Council Member DEBORAH GAVELLO was elected to the City Council in November 2008 and will serve for 4 years. She is only the fourth woman to be elected to the Tustin City Council.
Deborah has served and actively participates on several regional committees: Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee, Water Advisory Committee of Orange County, Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency, Orange County Library Board-Alternate.
• Mother of two wonderful children
• Small business owner for 16 years
• Bank Consultant
• California State University Fullerton –BA Degree-Marketing (Dean’s List)
• National top performer and Sales Director at Fortune 300 company- ADP Corporation
• Fortune 100 Company National Account Manager- NCR Corporation
• Wrote and coordinated Tustin’s current Adopt the Block Program - available on city’s web site
• Treasurer of two local non profits
• 2 years- Co-chairwoman area donation drive for Child Abuse Prevention Center of Orange County
• Volunteered at City wide E-waste recycle event at Tustin High School
• Dinosaur dash-Tustin Unified School Foundation volunteer and participant
• Judge Tustin Parks and Recreation’s Halloween costume contest
• Ladera Elementary volunteer
• Ladera Elementary PTO member
• Tustin Ranch Elementary volunteer
• Tustin Ranch Association Board Member
• Tustin Historical Society member and volunteer
• Docent Historical Society Home and Garden tour
• Tustin Preservation Conservancy member
• Boys and Girls Club supporter
• Grass-Root leader to create a better Citrus Grove Park
• Tustin AYSO volunteer and team trainer
• Volunteered and worked on trail repair at Bommer Canyon, for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy
• Worked with Parks and Recreation/Community Services Director on park and city improvements
• Worked with city staff on street landscape improvements and business landscape improvements
• Helped eliminate graffiti throughout city
• Helped eliminate abandoned shopping carts throughout the city
