Christine Hernandez
Christine Hernandez ’09 (B.A. English) was appointed to the city of Westminster’s Parks and Recreation Commission.
College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Class Notes
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Keith Collins
Keith Collins ’06 (B.A. history) was appointed city attorney by the Whittier City Council. He previously served as the city attorney in Fort Bragg and the assistant city attorney in La Habra, Placentia, Bishop and Blythe. He has experience in land use, redevelopment, elections, First Amendment issues, labor and employment, criminal prosecution, litigation, law enforcement, […]
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Harvey F. De La Torre
Harvey F. De La Torre ’04 (M.A. political science) was named general manager for the Municipal Water District of Orange County board of directors. He previously spearheaded the revised financial reserve policy and facilitated strategies for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as interim general manager and assistant general manager.
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Thomas R. Hatch
Thomas R. Hatch ’91, ’95 (B.A. political science, M.P.A.) was appointed interim city manager of Santa Ana, overseeing operations for one of the largest cities in Orange County with over 1,400 employees. He has 36 years of local government experience, including serving more than 12 years as city manager and assistant city manager of Costa […]
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Heidi Rae Cooley
Heidi Rae Cooley ’92, ’95 (B.A., M.A. English) was named the program head of arts, technology, and emerging communication and critical media studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also co-directs the Public Interactives Research Lab, where investigators design interactive technologies for public spaces.
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Travis Tamasese
Travis Tamasese ’12 (B.A. English) joined KPBS as its inaugural chief of staff. He spent more than 10 years working in public education and served most recently as the chief of staff and director of strategy and policy at San José State University.
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Elizabeth Andrade
Elizabeth Andrade ’09 (B.A. sociology) was named the executive director for 2-1-1 Orange County, a free service that connects residents to housing, food assistance, utilities, transportation and other resources offered by nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
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Paul Carter
Paul Carter ’92 (B.A. political science) is the author of a new book, “Richard Nixon: California’s Native Son.” An attorney with more than 20 years of experience in investigation and trial work, Carter researched his book with the support of the Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History at Cal State Fullerton. To celebrate […]
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Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia ’11 (M.P.A.) was appointed city manager of Pismo Beach. With 15 years of municipal experience, Garcia previously served as Pismo Beach’s assistant city manager.
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Jessica Carter
Jessica Carter ’94 (B.A. political science, criminal justice) joined Ford Motor Co. as head of U.S. government affairs in Washington, D.C. She formerly served as a chief of staff for five Republican members of Congress.