Former Culver City Mayor Dr. Daniel Lee became the first African-American Member of the Culver City Council in its over 100 year history in 2018. A veteran of the US Air Force and California Air National Guard, he currently works as Project Director at the James Lawson Institute. Daniel has a Master’s Degree in Social Welfare from UCLA and a Doctorate in Social Work from USC. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Move to Amend, the Backbone Campaign, Mockingbird Incubator, Elected Officials Protecting America and the Advisory Board of the ProRep Coalition. Daniel also attended Cal State Los Angeles to study screenwriting and was a member of the SAG-AFTRA for over a decade.