Attorney Name | Assignment |
| James R. Williams | County Counsel Areas of Direct Supervision: - Board of Supervisors
- Civil Grand Jury
- County Executive
- County Hearing Officer Program
- Legislation and County Executive's Office - Office of Intergovernmental Relations
- Management Auditor
- Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring
- Redevelopment Dissolution
Board Committees: - Finance & Government Operations Committee
Boards & Commissions: - Federal Affairs Advocacy Task Force
Other Boards: - Redevelopment Dissolution Countywide Oversight Board of Santa Clara County
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| Greta S. Hansen | Chief Assistant County Counsel- CEO – Chief Privacy Officer; Information Security Office; Office of Data Oversight, Monitoring and Evaluation (ODOME) Supervision
- Department of Child Support Services (DCSS)
- Human Services - Social Services Agency (excluding Child and Family Protection Team cases and Adult and Elder Protection Team cases) Supervision
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation Supervision
- Special Projects and Initiatives
- Technology, Data Security & Privacy Team Supervision (w/ Steve Mitra for Technology)
- Writs and Appeals Supervision (w/ Douglas Press)
Board, Board Committees, and Advisory Bodies: - Board of Supervisors (back-up to James Williams)
Boards & Commissions: - Personnel Board (w/ Aaron Bloom)
Boards/Commissions Oversight: - Human Trafficking Commission
- Juvenile Justice Commission
- Senior Care Commission
- Seniors Policy Council
- Social Services Advisory Commission
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| Robert M. Coelho | Assistant County Counsel- CEO – Equal Opportunity, Learning Organization, Occupational Safety and Environmental Compliance Supervision
- Education Law Supervision
- Employee Services Agency (ESA) – Administration, Benefits, Human Resources, Labor Relations Supervision
- ESA Executive Services
- Fairgrounds Management Corporation Supervision
- FIRST 5 Supervision
- Labor & Employment Team Supervision
- Office of the County Hearing Officer
- Surveillance-Technology Ordinance Use Policies Supervision
Board Committees: - Children, Seniors, and Families Committee
Boards & Commissions: - Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Elections
- Commission on Equal Access and Employment Opportunity
Boards & Commissions Oversight: - County of Santa Clara Defined Contributions Plans Committee
- Youth Task Force
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| Tony LoPresti | Assistant County Counsel- CEO – Offices of Labor Standards Enforcement; Mediation and Ombuds Services
- CEO – Office of Sustainability (w/ S. Mitra)
- Civil and Code Enforcement Supervision
- Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
- CPUC Proceedings
- Environment and Land Use Supervision
- Human Services (Office of Supportive Housing)
- Parks and Recreation Department
- Planning and Development Department
- Roads and Airports Department
- Vector Control District
Board Committees: - Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation Committee
Boards/Commissions: Boards & Commissions Oversight:- Airport Land Use Commission
- Airports Commission
- Animal Advisory Commission
- Assessment Appeals Board
- Comprehensive County Expressway Planning Study Policy Advisory Board
- County Community Resources Group for Stanford University
- Fish and Game Commission
- Historical Heritage Commission
- Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
- Integrated Pest Management Technical Advisory Group
- Parks and Recreation Commission
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission
- Roads Commission
- San Martin Planning Advisory Committee
- South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee
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| Steve Mitra | Assistant County Counsel- Assessor’s Office Supervision
- California Public Records Act Requests
- CEO – Asset & Economic Development; Countywide Contracting Management; Office of Budget and Analysis; Office of Public Affairs
- CEO – Office of Sustainability Supervision (w/ T. LoPresti)
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act Supervision (w/
K. Narayan) - General Contracting and Procurement Supervision
- Finance and Government Operations Team Supervision (Clerk of the Board, Clerk-Recorder, Controller-Treasurer, Dept. of Tax and Collections, Facilities & Fleet, Library, Procurement, Registrar of Voters)
- Office of Veterans Services Supervision
- Real Property and Public Works Team Supervision
- Technology Services and Solutions Supervision
- Whistleblower Program Supervision
Board Committees: - Finance & Government Operations Committee
Boards & Commissions Oversight: - Board of Plumbing Examiners
- Code Enforcement Appeals Board
- County Treasury Oversight Committee
