Berkeley City College Class of 2016 Commencement

Berkeley City CollegeClass of 2016 Commencement

Excellence in Education


Berkeley City College Welcomes You to Our

Class of 2016Commencement

Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees

The Hon. William “Bill” Riley, Ed.D., PresidentThe Hon. Julina Bonilla, Vice PresidentThe Hon. Meredith BrownThe Hon. Nicky González-Yuen, Ph.D.The Hon. Cy GulassaThe Hon. Linda HandyThe Hon. William WithrowThe Hon. Adrien Abuyen, Co-Student TrusteeThe Hon. Brianna Rogers, Co-Student Trustee

Peralta Community College District Chancellor

Dr. Jowel C. Laguerre

Berkeley City College Administration

Dr. Frances L. White, Interim PresidentMs. Tram Vo-Kumamoto, Vice President of InstructionDr. Josefina Castillo Baltodano, Interim Vice President of Student ServicesDr. May Kuangchi Chen, Vice President of Institutional EffectivenessMs. Brenda Johnson, Dean of Student ServicesMrs. Shirley Slaughter, Director, Business and Administrative ServicesMr. Andre Singleton, Director of Student Activities and Campus Life


I wish to express my sincerest congratulations to Berkeley City College’s Class of 2016! It is an honor to be here with you.

Berkeley City College is blessed with faculty and students who together have cre-ated a successful and committed learning community. The obvious result of their work is present in each and every one of our gradu-ates. BCC students are serious, committed to their communities and to their families, to social justice and to their futures. They do not give up. The energy, excitement, enthusi-asm and rich diversity that form the essence of Berkeley City College are exemplary and extraordinary.

The vibrant and diverse environment that we know as Berke-ley City College has led our graduates to where they are today. They are persistent, have overcome any obstacle to their education, have been helped by teachers, fellow students, and families and friends who love them. The result is this memorable day. Their experiences at Berkeley City College will play a large part in their future success. I have no doubt that each in their own unique way, will make significant contributions to their professions, their communities and their world.

This is why community college education is important. It provides opportunities for people who for many reasons might not experience higher education. As our graduates today, as well as our alumni have demonstrated time and again, Berkeley City College plays a vital role in enhancing all aspects of their lives. My best wishes to all of you for a wonderful future.

Sincerely,

Dr. Frances L. White, Interim President


Congratulations to Berkeley City College’s Class of 2016!


Introducing Ms. Tenzin Seldon, Keynote Speaker

Tenzin Seldon serves as a consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Berkeley City College alumna graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Department of Comparative Studies at Stanford University. At Stan-ford, Seldon served as the coordinator for President Barack Obama’s Interfaith Challenge to foster inter-faith understanding among peers. She also organized numerous discussions with Chinese and Tibetan scholars, including several notable dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

As the first Tibetan-American Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, she earned a master’s degree in Philosophy and Comparative Social Policy. While at Oxford, Seldon was outreach director for Oxford Women for Women International and was a member of Oxford Union, the univer-sity’s renowned debating team.

She serves in various local, national, and international leadership po-sitions, most recently as a consultant for ESCAP, with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities in disasters and on youth engagement. She also has been a guest lecturer at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani, Thailand.

Seldon has worked with Israel/Palestine peace negotiations, as a Clinton Global Initiative Fellow to reform educational pedagogy in In-dia, and with President Mary Robinson to develop Climate Justice League chapters in the United States. She was a Tibet Corps professional, both in the field and virtually, and served with the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) Department of Information and International Relations. Seldon is a coproducer of “State of Control,” a documentary which premiered at the United Nations Film Festival.

Seldon’s work has been recognized throughout the globe. She was a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and a Harry S. Truman Scholar. She has received the Asia Pacific Forum’s Youth of Tomorrow Award, OZY Magazine’s Rising Star Award and was named one of five Civil-Rights Lead-ers for a New Generation.


Introducing Ms. Samantha Rushing,Recipient of the President’s Medallion

Samantha Rushing, recipient of Berkeley City College’s 2016 President’s Medallion, knew early on that she want-ed to be an English teacher. Growing up in a rural area just outside of Stockton, she remembers that many times in middle and high school, she wished that her teachers were more inspiring. At age 16, she decided that teaching would be her professional goal and although there were a few bumps along the road from the time she graduated from high school in 2008 until now, that goal has never wavered.

