Yasmine-Imani McMorrin is an attorney, equity advocate, and mom.
In November 2020, she was elected as a Council Member in Culver City, served as Vice Mayor, and in December 2023 was elected as the first Black woman Mayor in the city’s 106-year history. Mayor McMorrin sits on various ad hoc committees of the City Council including Education, Equity, and Sustainability. She established the Culver City Community Care Workshops in the Summer of 2022 to connect and dream alongside neighbors around issues that impact all who live, learn, work, and play in Culver City.
McMorrin currently serves the Children’s Defense Fund CA as Director of Education Equity where she works with colleagues and in coalitions to further education equity at the state, county, and local levels. McMorrin previously worked for The City University of NY, Essex County Community College, and University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She has also organized parents with the Culver City Community of Color Collective, Culver City Unified School District Equity Advisory Committee, and LA Parents Empowered Conference.
McMorrin proudly serves on the boards of Civic Well and Clean Power Alliance. She also serves as a 2nd Supervisorial District Commissioner for the Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority. She is a graduate of the Los Angeles African American Women’s Public Policy Institute (LAAAWPPI) and New Leaders Council-Los Angeles. McMorrin earned a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and B.A. in Economics from Spelman College. She is admitted to the New York Bar.