A San Francisco native, Dr. David Lee attended New York’s Hamilton College and San Francisco State University.

Before arriving at Laney, David served as the Executive Director of the San Francisco’s Chinatown non-profit Chinese American Voters Education Committee. His civic and volunteer work includes service on the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission, KQED Board of Directors, and the U.S. Census Bureau CIC Steering Committee.

For over a decade, David taught Political Science at San Francisco State University as well as being an expert in Asian American civic engagement and political mobilization.

His accomplishments in his non-profit and civic work have been recognized by the San Francisco Foundation and the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.

Greetings APASS students! My name is Nancy Trinh Chieng – an adjunct counselor for the APASS program.  I identify as a Chinese-Vietnamese-American and I speak a Chinese dialect called “Teochew” (also known as Diojiu/Chiu Chou).

I completed my undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley with a major in Sociology and a minor in Education. I then pursued and finished my Master’s degree focusing on College and Career Counseling at San Francisco State University. I am very passionate about working and helping students achieve their academic, career, and personal goals.

In my spare time, I enjoy discovering new foods, restaurants, watching movies, traveling, and spending time with my family and friends. I am excited to meet and work with all of you; so please do not hesitate and pay me a visit and drop by our APASS office!

Greetings APASS students! My name is Sharon Quach. My preferred pronouns are She/Her/Hers and I am an adjunct counselor for the APASS program.

I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and identify as Chinese-Korean American.

I completed my undergraduate studies at Skyline College and transferred to UC Davis where I studied Community Development. I then pursued and finished my Master’s degree at San Jose State University focusing on Education with a focus in Counseling and Student Personnel.

I am passionate about supporting community college students in their pursuits of their academic and career goals.

In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, trying out new restaurants, visiting art galleries, and spending time with my family and friends. I am excited to meet and work with all of you; so please do not hesitate to drop by our APASS office. Go Laney!

China’s Weijuan Huang is fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese, an APASS student ambassador, and an ESOL tutor at Laney.

Majoring in accounting, Weijuan’s stated goal is to transfer to a four-year university.

In her free time, she enjoys photography and cooking.

Lisa Duong is from Los Angeles California. She is majoring in Psychology, Business Management, Cosmetology, and Real Estate.

She is trilingual and fluent in Cantonese, Vietnamese, and English.

In her free time, she enjoys watching all types of movies –  comedy, foreign, action, and drama.

She is a model kit builder of Guandam kits, jigsaw puzzles, 3D’s, diamond puzzles, Lego sets, and transformers action figures are her favorites.

Lisa’s wants to inspire, motivate, and encourage  her fellow students to get involved with student support services to help them gain resources that will lead to their  success and happiness.

Battuya Nergui, a student ambassador at APASS is from Mongolia.

Her major is accounting. She’s fluent in both Mongolian and Japanese.

She is a full-time mother and in her free time goes hiking while trying  to be of help to many people.

Xavia Chang is from the city of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese, and now is learning English at Laney.

My goal is to earn a degree and become a Dental Assistant.

I am an active person. and like all activities, but the most important activity for me  is yoga,

Also, I like to help by being a problem-solver other, and in particular, I would like to help and share with others how to have beautiful skin.

In my ❤️, with almost anything, I know I can help.

My name is Loan Le. I am from Viet Nam.

I graduated from the Cosmetology Department at Laney and since then, I have returned to Laney to complete my AA’s degree in Cosmetology and Language Arts.

Since 2020, I have been  an ambassador at APASS.

I can speak Vietnamese, English, and a little French.

I currently work as a Hairstylist at GreatClips, as well as a care giver for In Home Supportive Services (IHSS). I like to cook, listen to music, and read in my free time.

Whenever I can, I sometimes help with Vietnamese interpretation for students at East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), a non-profit law organization to help low income students.

Jiewen Deng is from China. She is a student ambassador at APASS. She ‘s fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese. Her goal is to become a social worker. She is active and likes to hike and bicycle in her spare time.  She volunteers as well. She likes to help everyone

My name is Frida Veliz, I was born in Hayward but I grew up in Guatemala. I came to the U.S. four years ago. I’m fluent in both English and Spanish. I’m a current architecture student at Laney. Some of my hobbies are reading, playing sports and drawing!!

Barbara Yasue, Department Chair

Anne Agard                          

Deborah Brooks            

Chelsea Cohen           

Sean Connolly         

Anna Cortesio      

Evan Degennaro         

Daniel DeYoung                 

Nikki Ellman                             

Nancy Hunt                                

Lisa Ikeda                             

Candace Khanna                   

Erika Lachenmeier                

Amy Loewen                            

Rosemary Loughman             

Elizabeth  Maher                       

Annlee McGurk, Department Chair                        

David Mitchell                       

Jill Neely                       

Lynda Nicol                            

Karyn Panitch                 

Kathleen Pappert                      

June Pence                             

Josephine  Ratnam                  

Patricia Reed                     

Richard Robinson               

Beatrice Roost                          

Suzan Tiemroth-Zavala,

Patti  Weissman                           

Kathleen Witt                     

Judy Wong                                                 

Steven Zetlan