Aaron (A-ron) Orpilla, Sr. Management Assistant / Metro Transfer Program Coordinator

Brief Biography: Aaron Orpilla is a first-generation college graduate from Chabot College and San Francisco State University. His experiences in navigating community college cultivated his passion to support students from marginalized backgrounds. Aaron Orpilla has been managing and directing student support programs for over 8 years. He has taught ethnic studies at Balboa High School through Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) and has served as a program manager for the Richmond Neighborhood Center at Wallenberg High School, Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) in Washington, DC, and the Southeast Asian Development Center (SEADC) in the Tenderloin community.

As a program manager for these organizations, Aaron has initiated many different college access programs supporting students on their journey to college. More recently Aaron has worked as a Community School Director/Manager at both San Francisco Unified School and Oakland Unified School District. Through these experiences, Aaron has created and sustained culturally relevant programming for students that focuses on identity, leadership, academic enrichment, and health and wellness. Moreover, he is committed to training and mentoring the development of staff to provide quality student support programming and support their overall professional development and success.

Passion or Hobbies:  A-ron is a storyteller and does this through performing arts. He enjoys acting and directing stories of his Queer Filipinx experiences.

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus:  The beautiful view from Batmale Hall

Anything Else to Share: Join Metro! ccsf.edu/metro Visit me in the Metro Resource Center MUB 338!

Danielle de Bruin (she/her), Volunteer Coordinator, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography: Danielle is a proud San Franciscan that grew up five minutes away from the Ocean Campus. She started her career working for housing and homeless services nonprofits before transitioning into higher ed. Before coming to CCSF, she managed social justice programming for Northeastern's Center for Leadership, Equity, and Excellence. In her role at CCSF, Danielle manages the Student Ambassador program and enjoys supporting students as they grow as leaders on campus.

Passion or Hobbies: Outside of work, you can find Danielle practicing Rocket yoga, playing fetch with her dachshund Sophie, or taking a long walk at Ocean Beach.

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus: Andrea's favorite place on campus is the Multi Use Building because you can find almost any department and get help from professional staff.

Carter Dunham, Student Assistant, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography: Carter is a sociology major, and joined the Outreach team to connect and give back to the CCSF community. With plans to transfer to a 4-year university and pursue a B.A. in sociology and possibly an advanced degree, he wants to strengthen his foundation and navigate possible career paths.

Passion or Hobbies: Carter is passionate about health/nutrition, helping others, and restoring his community through volunteer work.

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus: His favorite place on Ocean Campus is the Link Center, located in the MUB. The staff is always friendly and it is a great place to study and print assignments before class.

Anything Else to Share: Carter enjoys connecting with new people and offering a helping hand whenever he can.

Cathy Chang, Sr. Management Assistant, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography: Cathy Chang has been working in higher education as academic staff, administrator, and instructor since 2010. Prior to her time in higher education, she had various roles in marketing, PR, and project/program management. She served various organizations from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in Technology, Advertising, PR, and Hospitality industries such as Microsoft, the Westin Hotel, and J. Walter Thompson. She also started and ran two small businesses in Seattle and San Francisco. She has a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a M.A. in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco.

Passion or Hobbies: Cathy's passion is education and leadership. It took 20 years for her to discover her true passion, but she is very grateful that she eventually did and she loves helping students achieve their dreams. Whenever time allows, she teaches short courses in general business, entrepreneurship and innovation, and leadership at Bay Area Colleges. She believes in a quote from Aristotle which resonates with her educational and leadership philosophy, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus: Cathy's favorite place on our Ocean campus is the seating area on the fourth floor in the library overlooking the football stadium and an amazing view of San Francisco.

Anything Else to Share: Since the pandemic, Cathy has started growing fruit trees from seeds which has become one of her new hobbies. She now has various fruit trees including avocado, mango, apple, pear, cherry, mandarin orange, and lemon.

Erika Flores, Director of High School Partnerships and First Year Experience

Brief Biography:  I have worked in the community college field for eight years. I have a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from San Francisco State University.