“I’ve known I wanted to be an English teacher since my junior year of high school,” Rushing noted. “Growing up, I had lot of teachers, but I changed schools almost every year and didn’t have teachers that inspired me or who were interested in what they were trying to teach me until my junior year of high school.” One teacher, who reminded her of the Robin Williams character in the movie, Dead Poets Society, was honest and would bring in pine cones and sticks when lecturing on nature and transcendentalism. “He made us interested in the subject and it was fun and interesting at the same time,” she recalled. At Berkeley City College, where Rushing maintained a 3.92 GPA, she cred-its EOPS and CalWORKs for helping her realize important goals. “They saw me as a person and respected my character instead of my appearance,” she noted. “They saw me as a hard worker who was serious about her future.” The aspiring teacher was hired as an English tutor her first semester at the college and has helped dozens of students since. “I’ve always had empathy for oth-ers, but being with students and tutoring them, one-on-one, has taught me empathy on a greater level—to understand what students are going through and that we each have our own difficulties,” she observed. “Writing is easy for me but the fact that not everyone has that capability helps me to help and understand others who do not.” Rushing served as secretary for the Associated Students of Berkeley City College. She was accepted to UC Santa Cruz, Sacramento State University and Cali-fornia State University, East Bay and she is waiting to hear from UC Davis and UC Berkeley. Her university major will be English with a minor in psychology. “ Students should take advantage of all services available,” she advised. “Get involved on campus; get to know your counselors and create relationships with people so that you can help each other, and it will be easier for you to make it through.”


Selina V. Gonzalez, Valedictorian of Berkeley City College’s Class of 2016, arrived in the United States at age 16, a native of a town in the mountainous Hidalgo, Mexico region. “Berkeley City College challenged my way of thinking and provided me with opportunities to improve and exercise my leadership skills by helping undocumented students,” she said. “One of my goals is to advocate for underrepresented peoples and empower them to follow their dreams.”

Gonzalez is a founding member of the Peralta Community College District’s first Undocumented Community Resources Center. A member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, she is a Peralta Foundation Scholarship recipient. Her activities include membership in BCC’s Latin American Club, the Dreamers Task Force and the Politi-cal Science Association. As a former ESL student, she continues to provide math and English tutoring for others in BCC’s ESL classes. She also has helped to organize events and has volunteered at Ashby Village, a resource and support center for elders, and at Berkeley’s Chaparral House, a nursing home facility. She was accepted to UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC Los Angeles.

Introducing Ms. Selina V. Gonzalez, Valedictorian

Introducing Ms. Nicole Rodgers, SalutatorianNicole Rodgers, Salutatorian for Berkeley City College’s Class of 2016, is at once motivated and is a motivational mentor to oth-ers. She is passionate about political activity, having served at state, regional and local levels in a variety of advocacy roles for both disabled and able-bodied students. “I am hearing impaired and am an advocate for Deaf and hard of hearing students’ rights, both in the community and at the local level,” she asserted. “I am so pleased to be graduating

from Berkeley City College; it has been my pleasure to reach out and help students to not only be the best versions of themselves but an empowering resource for other students.” Rodgers’s many community activities include roles as chief justice of the As-sociated Students of Berkeley City College. Statewide, she serves as one of 30 student senators for the California Community Colleges Student Senate. That body represents 2.3 million students. Rodgers also was president of BCC’s Global Studies Club and founded the college’s Disaster Preparedness Club. Working with the City of Berkeley, she helps to deliver disaster preparedness resources to under served communities.


Brianna Rogers, President of the Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC), and Peralta Student Trustee, will graduate in May with three Associate in Arts degrees: Communication, Liberal Arts with an Em-phasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Liberal Arts with an Emphasis in Arts and Humanities. And she finished in only two years. “I wanted to major in something that I naturally liked to do,” observed the former

foster youth, now a mother of a high-school aged daughter. “And I’m pas-sionate about communicating with people and empowering others.” Rogers will transfer to UC Berkeley in the fall. Her major? Rhetoric. She asserts that mastering rhetorical tools will strengthen her al-ready substantial communications and advocacy skills. After Cal, she plans to earn a master’s degree in public policy or public administration, then complete a doctorate in education. “I found my freedom in education and I want to stick with that,” she said. “I have been in situations where I’ve felt hopeless and helpless to advocate for myself and I empowered myself so that I could speak up and be an advocate for myself and others.” As ASBCC president, her goal was to create institutional change. “I decided to be part of the solution to the problem and student govern-ment provided a platform for to develop my leadership so that I could help create other leaders,” Rogers recalls. “The best thing about being a leader is mentoring and empowering others.” Her experience at Berkeley City College also has taught her to try new things. As ASBCC President, and Peralta Student Trustee, she learned to navigate and use Roberts Rules of Order, understand the Brown Act and that while opportunities may be disguised as work, one needs to take them. She also learned that with leadership comes responsibility.

