Although Tatsumi Paredes (Class of '98, B.A., English, magna cum laude) and Maria Tirado (Class of ’86, B.A. English lit/communications) attended California State University, Dominguez Hills nearly a decade apart, they both agreed that the education they received was instrumental in propelling them to their current positions at Toyota Financial Services. Tirado, who serves as TFS’s brand manager, recently welcomed Paredes to her department as the new brand administrator.