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  • 2023 Board of Directors

     Form 700

    The OCTA Board of Directors is comprised of 18 individuals that represent Orange County. Specifically, seventeen Board members govern OCTA with the Caltrans District Director serving as the 18th member in an ex-officio capacity. 

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    Gene HernandezChairman RepresentingCity Member 3rd District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2022 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2023
    Chairman Gene Hernandez was elected to the Yorba Linda City Council in November of 2012 and served as Mayor from 2017 to 2018 and was again appointed Mayor for 2023. Orange County's City Selection Committee reappointed Hernandez as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2022.Read More
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    Tam NguyenVice Chairman RepresentingPublic Member Date Term BeginsApril 2021 Date Term ExpiresApril 2025
    Vice Chairman Tam Nguyen serves as a Public Member on the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors. He joined the Board in April 2021 and currently serves as a member of the Transit Committee.Read More
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    Doug Chaffee RepresentingSupervisor 4th District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresJanuary 2027
    Director Doug Chaffee currently serves as the Fourth District Supervisor of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. He joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in January 2019.Read More
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    Jose DiazRepresentingCity Member 4th District Date Term BeginsDecember 2022 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2023
    Director Jose Diaz was elected to the Anaheim City Council in November 2020, representing District 1 in West Anaheim. Orange County's City Selection Committee, to fill a current vacancy, selected Diaz as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in December 2022.Read More
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    Andrew DoRepresentingSupervisor 1st District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2021 Date Term ExpiresJanuary 2025
    Director Andrew Do currently serves as the First District Supervisor of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. He joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in February 2015 where he served as Chairman in 2021. Read More
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    Jon DumitruRepresentingCity Member 2nd District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2024
    Director Jon Dumitru is a lifelong resident of the City of Orange and now resides in and serves as the City’s District 2 representative to the City Council. Most of the Dumitru family also live in Orange, and those not residing in the United States live in the southern European countries of Romania, Hungary, and Croatia. Dumitru attended all Orange Unified Schools as a youth and is a proud graduate of Orange High School.Read More
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    Jamey FedericoRepresentingCity Member 5th District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2024
    Director Jamey Federico was elected to the Dana Point City Council in November 2018. Orange County's City Selection Committee appointed Federico as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2023.Read More
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    Katrina FoleyRepresentingSupervisor 5th District Date Term BeginsApril 2023 Date Term ExpiresJanuary 2027
    Director Katrina Foley currently serves as the Fifth District Supervisor of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. She joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in April 2021. Read More
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    Brian GoodellRepresentingCity Member 5th District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2022 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2023
    Director Brian Goodell was elected to the Mission Viejo City Council in 2016 and re-elected and selected by the City Council in 2022 to serve as Mayor. Orange County's City Selection Committee reappointed Goodell as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2022.Read More
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    Patrick HarperRepresentingCity Member 1st District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2024
    Director Patrick Harper was elected to the Fountain Valley City Council in November of 2018 and was appointed Mayor in 2021. Orange County's City Selection Committee reappointed Harper as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2023.Read More
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    Michael HennesseyRepresentingPublic Member Date Term BeginsOctober 2019 Date Term ExpiresOctober 2023
    Director Michael Hennessey has served as a Public Member on the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors since 2011 where he served as Chairman in 2017. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee.Read More
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    Steve Jones RepresentingCity Member 1st District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2022 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2023
    Director Steve Jones currently serves on the Garden Grove City Council after serving eight years on the Planning Commission, with several terms as Chair, and ten years on City Council prior to becoming Mayor in 2016. Jones was appointed to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2013 where he served as Chairman in 2020. Orange County's City Selection Committee reappointed Jones as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2022.Read More
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    Fred Jung RepresentingCity Member 4th District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2024
    Director Fred Jung was elected to serve a four-year term representing Council District 1 on the Fullerton City Council in November 2020 and was appointed Mayor in 2021. Jung is the first Asian-American Fullerton City Council Member in over 20 years. Orange County's City Selection Committee reappointed Jung as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2023. Read More
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    Farrah N. KhanRepresentingCity Member 3rd District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2024
    Director Farrah N. Khan made history in November of 2020 becoming the 23rd Mayor of Irvine. She not only received the highest number of votes for the position of Mayor in the city’s history, but also shattered glass ceilings as the first woman of color to hold the position, and the first Muslim woman to lead a large city in the United States. Orange County's City Selection Committee appointed Khan as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in January 2023.Read More
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    Jessie LopezRepresentingCity Member 2nd District Date Term BeginsDecember 2022 Date Term ExpiresDecember 2023
    Director Jessie Lopez was elected to the Santa Ana City Council in November of 2020 representing Ward 3. Orange County's City Selection Committee, to fill a current vacancy, selected Lopez as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors in December 2022.Read More
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    Vicente SarmientoRepresentingCity Member 2nd District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2023 Date Term ExpiresJanuary 2027
    Director Vicente Sarmiento serves as the Second District Supervisor of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. He joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in January 2021.Read More
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    Donald P. WagnerRepresentingSupervisor 3rd District Date Term BeginsJanuary 2021 Date Term ExpiresJanuary 2025
    Director Donald P. Wagner serves as the Third District Supervisor of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. He joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in April 2019. Wagner is honored to represent over 630,000 diverse residents in the communities of Anaheim Hills, Irvine, Lake Forest, North Tustin & Tustin, Orange, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, the unincorporated canyons, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda.Read More
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    Ryan ChamberlainRepresentingCaltrans District 12 Date Term BeginsJanuary 2014 Date Term ExpiresGovernor Appointment
    Director Ryan Chamberlain is over a 20-year veteran of the California Department of Transportation. He currently serves as the Caltrans District 12 Director.Read More
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