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Ruth Coleman currently serves as Director of California State
Parks. She was appointed Chief Deputy for California State
Parks in January 2002, after having joined the department in
December 1999 as Deputy Director for Legislation.
Before coming to State Parks, Ms. Coleman worked as Policy
Director for Assemblywoman Helen Thomson for one year,
responsible for legislative issues relating to water,
agriculture and land use. Prior to that she was Legislative
Director for State Senator Mike Thompson, coordinating his
legislative agenda and providing staff leadership on major
environmental legislation such as a park bond, salmon and
steelhead restoration; and the protection of the Headwaters
Forest.
Ms. Coleman also has worked for the Air Resources Board in the
electric vehicle program and the Office of the Legislative
Analyst, focusing on fiscal and policy issues in the natural
resources area, particularly the Department of Parks and
Recreation and the Department of Fish and Game. Prior to her
work in Sacramento, she spent three years teaching mathematics
as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland, Southern Africa.
Ms. Coleman received her Master in Public Administration from
Harvard University, and a B.A. in Economics from Occidental
College.
Source: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22217
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