Mayor Vincent Rossini was elected to the Villa Park City Council in 2016, and again in 2020. He served as Mayor in 2019 and 2024. Vince has served the residents on several different City committees, the City Select Committee, and the Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors. Vince currently serves as the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority.
Vince is an active volunteer, leader, and a current law enforcement officer. As a resident law enforcement professional, he served as the founding Chairman to establish the Villa Park Law Enforcement Advisory Committee (LEAC), which coordinates with the Orange County Sheriff Department to assess crime prevention and traffic violation control issues. He also volunteers with many other organizations in and around Villa Park. As a Law Enforcement Officer, Vince has served as a Field Training Officer, Associate Investigator with the Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team, member of the Special Response Team, and Investigator with the Critical Incident Investigation Team. He has been recognized as an expert in accident investigation and other disciplines and given meritorious commendations by local, state, and federal law enforcement organizations, law enforcement executives, and elected officials. Vince formerly interned in the office of Los Angeles City Mayor Richard Riordan. He was recruited by Los Angeles City Councilman John Ferraro and served the City of Los Angeles in the communities of Los Feliz, Hancock Park, Hollywood, and Silver Lake. He provided policy analysis on local government issues, including infrastructure, communications, public safety, public outreach, and ethics. Before becoming a law enforcement officer, Vince helped build a successful and profitable aviation business. Vince has been selected to serve on the boards of privately held corporations and he has also volunteered to lead homeowner’s organizations with assessed home values of more than four-billion dollars. A product of public schools, he was awarded an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy and a Dean’s Scholarship to the University of California (USC). He went on to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Public Administration from USC. Vince and his wife Laura, a municipal law attorney, have been married for nearly two decades and have two young children. Vince has been a coach and assistant coach of their sports teams. Laura is active with their school activities and has served as a “Team Mom” and “Room Mom.”