Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the appointment of two new board members to the 32nd District Agricultural Association, also known as the Orange County Fair Board.
Priti Vakharia, of Newport Beach, has been the Corporate Legal Counsel of LISI Group since 2022. She was the General Counsel and Compliance Officer in the Division of Community Development for the Jersey City Department of Housing, Economic Development, and Commerce from 2017 to 2021.
Vakharia was a Board Attorney for the Jersey City Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from 2013 to 2014. She was Assistant Corporation Counsel for the Jersey City Law Department from 2007 to 2014. Vakharia has a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the College of William and Mary.
Michelle Murphy, of Costa Mesa, has been a Senior Consultant for Orange County United Way since 2024, where she has held multiple positions since 2016, including Associate Director of Advocacy and Health, Director of Public Affairs and Senior Director of Public Affairs. Murphy was a Strategic Development Consultant at CalOptima from 2014 to 2016.
She was a Federal Health Care Grants Manager for the United States House of Representatives. Murphy has a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona.
Board members Doug La Belle, who served since 2010, and Nick Kovacevich, who served since 2020, were thanked for their service on the board.
These changes were effective June 26.