Passion or Hobbies: My hobbies include reading, baking, and trying all of the best breakfast spots around the city. I am passionate about working with students to find their educational path.

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus: My favorite place is the library. It has great views and lots of resources. 

Anything Else to Share: I am excited for my journey at CCSF.

Meg Hudson, Dean of Outreach and Community Partnerships

Brief Biography: Meg has been at CCSF since 2018. Prior to that, she served for over 20 years as an administrator and teacher in several K-12 districts. As a program evaluator and grant writer, she worked with almost 100 schools throughout Northern California, helping them to strengthen teaching and learning to better serve their students. Meg holds a B.A. in Zoology from UC Berkeley, an EdM from Harvard, and an M.A. in Educational Administration from SFSU.

Passion or Hobbies:  As a native San Franciscan and a graduate of SFUSD, Meg is passionate about serving the people of the San Francisco Bay Area and ensuring they have access to CCSF's amazing programs and services so that they can better their lives and improve their communities.

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus:  Meg loves the Chef's Table in the Pierre Coste Room, run by the Culinary Department. It's a great way to get a full-course meal for a reasonable price. She also loves the CCSF Art Gallery (V119), as well as the Rosenberg Library with its amazing views.

Anything Else to Share: Meg really enjoys her job! She loves helping students and collaborating with colleagues across the college to put on fun events and to make CCSF a more welcoming place.

Darian Valencia, Student Ambassador, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography:  Darian Valencia is a first-year student at CCSF who graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School last year. Darian is currently studying psychology, with the intention of transferring to a 4-year university for neuroscience next fall as a sophomore transfer.

Passion or Hobbies:  Darian enjoys being a leader to those around him and helping people with any issues they have. He also likes working with people in various communities because it allows him to get to know them better. In his free time, Darian likes hanging out with his friends, listening to music, working out (weightlifting), thrifting, and practicing his guitar skills.

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus:  Darian's favorite spot on the ocean campus is the view of the football field from the 2nd floor of the Rosenberg library.

Anything Else to Share: Darian looks forward to meeting more people throughout his year here at CCSF.

Faso Ramangamihanta, Student Ambassador, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography: Faso is an international student majoring in nursing. I chose that major because I like taking care of people. I am originally from Madagascar. The real country, not the movie! Hahaha, I like to move it, move it! My aspiration is to work for Stanford hospital one day! I choose to study at CCSF because I can get a great quality and American education at an affordable cost. Later on, I can transfer easily to another university. One of my dreams too, is to bring back my knowledge to serve my country !

Passion or Hobbies: I am an extrovert. I like talking, interacting with others, exchanging ideas. I am a toastmaster member. I like cooking, I'm a big foodie! I like reading personal development books. Traveling, I visited some countries. And learning languages. Wine tasting, cuisine. Hiking but not too long! hihi

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus: I would definitely say the Batmale Hall view. I like this full view of the city of SF. I like seeing the horizons and views from that angle. It brings some freedom to me.

Anything Else to Share: Back home, I was a tour guide. So I like showing people around. It will be my pleasure to show you the campus. Moreover, I can speak 4 different languages! I am looking forward to welcoming you to our college CCSF.

Karen Louriana M (KLM), CTE Coordinator, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography: KLM has proudly served the community in various roles. She is very much influenced by her Ethnic Studies degree.

Passion or Hobbies: KLM enjoys crafting, being creative, and cats.

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John Schumacher, Student Assistant, Outreach and Recruitment

Brief Biography: John is pursuing an AA is Front End Web Development and an AA-T in Spanish at City College. He plans to continue his studies, hopefully at SF State and get a Bachelors in Spanish.

John is an older student returning to complete his education after 40+ years and is happy to be starting this new adventure at CCSF. He has pursued many paths in his life, including acting, stage management and project management.

Passion or Hobbies: Acting, reading, dogs, cats well animals, volunteering as a Literacy tutor with SF Public Library

Favorite Place on Ocean Campus: The view from Batmale Hall.