Katrina
Foley was first elected to the City Council in November 2004.
Katrina's focus is on making Costa Mesa better for families. She
and her family have an interest in Costa Mesa 's future. Katrina
and her husband, Casey Swanson, are Mesa Del Mar homeowners.
Casey is a local teacher who graduated from TeWinkle and
Estancia High School . They have two boys who attend Costa Mesa
public schools.
Katrina has a record of public service. She
was appointed to the Planning Commission in January 1999. She
was Chair of the Commission for two terms. Katrina also serves
her community as a member of the Coast Community College
Citizens Oversight Committee, and previously served as a member
of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Measure A Oversight
Committee. Before serving on the Planning Commission, Katrina
was appointed to the Costa Mesa Human Relations Committee in
1997.
Katrina volunteers her time on several
non-profit boards. She plays a significant role as the corporate
sponsorship chair of the Costa Mesa United Campaign Committee to
build a Costa Mesa Sports Complex with an Aquatic Center at
Costa Mesa High School and a Multi-Sports Stadium at Estancia
High School . She has also served as a Director for four
countywide non-profit boards: the Girl Scouts, the Orange County
Women Lawyers Association, the Orange County Trial Lawyers
Association, and Orange County HeadStart. Katrina has also
volunteered her time for numerous civic organizations including
the Sonora Elementary School PTA, where she is an officer.
Katrina is a managing partner in the civil
litigation law firm Lents & Foley, LLP. As a small business
owner, she has experience in business development, planning, and
operations. As a City Council member, Katrina will use her
professional experience to build collaborations among
businesses, resident groups, and the City. In 2001 and 2004,
Katrina was honored by Women in Leadership and the National
Association of Women Business Owners' annual Remarkable Women
Awards event.
Katrina is a proud graduate of HeadStart, UCLA
(BA - English), and Seattle University (Juris Doctorate) on a
Dean's Scholarship. Upon graduating law school, Katrina received
numerous public service awards including the National
Association of Women Lawyers 1996 Outstanding Woman Graduate,
and Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Public Service
Award. Katrina believes in the public school system and will
work as a City Council member to collaborate within the
community for programming that supplements public education for
all students.
Costa Mesa is at a crossroads. After five
dynamic decades, Costa Mesa is a community in transition. Making
the transition will take vision, leadership and the ability to
build consensus among disparate constituencies. Katrina has
proven her ability to solve problems and find solutions to
community concerns by listening well. She knows that good
decisions are best made within a process that is inclusive, fair
and equitably applied.
Katrina is Council Liaison to the following
City Committees and Boards: Newport-Mesa Unified School District
, Child Care and Youth Services Committee, and the Orange County
Fairgrounds, as well as alternate liaison to the Senior Citizens
Corporation Board and Centerline Policy Committee.
For the fiscal year
2005-2006, Katrina plans to focus on children through public
safety efforts to protect our families, infrastructure
improvements such as athletic facilities and fields, as well as
clean and safe neighborhoods, and through improved recreational
and after school programming.
