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PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
Dr. Michael E. Spagna
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
CSU Dominguez Hills ROTC Color Guard
Ms. Alexandria Ridio
BA, Music
WELCOME AND PLATFORM PARTY INTRODUCTION
Dr. Thomas A. Parham
President
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER
Dr. James Hill
Chair, Academic Senate
STUDENT SPEAKER
Ms. Christine Cortez
BA, TV, Film & Media
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Michael E. Spagna
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AND ALUMNI PINNING
The Honorable
Rex Richardson
Mayor, City of Long Beach
RECOGNITION OF HONORS RECIPIENTS
Dr. Michael E. Spagna
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
PRESENTATION OF CLASS FOR CONFERRAL
Dr. Michael E. Spagna
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES AND PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Dr. Thomas A. Parham
President
CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. Obioha Ogbonna
President, Associated Students, Inc.
TASSEL TURN AND CONGRATULATIONS
Dr. Thomas A. Parham
President
Platform Party
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Lillian Kimbell
CSU Trustee
Jonathan Molina Mancio
CSU Trustee
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Ms. Allison Thomas
Producer, Larger Than Life Productions
STUDENT SPEAKER
Hugo Sanchez
BA, Spanish
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
- Dr. Thomas A. Parham
President - Dr. Michael E. Spagna
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs - Dr. William Franklin
Vice President, Student Affairs - Ms. Deborah Wallace
Vice President, Administration and Finance - Dr. Bobbie Porter
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice - Mr. Chris Manriquez
Vice President, Information Technology - Ms. Eva Sevcikova
Vice President, University Advancement - Dr. Sheela Pawar
Chair, Academic Senate - Mr. Ken O’Donnell
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs - Mr. Edgar Mejia-Alezano
President, Associated Students, Inc. - Dr. Timothy Caron
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities - Dr. Timothy Chin
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities - Dr. Lynda Wilson
Associate Dean, College of Continuing and Professional Education - Dr. Jessica Pandya
Dean, College of Education - Dr. Corinne Martinez
Associate Dean, College of Education - Dr. Mi-Sook Kim
Dean, College of Health, Human Services and Nursing - Dr. Enrique Ortega
Interim Associate Dean, College of Health, Human Services and Nursing - Dr. Philip LaPolt
Dean, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences - Dr. Kim Costino
Dean, Undergraduate Studies - Dr. Stephanie Sterling Brasley
Dean, University Library - Dr. Andrew Drummond
Associate Vice President, Academic Advising and Career Development - Dr. Cheryl Koos
Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Development
Commencement Speaker
Allison Thomas
Producer, Larger Than Life Productions
Allison Thomas is a film and theatre producer, and a partner in Larger Than Life Productions. She is currently producing Broadway musicals based on the movies Dave and The Tale of Despereaux. She served as a producer of the films The Tale of Despereaux, Pleasantville, and Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
After launching her career as a White House intern in the Carter Administration, Thomas spent more than a decade devoted to high-tech public policy and communications, working with former California Governor Jerry Brown and a coalition of education, labor, and business leaders. After receiving her MBA, she formed a strategic communications firm focused on launching new technologies and companies. Her lead clients included Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computer and Pixar Animation Studios.
Thomas volunteers in numerous capacities for Coming to the Table, a national organization that seeks to heal the racial wounds of enslavement and its legacy. A descendant of enslavers in colonial Virginia, Thomas is also currently writing a memoir about her journey of acknowledgement and repair.
She also works with the Neighborhood Justice Project, a diversion program for first-time misdemeanor offenders in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office. She has served on the boards of Coming Together Virginia, the Echo Theater, the Los Angeles Public Library, the California Women’s Law Center (as co-chair), Para Los Niños, the USC School of Dramatic Arts, Oakwood School, and Children’s Community School.
