Margaret Fortune appointed

Margaret Fortune, 36, of Sacramento, has been appointed by  Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California State University Board  of Trustees.
In March 2008, she was named chief executive officer of  Project Pipeline, a Sacramento-based non-profit with a 20-year track  record of credentialing public school teachers. Prior to that, Fortune  was a senior advisor in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger  from 2006 to 2008. From 2005 to 2006, she served as an education advisor  and director of public affairs for the Office of Governor Arnold  Schwarzenegger.
Prior to that, Fortune was superintendent of St.  Hope Public Schools, a Sacramento-based K-12 charter school district  serving 1,800 students, where she started Sacramento Charter High  School. Her experience also includes two years as assistant secretary in  the Office of the Secretary for Education, chair of the Commission on  Teacher Credentialing and service on the California Children and  Families Commission. Fortune earned a Masters in Public Policy from  Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts  degree in political science from the University of California,  Berkeley. This position requires Senate confirmation and the  compensation is $100 per diem. Fortune is a Democrat.