Commissioner Maya Flores-Villagrán became a member of the Disabled Access Appeals Commission in July 2026. Ms. Flores-Villagrán graduated from Woodbury University with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2026. Ms. Flores-Villagrán grew up in Los Angeles, being an avid member of her neighborhood through the community's neighborhood association. She volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, helping rebuild houses in Altadena that were lost in the 2025 Altadena fires.

Commissioner Vaughn is a landscape designer and accessibility specialist at Sasaki, PhD candidate and educator at UCLA, and founder of Design with Disabled People Now. As a late-Deafened woman who grew up without access to sign language and joined the Deaf community later in life, she is a fierce advocate: she recognizes the importance of celebrating and honoring lived experience as a form of expertise. As a scholar-practitioner, she bridges the gap between research and practice in critical disability studies and the built environment.

Commissioner Ochoa became a member of the Disabled Access Appeals Commission in January 2025. Born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and a wheelchair and hearing aid user from an early age, Mr. Ochoa brings a wealth of lived experience and professional experience to this commission. He was appointed to the County of Los Angeles Commission on Disabilities in 2016 by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and actively serves on the State Plan for Independent Living Committee for the State Council on Independent Living.

Commissioner Pat Williams has been a member of the Disabled Access Appeals Commission since August 2014. Ms. Williams has been a life-long community activist, volunteering for many diverse issues such as land conservation, animal advocacy, and HIV / AIDS issues. Since retiring, Ms. Williams held a position on the Commission on the Status of Women. Having been a pioneering women in the non-traditional building trades industry, Ms.

Commissioner Harper Halprin became a member of the Disabled Access Appeals Commission in August 2021. Ms. Halprin graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2008. In 2015, she founded her private architectural practice and has had the pleasure of designing many residential and commercial projects across the country. She has played key roles in managing high-end projects for private clients and thoroughly enjoys being able to assist clients in bringing their projects to life.