Board of Directors
President Mary Ann Gaido
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Mary Ann is the Chair of the City of Irvine Planning Commission and a former Irvine City Councilmember. Her public service career work has included serving on various commissions and boards including the Irvine Transportation Phasing Task Force, as well as serving on the Irvine Barclay Theatre Board.
In 1968, Mary Ann Gaido and her young family moved to Irvine. Her young children attended Irvine’s first public schools. Mary Ann, like many parents, became actively involved with the schools, helping to establish Irvine’s national reputation for excellence in education.
Mary Ann Gaido’s commitment to public service has never wavered. She served on the Irvine Planning Commission and then the City Council in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2000, Mary Ann once again stepped forward to serve on the Planning Commission. As current Chair of the Irvine Planning Commission, she also is on Irvine’s key committees and task forces to improve traffic flow and keep Irvine’s roads safe.
For many years Mary Ann has been dedicated to the visual and performing arts in Irvine. She currently serves as the City’s appointed member on the Irvine Barclay Theatre Board.
A long-time member of the League of Women Voters, Mary Ann has always taken the lead in working for important government reforms.
Mary Ann was Vice-President of St. Joseph Health System where she was a strong and effective advocate for improved hospital care and healthier communities. Now Mary Ann Gaido is once again devoting full-time to charitable causes and public service.
Board Member Beth Krom
A resident of Irvine since 1985, President Beth Krom has brought her experience as a teacher, a business owner, a community volunteer and a mother to her work on the Irvine Community Land Trust and the Irvine City Council.
An advocate for balanced communities, President Krom is focused on ensuring a sustainable future for the City of Irvine. Among the initiatives that Beth Krom has worked to advance are Irvine’s long-term housing strategy to ensure a full spectrum of housing opportunities in the City and the establishment of Irvine’s Community Land Trust to support the development of high quality affordable housing that will remain affordable in perpetuity.
Board Member Scott Darrell
Scott has served on the ICLT Board of Directors since its inception. He was the Executive Director of The Kennedy Commission, and also worked for LINC Housing as its Vice President, and Asset Manager for the LA Community Design Center. He is currently an instructor in the University of California system and is working as the Executive Director of Housing with Heart.
Scott earned his Master’s Degree in Community Planning from the University of Maryland and has over 20 years experience in the affordable housing field, including development, asset management, property management and policy development.
Board Member Nancy Donnelly
Nancy came on Board the Land Trust in 2006 with an impressive educational and civic experience track record. She graduated with a Master’s in Education from the University of Massachusetts after attending the University of Cincinnati and University of Rhode Island majoring in education.Her civic experience includes serving as President of the UCI Medical Center Associates, President of the MA Council of Human Services Providers, CASA of Springfield, MA Treasurer, and Western MA Service Providers President. She is currently involved with the Advocates for Adults with Developmental Disabilities organization.
Prior to retiring in 2002, Nancy was Executive Vice President of the Center for Human Development, a Housing & Human Services Corporation.
Board Member Bryan Starr
Bryan is the Chief Executive Officer for the Building Industry Association of Orange County. His civic experience includes Home Aid Orange County, board member for Orange County Housing Providers, Orange County Transportation Authority Stakeholder Advisory Committee, the Irvine Green Ribbon Environmental Committee, and a member of the Orange County Fire Authority / Building Industry Advisory Task Force. Bryan also serves as a board member for the Orange County Council of Governments and has been appointed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to serve the Vice-Chairman for Orange County Waste and Recycling.
Bryan is a graduate of San Diego State University.
Board Member Patrick Strader
Patrick is one of the original members of the ICLT Board, serving since 2006. He received his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law and studied Political Science at UCLA.
Patrick has served on the Board of Directors for the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, Irvine Valley College Foundation, Irvine Children’s Fund Board and NAIOP.Patrick currently serves as Starpointe Ventures Vice President/General Counsel in the Real Estate Development and Consulting Division. Prior to that he worked directly with non-profit developers including Jamboree Housing Corporation and Bridge Housing, and has also worked with for-profit housing developers on projects ranging from acquisition through entitlement.
Board Member Joyce Monaco
Joyce’s professional experience began in the fixed income capital markets, working with Morgan Stanley’s U.S. government bond department in New York. Her real estate focus began after joining Security Pacific Bank’s Real Estate Asset Distribution Group in Los Angeles, a team charged with syndicating $2 billion in construction loans from the bank’s portfolio. After the bank merged with Bank of America, Joyce was recruited to spear-head the Emerging Markets Distribution Group, marketing Latin American sovereign debt to institutional investors. She later joined Washington Mutual Bank’s Real Estate Syndicated Finance Group, where she structured and syndicated residential and commercial development loans. Joyce was eventually recruited by Bank of America’s Commercial Real Estate Bank, where, as a Senior Client Manager, she managed the bank’s relationships with middle market, Orange County developers, as well as The Irvine Company.
Over the years Joyce also enjoyed roles in the non-profit arena, working with the U.S. Committee for UNICEF and The Merage Foundations. Her public sector experience began with the City of Irvine’s Community Development Department while attending the University of California, Irvine’s, Planning, Policy and Design Graduate Program. The focus of her work was a fiscal impact analysis associated with the planned residential development of the Irvine Business Complex. More recently, Joyce enjoyed her role as a Project Manager and Consultant with the County’s Department of Public Works.