CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY MAY 25, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013
The Board of Trustees and Chancellor of City College of San
Francisco Welcome You to the 2013 Commencement Ceremony
Program COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Dr. Thelma Scott-Skillman · Interim
Chancellor, Presiding
PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
By Sir Edward William Elgar (1857–1934)
NATIONAL ANTHEM Caitlyn Riley · CCSF Vocal Student
WELCOMING REMARKS Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt · Dean of Student
Affairs
GREETINGS John Rizzo · President, Board of Trustees
Karen Saginor · President, Academic Senate
Attila Gabor · President Emeritus, Classified Senate
STUDENT COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Afara Lailand · Student Speaker
Carl Irons · Student Speaker
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Joanne Low · Vice Chancellor of Academic
Affairs
NAME READERS Dr. Kristina Whalen · Faculty
Nathaniel E. Feingersh-Steele · Faculty
RECESSIONAL Celebration by Kool and the Gang
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John Rizzo, President · Dr. Anita Grier, Vice President Dr. Natalie
Berg · Chris Jackson · Rafael Mandelman · Steve Ngo · Lawrence Wong
· William Walker, Student Trustee
Dr. Robert Agrella, Special Trustee · Dr. Thelma Scott-Skillman,
Interim Chancellor
Afara Lalaind
Carl Irons
Student Speakers
On her first day at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) in the
Fall 2009, Afara Lalaind had just two goals, one was to show up
every day, and the other was to pass every class with a letter
grade of “B” or higher. Three and a half years later, she finds
herself as one of two student speakers for the 2013 Commencement
Ceremony and a voice for over 99,000 students. She is truly humbled
by the opportunity that CCSF has given her to speak for the
students who despite obstacles and challenges, continue to strive
toward excellence.
Lalaind chose her major in the Fire Science Technology Program. She
remembers the day she started the CCSF Fire Academy, her Training
Instructor said that the academy was going to change her for the
rest of her life. The Fire Science Technology Program requires an
incredible sense of responsibility for maintaining high moral
character, integrity, honesty, and veracity, all of which Lalaind
desires to instill in her own children. The program humbled Lalaind
and has demonstrated to her what it means to help others before
self.
Lalaind will graduate with an A.S. in Fire Science from CCSF with
honors and plans on transferring to a four-year university to earn
her bachelor’s degree. Through CCSF, she has been able to achieve
her dreams under circumstances that once seemed unbelievable. She
would like the 2013 graduating class to know that their education
achieved at CCSF is just the beginning of a lifetime of
possibilities, and that they will be armed with the knowledge,
skills, and abilities to tackle the many challenges that will
surely come their way.
Carl Irons returned to school after nearly 25 years of
incarceration. It was while incarcerated that he developed an
interest in the law. Currently he does some freelance paralegal
work under contract to attorneys. Being a full-time student while
attempting to earn a living has been challenging, however Carl
realizes there is more to life than just that.
For nearly twenty years Carl has been a volunteer facilitator with
the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), an organization that
conducts workshops both in the community and in correctional
facilities. AVP workshops are experiential in nature, allowing
participants to work on communication skills, community building,
problem solving and compassion. Additionally, he works with a small
environmental non-profit, The Away Station, located in Marin
County. Time at The Away Station is spent in activities as diverse
as driving a truck, managing social media, or producing and placing
advertising.
Carl Irons has been attending City College of San Francisco since
Spring 2010 and will graduate with honors, receiving his Associate
of Science degree in Paralegal/Legal Studies. He has been accepted
to San Francisco State University where he will major in political
science. Currently he is a member of the Second Chance Program and
on the Advisory Board of Extended Opportunities Programs and
Services (EOPS).
Guest Speaker
Richard Lui is an American journalist and anchor. He anchors NBC’s
Early Today and Dayside on MSNBC, where his focus is politics. Lui
is also a rotating news anchor for NBC’s weekend Today show and
contributes reports for NBC News Investigations Unit.
Lui previously anchored at CNN Worldwide, solo-anchoring the 10 am
edition of HLN’s Morning Express and leading political reporting on
Morning Express with Robin Meade. He also anchored and reported for
CNN Domestic and CNN International. When Lui joined CNN Headline
News in 2007 he became the first Asian American male to anchor a
daily, national cable news show in the U.S. Mediaite has ranked Lui
#101 in News Buzz on its Power Grid Influence Index of TV Anchors /
Hosts.
Lui’s passion for politics started in the 70s, debating
California’s controversial Proposition 13 on bus rides to school.
That interest turned into a job at the age of 19: campaign manager
for San Francisco College Board incumbent Alan Wong.