- Measure A (2008) Citizens' Oversight Committee
- Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee
- Planning Commission
- Sister County Commissions
- Vehicle Accident Review Board
- Veterans Commission of the County of Santa Clara
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| Kavita K. Narayan | Assistant County Counsel - Child and Family Protection (juvenile dependency cases) Supervision
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act Supervision (w/ S. Mitra)
- County Executive’s Office – Offices of Census; Cultural Competency; Gender-Based Violence Prevention; Immigrant Relations; LGBTQ Affairs; and Women’s Policy Supervision
- Public Safety and Justice Team Supervision (County Communications, District Attorney’s Office, Fire Districts, Medical Examiner-Coroner, Office of Emergency Management, Office of Reentry Services, Office of the Sherriff and Dept. of Correction, Pretrial Services, Probation Dept., Public Defender’s Office)
Board Committees: - Public Safety and Justice Committee
Boards & Commissions: - Anti-Terrorism Approval Authority
- Re-Entry Network
- Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council
Boards & Commissions Oversight: - Advisory Commission on Consumer Affairs
- Asset Forfeiture Fund Oversight Comm.
- CEDAW Task Force
- Certification Appeals Board
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Community Corrections Partnership
- Domestic Violence Council
- Human Rights Commission
- Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
- Juvenile Justice Systems Collaborative
- SCC Cal-ID Remote Access Network Bd.
- SCC Inmate Welfare Fund Committee
- Women’s Equality 2020 Leadership Council
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| Douglas M. Press | Assistant County Counsel - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation Supervision
- Claims Administration Supervision
- Health & Hospitals Team Supervision (Behavioral Health Services, Community Health, County Hospitals, Custody Health, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health, Valley Health Plan)
- Jail Consent Decrees Supervision
- Legislation Supervision (w/ J. Williams)
- Writs and Appeals Oversight (w/ Greta Hansen)
Board Committees: - Federal Affairs Advocacy Task Force
- Health and Hospital Committee
Boards & Commissions Oversight: - Behavioral Health Board
- Child Abuse Prevention Council
- Emergency Medical Care Committee
- Health Advisory Committee
- HIV Commission
- Homeless Healthcare Advisory Board
- Race and Health Disparities Community Board
- Santa Clara County Health Care Reform Implementation Stakeholders' Working Group
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Attorney Name | Assignment |
| Bryan K. Anderson | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Jeremy A. Avila | - Civil and Code Enforcement
- Probation Department (w/ Mona Williams)
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| James K. Ayden | - Education Law (labor and employment issues)
- Fairgrounds Management Corporation
- Labor & Employment
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| Marcy L. Berkman | - Clerk-Recorder (w/ Robert Fannion)
- Writs and Appeals
Boards & Commissions: - Assessment Appeals Board (w/ Lesley Pak and Andy Gottlieb)
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| Mark F. Bernal | - Assessor Litigation
- Assessor’s Office (w/ Robert Nakamae)
- County Hearing Officer
- Independent Defense Counsel Office
- Public Defender’s Office
Board & Commissions: - Code Enforcement Appeals Board
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| Aaron H. Bloom | - Civil and Code Enforcement
- Custody Health Services
- Jail Consent Decrees (w/ Aryn Harris)
Board & Commissions: - Personnel Board (w/ Greta Hansen)
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| Winifred Botha | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Sarah P. Burdick | |
| Jason M. Bussey | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Christopher Capozzi | - Bail Bonds Appeals
- Cable Franchise / Water Franchise
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- County Executive’s Office – Office of ReEntry Services
- Department of Correction (w/ Karun Tilak)
- Office of Veterans’ Services
- Pitchess Petitions
- Sheriff’s Office (w/ Karun Tilak)
Board & Commissions: - Board of Plumbing Examiners
- Veterans Commission of the County of Santa Clara
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| John A. Castro | - County Hospital Facilities PSAs and PAs
- County Sanitation District No. 2-3
- Public Works
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| Michelle H. Chan | - Office of Supportive Housing Real Property and Finance Issues (see Zoe Friedland for other Office of Supportive Housing issues)
- Real Property
