About

As an Orange resident for over 40 years, Kathy Tavoularis is a product of the Orange Unified School District, having attended Taft Elementary, Peralta Junior High, and Villa Park High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the California State University at Long Beach.

After spending over a decade as an advisor to government leaders in southern California, Kathy founded her own public affairs consulting firm, based in the City of Orange in 2007. She has managed multi-million-dollar projects, overseeing hundreds of staff on behalf of a wide breadth of non-profit and private sector clients.

In April 2021, Kathy was appointed to fill a vacant city council seat to the represent the Orange City Council’s Third District. She is the first Greek-American to serve on the Orange City Council. She is a champion of public safety and will work to combat homelessness, unburden Orange families and businesses from excessive taxation, and be a voice in overseeing the future of the Village at Orange Mall.