2023 LOSSAN Board Members

Jewel Edson

Chair

Representing
North County Transit District

Jewel Edson is a Solana Beach City Council Member and small business owner. Open-minded, energetic and creative, she fearlessly follows through on commitments with transparency, honesty and integrity. She has a life-long love of learning and believes in the importance of making informed and fair decisions.

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Bryan MacDonald

Vice Chair

Representing
Ventura County Transportation Commission

Bryan MacDonald is a City Council Member for Oxnard and currently serving as Chair of the Ventura County Transportation Commission. He was formerly a member of the Oxnard Police Department, serving 30 years before retiring with the rank of Assistant Chief of Police.

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Fernando Dutra

Representing
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Director Fernando Dutra currently serves as a member of the Whittier City Council. He was recently re-elected in 2022 representing Whittier’s District 4.

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Caylin Frank

Representing
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Caylin Frank joined the Poway City Council in 2018 after a career in federal and local government. She represents Poway's District 4. As Poway's Metropolitan Transit System's representative, Caylin has served on the LOSSAN Board of Directors since 2019.

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Fred Jung

Representing
Orange County Transportation Authority

Director Fred Jung currently serves as the Mayor of Fullerton and is member of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors. Jung was elected to serve a four-year term representing Council District 1 on the Fullerton City Council in November 2020 and was appointed Mayor in 2021.

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Al Murray

Representing
Orange County Transportation Authority

Director Al Murray is the former Mayor and Council member of the City of Tustin. After serving for nearly a decade as well as on the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board for six years, Murray currently is a policy advisor to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The OCTA appointed Murray as a member to the LOSSAN Board of Directors in January 2015.

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Dana Reed

Representing
Riverside County Transportation Commission

Dana Reed is Of Counsel to, and Founding Partner of Reed & Davidson, LLP, a Los Angeles based law firm specializing in election, political, governmental ethics and non-profit law. Reed graduated from Loyola Law School in 1974 with a Juris Doctor degree.

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Fred Strong

Representing
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments

Paso Robles Councilmember Fred Strong grew up in Greendale, WI, one of three Greenbelt Villages created by the federal government during the depression. He is a proud husband, father of five, and grandfather of six—as well as a tireless advocate for transportation initiatives at all levels of government.

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Jess Talamantes

Representing
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

As senior member on Council, with a 32-year career of dedicated service as a Burbank Firefighter, Jess Talamantes continues to bring a powerful, new perspective to the Burbank City Council.

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Das Williams

Representing
First District of Santa Barbara County

Supervisor Das Williams was elected to represent the First District of Santa Barbara County in June 2016 and took office on January 2, 2017.

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