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| Gregory J. Charles | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Christopher R. Cheleden | Lead Deputy- Lead for Real Property and Public Works Team
- Central Fire Protection District
- Facilities and Fleet Department (see Karen Willis for real property)
- Los Altos Hills County Fire District
- Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District
- Redevelopment Dissolution
- Roads and Airports Department
- South Santa Clara County Fire District
Board & Commissions: - Airports Commission
- Comprehensive County Expressway Planning Study Policy Advisory Board
- Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
- Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee
- Planning Commission
- Roads Commission
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| Nancy J. Clark | - County Communications
- ESA – Disability Retirement
- ESA – Human Resources
- Labor & Employment
- Learning and Employee Development
- Medical Staff (w/ Theresa Fuentes and Michaela Lewis)
- Occupational Safety & Env. Compliance
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| Claire Cormier | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Samuel J. Cretcher | - Labor and Employment
- Surveillance-Technology Ordinance Use Policies
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| Karan Dhadialla | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Wesley Dodd | - Emergency Medical Services
- Health and Hospital IT Contracts
- Health and Hospital Physician Contracts
- Healthlink Implementation / Data Migration for OCH/SLRH
- Valley Health Plan (w/ Dave McDonough and Jenny Sprinkles)
Boards & Commissions: - Emergency Medical Care Committee
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| H. Luke Edwards | - Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Social Services Agency Department of Employment & Benefits Services, In Home Supportive Services, and Senior Nutrition Programs General Advice
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| Robert Fannion | - Clerk-Recorder (w/ Marcy Berkman)
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- Department of Tax and Collections General Advice
- Finance and Government Operations projects
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| Zoe Friedland | - Office of Supportive Housing (see Michelle Chan for OSH Real Property issues)
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
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| Theresa J. Fuentes | Lead Deputy- Lead for Health & Hospital Team
- County Hospitals (w/ Jennifer Sprinkles and David McDonough)
- Health & Hospitals Compliance (w/ Michaela Lewis)
- Medical Staff (w/ Michaela Lewis and Nancy Clark)
Boards & Commissions: - Santa Clara County Health Care Reform Implementation Stakeholders' Working Group
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| Andrew Gottlieb | - Intellectual Property (w/ Robert Nakamae)
- Technology, Data Security & Privacy
- Technology Services & Solutions (w/ Robert Nakamae)
Boards & Commissions: - Assessment Appeals Board (w/ Marcy Berkman and Lesley Pak)
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| Susan P. Greenberg | - Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Writs and Appeals
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| Giulia Gualco-Nelson | - Parks and Recreation Department
- Planning and Development Department projects support
Boards & Commissions: - Parks and Recreation Commission
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| Mary Hanna-Weir | - Annual Reporting on Non-Cooperation with Identity-Based Registries and Internment Activities
- Clerk of the Board (w/ Elizabeth Pianca)
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Gender- Based Violence Prevention
- County Executive’s Office – Office of LGBTQ Affairs
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Women’s Policy
- Education Law
- Registrar of Voters (w/ Julia Spiegel)
Boards & Commissions: - Child Abuse Prevention Council
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Domestic Violence Council
- Human Rights Commission
- Human Trafficking Commission
- Sister County Commissions (Florence, Hsinchu, Moscow)
- Task Force on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- Women’s Equality 2020 Leadership Council
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| Kim H. Hara | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Aryn P. Harris | - Civil Grand Jury
- Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
- Jail Consent Decrees (w/ Aaron Bloom)
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| Lisa M. Harrison | Lead Deputy- Lead for Technology, Data Security & Privacy Team
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- County Executive’s Office – Information Security Office
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Countywide Contracting Management (OCCM)
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Sustainability
