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

Mission Statement
The mission of the Foundation for the Great Park 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

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




Friends of
the Great Park

In 2000, Friends of the Great Park was created 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.

Click here to become a
Friend of the Great Park

 

 

Advisory Council

Our Advisory Council members are distinguished 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 Carmen Cave

City of Dana Point
Council Member Lisa Bartlett

City of Fountain Valley
Council Member Steve A. Nagal

City of Huntington Beach
Council Member Joe Carchio

City of Irvine
Mayor Sukhee Kang

City of Laguna Beach
Mayor Jane Egly

City of Laguna Hills
Mayor Melody Carruth

City of Laguna Niguel
Council Member Linda Lindholm

City of Laguna Woods
Council Member Burt Hack

City of Lake Forest
Mayor Kathryn McCullough

City of Mission Viejo
Council Member Dave Leckness

City of Newport Beach
Mayor Nancy Gardner

City of Placentia
Council Member Scott W. Nelson

City of San Clemente
Council Member Jim Dahl

City of San Juan Capistrano
Mayor Larry Kramer

City of Santa Ana
Mayor Miguel A. Pulido

 

Individual Members

Larry Agran
Irvine Council Member

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 (Ret.)

Lara Anderson
Dana Point Mayor

Gus Ayer
Fountain Valley Mayor (Ret.)

Sandra Ayers
Community Leader

Joel Bishop
Dana Point Council Member (Ret.)

Neil Blais
Rancho Santa Margarita Council Member (Ret.)

Douglas Blonsky
President
Central Park Conservancy

Connie Boardman
Huntington Beach Council Member

Kelly Boyd
Council Member Laguna Beach

Keith Bohr
Council Member, Huntington Beach

Mario H. Boiardi
Principal
RCG Inc.

Robert Bouer
Laguna Woods Council Member (Ret.)

Randal Bressette
Laguna Hills Council Member

Emil J. Brolick
President & CEO
The Wendy’s Company

Cheryl Brothers
Fountain Valley Mayor Pro Tem (Ret.)

Elisabeth Brown Ph.D.
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc.

Joe Brown
Laguna Niguel Mayor Pro Tem

Jack Camp
President
Urban Design Camp

Guy Carozzo
Council Member, Fountain Valley (Ret.)

Sarah L. Catz
Board Member
Center for Urban Infrastructure

Mike Clesceri
Fullerton Mayor (Ret.)

Gil Coerper
Huntington Beach Council Member (Ret.)

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.)

Lori Donchak
San Clemente Council Member

Doug Davert
Tustin Council Member (Ret.)

G. Wayne Eggleston
San Clemente Council Member (Ret.)

E. K. Fisher
President
American Pacific Printers College

Katrina Foley
Costa Mesa Council Member (Ret.)

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

Joan Halvajian
Community Leader

Diane Harkey
Dana Point Council Member (Ret.)

Wyatt Hart
San Juan Capistrano Mayor (Ret.)

Michael F. Henn
Newport Beach Council Member   

Gavin Herbert Jr.
CEO
Roger’s Gardens

Peter Herzog
Lake Forest Council Member

William H. Hudnut III
Senior Resident Fellow
Urban Land Institute

Toni Iseman
Laguna Beach Council Member

Jill Johnson-Tucker
Community Leader

Marc Kasky
Director Emeritus
Fort Mason Center

A.G. Kawamura
President
Orange County Produce LLC

Patricia Kelley
Mission Viejo Council Member

Parker S. Kennedy
Executive Chairman of the Board
The First American Corporation

Cheryl Kinsman
Laguna Beach Council Member (Ret.)

Barbara D. Kogerman
Laguna Hills Council Member

Beth Krom
Irvine Mayor Pro Tem

Joel Lautenschleger
Laguna Hills Mayor Pro Tem

John Paul Ledesma
Mission Viejo Council Member (Ret.)

David A. Levine
Principal
Natural Resource Consultants

Barbara Mac Gillivray
Mac Gillivray-Freeman Films

Tom Maloney
Naturalist

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

Allan Mansoor
Costa Mesa Mayor (Ret.)

Glenda S. Menges
Program Director
Marisla Foundation

Dick Metz
Founder
Surfing Heritage Foundation

Jeffrey C. Metzger
Attorney
Law Offices of Jeffrey C. Metzger

Jeffrey J. Mosher
Executive Director
National Water Research Institute

Mark Nielsen
Council Member,
San Juan Capistrano (Ret.)

William L. Ossenmacher
Dana Point Mayor (Ret.)

Elizabeth Pearson
Laguna Beach Council Member

Jack W. Peltason
President Emeritus
University of California

William Phillips
Aliso Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

Curt Pringle
Anahaim Mayor (Ret.)

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 Mayor

James Rheins
City of Villa Park Council Member (Ret.)

Bob Ring
Laguna Woods Mayor Pro Tem

Susan Ritschel
San Clemente Council Member (ret.)

Milton Robbins
Council Member, Laguna Woods

Bill Roley
Permaculture Institute

Brenda Ross
Laguna Woods Mayor Pro Tem (Ret)

Bernie Schneider
Community Leader

Mike Schulman
Managing Director H & S Ventures

G. Steve Simonian
La Habra Mayor (Ret.)

Joan Irvine Smith
Community Leader

Ted Smith
Chairman & CEO
Mind Institute

L. Allan Songstad, Jr.
Laguna Hills Council Member  

Joe Soto
San Juan Capistrano Mayor (Ret.)

Greg Sowards
Council Member, Placentia (Ret.)

Steve Sullivan
Regional Vice President
Southern California Edison

Peer Swan
Chairman of Finance and Personnel Committee
Irvine Ranch Water District

James Irvine Swinden
Community Leader

Mark Tettemer
City of Lake Forest Council Member

Gary Thompson
Rancho Santa Margarita Council Member (Ret.)

Bill Tidwell
Park Supervisor
County of Orange (Ret.)

Tom Umberg
California State Assembly (Ret.)

Frank Ury
City of Mission Viejo Mayor

Jennifer Van Bergh
City Group Private Bank

Steven Weinberg
Dana Point Mayor Pro Tem

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 and are responsible for the stewardship of the organization.

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Marian Bergeson, Chair
State Senator (Retired)

Janet M. Ray, Vice Chair
Community Leader

John Katkish, Treasurer
President
First Management Group

Robert Currie, Secretary
Retired Partner
Latham & Watkins

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

Keith D. Curry
Director
Center for Public Policy
Concordia University

Allan Gibson
Community Leader

William Habermehl
Superintendent Emeritus
Orange County Department of Education

David Horowitz
Trustee, Horowitz Trust

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

Greg MacGillivray
President
MacGillivray-Freeman Films

Douglas C. Neff
President
IHP Capital Partners

Thomas H. Nielsen
President
The Nielsen Company

Sheila Peterson
Community Leader

Judith Posnikoff
Managing Director
Pacific Alternative Asset
Management Company, LLC

Teddie L. Ray
Community Leader

William Witte
President
Related California

 

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