Marina Khubesrian, M.D.
Councilmember 2011-2013

CoCouncilmember Marina Khubesrian, M.D., (Dr. Marina), was elected to the City Council in November, 2011.

Councilmember Khubesrian holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with Emphasis on Marine Biology from the UCLA School of Life Sciences. She is the recipient of Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, National Golden Key Honor Society, and Regents' Scholar awards from UCLA. She has an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. She is a Board Certified Family Physician (American Board of Family Medicine) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is licensed as a Physician and Surgeon by the Medical Board of California. 

Dr. Khubesrian is a former faculty member, officer, and Director of Family Practice of Glendale, Inc., a Medical Corporation.  She served as Co-director of a non-profit physician training program at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where she practiced medicine for 18 years before transitioning to part-time private practice in Montrose.  

She is a member of Women in South Pasadena Political Action (WISPPA) Steering Committee, and the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC.) She and her husband, Dr. Mark Dreskin, have lived in South Pasadena since 1998, and have been active parent volunteers of Girl Scouts, AYSO, YMCA teams, and Arroyo Vista Elementary School, where their two children attend.

Currently, Councilmember Khubesrian serves as liaison to the City's Animal Commission, Senior Citizen Commision, the Fourth of July Festival of Balloons Committee, and the Ad Hoc City Council/SPUSD Subcommittee.