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Introducing Ms. Brianna Rogers, PresidentAssociated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC)and Peralta Community College District Student Trustee

“I found that I like public service and feel empowered when I em-power someone else,” she observed. “I found students, faculty, staff and administrators share a lot more in common than we think.” She is proud of the role she played in developing BCC’s Student Equity Plan. As a member of the college’s Student Equity Committee, she organized BCC’s first Math Town Hall meeting, which focused on problems and solutions for underrepresented students who had problems understand-ing mathematics. She learned to work with all levels at the college and the result was an overwhelming success. “We partnered with Multimedia Arts students who filmed the event and placed it on line as part of a larger chat about how to overcome math problems,” she said. “We joined hands with administration to get the job done and the data we collected was used in the equity plan.” Education is a family affair in the Rogers household. Her daugh-ter, Daija Breeland, a freshman at Berkeley High School, will concurrently enroll this summer at Berkeley City College. The young woman’s goal is to graduate from high school and BCC with a high school diploma and a con-current Associate in Science degree. “During my first semester at BCC, my daughter was in 8th grade and we were learning some of the same material,” she remembered. “Her watching me like this, did much for her in ways she doesn’t even realize yet. She watched me start something and complete it and she saw me change right before her eyes.” Presently, mother and daughter are “racing to the finish.” Rogers plans to finish her Rhetoric degree in 2018, the same year that her daughter intends to graduate from Berkeley High and BCC. Rogers is grateful to BCC faculty and staff. The challenges they provided in and out of class helped her to reach her goals. “My educational journey at BCC has encouraged me to think more critically and has definitely lighted a fire that won’t go away,” she explained. “I found my freedom through education.”


Introducing Ms. Brianna Rogers, ASBCC President and Peralta Student Trustee(from previous page)


Introducing Berkeley City College’s

Class of 2016


Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, UC Berkeley Thursday, May 26, 2016

Interpretive Dance Ms. Najah Miller

Welcome Dr. Frances L. White, Interim President The Hon. William “Bill” Riley, President, Peralta Board of Trustees

Ms. Brianna Rogers, President Associated Students of Berkeley City College

Chancellor’s Greeting Dr. Jowel C. Laguerre, Chancellor

Faculty and Classified Staff Greetings Mr. Gabriel Martinez, Counselor Berkeley City College Faculty Senate

Mr. Christopher Scott Berkeley City College Classified Senate

Musical Selection Ms. A.J. Moultrie, Spoken Word

President’s Medallion Dr. Frances L. White, Interim President

Valedictorian Ms. Selina V. Gonzalez Commencement Address Ms. Tenzin Seldon, Consultant

Social Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Awarding of Degrees and Certificates Dr. Frances L. White, Interim PresidentMs. Tram Vo-Kumamoto, Vice President of Instruction

Dr. Josefina Castillo Baltodano, Interim Vice President of Student ServicesMs. Brenda Johnson, Dean of Student Services

Ms. Andrea Jones, Faculty MemberMr. Alejandro Wolbert, Faculty Member

Salutatorian Turning of the Tassels Ms. Nicole Rodgers (Graduates Move Cap Tassels from Right to Left) Recessional

Graduate Reception in Lower Sproul PlazaImmediately Outside of Zellerbach Hall Auditorium(Music by Soul Progressions: Kalin Freeman, Reggie Johnson and Quinn Montero)

We, the Class of 2016, thank the faculty, staff and administrators of Berkeley City College for their commitment to our success!

American Sign LanguageAssociate in Arts Degree

Shaheerah Ijlal BradshawSamantha Reyes Briosos*Israel De Jesus DiosdadoJessica LopezCathy Ng Onycha Shree Scarpace***Janeine LeCorday SpencerJessica Rachel Sullivan***~American Sign LanguageCertificate of Achievement

Samantha Reyes BriososIsrael De Jesus DiosdadoCathy Ng Onycha Shree ScarpaceJaneine LeCorday SpencerJessica Rachel Sullivan~Pierre Simon Thiry

Analytical Chemistry Associate in Science for Transfer DegreeRamona Shari Hockett

Anthropology Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Marian Christian Gonzales**Anton Konevski*Tawadee Mimi LalorpomkulMollie Murphy*Magdalena Olvera HenandezTamara Dominic Rebolledo*

Art Associate in Arts Degree

Shiiyu Twilight Fujisaka**Myla Lynn Hedge**Samah Medhkour***Shanelle Latrice MeredithRishi Srinivasan*

Art Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Simone Denise Henderson+Gabriel Robin SanteeAnna Skulimowska**Ashley Kimberly Yee

BiotechnologyAssociate in Science Degree

Nia Idonie Alexander*Richard Chen*Ellen Rosamond Compton*Lerio A HardimonRyan Hromyak**Amirhossein JaberiHilda RodriguezMoufida TailebKevin Wu

BiotechnologyCertificate of Achievement

Nia Idonie AlexanderRichard ChenEllen Rosamond ComptonLerio A Hardimon

We Proudly Present Our Graduates


* Cum Laude-Honors ** Magna Cum Laude-High Honors*** Summa Cum Laude-Highest Honors

+ Associated Students of Berkeley City College Officers ~ Phi Theta Kappa-Beta Gamma Nu Honor Society ̂ Student Ambassador

