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Attorney Name
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Assignment
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| 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 – Information Security Office; Office of Data Oversight, Monitoring and Evaluation (ODOME) Supervision; and Privacy Office
- 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 – 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
- Equal Opportunity Department (w/ Sarah Burdick)
- Fairgrounds Management Corporation Supervision
- FIRST 5 Supervision
- Labor & Employment Team Supervision
- Office of the County Hearing Officer Supervision
- 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 Supervision
- CEO – Office of Sustainability Supervision (w/ Steve Mitra)
- Civil and Code Enforcement Supervision
- CPUC Proceedings
- Environment and Land Use Team Supervision (Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency, Parks and Recreation Department, Planning and Development Department, Roads and Airports Department, and Vector Control District)
- Human Services (Office of Supportive Housing) Supervision
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
- CEO – Asset & Economic Development; Countywide Contracting Management; Office of Budget and Analysis; Office of Public Affairs
- CEO – Office of Sustainability Supervision (w/ Tony LoPresti)
- Conflicts & Political Reform Act Supervision (w/ Kavita 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/ Steve 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
- Hate Crimes Task Force
- 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
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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
- Writs and Appeals Supervision (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
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Assignment
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| Galen A. Ages |
- Environment and Land Use projects
- Labor & Employment
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| Bryan K. Anderson |
- Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| James K. Ayden |
- Education Law (labor and employment issues)
- Employee Services Agency - Benefits, Hiring
- Fairgrounds Management Corporation
- Labor & Employment
- Occupational Safety and Environmental Compliance
Boards & Commissions:
- County of Santa Clara Defined Contributions Plans Committee
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| Marcy L. Berkman |
- Clerk-Recorder (w/ Robert Fannion)
- Writs and Appeals
Boards & Commissions:
- Assessment Appeals Board (w/ Andy Gottlieb, Lesley Pak, and Jerett Yan)
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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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| Xavier M. Brandwajn |
- Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Sarah P. Burdick |
- Equal Opportunity Department (w/ Rob Coelho)
- Labor & Employment
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| 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 – Human Resources
- Labor & Employment
- Learning and Employee Development
- Medical Staff (w/ Theresa Fuentes and Michaela Lewis)
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| Claire Cormier |
- Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Samuel J. Cretcher |
- Labor & Employment
- Surveillance-Technology Ordinance Use Policies
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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 D. 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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| Aaron Forbath |
- Environment and Land Use team projects
- Finance and Government Operations team 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 & Hospitals 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, Lesley Pak, and Jerett Yan)
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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)
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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 A. 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:
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| Michael J. Leon Guerrero |
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| 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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| 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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| José L. Martinez |
- Civil and Code Enforcement
- Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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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:
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| 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 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, Andy Gottlieb, and Jerett Yan)
- 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
- Probation Department (w/ Mona Williams)
- 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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| 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 |
Interim Lead Deputy
- Interim Lead for Labor and Employment Team
- ESA – Labor Relations
- Fire Districts (labor and employment)
- 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
Boards & Commissions:
- Health Advisory Commission
- Homeless Healthcare Advisory Board
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| Relic Sun |
ON LEAVE
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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
Boards & 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
Boards & Commissions:
- Community Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring Committee
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| Lorraine Van Kirk |
- SCVHHS Finance
- SCVHHS Pharmacy
- Social Justice & Impact Litigation
- Writs and Appeals
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| Aaron Voit |
- Health and Hospitals team projects
- Human Services team projects
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| Robin M. Wall |
- Civil Rights, Tort, and Employment Litigation
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| Mona M. Williams |
- Education Law
- Probation Department (w/ Marcelo Quinones)
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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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| Jerett Yan |
- Environment and Land Use projects
- Finance and Government Operations projects
Boards & Commissions:
- Assessment Appeals Board (w/ Marcy Berkman, Andy Gottlieb, and Lesley Pak)
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