an anti-human trafficking
organization called Not For Sale. Inspired by Not For
Sale’s mission, she founded a NFS O’Dowd chapter
to educate students and faculty about this pressing
issue, as well as worked with school administration to
purchase more Fair Trade products.
Upon graduation from UC Berkeley, Chloe plans to
pursue a career in the non-profit sector in the Bay
Area.
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