BiotechnologyCertificate of Achievement

Tracy HuynhAmirhossein JaberiHector RangelYajaira RodriguezXinxing Yu

BiotechnologyCertificate of Proficiency

Molly Rae FischerAmirhossein JaberiWanjiru Kamau-DeversVinson LiangTuba SahinerBrian SiemonsSaahil SinghMoufida TailebSelma Ruth Verdin-RomoKevin Wu

Business Associate in Arts Degree

Nhat Hong BuiManfan Miles ChowGregory Charles Daft*Unurtsetseg EnkhbayarShirlee Ezra**Yun Feng*Rimi Goto***Hermelinda GuerreroMartha Gebre HabteJutarut Jeager Hunboonsri

Business Associate in Arts Degree

Yekeber Tetema Kebede**Selma Ruth Verdin-Romo**Rachel Wolin*

Business Administration Associate in Science for Transfer Degree

Ali M. AlharazyYoseph Yemeni AlkahliSaranbyamba Batdoji*Maurice Kosaku CatlettMan Chen**Tiana Elaine CurryWenu Dong***Anum FargooqCamille Anne GirardetMarki Horihata***Joy Raquel JohnsonRuna JoshiMax F. Kandel**Yumika LlontopBiqi Lu***John L. Miller**Devynn Victoria MontesJeremy NhamBenjamin Leonardo OrtizMilciela Herlinda ReyesKatrin Saidnia***Jihye Shin**Shushan Belay TekesteSelma Ruth Verdin-Romo**




Business Administration Associate in Science for Transfer Degree

Landy WaightMin Wei**

BusinessCertificate of Achievement

Nhat Hong BuiJessica Viridiana Medina LopezMargit Temper Rachel Wolin

BusinessCertificate of Proficiency

Vanesa Yleana BracamonteGregory Charles DaftYun FengAnjo FujinoMartha Gebre HabteJutarut Jeager HunboonsriRobert B. MacconnellAlexander PerezJuan PolancoJose M. PrietoKatherine RiemannYi Chia TsaiQin Zan

Communication Studies Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Luis Fernando Barajas AlvaradoKhosbayar BatgerelShonise Dessina BeverlyCrystal CastillejoAnthony Joseph Galli*Richard Greer*Shai Iluz***~Marcellus Orion Kidd*Tran Hoang Bao Le***Valerio Lupini*Evelyn Yiming Ma***Rahma Ruun Mahdi*Kaya Lynne MarableAmani Moultrie***+Zaida Vanessa PortilloBrianna Nicole Rogers*~+

Stefia Blanca Sloan

Computer Information SystemsAssociate in Science Degree

Messi Meziane Chaib***

Computer Information SystemsCertificate of Achievement

Nathanial Obleton

Computer Information Systems Certificate of Proficiency

Messi Meziane ChaibKristiina LepistStuart Mackay




English as a Second LanguageCertificate of Proficiency

Yun FengDanielle FradeDiego FrankMei JiangAhreum KimDong Kyu X KimSamah MedhkourElissiane Mendes Da SilvaAnna NishibayashiNeira Neira OrtegaKatrin SaidniaJihye ShinHiroaki SugawaraSofiane TalbiDang Chanh Tran Quyen Yen Tran Olga Vargas RodriguezTien Thanh Thuy VuNaiti WangWenhao WangMin WeiDjaouhara Zaid

English Language and LiteratureAssociate in Arts Degree

Wilfred GalilaIsaac Dwayne HenryAriel Palmer-Collins*Ingrid Michelle Pollyak***Daniel Robert Stewart

Computer Information Systems Certificate of Proficiency

Nathanial ObletonValeriya Voronova

Economics Associatein Arts for Transfer Degree

Bilguun Buyannemekh**Man Chen**Yoshiki Chijiwa*Misheel Enkhtur***Biqi Lu***Min Wei**Jiamian WuMengying Zhou***

Education Associatein Arts for Transfer Degree

Lauren Michelle Higley*

EducationCertificate of AchievementBette H. La

English as a Second LanguageCertificate of Proficiency

Ahmad AhmadMohammed Adli AldirhalliPegah BerahmandiSelsabil BercheMessi Meziane ChaibWeiwei CheMan ChenNeslihan DemirtasWenu DongHalima El-Hessni




English Language and LiteratureAssociate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Anthony Nicholas AbuanRebekah Jeanne Austin*Hamsa ElmiClaudia Elizabeth Francis***Maneck Rohinton PalkhivalaAriel Palmer-Collins*Samantha Ashley Rushing***~Jonghyeon Seo**Tia’sha Sy’sra SpearEvan Stewart***

English Language and LiteratureCertificate of Achievement

Wilfred Galila

Global StudiesAssociate in Arts Degree

Eduardo E. Benavides Huertas*~Maurice Brown MartinNicole Theresa Rodgers***~+

History Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Jefferson GennerellaAngela Rose NewsomeRafael Perez PiedraChloe Heather Washington***~