In the 1990s, Lui reported for news radio KALX, where he was
assigned to stories including Dianne Feinstein’s first successful
U.S. Senate campaign and the Rodney King verdict and riots.
Later in the 2000s, Lui reported from Asia during an increasingly
heated political climate. Two Muslim countries in Southeast Asia
transformed: Indonesia’s Sukarno family was defeated after rule
spanning over half a century; and Malaysia’s prime minister, after
almost a quarter of a century handed over power. He was at Channel
NewsAsia, an English-only news network spanning 20 countries and
territories.
In addition to his political and journalism work, Lui spent 15
years in business with Fortune 500 and technology companies. This
included work at Oliver Wyman and patenting and launching the first
bank-centric payment system in a Citibank carve-out he founded with
fellow University of Michigan MBA alumni.
Lui has been active in community leadership for 25 years in Africa,
Asia, the Middle East, and U.S. He’s led pro bono strategy
consulting teams and is a board member for non-profits in homeless
and affordable housing. Lui often speaks on human trafficking and
volunteers for Habitat for Humanity internationally.
In addition, Lui’s community work includes being an ambassador for
APIASF (Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund), an
organization broadening awareness of Asian American communities
living in poverty and without access to college. Lui is also a
national spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and global
ambassador for Plan International.
Before college, Lui worked for five years in food and beverage. He
later attended City College of San Francisco, where he earned an
Associate Degree, and went on to graduate from UC Berkeley. More
recently, Lui earned an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the
University of Michigan.
Richard Lui
DISCLAIMER: Names of candidates who requested to “withhold
directory information” are not listed. (*) Indicates a candidate
that has achieved Honors. (**) Indicates a candidate that has
achieved High Honors. (***) Indicates a candidate that has achieved
Highest Honors. (+) Indicates a candidate that is a member of the
Honors Program. (^) Indicates a candidate that is a member of the
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.
2012–2013 Graduates
Achilles Minardi, Barbara** Adam-Blosse, Chantal*** Adams, Stacy
Marie Adewunmi, Tina Chituru Aduca, Jhimmylee Panopia Ahmed,
Najwa** Aiken, Jourdan Arielle* Alexander, Mercedes Alqadar, Ghais
Abdul Altuncuoglu, Z. Oylum*** Alvarado, Kaaren Ann** Alves,
Antonisha Sherrece Anderson, Alonzo Dwayne Anderson, Dan* Anderson,
Colleen** Antoine, Heidi Aquillina, Andrew James Aquino, Soledad S.
Arandia, Genevieve Hope* Arita, Dustin B** Arreola, Erendira
Asyaci, Levent Arcangel Auterio, Kathleen Avila, Vanessa Isabel*
Avrutina, Maya Bailey, Shenita Bainbridge, Miles O. Balderramos,
Patrick Baltero, Zenaida I Banks, Charanita Barackov, Nenad
Barfield, Janicia Barnes-Salvi, Julie Dawn*** Barrera, Myrna
Barriere, Dina M. Basea, Marianne Baysac, Pamela Vanessa* Belguise,
Claire** Benitez-Echeagaray, Lyska Bennett, Latoya B. Bess,
Delante’ L.***^ Bis, Heidi Padua Bischoff, Bevin* Boak, Andrew
John** Bogin-Rodriguez, Megan Borjal, Armando D. Borromeo,
Stephanie Bosley, Melva S. Braden, Charles W.
Bradley, Jari Braithwaite, Krystal A. Brandao, Adriano Paes Bravo,
Angelica Consuelo Brent, Laure Coral* Bridges Jr., Richard D.
Bruce, James R.* Brusà, Davide Fabrizio*** Bryant, Patrice L.
Burns, Rebecca A. Burrell-Scott, Roni Butrick, Anna S.*** Caceres,
Xiomara Calderon, Carolina Campos, Erika Veronica** Campus,
Jacqueline Canales, Keyla Canotal, Julie Anne Cao, Xiuwen Sharon**+
Caparas, Nicholas Laxa Carr, Brian Michael*** Carranza, Rosa M.*
Carrasco-Herrera, Brisa Casco, Shirley Cash, Ka’Leah Castrillo,
Raquel Gabriela Castro, Janet Guadalupe Castro, Ethan Catalan,
Julio Celis, Lydia Chan, Wei-Yu Wendi*** Chan, Sau Heung*** Chang,
Teresa Chassin, Stephaine** Chavez Rivas, Leonardo Ruban** Chee,
Rickey Chen, Chao Chen, XiuYi Chen, Victoria Chen, Suming* Chen,
Jiawei** Chen, Xiaotong Choi, Camilla Yu Jung Choo, Joseph Inho*
Cissney, Kimberely*** Clark, Deja^ Coley, Khala Collier, Angelica
Collins, LaBriette C.
