About Laura Zahn Rosenthal

Laura Zahn Rosenthal was elected to the City Council in April 2010. She served as Mayor Pro Tem from January 24, 2011 to November 14, 2011 when she was elected Mayor. Laura has been volunteering for Malibu for over 15 years. She is a former Malibu Parks and Recreation Commissioner and Malibu Public Works Commissioner. She has been a member of the Malibu Business Roundtable for over 6 years and was also on the Malibu Economic Advisory Committee. Beginning when her two sons were young, Laura spent many years working as an education activist and school district volunteer. She is a past PTA President at Point Dume Marine Science School, Shark Fund Director at Malibu High School, PTA Council Board Member for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and co-chair for a number of education measure campaigns in Malibu.