San Francisco, CA – Today Mayor London N. Breed 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 will fill 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 London 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 Luis 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 David 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.”
Dr. Murrell Green has served on the Community College Board since 2022. He was first appointed by Mayor Breed and was subsequently elected by the voters later that year. Dr. Green was born and raised in San Francisco’s Western Addition and is an educator with extensive experience in higher education. Dr. Green served as the Dean of Academic Counseling and Student Services for West Valley College, where he coordinated various student services programs with a focus on individual educational goal completion for transfer, degree attainment or certification.
During his time as a member of the City College Board of Trustees, Dr. Green brought to the Board years of experience working to promote student experience at community colleges. He was committed to ensuring that City College provides a comprehensive array of student services, promotes excellence, and addresses the needs of its community.
"I would like to thank Mayor London Breed for my original appointment to the Board of Trustees at City College of San Francisco,” said Dr. Murrell Green. “I would also like to thank the residents of our fair City for their unwavering support during my tenure as Trustee. I hope to have provided both harmony and sensibility amongst the Board in an effort to focus on the needs of our students, which should always come first.”
“I want to thank Murrell for his service to the City and County of San Francisco as a member of the Community College Board,” said Mayor Breed. “Murrell focused on student success and ensuring that City College was meeting the needs of its student body. I appreciate his service and wish him luck in his continued pursuits of public service.”
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