- County Executive’s Office – Privacy Office
- Facilities and Fleet Energy Projects
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| Meredith Johnson | - Department of Family and Children’s Services Advice (w/ Nandini Iyer and Laura Underwood)
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Social Services Agency – General Advice, Office of Research and Evaluation (w/ Michaela Lewis)
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| Hannah Kieschnick | - Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Writs and Appeals
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| Melissa R. Kiniyalocts | Lead Deputy- Lead for Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation (w/ Karl Sandoval)
- Claims
- Library Joint Powers Authority
- Medical Examiner/Coroner
Boards & Commissions: - Vehicle Accident Review Board
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| Jenny S. Lam | - County Executive’s Office - Office of Emergency Management (back-up to Kavita Narayan)
- Education Law
- Public Health Department
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
Boards & Commissions: |
| Michael J. Leon Guerrero | |
| Michaela L. Lewis | Lead Deputy- Lead for Human Services Team
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- County Executive’s Office - Office of Data Oversight, Monitoring, and Evaluation (ODOME)
- Department of Child Support Services
- Health & Hospitals Privacy and Compliance (w/ David McDonough)
- Medical Staff (w/ Theresa Fuentes and Nancy Clark)
- Social Services Agency – General Advice, Office of Research and Evaluation (w/ Meredith Johnson)
- Technology, Data Security & Privacy
Boards & Commissions: - Race and Health Disparities Community Board
- Senior Care Commission
- Seniors Policy Council
- Social Services Advisory Commission
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| Aimee N. Logan | Lead Deputy- Lead for Labor & Employment Team
- ESA – Benefits
- ESA – Human Resources (back-up to Nancy Clark)
Boards & Commissions: - County of Santa Clara Defined Contributions Plans Committee
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| Tara C. Lundstrom | - Pretrial Services
- Public Safety Legislation
- Technology, Data Security & Privacy
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Mary L. Malysz
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| Gabriel Markoff | - Assessor Litigation
- Civil and Code Enforcement
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| David McDonough | - Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- County Hospitals (w/ Theresa Fuentes and Jenny Sprinkles)
- Health & Hospitals Privacy and Compliance (w/ Michaela Lewis)
- Valley Health Plan (w/ Wes Dodd and Jenny Sprinkles)
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| Arnulfo Medina | - Acute Psychiatric Services Division (EPS/BAP)
- Adult Protective Services General Advice
- Behavioral Health Services Department
- Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator General Advice
Boards & Commissions: |
| Robert A. Nakamae | - Assessor Litigation
- Assessor’s Office (w/ Mark Bernal)
- Intellectual Property (w/ Andy Gottlieb)
- Procurement Department (w/ Sara Ponzio)
- Technology Services and Solutions (w/ Andy Gottlieb)
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| Rachel Neil | - Social Justice & Impact Litigation Fellow
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| Willie Nguyen | - Civil and Code Enforcement
- Environment and Land Use Team projects
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| Lesley Pak | - County Executive’s Office General Contracts
- Finance Agency: Administration and Controller/Treasurer
- Santa Clara County Financing Authority
- Santa Clara County Tobacco Securitization Corporation
- Silicon Valley Tobacco Securitization Authority
Boards & Commissions: - Assessment Appeals Board (w/ Marcy Berkman and Andy Gottlieb)
- 2008 Measure A Citizens’ Oversight Committee
- County Treasury Oversight Committee
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| Ward A. Penfold | - Civil and Code Enforcement
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- Writs and Appeals
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| Elizabeth G. Pianca | Lead Deputy- Lead for Environment & Land Use Team
- Lead for Finance & Government Operations Team
- Assessment Appeals Board oversight
- Clerk of the Board (w/ Mary Hanna-Weir)
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act
- CPRA Disclosure Questions
- Fire Marshal
- Habitat Conservation Plan
- Planning and Development Department (w/ Lizanne Reynolds)
Boards & Commissions: - Airport Land Use Commission
- County of Santa Clara Community Resources Group for Stanford University
- Fish and Game Commission
- Historical Heritage Commission
- San Martin Planning Advisory Commission
