Candidate for
Council Member; City of La Mirada

Susan Tripp was elected to the La Mirada City Council on March 6, 2001 and re-elected on March 8, 2005. She served as Mayor from March 2004 to March 2005. Prior to 2001, Mayor Pro Tem Tripp earned two La Mirada Volunteers in Action Awards for Leadership and Innovation in the community. As a community volunteer, she served on the Board of Directors for Musical Theatre West and for the Chamber of Commerce. As a La Mirada volunteer she served as Public Safety Commission Chair, Disaster Preparedness Steering Committee Co-Chair, and Neighborhood Watch Advisory Council Chair. She also served eight years on the Communitywide Drug and Gang Task Force.

Mayor Pro Tem Tripp has been active in local schools as a mentor and Sponsored Youth Coordinator for the La Mirada Kiwanis Club. She was presented with the Superintendent's Award in 2004 for her service in the Norwalk-La Mirada School District.
As a councilmember, Tripp has served as Chair of the Marketing and Education Committee for Vector Control, as Trustee for the Sanitation District, and as Vice Chair on the Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority Board.
Mayor Pro Tem Susan Tripp earned her BA and Lifetime K9 California Teaching Credential at San Jose State University. She and her husband, Rolan, owned and operated the La Mirada Animal Hospital from 1989 to 1999. Mayor Pro Tem Tripp and her husband, a veterinarian, now provide behavior services to veterinarians and pet owners nationwide through http://www.AnimalBehavior.Net, and are pet behavior columnists for http://www.petconnection.com. Mayor Pro Tem Tripp is an ordained Elder and choir member at Community Presbyterian Church of La Mirada.
The Tripp's son, Dan, graduated from La Pluma Elementary, Brethren Christian School, and La Mirada High School before joining the Air Force in 1997 as a firefighter. Dan's wife, Michelle, is a third generation La Miradan. Dan and Michelle have two sons, Tyler and Bradley.