SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Eman Dalili to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.

“I would like to welcome Mr. Dalili to the board as our new student representative,” said interim Chancellor Erik E. Skinner. “He is an accomplished young man and brings a great deal of experience and perspective to the board. I am confident he will do well representing his fellow California Community Colleges students. We look forward to working with him on improving student success and expanding educational opportunities.”

Gov. Brown announced the appointment on Thursday.

Dalili, 20, of Palos Verdes Estates, has served as student body president of El Camino College since 2016 and is as a business analyst intern for Red Cross Blood Donation Services. He has been an ambassador in the Office of Outreach and School Relations since 2015.

Dalili was a trustee on the El Camino College District Board of Trustees from 2015 to 2016, intern in the Office of Congresswoman Janice Hahn from 2014 to 2015 and intern in the Office of Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi in 2014. Dalili is a Democrat.

The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.

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