Orange County Great Park Corporation Board Re-Elects Officers and Directors

IRVINE – At the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors Annual Meeting last Thursday, the Board re-elected Chair Beth Krom and Vice-Chair Walkie Ray to serve in their positions for another year. The Board also voted to re-elect Independent Directors Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and real estate developer and philanthropist Walkie Ray to serve four-year terms on the Great Park Corporation Board of Directors. The Annual Meeting is held each February where Board members elect a Chair and Vice Chair and Independent Directors with expiring terms.

“Mayor Miguel Pulido and Walkie Ray are highly effective members who bring valuable insight and experience to the Great Park Board,” said Beth Krom, Chair of the Orange County Great Park Corporation Board. “Our Board is strengthened by Mayor Pulido’s background as Mayor of the County’s largest city and Chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Energy Committee in addition to Walkie Ray’s experience as a successful businessman, real estate developer and philanthropist.”

Beth Krom was first elected to the Irvine City Council in 2000. She was elected Mayor in 2004 and 2006 and was elected to the City Council in 2008. Krom is an advocate for balanced communities to ensure a sustainable future for the Great Park.

“It is an honor to continue to serve on the Great Park Corporation Board,” said Walkie Ray, Vice-Chair, Great Park Corporation Board. “The Great Park is a tremendous asset for the entire community. It will truly be a legacy to be enjoyed by generations.”

Miguel Pulido has served as Mayor of Santa Ana since 1986. Director Pulido also served as a member of Orange County Transportation Authority and the State Workforce Investment Committee. He formed the Mayor’s Task Force on Arts and Culture, and was instrumental in the development of the Artist’s Village in Downtown Santa Ana.

“I am proud to continue to serve on the Great Park Corporation Board,” said Director Pulido. “This Board is making history in creating the first great metropolitan park of the 21^st Century.”

Walkie Ray is a co-owner of Sanderson J. Ray Development. Vice-Chair Ray served for eight years as Chairman of the Board for the Discovery Science Center, Chairman of the Building Committee of Sage Hill School and Chairman of the Board of the Orange County High School of the Arts.

The Great Park Corporation Board is made up of nine members and is comprised of the five members of the Irvine City Council and four Independent Directors from the public at large. In addition to Mayor Pulido and Walkie Ray, Michael Pinto and Bill Kogerman are Independent Directors.

For more information, go to www.ocgp.org

About the Great Park

The Orange County Great Park, with its 1,347-acre master plan, is the focal point of the redevelopment of the publicly-owned portion of the 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The Great Park features an iconic tethered helium balloon that rises 400 feet in the air, providing an aerial view of Park development. Other features include the Carousel, Farm + Food Lab, Kids Rock Playground, Walkable Timeline, Palm Court Arts Complex, North Lawn recreation area and historic Hangar 244. The South Lawn lighted soccer fields and Community Garden will be added in 2012. For more information go to www.ocgp.org