

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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Gregory T. Winterbottom
Gregory T. Winterbottom
Chairman Representing
Public Member Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
January 2017
Chairman Gregory T. Winterbottom serves as a Public Member on the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors, where he has been a member since 1993. Chairman Winterbottom brings to the OCTA Board a career of more than 35 years of involvement in transportation issues. READ MORE
Shawn Nelson
Shawn Nelson
Vice Chairman Representing
Supervisor
4th District Date Term Begins
January 2011 Date Term Expires
January 2015
Vice Chairman Shawn Nelson was elected to the Fullerton City Council in November 2002 to fill the remaining two years of an unexpired term, and was reelected to a four-year term in November 2004. He served as Mayor in 2004-05 and 2006-07, and as Mayor Pro Tem in 2003-04. READ MORE
Patricia Bates
Patricia Bates
Representing
Supervisor
5th District Date Term Begins
January 2011 Date Term Expires
January 2015
Director Patricia Bates joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in January 2007.
As a member of the OCTA Board of Directors, Director Bates serves as a member of the Legislative and Communications Committee, Executive Committee, Finance and Administration Committee and Highways Committee. READ MORE
Lori Donchak
Lori Donchak
Representing
City Member
5th District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2014
Director Lori Donchak is dedicated to the fiscally responsible, carefully managed growth of San Clemente. Anticipating needs of future generations is essential to maintaining our prosperity and sense of community so unique to San Clemente.READ MORE
Gail Eastman
Gail Eastman
Representing
City Member
4th District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2013
Director Gail Eastman is an author and businesswoman elected to the Anaheim City Council in November 2010. Before serving on the Anaheim Council, Director Eastman worked as a governmental relations consultant on land use entitlements and as a community relations specialist. .. READ MORE
Matthew Harper
Matthew Harper
Representing
City Member
2nd District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2013
A graduate of Huntington Beach High School, Director Matthew Harper is currently the Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Huntington Beach where he has served on the City Council since elected by the voters on November 2, 2010... READ MORE
Michael Hennessey
Michael Hennessey
Representing
Public Member Date Term Begins
September 2011 Date Term Expires
September 2015
Director Michael Hennessey serves as a public member on the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors. He was appointed to the Board in 2011. READ MORE
Steve Jones
Steve Jones
Representing
City Member
1st District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2013
Director Steve Jones currently serves as an elected Councilmember for the City of Garden Grove and spent eight years prior on the Planning Commission, with three terms as Chair. READ MORE
Jeffrey Lalloway
Jeffrey Lalloway
Representing
City Member
3rd District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2014
Director Jeffrey Lalloway, elected to the Irvine City Council in November 2010, is a father, husband, attorney, businessman, and proud Irvine resident.
After graduating in 1986 with highest honors from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts in political science
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Gary A. Miller
Gary A. Miller
Representing
City Member
2nd District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2014
Director Gary Miller serves as one of the 2nd Supervisorial District representatives on the OCTA Board. Additionally, he serves on the I-405 Policy Working Group and I-405 Improvement Project Corridor Cities Coalition. READ MORE
John Moorlach
John Moorlach
Representing
Supervisor
2nd District Date Term Begins
January 2011 Date Term Expires
January 2015
Director John Moorlach joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in December 2006.
Director Moorlach was appointed to fill the vacancy of Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector on March 17, 1995 and served until 2006 when he was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Director Moorlach has the distinction of having predicted the largest municipal bond portfolio loss and bankruptcy in U.S. history. READ MORE
Al Murray
Al Murray
Representing
City Member
3rd District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2013
Director Al Murray was elected to the Tustin City Council in November of 2010, appointed as Mayor Pro Tem by his colleagues in 2011, and Mayor in 2012. He and his wife, Tamala have two daughters, ages 14 and 7 who attend Tustin public schools. READ MORE
Janet Nguyen
Janet Nguyen
Representing
Supervisor
1st District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
January 2017
Director Janet Nguyen was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors in February, 2007. In doing so, she became the first woman ever to represent the First District, the first Asian-American and the first Vietnamese-American to serve on the Board of Supervisors, and the youngest Supervisor ever to be elected in Orange County. In addition, she is only the fifth woman to serve on the Board of Supervisors, and this is the first time in Orange County’s history that two women serve on the Board at the same time. READ MORE
Miguel Pulido
Miguel Pulido
Representing
City Member
1st District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2014
The City Selection Committee of Orange County elected Mayor Miguel A. Pulido in January 1997 as a city council representative to the OCTA Board of Directors. READ MORE
Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw
Representing
City Member
4th District
Date Term Begins
January 2013
Date Term Expires
December 2014
Director Tim Shaw was elected to the City Council in November of 2008. He is a long-time La Habra area resident, attending Lowell Joint Unified schools and La Habra High School. Director Shaw also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as a young man, and he is still active with the scouts as a Merit Badge Counselor. READ MORE
Todd Spitzer
Todd Spitzer
Representing
Supervisor
3rd District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
January 2017
Director Todd Spitzer is a former California State Assembly Member and Orange County Supervisor who has dedicated his career to public service. READ MORE
Frank Ury
Frank Ury
Representing
City Member
5th District Date Term Begins
January 2013 Date Term Expires
December 2013
Director Frank Ury and his wife Rhonda have lived in Mission Viejo since 1989. Elected in 2004 to serve on the Mission Viejo City Council, READ MORE
Ryan Chamberlain
Ryan Chamberlain
Representing
Caltrans District 12
District Director
Governor’s Ex-Officio Member
Date Term Begins
September 17, 2012
Date Term Expires
Until Replaced By Governor
As District Director, Director Chamberlain is responsible for planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the State transportation system in Orange County READ MORE