Liberal ArtsAssociate in Arts Degree

Maurice Kosaku CatlettIsrael De Jesus DiosdadoJoseph Nathan FriedmanPedro Maturana-Figuerao**Maria Socorro RodriguezDaniel Robert Stewart

Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree Arts and Humanities

Daniel Aguilar-Soto**Nia Idonie Alexander*Brunieh Bahar Dias AzmoudehJoel BecerraEduardo Benavides Huertas*~Teresa Maria Bliven***~Rachelle Alana ButlerJulie Patricia CabreraReginald Mendoza Del RosarioRonald Loria Dinoso**Jerem Duchine-KhauliElizabeth EngleJoseph Nathan FriedmanShiiyu Twilight Fujisaka** Steven Paul Gonsalves***Menelik D Goodwill*Stephanie Lynn Green***Myla Lynn Hedge**Britney Hudson-MullinsJoel Nicholas Jenkins~Triana Juanita Idell Jones+




Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree Arts and Humanities

Jeric Jordan Lingad*Patrick ManningPedro Maturana-Figuerao**Samah Medhkour***Shanelle Latrice MeredithDelaney Rae OrnelasNeira Neira Ortega*Ariel Palmer-Collins*Kiana Nicole Parker*+Jose M. Prieto***Milciela Herlinda ReyesSamantha Ashley Rushing***~Amirah Ameenah Sabir**Starr Ellen ShulmanAnna Skulimowska**Shaundra Lou SmithEvan Stewart***Carl Strom***Janeth Adali VelazquezEvelyn Villanueva*Serena Iman Witherspoon***

Liberal ArtsCertificate of Achievement—CSU General Education Breadth

Ramy Nabeel AbdulmalekCharlene Mary AdamsAyesha Ann Mahabir AlashkarDemetrius Elliott AndersonJonathan Adam ArnoldJessica Teresa Baird


Luis Fernando Barajas AlvaradoBrandon Lee BarkleyKhosbayar BatgerelPegah BerahmandiShonise Dessina BeverlyRachelle Alana ButlerJulie Patricia CabreraFrank CastronovoMan ChenJustin Andrew ChoateNakisha Monique ClaytonJesica CuervoSimone Raquel DavenportAstitow DawadiAlbert Andrew Dela CruzAdriana DelacruzHannah C. DellacroceRonald Loria DinosoBriannah Kelly DrewCourtney Christina DunbarSharyce Alicia EasterlingAnthony Joseph GalliYolanda Rosales GarciaRichard GreerCarlos Eduardo GuevaraJasmine Danielle Harris+Simone Denise Henderson+Stacey Kraft HookerMarki HorihataBritney Hudson-Mullins





Caitlin Elizabeth JensenTriana Juanita Idell Jones+Runa JoshiAngela Dorothy KimbleKarla Veronica LeivaTimothy LizotteYumika LlontopSteven Isaac LopezCledia Faviola LopezHolly Lee Lupien~Valerio LupiniEvelyn Yiming MaAra Romeo MakdessianLoredana Corina MangrauKimberly MatiasOwen McCarterDonna Nicole McClintoHenry Carl MeierBollorjargal MendbayarRebecca Graciela MendezShanelle Latrice MeredithJohn L. MillerDevynn Victoria MontesAzquena MunozMollie MurphyNaomi Biance MuzacAngela Rose NewsomeHalya Musa ObadMagdalena Olvera HenandezKatherine Osborne Codina

Liberal ArtsCertificate of Achievement—CSU General Education BreadthSigourney PalafoxKiana Nicole Parker+Rafael Perez PiedraZaida Vanessa PortilloMilciela Herlinda ReyesAntoinettaLA’ SHanyne RunnelsKatrin SaidniaJihye ShinStephanie Nicole SkeltonTia’sha Sy’sra SpearChimara Johari Dhamana StancillEvan StewartKelsey SwansonMolly Malina ThyJasmine Lynette TindullMidhun TripuraneniMelina Valverde TrevinKe Z. Van ValkenburghVanesa VancleemputLandy WaightDanmonique Arines WongPeter YaoAshley Kimberly Yee

Liberal Arts IGETC Certificate of AchievementLana Mohamed AbdelrahmanNimota A. AbinaAnthony Nicholas AbuanShariffa AhmedSharouk Saleh Al Edlah




Liberal Arts IGETC Certificate of AchievementAli M. AlharazyFareeza Jehan AliYoseph Yemeni AlkahliJuan Jose AlvaradoMichael Alexander Alvarado-Mawn~Colin ArmstrongMatthew Shannon Armstrong~+Jonathan Adam ArnoldMatthew Mahyar AshtariRebekah Jeanne AustinDaniela Elizabeth Avila-BacaMonica Brianna BallMichael Macutay Banzon~Fernando Steven BarraganSaranbyamba BatdojiIsaac Rudolph BehrmanPegah BerahmandiMatthew Thomas BerensRafael Vincent BotelloKaylia Rose BravoDeadrianna Denise BryantRachelle Alana ButlerBilguun BuyannemekhJulie Patricia CabreraCrystal CastillejoFrank CastronovoMaurice Kosaku CatlettMessi Meziane ChaibMan ChenWeichao Chen

