FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 4, 2025
Latisha Townsend – Communications Director, Supervisor Foley
(714) 559-8364 | Latisha.Townsend@ocgov.com
OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Introduces New Mamava Lactation Pod and TSA Family Lane at John Wayne Airport
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – Today, Orange County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Katrina Foley welcomed the latest Mamava Lactation Pod at John Wayne Airport (JWA), a private lactation suite providing nursing mothers privacy and peace to feed their children in a clean and comfortable space while traveling.
“As a mom who nursed two babies, I know the stress of traveling when babies get hungry. Not everyone feels comfortable nursing in public, and layering in cover up blankets gets hot for babies and moms,” said Supervisor Katrina Foley. “I’m excited that we now offer a private, clean, comfortable space for moms to nurse before flights at JWA to reduce the chaos of traveling with kids.”
Supervisor Foley added, “I’m also thrilled to announce that JWA will implement a new expedited Family Lane to its TSA operations, ensuring new families can make it through security without delays. True to our county values, these enhancements in airport security screening ensure we’re putting families first during the busy summer travel season and beyond.”
The Mamava pod, opening this month, is located in Terminal C/Baggage Claim at John Wayne Airport. Equipped with a built-in seat, shelving, outlets, ventilation, and wheelchair accommodations, the pod can be accessed through the Mamava app or keypad.
The County of Orange continues investing more than $688 million in infrastructure improvements to JWA, including modernizing restrooms, resurfacing taxiways, installing new elevators and escalators, and upgrading the baggage handling system.
These added features for families and nursing mothers represent standalone investments in hospitality upgrades at John Wayne Airport, part of a broader effort to refresh and elevate the travel experience in Orange County.
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Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 to represent the newly established District 5, which includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, a large portion of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, as well as the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Emerald Bay, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Rancho Mission Viejo, Stonecliffe and Wagon Wheel. This is her second term on the Board of Supervisors, where she previously served District 2.
Vice Chair Foley’s 2025 Board appointments include:
Chair – Orange County Housing Finance Trust,
Orange County Audit Oversight Committee,
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA),
Vice Chair – OCTA Legislative and Communications Committee, Regional Transportation Committee, Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), TCA Joint Capital Improvements and Projects Committee, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel,
Co-Chair – Spent Fuel Solutions Coalition,
Orange County Public Libraries Advisory Board, Coastal Greenbelt Authority, Newport Bay and South Orange County Watershed Executive Committees, Ocean Institute, Orange County Community Corrections
Partnership (OCCCP), Santa Ana River Flood Control Protection Agency,
and the Orange County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.
