Irvine Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Lalloway was selected on January 12, 2015 as the new chairman of the OCTA Board of Directors.
Lalloway served as the Board’s vice chairman for the last year and has been on the OCTA Board since January 2013. He replaces outgoing Chairman Shawn Nelson, also the county’s Fourth District Supervisor, who remains on the Board.
A father, husband, attorney and businessman, Lalloway has served on the Irvine City Council since December 2010.
He started his law career in Philadelphia, where he worked in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Later, Lalloway went into private practice and moved his offices to Irvine. He now practices family law in Orange County.
His commentaries on financial and economic issues have been featured in prominent newspapers and magazines, including Time, People and USA Today.
Lalloway also serves on the board of directors for the Orange County Fire Authority. He is an active cyclist who helps raise funds for research to combat ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Replacing Lalloway as vice chairman is Director Lori Donchak a member of the San Clemente City Council. She joined the OCTA Board in January 2013.
Director Michelle Steel, the county’s Second District Supervisor, was also sworn in at the first Board meeting of 2015.
In keeping with tradition, a video outlining OCTA’s major accomplishments during the past year was shown at the meeting.