Liberal Arts IGETC Certificate of Achievement

Anna Liisa CheshireYoshiki ChijiwaStephen Girard ClarkeMatthew Tiernan CrockettAshley Elizabeth CronkJesica CuervoTiana Elaine CurryCecilia Da Silva~Abdul Rahim H. DeedJordan A. Del RosarioAdriana DelacruzWenu DongMackenzie J DonovanHamsa ElmiAmirah ElzofriElizabeth EngleMisheel EnkhturEmmaline T. Esper Anum FargooqKimberly Marie FountainClaudia Elizabeth FrancisMae Frank** Sean GamboaAcsa Dilean GamezYolanda Rosales GarciaYumeng Ge~Jefferson GennerellaCamille Anne GirardetOmid Golbaz~Steven Paul GonsalvesMarian Christian Gonzales








Selina V Gonzalez~Allison GrayCarlos Eduardo GuevaraJazmin Guido~Isaac Dwayne HenryKaisle Andrew HillRamona Shari HockettDevon D. HunterShai Iluz~Paul M. Ingram-BirkelandDaniel Jasso-RamirezHanle JiangJoy Raquel JohnsonTaylor Lovell JonesErin Olivia KerrMarina KhamhaengwongUmm -E- Aiman KhanMarcellus Orion KiddDongzun KimSelahn KimAngela Dorothy KimbleAnton KonevskiJoseph Sam KooTawadee Mimi LalorpomkulTran Hoang Bao LeAndre Gian LeBlancSeunghun LeeTimothy LizotteArielle Therese LlewellynCristina Lopez^ Biqi Lu


Jennifer Ly Orion LyauAra Romeo MakdessianFahad Rauf MalikAlan Rae MambulaoLoredana Corina MangrauPatrick ManningLeila Marie Mansour~Kaya Lynne MarableAngie Isabel MarroquinBryant Omar MartinezStephanie Anirak Martinez MontesCarli Michelle MasonPedro Maturana-FigueraoOwen McCarterDrew Patrick McCownAbderazak MedhkourUriel MedinaHenry Carl MeierBollorjargal MendbayarAmani Moultrie+Naomi Biance MuzacTiffany Huyen Nguyen Jeremy NhamHalya Musa ObadOsazuwa Gregory Charles OgbeideBenjamin Leonardo OrtizManeck Rohinton PalkhivalaAriel Palmer-Collins





Shantal Perez Tamara Dominic RebolledoSam RobersonKaylee Allyssa RobertsNicole Theresa Rodgers~+ Brianna Nicole Rogers~+ Nicholas Benedict Rose~Samantha Ashley Rushing~Tommy SaefongJaclyn Marie SalcidoGabriel Robin SanteeMatthew SchugJonghyeon SeoAyushi ShresthaDiksha ShresthaStephanie Nicole SkeltonAnna SkulimowskaStefia Blanca SloanOna W. Spreenberg~Rishi SrinivasanSoumeya TailebShushan Belay TekesteDaisy TenorioVivian TranGrace Margaret TreffingerPhoebe T. TroutOmojefe Amansa UgbeyanAria VahdaniSelma Ruth Verdin-RomoJairo Vladimir VigilEvelyn Villanueva


Carlee Dona-Marie Voigt~ Bishal WagleMelynda Kathryn Walsh~Todd Angus Zachary WaltmanChloe Heather Washington~Aman WilliamsValerie Denise WilliamsSerena Iman WitherspoonJiamian WuSanhwan YouMelissa Rae Youngbauer~Miguel Alexandro Zavala~Yinglin ZhengMengying Zhou

Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree Social and Behavioral Sciences

Lana Mohamed AbdelrahmanLayla Iman Abdul-Haqq*+Charlene Mary AdamsJoshua Chukwubuikem Ahazie** ^

Shariffa Ahmed***Vivian Rebeka Allen+Juan Jose Alvarado***Demetrius Elliott AndersonJonathan Adam Arnold*Luis Fernando Barajas AlvaradoIsaac Rudolph BehrmanEduardo E. Benavides Huertas*~Pegah Berahmandi


Teresa Maria Bliven~Shaheerah Ijlal BradshawDeadrianna Denise BryantJulie Patricia CabreraMikesha CarterHunter CatesMaurice Kosaku CatlettBonnie Jean Cherry*Yoshiki Chijiwa*Justin Andrew ChoateStephen Girard Clarke**Nakisha Monique ClaytonJesica CuervoElizabeth Ann Dauster***~Simone Raquel Davenport***Albert Andrew Dela CruzReginald Mendoza DelrosarioRonald Loria DinosoIsrael De Jesus DiosdadoAshleigh Stacy Morgan DixonPhuntsok Dolma*Jerem Duchine-KhauliElizabeth EngleUnurtsetseg EnkhbayarShirlee Ezra**Tyhesha Sheree-Lachey FlemingsMahesh FrancisMajuan FranklinAnthony Joseph Galli*


