David Morse has been a full-time faculty member at Long Beach City College since 1998. From 2014 to 2016, he served as president of the statewide Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. He is also a former member of the Board of Governors of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, a former president of the Long Beach City College Academic Senate, and a former chair of the Long Beach City College English Department. He speaks fluent Spanish and regularly vacations in Mexico, most often in Puerto Vallarta or Acapulco.