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Gigi (Ryan) Gilman

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Gigi (Ryan) Gilman

Graduation Year: 1984

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Current Residence: Seattle, WA

Major at Santa Clara: English

Occupation: Attorney

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Favorite memory from Santa Clara 

  • Too many to choose just one! But, in no particular order:
    • The smart, funny, kind, wonderful friends I made
    • Mornings walking to O'Connor for 8am classes
    • All-nighters doing edit and paste-up in The Santa Clara office
    • Reading 100 Years of Solitude for the first time
    • Every class with Mr. Degnan
    • Learning Italian
    • "Studying" at Graham Pool and in the Mission Gardens
    • Grad Week

Extracurricular activities while a student at SCU

  • The Santa Clara staff
  • Intramurals
  • English Club
  • Italian Club
  • KGO Radio intern
  • Law Library staff
  • Study abroad in Florence, Italy

My hobbies and interests

  • Cooking
  • Crosswords
  • Family
  • Politics
  • Reading
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Travel
  • Trivia
  • Volunteering in my community

Things I am good at...

  • Clear communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Event planning
  • Juggling (literally and figuratively)
  • Nonprofit fundraising
  • Organization
  • Prioritization of tasks for long- and short-term projects
  • Research and analysis

Expertise that I have acquired in my life and career that I bring to my term of service on the SCU Alumni Board

  • As a parent, attorney, and community volunteer, I have learned the value and importance of:
    • Ethical decision-making
    • Listening to a plurality of voices and perspectives
    • Making complex ideas, initiatives, and requirements understandable
    • Cultivating "passion for anonymity" in serving elected and public officials