Charles E. Bell Jr.
(Political Science, B.A., 2004)
Charles E. Bell Jr. graduated in 2004 with a degree in political science and minor in ethnic studies. Bell is currently a deputy city attorney for the City of San Diego, Office of the City Attorney. He is the co-founder of the Cal Poly Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Chapter and an avid volunteer coordinator for Cal Poly’s annual Black Legacy Weekend. Through his leadership, he has expanded participation and promoted recognition of the chapter’s alumni activities including recruiting, mentoring and supporting students. Bell is a longtime volunteer for the Cal Poly Admissions Office, partnering to improve outreach to African-American high school students. Bell serves on the Crawford High School Law Academy Advisory Board of Directors and as the Mentoring Program’s co-chair. He has served on the California Western School of Law Alumni Board of Directors and is the immediate Past President of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation, San Diego’s black lawyers and judges association.