Angie Cisneros
Angie Cisneros began her career in 1969 as the first administrative aide for the then-La Raza Studies Program, which was considered the center of the Chicano movement on campus in its early days. She earned her associate of arts degree at Fresno City College where one of her counselors was Celia Maldonado Arroyo.
At Fresno State, Cisneros received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work and was involved in walk-outs, demonstrations, and sit-ins. She served as a counselor in the Educational Opportunity Program and was director of the Office of Reentry Programs until she retired from the University in 2001.
She was a member of the Mexican American Political Association and was a founding member of The League of Mexican American Women in 1973. Cisneros was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Student Aid Commission and also has served on several area boards. Among her honors is the selection among Top 10 Outstanding Professional/Business Woman of the Year (1989 and 2001).