Conefrey, Kathleen Connors, Andrew Cooley, Kale Daniel Cormier,
Nicholas AKL Cortez, Linda Stephanie Courtade-Carvajal, Veronica
Elizabeth Cowlah, Danetta Marie Crawford, Leah Renee Crisman,
Leeann Cunningham, Mary Ann Nane Dalibar, Atmo Chirag*** Damian,
Carolyn Dang-Stutzky, Linh Davis, Raushanah M.* Davis, Kelsey
Marie** Decker, Kit* Dell’ Aglio, Monica*** Denakas, Aviana Xigie
DesOrmeaux, Joseph Dewit, Emma Jeanne*** Dierx, Anoeschka**
Dominguez, Enrique Dos Anjos Silva, Raiana Priscila Du, Yan Fen
Duckworth, Matthew Dunlap, Megan Ashley Duran, Jesus Tonatiuh
Edwards, Andrieka Edwards, Cher*^ Eng, Stephaine** Escamilla, Karla
G. Estrada, Victoria Fanta, Selome** Fassil, Aziza Fatimah, Aminah
Feliciano, Lorissell Marie Andres** Finuliar, James Fisher, Tara
Starr** Floco, Rebecca *** Fong, Sarah* Foo, Mei Foong** Ford,
Thitinan* Fortich, Khery Jade A. Frias-Bravo, Ana*** Fu, Ai Hua
Fuentes, Adriana*** Galeas, Evelyn A. Galicia, Karina P.* Gambing,
Marien Posadas
Garate, Pedro Garcia Diaz, Berenice Garcia Poma, Rosa Maribel*
Gatchalian Jr., Nixon Cruz* Gill, Alexa*** Giovannini, Breanne
Giraldo, David Glover, Jennifer Janine Golden, Michelle Rae Gong,
Jim Gonzalez, Christopher Gonzalez, Ana Gramke, Erin Granados,
Natalie Gregorio, Adriana Grillo, Sunny Kye** Guerrero, Gabriella
Marina Guidry, Brian Scott** Guillory, Rene M.* Gunderson, Nicole
Gutierrez, Priscilla Guadalupe Habte, Yeamlak M***^ Halevacheva,
Lilyana Stoyanova Hall, Rachael Hall, Tom*** Hanks, Lorraine Denise
Hardwick, Joshua Tyler Hardy, Kristin A. Harp, Lucia Vasquez**
Harvey, Tonecia Cinee’ Hawes, Monika Hay, Anna Rebecca He, Le Wei
Herrera, Gabriela Linda Herrera, Charlene Hilliard, Brian Hillman,
Deborah D.^ Hinaniban, Gladys Hinkle, Gwendolyn Hiralez, Rebecca C.
Ho, Hway Chew Ho, Allison Tiffany Htwe, Wut Yee** Hu, Ginny Z. P.
Hu, Jiajia*** Huang, Jiewen Janice Huang, Jiaya Huang, Sulan Huang,
Diane L.*** Hughes, Sheena Humphrey, Alexander P. Hunter, Nasha M.
Huynh, Thuy Oanh* Illouz, Yaniv Intriago, Aliette Irons, Carl
M.**
Isaacs, Benjamin Ishiguro, Ayaka** Jacks, Fenicia Abanta Jiang,
Ivy** Jimenez, Jessica Nicole Jimenez, Elizabeth Johnson, Myeshia
N. Johnson, Camelia Evyonne* Jones, Mary Jane Jones, Tamika
Torshawn Jones, Melvina C.* Jordan, Desiree Bocalbos Joseph,
Estrada Keita, Rokiatou* Kenny, Ellen* Khai, Kevin Lee Khin, Ei
Wai*** Kiel, Roger Andamo* King, Vanessa Jean Kintz, Morgan Emily
Kong, Yuk Ying** Kuang, Kayla Kwa, Steven Lackland, Tishaka
Shantell Laird, Sharonda L. Lalaind, Afara+ Lam, Ka Kit Lam,
Wesley* Lanae West, Earlesha Landrum, DeAsia Chavonne Law,
Summer*** Lawton, Richard Alan* Lebron, Angelica Bosch Lee, Grace
S. M. Lee, Lucy Lee, Michelle J. Lemus, Tania Nicole Leu, Mercy
Vatiery Leung, Brandon Leutzinger Jr., Thomas H. Li, Mei Chan Li,
Qi Li, Eric**^ Liang, Qiongxian Liang, Jiamin* Lieu Vinh, Lac Lin,
Hanlong Lin, ShuFen Lin, Annie Lin, QingMei Lin, Yu Hui**+ Lindsay,
Katie*+ Llorens, Ariele Lopez, Jorge Humberto Lopez, Rubi
Stephanlee Lopez, Michael
Loya-Castillo, Heather Eileen** Lui, Wai Yin* Luis, Rowena B.
