During his first term, Mr. Cordero served as Vice-President and President of the Board. Mr. Cordero is also a part-time professor of Political Science at Long Beach City College. He has previously sat on the Long Beach Community Development Commission and served as vice-chair of the Long Beach Ethics Review Task Force. Mr. Cordero has a law degree from the University of Santa Clara and a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach.