Thursday, October 24, 2024 (3:40 pm)

OC Fair Board Chair Kovacevich to lead again in 2025

At today’s meeting, the OC Fair & Event Center Board of Directors again named Nick Kovacevich as Chair and Barbara Bagneris as Vice Chair to serve as Board leadership in 2025.

The Board has taken on significant projects in the past year and the nominating committee noted the importance of continuity in asking the current chair and vice chair to continue in their positions to shepherd key initiatives.

“I am honored to be asked to continue my board leadership role through the next year,” said Board Chair Kovacevich. “As a Board, we have embarked on some truly groundbreaking work with The Ranch Community Center, the master site plan and our expanding community-focused educational programs. Along with Vice Chair Barbara Bagneris, I am greatly optimistic about the fiscal position of OCFEC coming off a record-breaking Fair and our work ahead to serve the public.”

Kovacevich and Bagneris were voted into their current leadership positions in November 2023. Bagneris has previously served as Board Chair.

Kovaçeviçh is the former CEO of Greenlane Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of ancillary cannabis products and accessories. He is a resident of Newport Beach and was appointed to the Board in 2020.

Bagneris has been the principal financial analyst at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems since 2010. Bagneris has served on the Board since 2014 and resides in Orange.

Board officers are nominated for office by a committee of fellow Board members. Board members are appointed by the Governor of California and may serve more than one term.