Class Notes: 1997
Nitasha Kaur Sawhney ’97 was reappointed to the Foundation for California Community Colleges Board of Directors for a second four-year term from May 2026 through May 2030. Her appointment was approved in May by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.
Foundation CCC is the official nonprofit auxiliary to the California Community Colleges, the largest system of higher education...
As a book coach and editor, Marisa Solis ’97 has worked on more than 500 books during her decades in publishing. Now, she’s co-written one. The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction Book provides a clear road map for turning expertise into a well-crafted book that can transform readers’ lives. Solis and her coauthor, Elizabeth Dougherty, cover what most...
Devin Fei-Fan Tau
Devin Fei-Fan Tau (B.S., Business Administration, 1997), independent director and producer, is pleased to announce an option on the film rights to Jen L. Hanson's (B.S. Mass Communications, 1994) speculative fiction novel, "Sensored Souls." The sci-fi thriller, "The Gallery," will be Tau's fourth feature film, following the thriller-suspense "Half Sisters," to...
Abel Guillen ’97 MPP ’01 has been named Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond headquartered at the California Department of Education. Previously, his public service track record includes serving as a Trustee for the Peralta Community Colleges and an Oakland City Council member. He looks forward to gathering with classmates and...
