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Chair
Arcadia Councilmember Roger Chandler was elected to the Foothill Transit
Executive Board in May 2008 and began his term as Chair in 2010. He has been elected to three terms on the
Arcadia City Council and has served three times as Mayor. After retiring
from the Sheriff’s Department after 24 years of service, he went on to
become the Chief of Police of the Los Angeles City Housing Authority and
in 1994 he created the City of Hawaiian Gardens Police Department.
Public safety, water quality and the provision of effective and
efficient municipal services have been the thrust of his public service
record. He and his wife Jane, have lived in Arcadia for over 36 years
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Vice Chair
Diamond Bar Mayor Carol Herrera was elected to the Foothill
Transit Board in May 2009 and was elected to serve as Vice Chair in 2010. She was elected to the Diamond Bar City
Council in November 1995. She currently serves as the Chair of the Four
Corners Transportation Coalition, is 1st Vice Chair of Los Angeles
County LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission), and is a member of
SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments) Regional Council
and its Transportation Committee. Previously, Herrera has served as
President of San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and President of
League of Cities, Los Angeles County Division. Herrera, a resident of
Diamond Bar since 1966, has three children and seven grandchildren.
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Treasurer & Auditor/Controller
Covina Councilmember Peggy Delach was appointed to the Foothill Transit Executive Board in May 2005 and has been an active member of the Foothill Transit Governing Board since her election to the Covina City Council in 2003. She was elected as Executive Board President in May 2008 and has served as the agency's Treasurer since 2009. Her various community involvements include the Covina Sunrise Rotary, the Covina Chamber of Commerce, the League of California Cities, and the Covina Playhouse. In 1999, she was awarded Woman of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of Women at Work. Councilmember Delach is also a Project Executive for the Southern California Region of Swinerton Builders, a nationally-recognized construction firm based in San Francisco, CA. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester and Cal Poly Pomona.
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Executive Board Member
Pomona Councilmember Paula Lantz was elected to the Foothill Transit Executive Board in May 2003. She was elected to the Pomona City Council in April 1991. Lantz is the Immediate Past President of the Inland Valley Economic Development Corporation and chairs the Pomona-Walnut-Rowland Joint Water Line Commission, and the Governing Board of Tri-City Mental health. A registered social worker, Lantz worked at the Hillview Acres Children’s Home, where she was a foster care coordinator. A lifelong Pomona resident, Lantz has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pomona College and a master’s degree in education from Claremont Graduate School. |
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Executive Board Member
El Monte Mayor Pro Tem Patricia
Wallach, a longtime advocate of public transportation, is now serving a 3rd
term on Foothill Transit’s Executive Board as the representative for Los Angeles
County. She was first elected to El Monte’s
City Council in 1990 after having served as a member of the El Monte Union High
School District Board of Trustees. A lifelong resident of the Los Angeles area, Wallach
attended Montebello High School and Pasadena City College and has served on
various boards including the League of California Cities, San Gabriel Valley Association
of Cities, Independent Cities Association, Los Angeles Regional Library
Advisory Committee, and the West San Gabriel Valley Air Quality Committee to
name a few. She has three children.
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