Sean GamboaVilma GaribaldiSteven Paul Gonsalves***Denise GreenCarlos Eduardo GuevaraBerlena Gullett*~Cecilia Yesenia Gutierrez**Jasmine Danielle Harris+Simone Denise Henderson+Isaac Dwayne HenryBegonia Blossom Herbert***~+

Jeffrey Alexander JonesTriana Juanita Idell Jones+Runa JoshiEdgar JuarezErin Olivia KerrSelahn Kim***Angela Dorothy Kimble*Karla Veronica LeivaJeric Jordan Lingad*Yumika LlontopCledia Faviola LopezAnniece Ericka LuddyNancy MacielRahma Ruun Mahdi*Patrick ManningImari Aja ManningLeila Marie Mansour**~Kimberly Matias




Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree Social and Behavioral SciencesPedro Maturana-Figuerao**Donna Nicole McClintoSheryl Lunn MeeuwsenIbrahim Ali MohsenAzquena Munoz*Mollie Murphy*Halya Musa ObadMagdalena Olvera HenandezDelaney Rae OrnelasNeira Neira Ortega*Georgina Ortega MoranAriel Palmer-Collins*Kiana Nicole Parker*+Shantal PerezDominick Joseph PistonMorgan Denise PottsJose M. Prieto***Alok Kumar RaiClaudia Rios-LiradetrejoBeatriz RiveraNicole Theresa Rodgers***~+ Maria Socorro RodriguezBrianna Nicole Rogers*~+ Nicholas Benedict Rose***~AntoinettaLA’ SHanyne RunnelsSamantha Ashley Rushing***~Tommy SaefongSara Christine SalariDenis Arsenio SalazarRadia ShiffaJihye Shin**


Ayushi Shrestha*Stephanie Nicole SkeltonStephanie Nicole SkeltonErica La’Friece SmithAlana St. RoseEvan Stewart***Daniel Robert StewartSayron Ayanna Stokes**Jessica Rachel Sullivan***~Kelsey SwansonLianetta Monique-Rose TaylorShushan Belay TekesteMolly Malina ThyVivian Tran*Grace Margaret Treffinger***Swan Yee Tun Lwin***~Ufuoma Oghenetegha UgbeyanJaneth Adali VelazquezSelma Ruth Verdin-Romo*Raina Tran Viernes*Jairo Vladimir VigilEvelyn Villanueva*Elsie Marie WileyValerie Denise WilliamsRobert Wesley Williams IIISerena Iman Witherspoon***Danmonique Arines Wong*Precious WoodsonSujung Yu**~





Parisa Zarakani*Yan Zhong***

Mathematics Associate in Science for Transfer DegreeRamy Nabeel Abdulmalek*Sharouk Saleh Al EdlahMatthew Tiernan Crockett***Ashley Elizabeth Cronk***Kimberly Marie Fountain***Yumeng Ge**~Omid Golbaz***~Hanle Jiang***Harold Jimenez Polo***Dongzun Kim***Seunghun Lee***Orion Lyau**Alan Rae Mambulao***Drew Patrick McCownBollorjargal MendbayarTiffany Huyen Nguyen** Mario A. ObesoDiksha ShresthaBishal WagleTodd Angus Zachary` Waltman**Peter Yao**Yue Zhang

Multimedia ArtsAssociate in Arts DegreeColin ArmstrongIrene De Guia Boncato*

Multimedia ArtsAssociate in Arts DegreeRaymond Garnett BrunsonZachary Blaise CulterAntonio Toshiro DeschampsMenelik D Goodwill*Megumi Ikawa**Anna Nishibayashi**Christine Marie Pillazo**Mercedes E. Pisil Castillo**Alexander ReardonAndre Kevin Shepard Jr.Jacob Samual Slater-ChinRyan Christopher William

Multimedia ArtsCertificate of Achievement

Hannibal F. AlexanderColin ArmstrongJohn H BarkerIrene De Guia BoncatoAntonio Toshiro DeschampsJose Guillemo Gonzales BranAviva Charon KirstenNicole MartinezWendy J. MenaraAlexander Sinclair MerenkovSara Christine SalariAuriell Treshone StevensonLevi WeltonRyan Christopher WilliamGeoff WycoffMiguel Alexandro Zavala~




