Chair

Patricia Wallach, a longtime advocate of public transportation,is now serving a 5th term on Foothill Transit’s Executive Board as therepresentative for Los Angeles County.  Wallach was elected to serve as Chairin 2012.  She’s previously served as ViceChair of Foothill Transit's Executive Board in 2011.  She was firstelected to El Monte’s City Council in 1990 after having served as a member ofthe El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees.   Alifelong resident of the Los Angeles area, Wallach attended Montebello HighSchool and Pasadena City College and has served on various boards including theLeague of California Cities, San Gabriel Valley Association of Cities,Independent Cities Association, Los Angeles Regional Library AdvisoryCommittee, and the West San Gabriel Valley Air Quality Committee to name a few. She has three children.

Vice Chair

Councilmember Doug Tessitor has been on theGlendora City Council since 2003; served as Mayor in 2006-2007, and Mayor ProTem 2005-2006. He was elected to serve on the Foothill Transit Executive Boardin 2011 and became Vice Chair in 2012. He received his BS in BusinessAdministration and MS in International Management. Mayor Tessitor is also onthe Gold Line Joint Powers Authority Board whose focus is to participate in theplanning, funding, designing and construction of the Gold Line Phase II; the LA Works Board of Directors which coordinates efforts of cities toimplement programs for human services; the San Gabriel Valley Council ofGovernments which provides regional and cooperative planning and considerationof government services in the San Gabriel Valley; and the SouthernCalifornia Association of Governments. Doug and his wife, Cyndy, are long timeresidents of Glendora. They have three children and are the proud grandparentsof five grandchildren.

Treasurer and Auditor/Controller

Pomona Councilmember Paula Lantz was elected to theFoothill Transit Executive Board in May 2003 and was elected to serve asTreasurer and Auditor Controller in 2011 and again in 2012. She was elected tothe Pomona City Council in April 1991. Lantz is the Immediate Past President ofthe Inland Valley Economic Development Corporation and chairs the Pomona-Walnut-RowlandJoint 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 hasa bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pomona College and a master’s degree ineducation from Claremont Graduate School.

Board Member

Diamond Bar Councilmember Carol Herrera was electedto the Foothill Transit Board in May 2009 and was elected to serve as ViceChair in 2010 and Chair in 2011. She was elected to the Diamond Bar CityCouncil in November 1995. She currently serves as the Chair of the Four CornersTransportation Coalition, is 1st Vice Chair of Los Angeles County LAFCO (LocalAgency Formation Commission), and is a member of SCAG (Southern CaliforniaAssociation of Governments) Regional Council and its Transportation Committee.Previously, Herrera has served as President of San Gabriel Valley Council ofGovernments and President of League of Cities, Los Angeles County Division.Herrera, a resident of Diamond Bar since 1966, has three children and sevengrandchildren.

Board Member

Pasadena Council Member Margaret McAustin was elected to the Foothill Transit Board in May 2012. Pasadena is the newest member city to join Foothill Transit's Joint Powers Authority and was unanimously approved for membership in 2009. As a Councilmember, McAustin serves as the Chair of the Municipal Services Committee, playing a pivotal role in the governance of primary city services to Pasadena residents. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business administration from California State University, Los Angeles. She lives with her husband, John, and their super dog, Wrigley, in the Historic Highlands neighborhood.