Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Governing Body of the Tramway

The seven-member Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority is the governing body of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The organization is a public agency and public corporation of the State of California.

The Authority was created by the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority Act Ch.1040 of the Statutes of 1945, as amended by Ch.70 of the Statutes of 1947 and Ch.1004 of the Statutes of 1951, of the State of California.

Two members of the Authority are appointed by the Palm Springs City Council, two by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and three by the California Governor.  They serve without compensation for a four-year term.

The Authority has had twenty-two chairpersons since its inception, with Jeff Ohlfs as the current chair.

Regular meetings of the Board shall be held in June, August, October, January, February, and April on the third Wednesday of each meeting month at 9:30 a.m.

Current Authority members and their terms of office are:

    • BRIAN CONLEY, Big Bear Lake. Educator. Appointed by the Governor. Term expires January 2026.
    • BARY FREET, Palm Springs. Businessman. Appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Term expires September 2024.
    • SANDRA MAGANA CUELLAR, Corona. Businesswoman. Appointed by the Governor. Term expires January 2026.
    • BRIAN NESTANDE, Palm Desert. Businessman. Appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Term expires September 2023.
    • JERRY OGBURN, Palm Springs. Businessman. Appointed by the Palm Springs City Council. Term expires September 2023.
    • JEFF OHLFS, Twentynine Palms. National Park Ranger (ret.). Appointed by the Governor. Term expires January 2026.
    • NANCY J. STUART, Palm Springs. Businesswoman. Appointed by the Palm Springs City Council. Term expires September 2023.

Each Authority Member shall serve a term of four years from the date of appointment, and continuing thereafter until the Authority Member has been reappointed, resigned or a successor has been appointed.