Tell us about your role at UCSF.
Sometimes, I have to pinch myself - my job is the absolute best! As an events and engagement coordinator, I help facilitate fun and engagement for UCSF staff, faculty, learners, and other constituents on campus. I get to show people that they're appreciated. Many people at UCSF have serious day-to-day workloads, so they need stress relief. I love building and uplifting our community in fun and meaningful ways.
Tell us about Jamie Eats.
I am a food human. It’s always the running joke at every job I’ve had – “what am I going to have for my next meal?” I was constantly snacking/eating. Food always brings people together. I have three sisters, and food has always been very central to our lives. Since I’m always thinking about food, and my boss Jen Dowd-Kim oversees both Arts and Events and Retail, it seemed like a seamless partnership to reintroduce Arts and Events and promote our campus tenants.
In the video series, I visit different retail locations and talk to the owners and staff about their delicious food. They’ve all been so lovely. I learn [LS1] why they wanted to open a restaurant at UCSF and why and how they make certain dishes. I even get to play in the kitchens. I've never worked in a restaurant setting and it’s such hard work! For our first video at Publico, I was trying to roll a burrito and it looked horrible. You think rolling a burrito would be a simple task, but it was super challenging! Trying to cut the gyro meat at SF Kebab was also much harder than I imagined. I have a new level of respect for food service!
