Vision Statement
The Orange County Great Park will be one of the world’s great metropolitan parks.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Great Park Conservancy is to generate and sustain public and private support for the development and operation of the Orange County Great Park.

Strategies
• Promote Regional Awareness for the Orange County Great Park
• Advocate for the Park’s Greatness
• Incubate Park Projects & Forge Partnerships
• Raise Money for Specific Park Projects

Goals 2009/2010
• Develop and Execute a Master Agreement – The Conservancy will develop and execute a joint Master Agreement with the Corporate Board that defines roles, processes, and measurements for working together to advance the creation and operation of the Orange County Great Park.
• Create a Fund Development Program for the OC Great Park – The Conservancy will develop and execute a Fund Development Program with the Corporate Board that defines our coordinated efforts to raise money for the build out and sustainability of the Orange County Great Park.
• Promote Public Awareness of the OC Great Park – The Conservancy will work with the Corporate Board to develop and implement complementary communication strategies that promote awareness of the park throughout Orange County.

About the Great Park Conservancy
• The Conservancy is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
• The Conservancy is non-partisan and non-political.
• The Conservancy is a countywide organization.
• The Conservancy is dedicated to the best park for the public interest.
• The Conservancy supports a park for the entire Orange County region.
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Friends of
the Great Park

The Conservancy formed Friends of the Great Park to spread the word about the Great Park to all of Orange County. Friends of the Great Park includes over 15,000 residents, elected officials, business leaders, and community leaders.

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Friend of the Great Park

 

 

Advisory Council

The Conservancy created a distinguished Advisory Council of influential community leaders who lend their names in support of the Great Park. The Advisory Council includes representation from north, central and south Orange County cities, as well as community leaders countywide.

U.S. Members

John Campbell
Congressperson 48th District

Linda Sanchez
Congressperson 39th District

Loretta Sanchez
Congressperson 47th District

 

State Members

Jose Solorio
Assembly Member 69th District

Jeff Miller
Assembly Member 71st District

Chris Norby
Assembly Member 72nd District

 

County Members

Pat Bates
Orange County Supervisor
Fifth District

Bill Campbell
Orange County Supervisor
Third District

Tom Daly
Clerk-Recorder
County of Orange

Janet Nguyen
Orange County Supervisor
First District

 

City Members

City of Aliso Viejo
Council Member Donald Garcia

City of Anaheim
Mayor Curt Pringle

City of Costa Mesa
Mayor Allan Mansoor

City of Dana Point
Mayor Steven Weinberg

City of Fountain Valley
Council Member Guy Carozzo

City of Huntington Beach
Council Member Keith Bohr

City of Irvine
Mayor Sukhee Kang

City of La Habra
Mayor G. Steve Simonian

City of Laguna Beach
Mayor Elizabeth Pearson

City of Laguna Hills
Mayor Randy Bressette

City of Laguna Niguel
Mayor Linda Lindholm

City of Laguna Woods
Mayor Milton W. Robbins

City of Lake Forest
Mayor Peter Herzog

City of Mission Viejo
Mayor Trish Kelley

City of Newport Beach
Mayor Keith Curry

City of Placentia
Council Member Greg Sowards

City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Council Member Gary Thompson

City of San Clemente
Mayor Jim Dahl

City of San Juan Capistrano
Council Member Mark Nielsen

City of Santa Ana
Mayor Miguel A. Pulido

City of Tustin
Council Member Doug Davert

City of Villa Park
Council Member James Rheins

 

Individual Members

Larry Agran
Irvine Mayor Pro Tem

Alexandra Airth
Chair
Children’s Museum of Orange County

Sam Allevato
San Juan Capistrano Council Member

Michael Alvarez
Orange Mayor Pro Tem (Ret.)

Joe Anderson
San Clemente Council Member

Lara Anderson
Dana Point Council Member

Gus Ayer
Fountain Valley Mayor (Ret.)

Sandra Ayers
Community Leader

Lisa Bartlett
Dana Point Council Member

Joel Bishop
Dana Point Council Member

Neil Blais
Rancho Santa Margarita Council Member

Douglas Blonsky
President
Central Park Conservancy

Connie Boardman
Huntington Beach Council Member (Ret.)

Kelly Boyd
Council Member Laguna Beach

Mario H. Boiardi
Principal
RCG Inc.

Robert Bouer
Laguna Woods Council Member (Ret.)

Emil J. Brolick
C.O.O Yum! Brands Inc.

Cheryl Brothers
Fountain Valley Mayor Pro Tem

Elisabeth Brown Ph.D.
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc.

Joe Brown
Laguna Niguel Council Member

Jack Camp
President
Urban Design Camp

Melody Carruth
Laguna Hills Council Member

Sarah L. Catz
Board Member
Center for Urban Infrastructure

Carmen Cave
Aliso Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

Mike Clesceri
Fullerton Mayor (Ret.)

Gil Coerper
Huntington Beach Council Member

Richard Cohn
Aitken Aitken & Cohn

Debbie Cook
Huntington Beach Mayor (Ret.)

