Vision Statement
Our vision is for a Great Park that will become one of America’s finest metropolitan parks — a park that will be a regional asset and a source of pride for generations.

Mission Statement
The role of the Great Park Conservancy in creating the Orange County Great Park is to operate as an all-inclusive, public benefit corporation engaged in activities to support the planning, development, financing and operation of the park. In doing so, we will involve residents from all over Orange County to ensure a regional focus for the Great Park. And we will support the vision of the Great Park as a wonderful public amenity that will offer something for everyone, no matter what his or her age, economic circumstance, or place of residence.

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 12,000 residents, elected officials, business leaders, and community leaders.

Advisory Council

The Conservancy created a distinguished Advisory Council of over 70 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.

— City Members —

City of Anaheim
Mayor Curt Pringle

City of Aliso Viejo
Mayor Pro Tem Karl Warkomski

City of Dana Point
Council Member William O. Ossenmacher

City of Fountain Valley
Council Member Gus Ayer

City of Fullerton
Mayor Mike Clesceri

City of Huntington Beach
Council Member Connie Boardman

City of Irvine
Mayor Larry Agran

City of Laguna Beach
Mayor Cheryl Kinsman

City of Laguna Hills
Mayor Joel Lautenschleger

City of Laguna Niguel
Mayor Linda Lindholm

City of Laguna Woods
Mayor Bob Ring

City of Lake Forest
Mayor Peter Herzog

City of Mission Viejo
Mayor Gail Reavis

City of Orange
Mayor Pro Tem Michael Alvarez

City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Mayor Neil C. Blais

City of San Clemente
Mayor Susan Ritschel

City of San Juan Capistrano
Mayor Joe Soto

City of Santa Ana
Mayor Miguel A. Pulido

City of Tustin
Council Member Tracy Worley


— Individual Members —

Alexandra Airth
Children’s Museum of Orange County

Marian Bergeson
State Senator (Retired)

Douglas Blonsky
Chief Operating Officer
Central Park Conservancy

Elisabeth Brown Ph.D.
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc.

Emil J. Brolick
President, Taco Bell

Jack Camp
President, Urban Design Camp

Supervisor Bill Campbell
County of Orange, Third District

Sarah L. Catz
Director, Center for Urban Infrastructure

Tom Daly
Clerk Recorder, County of Orange

Mackey Deasy, AIA
Callison Architecture, Inc.

Richard T. Dixon
Lake Forest Council Member

Stephanie M. Dorey
San Clemente Council Member

E.K. Fisher
American Pacific Printers College, Inc.

George Giacumakis, Ph.D.
Director, CSUF, El Toro Campus

Brent Glass
Smithsonian Institution

Bert Hack
Laguna Woods Council Member

Joan Halvajian

David Horowitz
Trustee, Horowitz Trust

William H. Hudnut III
Senior Resident Fellow, Urban Land Institute

Rick T. Hume
Vice President, David Evans & Associates

Toni Iseman
Laguna Beach Council Member

Richard Jansen
Media Alliance of Orange County

Marc Kasky
Director Emeritus, Fort Mason Foundation

A.G. Kawamura
President, Orange County Produce LLC

Parker S. Kennedy
President, The First American Corporation

Wally Kreutzen
CEO, Transportation Corridor Agencies

John Paul Ledesma
Mission Viejo Council Member

Barbara Mac Gillivray
Mac Gillivray-Freeman Films

Greg Mac Gillivray
Mac Gillivray-Freeman Films

Robert Emmett McDonough
Founder, Remedy Intelligent Staffing

Daniel J. McKenna III
Chairman, McKenna Automotive Group

Dick Metz
Founder, Surfing Heritage Foundation

Jeffrey C. Metzger
Attorney

Douglas C. Neff
Institutional Housing Partners

Jack W. Peltason
President Emeritus, University of California

Douglas C. Rankin
President, Irvine Barclay Theatre

Kirk Roller
Emulex Corporation

Bernie Schneider

Mike Schulman
H & S Ventures

Joan Irvine Smith

Ruben Smith
Alvarado, Smith & Sanchez

Ted Smith
Founder, File Net Corporation

L. Allan Songstad, Jr.
Laguna Hills Council Member

Todd Spitzer
Assemblyman, 71st District

Steve Sullivan
Vice President, Southern California Edison

Peer Swan
Director, Irvine Ranch Water District

James Irvine Swinden

Gary Thompson
Rancho Santa Margarita Council Member

Tom Umberg
Assemblyman (Retired)

Jennifer Van Bergh
U.S. Trust

Mike Whipple
Laguna Niguel Council Member

Supervisor Thomas W. Wilson
County of Orange, Fifth District