Philosophy Associate in Arts for Transfer DegreeSteven Paul Gonsalves***

Political Science Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Lana Mohamed AbdelrahmanMichael Alexander Alvarado-Mawn***~Demetrius Elliott AndersonMatthew Shannon Armstrong**~+Monica Brianna BallMichael Macutay Banzon*~Fernando Steven BarraganRafael Vincent Botello***Frank Castronovo**Selina V Gonzalez***~Carlos Eduardo GuevaraDaniel Jasso-Ramirez*Marina Khamhaengwong*Angela Dorothy Kimble*Joseph Sam KooKarla Veronica LeivaArielle Therese Llewellyn**Steven Isaac LopezFahad Rauf MalikAngie Isabel MarroquinBryant Omar Martinez*Abderazak Medhkour*Sam Roberson*Nicholas Benedict Rose***~Matthew SchugOna W. Spreenberg***~




Political Science Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Jairo Vladimir VigilEvelyn Villanueva*Aman Williams

Psychology Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Ayesha Ann Mahabir AlashkarMatthew Mahyar AshtariPegah BerahmandiCrystal CastillejoWeichao Chen**Justin Andrew ChoateJesica CuervoCecilia Da Silva*~Adriana DelacruzBriannah Kelly DrewCourtney Christina DunbarSharyce Alicia EasterlingAmirah ElzofriMae Frank**

Lauren Michelle GorfinkleUmm -E- Aiman KhanTimothy Lizotte*Ara Romeo Makdessian*Kimberly MatiasOwen McCarterBollorjargal MendbayarHalya Musa ObadKatherine Osborne Codina***Sigourney Palafox**

Psychology Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Franklin Oscar ReeceAntoinettaLA’ SHanyne RunnelsJasmine Lynette TindullMelina Valverde Trevin***Vanesa VancleemputCarlee Dona-Marie Voigt*~Danmonique Arines Wong*Sanhwan You***

Public and Human ServicesAssociate in Arts DegreeRachida Benhammou*Rachel Lee Combs***Maria Carozon DorazaVilma GaribaldiBerlena Gullett*~Verkeeya Latrice HubbardAnnette SillerAnnette SillerLianetta Monique-Rose TaylorLydia Tutunciyan**

Public and Human ServicesCertificate of AchievementDoris ChavezRachel Lee CombsMaria Carozon DorazaKarlton David HicksVerkeeya Latrice HubbardGregory MillerAmanda Elizabeth PerezAnnette SillerLydia Tutunciyan




Public and Human ServicesCertificate of Proficiency

Rachida BenhammouCheryl Lynn DistonDominique Lashawn EvansBeverly A McAlisterGregory MillerMonica MirelesAndrea M. Ferreira RichiardoneMonica Claira Williams

Sociology Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Charlene Mary AdamsDemetrius Elliott AndersonJessica Teresa BairdDeadrianna Denise BryantNakisha Monique ClaytonSimone Raquel Davenport***Adriana DelacruzMackenzie J DonovanSean GamboaAcsa Dilean GamezYolanda Rosales GarciaAllison Gray*Carlos Eduardo GuevaraStacey Kraft HookerErin Olivia KerrSelahn Kim***Karla Veronica LeivaCristina Lopez^

Holly Lee Lupien~Leila Marie Mansour**~

Sociology Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Carli Michelle MasonLidia M. Mata**Donna Nicole McClintoUriel MedinaRebecca Graciela MendezAmani Moultrie***+Naomi Biance Muzac*Osazuwa Gregory Charles OgbeideJason Oswaldo ReyesLauren Cheryl Richardson***Tommy SaefongJaclyn Marie Salcido**Tia’sha Sy’sra SpearValerie Denise Williams

Spanish Associate in Arts Degree

Daniel Aguilar-Soto**Joseph Nathan FriedmanStacey Kraft HookerCaitlin Elizabeth Jensen*Evelyn Elizabeth Lacroix***




Spanish Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

Matthew Thomas BerensLoredana Corina Mangrau*Griselda M.E. Serratos*Melissa Rae Youngbauer~

Spanish Certificate of AchievementStacey Kraft HookerEvelyn Elizabeth Lacroix

Women’s Studies Associate in Arts Degree

Neira Neira Ortega

Berkeley City College Graduation CommitteeMr. Andre Singleton and Ms. Brenda Johnson, Co-ChairsDr. Josefina Castillo BaltodanoMr. Rich BerberianMrs. Ramona ButlerMs. Nancy Cayton Mrs. Marilyn ClausenMs. Sylvia EspinosaMs. Shirley Fogarino Ms. Joanna LouieMrs. Jasmine Martínez Mrs. Gail Pendleton Ms. Cynthia Reese Ms. Stephanie Sanders-Badt Mr. Christopher Scott Mr. Roger Toliver

We acknowledge the generous assistance of the Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC) who contributed funds to defray costs for:

• Caps and Gowns, Diploma Covers and Zipper Pulls


There are sufficient exits in this building. The exits indicated by the lighted signs nearest your seat are the shortest routes to the street. In case of fire, please do not run; walk through your nearest exit. Note that smoking is not permitted anywhere in the theater and that refreshments only are permitted in the lobby areas. For lost and found information, inquire at the main floor information desk or phone (510) 642-9988.

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Berkeley City College Class of 2016 Commencement

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