- South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee
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| Sara J. Ponzio | - Blood Test Petitions
- Civil and Code Enforcement (Public Health Order enforcement matters)
- Collections (DTAC, ESA, SSA, and County Hospitals)
- County Hospitals Subrogation
- Procurement Department (w/ Robert Nakamae)
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| Marcelo Quiñones | Lead Deputy- Lead for Education Law Team
- Lead for Public Safety and Justice Team
- Census 2020
- Santa Clara County Office of Education
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
Boards & Commissions: - Community Corrections Partnership
- Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
- Juvenile Justice Systems Collaborative
- Youth Task Force
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| Ravi Rajendra | - County Executive’s Office – Office of Cultural Competency
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Immigrant Relations
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
- FIRST 5 Santa Clara County
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
Boards & Commissions:- Juvenile Justice Commission
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| Lizanne Reynolds | - Environment and Land Use projects
- Finance and Government Operations projects
- Planning and Development Department (w/ Elizabeth Pianca)
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| David M. Rollo | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Michael L. Rossi | Lead Deputy- Lead for Civil and Code Enforcement Team
- County Executive’s Office – Office of Mediation and Ombuds Services
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| Stephanie L. Safdi | - Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency (Agriculture & Environmental Management and Department of Environmental Health)
- County Executive’s Office – Integrated Pest Management
- CPUC Proceedings and Public Safety Power Shutoffs
- Pollution Prevention Program (Nonpoint Source)
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Vector Control District
Board & Commissions: - Animal Advisory Commission
- Integrated Pest Management Technical Advisory Group
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission
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| Karl A. Sandoval | Lead Deputy- Lead for Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation (w/ Melissa Kiniyalocts)
- Assessor’s Office Oversight
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| Stephen H. Schmid | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Michael C. Serverian | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Masa Shiohira | - ESA – Labor Relations
- Labor & Employment
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| Julia B. Spiegel | - Legislation and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Registrar of Voters (w/ Mary Hanna-Weir)
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
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| Jennifer S. Sprinkles | - CEO – Employee Wellness Program
- Community Health Services
- County Hospitals (w/ Theresa Fuentes and David McDonough)
- Health & Hospitals Ethics
- SCVMC Institutional Review Board
- Valley Health Plan (w/ Wes Dodd and David McDonough)
- Valley Homeless Healthcare Program
Board & Commissions: - Health Advisory Commission
- Homeless Healthcare Advisory Board
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| Relic Sun | - Equal Opportunity Department
- Labor & Employment
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| Karun Tilak | - Department of Correction (w/ Chris Capozzi)
- District Attorney’s Office (including Crime Lab)
- Sheriff’s Office (w/ Chris Capozzi)
- Social Justice and Impact Litigation
Board & Commissions: - Advisory Commission on Consumer Affairs
- Asset Forfeiture Fund Oversight Committee
- Certification Appeals Board
- Santa Clara County Cal-ID Remote Access Network Board
- Santa Clara County Inmate Welfare Fund Committee
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| Laura S. Trice | Lead Deputy- Lead for Social Justice and Impact Litigation
- Appeals
- County Counsel’s Office Contracts
- Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring
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| Lorraine Van Kirk | - SCVHHS Finance
- SCVHHS Pharmacy
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Writs and Appeals
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| Robin M. Wall | - Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Mona Williams | - Education Law
- Probation Department (w/ Jeremy Avila)
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| Karen M. Willis | - County Executive’s Office – Office of Asset and Economic Development
- Facilities and Fleet Department Real Property
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