Background
Corbin, Rosemary MacGowan was born on April 3, 1940 in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Daughter of Frederick Patrick and Lorena Maude (Parr) MacGowan.
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Rosemary MacGowan Corbin
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Rosemary MacGowan Corbin, American former mayor. President Ujima Family Services; chair Richmond Historic Preservation Committee; member Rosie the Riveter Trust Board, San Francisco Bay Trail Board; board member Institute for Local Government; Member League of Women Voters, National Organization of Women, National Women's Political Caucus, California Library. Association, Sierra Club.
Education
Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1961; Master of Library Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.
Career
Library, Stanford (California) U., 1966-1968;
library, Richmond (California) Public Library., 1968-1969;
library, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Oakland, California, 1976-1981;
library, San Francisco Public Library., 1981-1982;
library, University of California, Berkeley, 1982-1983;
member county, City of Richmond, 1985-1993;
vice mayor, City of Richmond, 1986-1987;
mayor, City of Richmond, since 1993. Member Solid Waste Management Authority, since 1985, Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Commission, Martinez, California, since 1987, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, since 1987. Member League of California Cities Environmental Affairs Committee, since 1994.
Member energy and environmental committee United States Conference Mayors and National League of Cities, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
President Ujima Family Services. Chair Richmond Historic Preservation Committee. Member Rosie the Riveter Trust Board, San Francisco Bay Trail Board.
Board member Institute for Local Government. Member League of Women Voters, National Organization of Women, National Women's Political Caucus, California Library. Association, Sierra Club.
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Married Douglas Tenny Corbin, April 6, 1968. Children: Jeffrey, Diana.
