Mayor London Breed on Friday appointed educator Murrell D. Green to the vacant seat on the City College Board of Trustees. She swore him in during a ceremony at City Hall.Green, who has a doctorate in education and is a straight ally, replaces Tom Temprano, a gay man, on the community college's governing board.
Temprano stepped down in February after becoming political director for Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ rights organization.
Green previously worked at City College as a financial and academic counselor.According to a news release from the mayor's office, Green, who is African American, was born and raised in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood.
He has extensive experience in higher education, working within the California community college system. Green will face myriad issues at City College.