Meet the Staff
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LaShe Rodriguez
Chief of Staff
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
- CEO
- CEO – Human Resources
- CEO - State and Legislative Affairs
- County Counsel
- National Association of Counties (NACo)
- Office of Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission
- Orange County Water District
- Small Business/Workforce Development
- South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
- Placentia Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (Placentia EIFD)
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Al Jabbar
Deputy Chief of Staff
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- CalOptima
- Commission to End Homelessness
- Education/Children
- First 5 Orange County, Children & Families Commission
- Health Care Agency
- Metro-Link
- Orange County Behavioral Health Advisory
- Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)
- Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
- Probation
- Transportation Corridor Agency-Foothill Eastern
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Jannelle Welker
Policy Advisor/Communications Director
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- Animal Care
- Information Technology
- Libraries
- Parks/OC Parks Foundation
- Registrar of Voters
- Social Services Agency
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Andrea Dima-Smith
Policy Advisor/Office Manager
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- Board, Commission, and Committee Appointments
- Clerk of the Board
- Community Investment Division - OCCS
- Housing and Community Development - OCCS
- John Wayne Airport
- OC Housing Authority
- OC Housing Finance Trust
- Southern California Housing Authority
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Jessica Guerrero
Policy Advisor/Field Representative
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- District Attorney
- Education/Children
- Immigration
- Internal Audit
- Libraries
- Office of Independent Review
- Orange County Children’s Partnership
- Orange County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (OCCJCC)
- Public Defender
- Sheriff-Coroner
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Jesus Gaona-Perez
Field Representative
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- Auditor-Controller
- Audit Oversight Committee
- Assessor
- Clerk-Recorder
- Grand Jury
- Health Care Agency
- Orange County Registrar of Voters
- Treasurer Tax-Collector
- Veterans Service Office – OCCS
Jeffrey Hentzen
Event Coordinator
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- Animal Care
- Emergency Management Council
- Human Resources Services
- Information Technology
- Office on Aging
- Orange County Fire Authority
- Orange County Housing Authority
- Orange County Operational Area Executive Board
- Orange County Sanitation District
- Parks/OC Parks Foundation
- Public Works
- Waste & Recycling
Itzel Parra
Communications Coordinator
Covers Policy Area/Department:
- Child Support Services
- Social Services Agency
