As a Top 1% Realtor in the U.S. and La Mesa's highest-producing agent these last 17+ years, Laura recognizes how hard yet gratifying it is to achieve success through hard work. She admires her fellow travelers in the business world who work day and night to make their communities hum, she strongl... Read more

Jack comes to the Council with over 30 years of public service experience. During his 29 year career as a California State Park Superintendent, he developed management skills and created statewide community involvement programs. His time with State government included being a supervising Peace Of... Read more

Patricia was born and raised in San Diego and has called La Mesa home for over 25 years. She has three children and two grandchildren. Patricia’s career spans close to 40 years working in business development, customer service, and sales for large and small businesses. She also owned her own ... Read more

Mark Arapostathis has lived in La Mesa his entire life. He attended Lemon Avenue Elementary School, La Mesa Middle School, and graduated from Helix High School. Since 1992 he has taught in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District at Murdock Elementary, Lemon Avenue Elementary and Rolando Element... Read more

Colin Parent was elected to the La Mesa City Council in November 2016. Currently, Colin works as the Executive Director and General Counsel at the nonprofit Circulate San Diego. He is responsible for advocating for affordable transit, safe walkable neighborhoods, and effective land use polic... Read more