It looks like he’s a communications guy, not faculty, according to the salary log.
He’s paid by them, and he identifies himself in the NY Daily News article as a staffer. Sorry but he’s tied to the UC Berkeley. We were told these are people sent to start trouble that have nothing to do what so ever with the school. Uh huh.
UPDATE II: He allegedly gave an interview to the New York Daily News, which is about the dumbest thing in the world. This places him directly at the scene. It also says he is a current staffer (directory link), which there was some confusion over since we only have pay stubs going back to 2013 in our search.