Peter, his wife Ruth, and their daughter live on Chelsea Road.  Their two sons attended LB Elementary, PVIS, and graduated from PV High.  Peter and Ruth have been active in community efforts for the past ten years through participation in Lunada Bay PTA and Ridgecrest PTA, and the LBHOA.  Both are designers and 23 years ago founded an interior/architectural firm currently in the Hollywood Riviera section of Redondo Beach. 

My wife Chris and I moved to the South Bay in 1976 after I graduated from UC San Francisco medical school. We have two children and three grandchildren. My medical specialty is pathology with subspecialty expertise in hematopathology. For many years I was the medical director of the laboratory at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance and I am currently the medical director at Pathology Inc. My interests include computer programming and graphic design. I have designed and illustrated many medical books, including Breast Cancer--Real Questions, Real Answers, written by my friend David Chan, MD. I also create commercial software programs for pathologists to aid in diagnosing and reporting prostate cancer. My wife and I enjoy walking the median path and along the cliffs and tide pools; Lunada Bay is just a great place to call home. As an LBHOA board member, I am responsible for the design of the newsletter and the new website.

Robin DeBraal and her husband Alan moved to Lunada Bay in 1972. Both their sons, Todd and Derek attended Lunada Bay Elementary, Margate (now PV Intermediate) and graduated from Palos Verdes High School.  

Community involvement has always been an important commitment for the DeBraal's.  Robin has served on many local Board of Directors; Palos Verdes Tennis Club,  Peninsula Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Associates of the Palos Verdes Art Center, Junior league of Los Angeles  and is presently serving on the Board of Directors of the Lunada Bay Homeowners Association. In the past she has served as President of the organization. 

She has been associated with REMAX Palos Verdes for the last 25 years. Her local community knowledge and real estate experience have provided the Lunada Bay community with someone who cares about our community and has the ability to get things accomplished. Previous to entering the field of real estate she was the marketing director for Hemobile, a company which manufactured products and vehicles for the Blood Banking Industry. Prior to her marketing experience,   she taught 3rd grade, intermediate and high school social studies.

Asked, "Why do you donate your time to LBHOA?" The answer was, "I have a tremendous amount of pride and love for the Lunada Bay Community and wish to give back and preserve the pleasure it has afforded me and my family".

Marlene Breene is our local “go to” person for landscape expertise. A graduate of Parson’s School of Design with a degree in Environmental Design, she has been active on LBHOA’s Parklands committee since it’s inception. Committee projects include assisting with conceptual design and community input for Lunada Bay Park, Lunada Bay fountain, Carillo Park, and median plantings within the city.

In addition to a successful 30 year landscape design business “on the hill”, Marlene volunteers her time, having received 3 PTA Service Awards and recognition as an Art at Your Fingertips docent and participating artist.

Her current focus is the “greening” of Palos Verdes. “I am so excited that the “seeds of change” planted early in the sixties have taken root and are now blossoming into the mainstream. Our community has such potential to be green”.

Palos Verdes has been a great place to raise a family. Marlene and her husband, Patrick, have 3 grown daughters, all out of the nest and pursuing creative careers. Patrick also grew up in Palos Verdes, keeps in touch with his high school buddies, and believe it or not, had some of the same teachers as his daughters!

Marlene’s office is at 2325 Palos Verdes Drive West Suite 212, next to Prontos. Stop by to say “hi” and chat about your vision for our beautiful community with her.