性奴调教

Commencement Speaker Bios

Faculty Speaker

Debbie Lee, Math Instructor

Debbie Lee has been teaching math at 性奴调教 since 2007. She is also chair of the math and computer science departments, and a co-director of the Honors Institute. Under Lee鈥檚 co-leadership, the Honors Institute has sharpened its focus on inclusiveness and educational equity for all.

Lee was born and raised in San Francisco鈥檚 Chinatown. She is an active member of Foothill鈥檚 Asian Pacific American Network (APAN). As part of APAN, she has coordinated the Rites of Passage ceremony, organized talks on immigration stories, held book club discussions on topics including the model minority stereotype, self-hatred and assimilation and power structure.

A first-generation college student, Lee received her A.A. from City College of San Francisco before transferring to San Francisco State University where she received her B.A. in Liberal Studies and an M.A. in Mathematics. Prior to her tenure at Foothill, Lee taught K-8 for the San Francisco Unified School District. 

Lee loves to teach and enjoys seeing the 鈥渁h-ha鈥� moments on her students鈥� faces. Her proudest moments are watching students connect the lessons from her classes to events in their lives. In her free time, Lee enjoys spending time with her husband, a faculty member at another community college. 

She wishes to congratulate all the graduates and wishes them the best of luck with their future endeavors.

Student Speaker

Matthew Bodo, Vice President, ASFC Senate 

性奴调教 students can achieve anything that they want to when supported by others. After a few rough quarters, Matt Bodo wasn鈥檛 sure if he was fit for college. He now plans to transfer to UCLA to major in linguistics and psychology. 

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 expect to attend college when I finished high school. I didn鈥檛 think that I would get my GED,鈥� Bodo said. 鈥淥ne of the faculty at the Adult Education Center convinced me to go to Foothill, and I figured I would try.鈥� 

Bodo didn鈥檛 immediately succeed in college. His first quarter鈥檚 GPA was a 0.0. During his second year, he became homeless. This led him to discover the college鈥檚 support services. With the right resources, Bodo flourished and became an incredibly active student. 

鈥淚 really didn鈥檛 think I could do it,鈥� Bodo said. 鈥淏ut I didn鈥檛 want to give up.鈥� 

Bodo has been a part of Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), the Associated Students of 性奴调教 (ASFC), and has spent countless hours working to support homeless community college students. 

He still finds himself shocked at where he鈥檚 ended up. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 have ever pictured myself in the position I鈥檓 in today, and I know that I鈥檝e become the person I want to be,鈥� he said. 

Bodo hopes to inspire students experiencing homelessness to succeed. He thanks EOPS, ASFC and Foothill鈥檚 faculty and staff for the guidance and support that helped him so much.

This Year's Theme: Service Leadership