Diane Cotton
Diane Cotton Jewelry

Glenn D. Dassoff
Attorney, Paul Hastings

Lynn Daucher
California State Assembly (Ret.)

Richard Dixon
Lake Forest Mayor Pro Tem

Lori Donchak
San Clemente Council Member

G. Wayne Eggleston
San Clemente Council Member

Jane Egly
Laguna Beach Council Member

E. K. Fisher
President
American Pacific Printers College

Katrina Foley
Costa Mesa Council Member

Fredrick M. Freeman
Los Alamitos Mayor (Ret.)

George Giacumakis Ph.D.
Director of Bibical and Sacred Writings

Brent D. Glass
American Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution

Bert Hack
Laguna Woods Mayor Pro Tem

Joan Halvajian
Community Leader

Diane Harkey
Dana Point Council Member (Ret.)

Wyatt Hart
San Juan Capistrano Mayor (Ret.)

Gary Hayakawa
President
Three Star Nursery

Gavin Herbert Jr.
CEO
Roger’s Gardens

William H. Hudnut III
Senior Resident Fellow
Urban Land Institute

Toni Iseman
Laguna Beach Mayor Pro Tem

Jill Johnson-Tucker
Community Leader

Marc Kasky
Director Emeritus
Fort Mason Foundation

A.G. Kawamura
President
Orange County Produce LLC

Parker S. Kennedy
CEO
Chairman of the Board
First American Corporation

Cheryl Kinsman
Laguna Beach Council Member (Ret.)

Beth Krom
Irvine Council Member

Joel Lautenschleger
Laguna Hills Council Member

John Paul Ledesma
Mission Viejo Council Member

David A. Levine
Principal
Natural Resource Consultants

Barbara Mac Gillivray
Mac Gillivray-Freeman Films

Tom Maloney
Naturalist

Jerry Mandel, Ph.D.
President (Ret.)
Orange County Performing Arts Center

Glenda S. Menges
Program Director
Marisla Foundation

Dick Metz
Founder
Surfing Heritage Foundation

Jeffrey C. Metzger
Attorney

Jeffrey J. Mosher
Executive Director
National Water Research Institute

Scott W. Nelson
Placentia Council Member

William L. Ossenmacher
Dana Point Mayor (Ret.)

Jack W. Peltason
President Emeritus
University of California

William Phillips
Aliso Viejo Council Member

Col. Charles J. Quilter II
USMC (Ret.)

Douglas C. Rankin
President
Irvine Barclay Theatre

Wayne Rayfield
Dana Point Council Member (Ret.)

Gail Reavis
Mission Viejo Mayor (Ret.)

Brad Reese
Villa Park Council Member

Bob Ring
Laguna Woods Council Member

Susan Ritschel
San Clemente Council Member (ret.)

Bill Roley
Permaculture Institute

Brenda Ross
Laguna Woods Mayor Pro Tem (Ret)

Bernie Schneider
Community Leader

Mike Schulman
Managing Director H & S Ventures

Joan Irvine Smith
Community Leader

Ted Smith
Founder
File Net Corporation

Allan Songstad Jr.
Laguna Hills Council Member

Joe Soto
San Juan Capistrano Mayor (Ret.)

Steve Sullivan
Regional Vice President
Southern California Edison

Peer Swan
Vice President
Irvine Ranch Water District

James Irvine Swinden
Community Leader

Mark Tettemer
City of Lake Forest Council Member

Bill Tidwell
Park Supervisor
County of Orange (Ret.)

Tom Umberg
California State Assembly (Ret.)

Frank Ury
City of Mission Viejo Council Member

Jennifer Van Bergh
City Group Private Bank

Mike Whipple
Laguna Niguel Council Member (Ret.)

 

  

Board of Directors

Members of the Board of Directors volunteer their time in support of the Great Park. They are responsible for the stewardship of the organization.

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Marian Bergeson, Chair
State Senator (Retired)

David Horowitz, Vice Chair
Trustee, Horowitz Trust

John Katkish, Treasurer
President
First Management Group

Robert Currie, Secretary
Retired Partner
Latham & Watkins

Michael D. Ray, Chair Emeritus
Partner
Sanderson J. Ray Development

Allan Gibson
Executive Vice President
Orange County Business Bank

Rick T. Hume ASLA
Frederick Thomas Hume
Landscape Architecture, Planning & Design

Greg MacGillivray
President
MacGillivray-Freeman Films

Robert G. Magnuson
President
Magnuson and Company

Douglas C. Neff
President
IHP Capital Partners

Thomas H. Nielsen
President
The Nielsen Company

Tim Paone
Theodora Oringher Miller & Richman PC

Sheila Peterson
Master Gardener

James “Walkie” Ray
Partner
Sanderson J. Ray Development

Janet M. Ray
Community Leader

Teddie L. Ray
Community Leader

John Sullivan
President
The Producing Group

William Witte
President
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Ex-Officio Directors

Michael D. Ellzey
CEO, OC Great Park Corporation

 

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