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Susana Gonzalez has been working with college student leaders in the California State
University for over 10 years. She began her career at Associated Students at Cal State
San Marcos and is currently working as the Executive Director for the California State
Student Association (CSSA), the largest statewide student advocacy group in the country.
Under her leadership, the CSSA board of directors has celebrated a number of victories
and accomplishments, including the passing of a legislative bill reforming financial aid
for older students pursuing a public higher education and at the last presidential
election CSSA registered over 24,000 college students!
Susana's passion for education, community, culture and diversity has taken her everywhere
from the Acropolis in Greece to Mexico's pyramids to the Great Wall of China. She believes
that her travel experiences have provided an appreciation for diversity and global consciousness.
Currently, she lives in Long Beach and is the writer for "Latina in the City" published in
the Long Beach Post (www.lbpost.com),
she just earned her Masters in Public Administration at California State University, Long
Beach. Most recently she joined the California Latino/a Legislative Caucus Leadership
Institute, Madrinas/Padrinos Committee, was nominated and appointed to the Board of Directors
for the Clifford Beers Housing, Inc. and serves as the Vice Chair on the city of Long Beach's
Sustainability Commission.
She is the daughter of immigrant parents and is the first in her family to complete an education
beyond high school. Susana obtained a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration at Cal
State San Marcos and a Masters in Public Policy and Administration from Cal State Long Beach.
She was born and raised in the border region of Tijuana-San Diego, she is the oldest daughter
of her parents and currently lives in Long Beach, California.
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