 She also served as president of the Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional in 1981, chaired Los Angeles County Californios for Fair Representation, and worked as a coordinator and delegate for the 1984 presidential campaign of Walter Mondale.In 1985, the trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District appointed Quezada to its board, after another member resigned to become City Controller.Although another Latino, J. William Orozco, had previously served on the board, Quezada became its first Latina.