Honorable Willie Brown
Honorable Willie Brown
Former Mayor, City and County of San Francisco; Former Speaker of the California State Assembly,

San Francisco State

B.A. Political Science (1955)
​
  • Served as the first African American mayor for the city and county of San Francisco.
  • First African American to serve as Speaker of the California State Assembly and longest-serving Speaker in California history, 1980-1995.
  • Re-elected 16 straight times to the California State Assembly where he served from 1964-1995.
  • Was the youngest chair of the Committee on Ways and Means and also chaired the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
  • Has served as both a trustee of the California State University and regent of the University of California.

Notable CSU Alumni in public service

Abby AbinantiHumboldt
Chief Judge, Yurok Tribe

Humboldt State
B.A., Journalism (1970)

​
Vincent P. BarabbaNorthridge
Chairman, Board of Governors, The State of the USA

CSU Northridge

Marketing (1962)
Captain John BetzMaritime Academy
Port Pilot
Los Angeles Pilot Service

Cal Maritime

M.S., Transportation Management (2015)
B.S., Nautical Industrial Technology (1976)
​
Keely Martin BoslerChico
Cabinet Secretary, State of California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

CSU Chico

B.S.​  Agricultural Business (1997​​)​

Non-CSU degree - MS, Applied Economics, Cornell​​
​​
Lois J. CarsonSan Bernardino
Executive Director (ret.), Riverside County Community Action Department

CSU San Bernardino

English (1967)​
​
Mario CorderoLong Beach
Executive Director, Port of Long Beach

CSU Long Beach

B.A., Political Science (19​74)
​​​
​
Kerri DonisFresno
Chief, Fresno Fire Department

Fresno State

Bachelor of Science, Physical Education (1991)
​
Diana S. DooleyFresno
Secretary, State of California Health & Human Services Agency

Fresno State

B.S. Social Science (1972)​
​
public service
San Francisco