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Carmen Louise Vali-Cave
1st Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
In office July 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Deputy	Cynthia Pickett
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Cynthia Adams
4th Mayor Pro Tem of Aliso Viejo, California
In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005
Preceded by	Karl Warkomski
Succeeded by	Cynthia Adams
5th Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
In office January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006
Deputy	Cynthia Adams
Preceded by	Karl Warkomski
Succeeded by	Cynthia Adams
6th Mayor Pro Tem of Aliso Viejo, California
In office January 1, 2007 – June 6, 2007
Preceded by	Cynthia Adams
Succeeded by	Bill Phillips
7th Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
In office June 6, 2007 – December 31, 2007
Deputy	Bill Phillips
Preceded by	Cynthia Adams
Succeeded by	Bill Phillips
10th Mayor Pro Tem of Aliso Viejo, California
In office January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Phillip B. Tsunoda
11th Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
Preceded by	Phillip B. Tsunoda
Succeeded by	Donald Garcia
13th Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
In office January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
Deputy	Phillip B. Tsunoda
Preceded by	Donald Garcia
Succeeded by	Phillip B. Tsunoda
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-29) March 29, 1965 (age 59)
Residence	Aliso Viejo, California

Carmen Louise Vali-Cave (born March 29, 1965) was the first Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California. During times in her career she has also been known as Carmen Vali and Carmen L. Vali.

Vali-Cave has been a board member for Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA). She was the co-founder and president of Aliso Viejo's Cityhood Committee and on July 1, 2001, Aliso Viejo officially became a city whereupon Vali became a member of City Council.^[1]

Upon Aliso Viejo's incorporation, Vali-Cave was elected by City Council to serve as the city's first Mayor. She served as the City's Mayor Pro Tem in 2005 under Karl Warkomski^[2] and in 2006 she was selected a second time to serve as Mayor. Vali-Cave was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2006, served as the City's Mayor Pro Tem for the first half of 2007 and became Mayor for the latter half of 2007 when Mayor Cynthia Adams resigned.

Vali-Cave serves as Aliso Viejo's alternate board member for El Toro Reuse Planning Authority (ETRPA), board member for the Great Park Advisory Council, Chairwoman for the San Joaquin Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), and alternate Board Member of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).

Vali-Cave has been the Executive Director for the Lincoln-Juarez Opportunity Center since January 2004. She previously worked as a professional land use planning and development consultant.