Luttjohann, Heidi** Ma, Jian Qin (Jennie) Ma, Shuting Ma, Linda
S.** Maglaya, Lance Piedad Majano, Ana Merlene** Malepeai, Otila
Poulima Maligaya, Paige Anne Del Rosario Mancha, Aimee Elaine Y.
Mancia, Daniel Mandecote, Eunice Tiangha Manigo, Pecolia Hudson
Marin, Renato De Paula Marshall, Vanessa Catherine Dorothy Martin,
Thomas Martinez, Victor Alfredo Martinez Lopez, Carlos Martiniano
Jr., George Mathopa, Kediemetse**^ Mayorga-Overtone, Olivia*
McCabe, Timothy Patrick* McGregor, Chelsea C. McNeal, Shankel
Medina-Hernandez, Stephanie Mejia-Lopez, Sandy Melendez Escobedo,
Aracely Mendoza, Rowland Mercado, Racheal Miculob, Christian Rex
Miller, Michelle C. Miranda, Carolina Esperanza Mitchell, Sherrel
R.*** Monteregro, Jose Roberto Montgomery, Chloe*** Moody, Chanel
Nicole Moore, Chandra Venessa Morales Jr., James Padua ** Morante,
Ivan E. Morita-Hidalgo, Rebecca* Mu_oz, Juanita Munyon, Roxanne
Michelle* Murphy, Shane Myint, Ohn Mar Nadonza, Ben Viktor A.
Naing, Kyaw Tun Naing, Myo*** Nakagawa, Daniel Nakrachi, Laila*
Nevarez Ortiz, Brenda Isabel Ngo, Kieu Thang^ Nguyen, Phi^ Nguyen,
Doris Nguyen, Ngoc Khanh T.**
DISCLAIMER: Names of candidates who requested to “withhold
directory information” are not listed. (*) Indicates a candidate
that has achieved Honors. (**) Indicates a candidate that has
achieved High Honors. (***) Indicates a candidate that has achieved
Highest Honors. (+) Indicates a candidate that is a member of the
Honors Program. (^) Indicates a candidate that is a member of the
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.
Nicolas, Yulla-May* Nikolova, Milena*** Nisha, Mehnaaz* Nizar,
Ayadi Njiomo, Ariane Nnodim, Crystal Vchenna Norman, Isaac
Norovsambuu, Enkhtsetseg Novicio Jr., Reynaldo Timosa O’Shea, Kiera
Noelle Okotie, Tiffany Yomanor Oliveira, Mark Philips Onovakpuri,
Eseoghene Otaroghene Ozim, Daisy Pan, Shuling*** Paniagua Yanez,
Aldo Samuel Pavon, Jennifer Pavone, Paolo Alessio T. Pazos, Karen
Beverly* Peacock, Twanica J.* Pena Jr., Oscar Jesus Peraza-Rivera,
David Peraza-Rivera, Marvin Alexander Perez, Abigail Perez,
Victoria Phillips, Nicole Pikula, Shona Pilossoph, Taylor Julie***+
Pimentel, Andrew Kyle^+ Pineda, Estrella Pless, Carah Celeste**
Proctor, Camille Qiu, Xiao Ping* Qiu, Dong Ping*** Rafanan, Ellaine
Ramirez, Eryn M. Randrup, Love Reboquio, Jaidy Reeves, Gladys
Reeves, Vanessa Lynette Remollino, Bernard James***^ Reyes,
Marielle Rhodes, Tina L.** Richie, Raquel Marie Riddle, Courtney
Riguero, Donnaemilia Y. Rivera, Mary Gutierrez ** Robson, Joshua
Daniel** Rocha, Joseph Rodriguez, Ariana Rodriguez, Karla Patricia
Rodriguez, Nicole Rodriguez, Kimberly Rojas, Enrique*** Roy,
William*** Ruan, FengYi*
Ruiz, Norma Galvez Ruiz, Mika** Saavedra, Kristina Nicole Saindon,
Wayne P. Salas, Elora* Samaniego, Jayzel Mendoza Sanchez, Amparo
Viridana Sanchez, Guillermo Santamaria, Juan Antonio Santiago,
Michelle M. Sathitsamphan, Amitta Saviano, Andrea Sbani, Seyfu
Habte Scales, Jacquinn Sergeeva-Willison, Anastasia** Shao, Ze Hong
Sharikova, Liya Sheppard, Libah J. Sheppard, Maria O. Shotu, Konomi
Singh Sangha, Kanwar Jasraj **^ Smith, Sharon Day Smith, Veronica
Jeanette Smith, Dominique Nicole Smith, Adrienne M.* Smith-Joseph,
