page_title: Coro (non-profit organization)
section_title: Notable alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Coro (non-profit organization) / Notable alumni
caption_attribution_description: Dianne Feinstein, member of the United States Senate.
context_page_description: Coro is an American non-partisan, non-profit organization best known for its fellowship program dedicated to teaching skills useful in leadership in public affairs to young adults.
  The organization was founded in San Francisco in 1942 by W. Donald Fletcher, an attorney, and Van Duyn Dodge, an investment counselor. Their premise was based on the realization that, unlike law, business or medicine, post graduate training in the area of leadership was non existent, and they wanted to train young veterans in the leadership skills necessary to assure that our democratic system of government could more effectively meet the needs of its citizens.
  Contrary to the assumption that "Coro" refers to the word "core," the name is a nonce word created to represent "both discovery and exploration."
context_section_description: Approximately 1,000-1,200 people participate in Coro's various programs each year, many of whom work in non-profit organizations, businesses, and government agencies. Some notable alumni who currently hold or have held public office include:
  Hon. Phil Angelides, former treasurer, State of California (LA '75)
  Hon. Marvin R. Baxter, associate justice, Supreme Court of California (SF '63)
  Hon. Michael Bennet, member, U.S. Senate, Colorado (NY '88)
  Jeffrey Bleich, U.S. Ambassador to Australia (StL '84)
  Hon. Debra Bowen, secretary of state, State of California (LA '89)
  Ben Cannon, education adviser, Governor's Office, Oregon and former member, Oregon House of Representatives (StL '00)
  Helen Dewar, former staff writer, The Washington Post (SF'58)
  Hon. Anna Eshoo, member, U.S. House of Representatives (SF '79)
  Hon. Vic Fazio, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (LA '66)
  Hon. Dianne Feinstein, member, U.S. Senate, California (SF '56)
  Hon. Tim Kaine, vice presidential nominee, member, U.S. Senate, and former governor, Virginia (KC '78)
  Hon. Jerry Lewis, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (SF '57)
  Hon. Carol Liu, member, California State Senate and former assemblymember (LA '89)
  Hon. Holly Mitchell, member, California State Assembly (LA '87)
  John B. Mockler (CA '63)
  Hon. Adrin Nazarian, member, California State Assembly
  Hon. Alex Padilla, member, California State Senate and former president, Los Angeles City Council (LA '95)
  Hon. Jean Quan, mayor, City of Oakland, California (SF '87)
  Gene Siskel, former film critic, Siskel & Ebert At the Movies (LA '68)
caption: Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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