Mayor Breed on September 10, 2024, swore in Luis Zamora to serve on the City College Board of Trustees. Zamora is currently the Director of Community Relations and Executive Affairs for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office and an active board member for many San Francisco community organizations.
Zamora is a first-generation college graduate with an associate degree in liberal arts from Santiago Canyon College. He is also the first in his family to earn a higher education degree and the first openly gay Latino Trustee City College of San Francisco (CCSF) has ever had.
As a new board member, he fills the vacancy left by former trustee Murrell Green, who resigned for personal reasons and had not filed to run for reelection to the seat. Zamora will serve the remaining four months of Green’s term, which expires in January.
“Luis is a dedicated public servant who has worked at both the local and state levels, and I believe his voice and experience will be an asset to City College,” said Mayor Breed. “Through his personal experience attending community college, he understands how critical that pathway is to creating opportunities for future generations, and through his work he has demonstrated a commitment to strengthening and supporting public institutions. I believe he will bring a critical voice for accountability and stability to help guide City College through this crucial period.”
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to serve on the City College Board of Trustees,” said Zamora. “Growing up, I was the first in my family to get a higher education degree. It’s incredibly meaningful to have a chance to give back and strengthen City College so that future generations of San Franciscans can continue to benefit from local, affordable higher education.”
Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office, Zamora was District Director for then Assemblymember David Chiu, representing San Francisco’s 17th Assembly District for Eastern San Francisco. Zamora also formerly served as an Immigrants Rights Commissioner for the City and County of San Francisco.
Zamora also worked for many years with the nation’s top 100 law firms as an administrative account manager with an emphasis on facilities management overseeing day-to-day operations and managing multi-million-dollar budgets.
In addition to his work in public service, Zamora has been an active member in the San Francisco community, having served on the Board of Directors for Openhouse SF, the Golden Gate Business Association, and as former President of the San Francisco International Facilities Management Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club. He currently resides in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood.
“Luis has been an incredible force for good in both my former Assembly district and now in the City Attorney’s Office,” said City Attorney Chiu. “I’ve seen firsthand his work bringing people together to find consensus and common ground. He has the heart and mind of a public servant, and I’m excited to see him take on the task of guiding City College through its current challenges to new heights.”
Published on September 19, 2024
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