Sara Deen

Sara Deen serves as Vice President and Board member of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. Prior to her service on the School Board, in addition to practicing dentistry in a private practice, Sara also practiced in many free clinics, increasing access to needed dental care for the most vulnerable. She also taught at three dental schools, including UCLA School of Dentistry’s AEGD Venice Program, University of California San Francisco, Case Western School of Dentistry. An active member in the region for more than a decade, Sara dedicates her time to ensuring all families have a voice and the support they need to thrive.

Her primary focus on the School Board has been increasing school safety, closing learning gaps, creating a transparent and accountable budget, and connecting with the community to ensure their priorities are at the forefront of her work. Demonstrating her ability to build bridges as a School Board Member and as a New Ground Muslim Jewish Partnership Alum and Advisory Board Member, Sara galvanized support across political leanings and organized local community members to support two school board candidates and a ballot measure to fund critical school repairs in the November 2024 election. Thanks to her leadership, both candidates and the ballot measure enjoyed significant victories.

Sara is a proud Muslim American, eldest daughter with immigrant parents from Pakistan and with roots in India. She lives with her husband Omer, who is a practicing physician, in Palos Verdes where they are raising their two teenagers.

Paul Seo

Paul Seo serves as Mayor Pro Tem in Rancho Palos Verdes while also serving in leadership for the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

Paul is a husband, father, U.S. Army veteran, and Deputy Attorney General. Raised by hardworking immigrant parents, Paul learned the value of selfless service and has dedicated his career to delivering results that lift others and improve lives. Paul went to the United States Military Academy at West Point and learned to lead and to serve in a selfless manner, serving as a U.S. Army officer overseas in the demilitarized zone between South Korea and North Korea.

After completing his service with the rank of Captain, he earned a law degree from Loyola Law School and went to work as a Deputy District Attorney in LA County before being asked to serve as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California.  Paul works with a team to investigate and prosecute political corruption, corporate fraud, and other white-collar crimes, including prosecuting the oil company responsible for the 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill.  

Paul has served his community on the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council with a focus on problem solving to improve quality of life.  Paul has delivered results that have improved the reliability of electricity, improved public safety, strengthened mobile phone reception, and secured funds from the county to support residents impacted by landslides and find solutions to stabilize landslide areas. 

Paul and his wife, Hannah, live near Silver Spur Elementary School and are proud parents of two, a six-year-old son and three-year-old daughter.  

Chris Kluwe

We will also have the honor of having Chris Kluwe speak at the meeting. Chris is an American writer, social activist and former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League. (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins before signing with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. He played in the NFL for the Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, and Oakland Raiders. Kluwe is widely known for his eight seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, where he set eight individual team records. During this period, Kluwe became an outspoken advocate on social issues, including same sex marriage and gay rights, which ultimately led to tension between Kluwe and coaching staff.

Kluwe was released by the Vikings after the 2012 season, signed with the Oakland Raiders prior to the 2013 season, and was subsequently released. Kluwe was unable to find another NFL team with which to sign and retired from professional football in 2013. Following his departure from football, he has pursued a writing career and was a humor columnist for the sports website Deadspin.

Kluwe plans to discus the first 100 days of the Trumps Administration, his activism while in the National Football League and his continued activism and writing.