Phillip B. Tsunoda was appointed by the City Council in May 2007 to fill the vacant City Council seat until November 2010.

He currently serves as the Special Assistant to Orange County Board of Supervisor and Orange County Transportation Authority Chairman Chris Norby. Prior to joining the Chairman's staff, he served for three years as the Director of External Affairs for Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly. From 1997 to 2004, Phillip was the Manager of Government Relations for the City of Anaheim and was responsible for all external governmental affairs for Anaheim including serving as liaison to all levels of government, local, regional, state and federal.

Phillip's professional background also includes work with County of Orange Health Care Agency, County Board of Supervisors - 2nd District and others. He brings extensive experience in municipal and regional issues dealing with land-use, transportation and law enforcement-related programs, policies and projects.

As a member of the City Council, Phillip was elected the City's representative to the Board of Trustees for the Orange County Vector Control District. Phillip's community involvement has grown throughout his more than 11 years in town. He was a member of the Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) Planning Committee where he reviewed and recommended planning and development projects. Phillip is also serving his 2nd term on the Orange County Transportation Authority's Citizen Advisory Committee and is a voting delegate to the AVCA.

In September 2007, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the South Coast Medical Center Foundation. The Foundation raises monies to purchase much-needed capital equipment for South Coast Medical Center.

Phillip has been married for more than 13 years and has two children. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and is involved in his son's baseball league, where he currently serves on the Aliso Viejo Little League Board of Directors, working directly with the Aliso Viejo business community to financially assist the League. In addition, Phillip proudly serves on the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors.

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