Jerry Amante
Council Member, City of Tustin
Director Jerry Amante joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors in December 2006. He serves as the Chair of the Transportation 2020 Committee and the Central County Corridor Major Investment Study Policy Advisory Committee. He serves on the Executive Committee and was past chair of that Committee, as well. Director Amante is a Member on the State Route 91 Advisory Committee and Legislative and Communications Committee.
Director Amante has served on the Tustin City Council since 2004 where he is presently Mayor. Director Amante also served as Past Chair of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency where he serves on the Finance and Operations Committee, the Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee, the Joint Financial Options Ad Hoc Committee, as well as the Joint Marketing Ad Hoc Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Transportation Corridor System. Director Amante also serves as past President of the Association of California Cities – Orange County.
Prior to joining the city council, Director Amante was appointed to the Tustin Planning Commission and served as its Chairman until he resigned to run for City Council in 2004.
Director Amante is an attorney and is a licensed real estate broker who owns a business, corporate and real estate law firm and a commercial and residential real estate brokerage firm. He is also an Arbitrator on the Panel of Civil Arbitrators of the Orange County Superior Court.
Director Amante has a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law.
Director Amante and his wife Nancy have lived in Tustin for 23 years. They have two children, Shawn and Paul, and two grandchildren, Erik and Danica.
Chairman Jerry Amante's 10 Strategic Initiatives