Raevyn Nicolle Solis, Melaine J. Solorzano, Maria Antonieta
Southwood, Richard Stephan, Rana M. Stevens, Luke M.*** Stokes,
Marcus Stuart-Riascos, Shnika Subedi, Rishi Suleiman, Nabila Sun,
Ernestine Sutton, Elizabeth Marina Tachmuradov, Eziz Tadese Lula,
Hile Mariam Takahashi, Hide**+ Tam, Anita Tan, Paucine Tan, Yu
Ming*** Tang, Audrey Sia Tasayco, Nadia Maria Tesfumariam, Furtuna
Testa, Chauncey Thirion, Celine Torres, Lauren Taylor Torres Rueda,
Monica Toure, Fode C. Tran, Sophie Yang Tran, Nhung Truong, Binh
Truong, Uyen Tsang, Marian*
Tse, Kin Pang Tsui, Anthony Tak Lun Udasco, Maria Cathrina U. Ung,
Ryan Valero, Angelo Vazquez-Montiel, Janette Verastegui, Erick E.
Pari Villafuerte De La Cruz, Miguel Angel* Villarreal, Mayra
Alejandra Villegas, Reina Vo, Thu-Hang Vo, Giao Vo, Nancy Vurek,
Rochelle Marie*** Wagner, Kayla*** Wallace, Edward** Wampler,
Joee** Wang, Tao Wang, Shaoling Wang, Yonghong** Wang, Jennifer**
Webster, Shomari Imahn Weiner, Louis Michael Weng, Man Choi Erika*
William, Katelyn Williams, Lea Janay+ Williams III, Dennis E.
“Malik” Williams Jr., LuJon Wilson IV, James West* Won, Dong Jun
Wong, Mason Wong, Helen Wu, Xincheng Wu, Su Fen Wycko, Jesse*
Ybona, April Ye, Holly Yee, Norine Yip, Ka Tung* Yu, Jian Hui Yu,
Vincent* Yu, Bill Yipeng**^ Yu, XiuWen Zabanal, Joel Vernon
Macaranas Zaldana, William Antonio Zamudio Gonzales, Wilfredo J.
Zeledon, Crystal Elizabeth Zeng, Yunci Zeng, ShiHong* Zhen, LinLin
Zhen, Jia Min* Zhou, Hai Ying* Zhu, Hanghang** Zola, Carolyn***^
Zuercher, Paul Grant Zuniga Lopez, Lorenzo*
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Thank you to the following members of the college community.
Without their assistance, dedication and hard work, the
Commencement Ceremony would not be possible.
– Rita Tuialu’ulu’u · Commencement Coordinator
Acknowledgements ATHLETICS Dan Hayes
BOOKSTORE ANNEX Kathy Tullius, Karen Sheppard, Troy Schertz
BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT Susan Boeckman and Staff
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS Al Alves, John Shima and Staff
CAMPUS POLICE Chief André Barnes and Staff
CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE Gohar Momjian, Linda Shaw, Letha Higgins
CITY CURRENTS Gohar Momjian, Jennifer Aries, Melissa Aries, Grace
Esteban, Katheline Gelardi
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY COMMITTEE Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, Gohar
Momjian, Dr. Sylvia Buford, André Barnes, Susan Boeckman, Diane
Garcia, Kathy Tullius, Nathaniel E. Feingersh-Steele, Shawn
Yee
CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING William (Eric) Brainard
DUPLICATING SERVICES Hilda Yee, Anita Yee
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Colin Hall, Lorraine Leber, John Seckman,
Christina Vaquera
HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT Steven Brown and Staff
INTERPRETER SERVICES MaryLou Santos, Harold Fung
MUSIC DEPARTMENT Madeline Mueller
SPEECH PRESENTATIONS Nathaniel E. Feingersh-Steele
STUDENT LEADERSHIP (L.E.A.D.) INTERNS Carah Pless, Kanwar Sangha,
Alex Eoff, Sabah Kanshali
And to make an end is to make a beginning.” .
– T.S. ELIOT
