The Orange County Board of Commissioners elected Valerie Foushee as chair of the board for 2009. Foushee has served on the board since 2004 and served as vice chair for 2008. The board elected Mike Nelson as vice chair for 2009.
In addition, the board recognized retiring Commissioner Moses Carey, who served on the board for 24 years. New board members Pam Hemminger, Bernadette Pelissier and Steve Yuhasz were sworn in.