Mayor Carol Herrera
Carol Herrera was voted to the appointment of Mayor for a one-year term, her fifth time serving in this capacity. She was first elected to the Diamond Bar City Council in 1995, and has also served as Mayor Pro-Tem. Herrera is also the first Latina Mayor and has the longest tenure of service in Diamond Bar’s history. She and her husband, Art, a retired LASD commander, have three children.
Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Tye
Steve Tye was selected as Mayor Pro-Tem. This is his second time serving in this capacity. Tye has also served as Mayor and was first elected to the council in 2005. He and his wife, Patricia, have three children. Elected and sworn in to the City Council for the first time is Nancy A. Lyons. She previously served as Trustee of the Walnut Valley Unified School District from 2005 to 2013.
Ling-Ling Chang was also elected to the Council, but was absent from the meeting and will be sworn in at a later date. Chang, in her second term, was first elected in 2009 and served as Diamond Bar mayor in 2012.
The December 3 meeting also included a special presentation to outgoing Mayor Pro-Tem, Ron Everett, who served on the council from 2007 to 2013.
