Social Services Agency
OCEA members in the Social Services Agency are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Social Services Agency plays a role in achieving better wages, retirement security and fair rights on the job.
The information below is a resource for all OCEA members in the Social Services Agency. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Social Services Agency. You’ll also find the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is the negotiated union contract that sets forth the wages, hours and working conditions guiding your employment. And you can also find updates and news from OCEA about what’s happening in your agency and across the County.
Stay informed: Union news that affects you!
OCEA Members Only: April 22 on Zoom--Federal Budget Insights with Congressman Mike Levin
April 14, 2025
Please join Congressman Mike Levin and OCEA for a virtual legislative briefing at 5:30 p.m. April 22. The Federal budget has important implications for OCEA members throughout the county, cities, and special districts.
CFS Rotation Plan Update: Cautious Optimism, Continued Pressure
April 10, 2025
On Monday, April 7, we met with County CEO Michelle Aguirre, Chief Human Resources Director Jamie Newton, and SSA leadership—An Tran, Veronica Rodriguez, and Hilda Juarez—to continue discussions regarding the mandatory rotation plan.
CFS Rotation Survey: PLEASE COMPLETE!
April 7, 2025
Today, April 7, 2025, CFS sent a survey to social workers who went through the first rotation and others who have rotated assignments since August 2024. This survey is a direct result of OCEA’s advocacy efforts. It is crucial that recipients, like you, provide complete and honest responses.
CFS Executives Show Maturity and Professionalism
April 1, 2025
APRIL FOOLS! Many of you saw RFA manager David Harper's email titled: “ANNOUNCEMENT: 2 in-office days per week.” It was an April Fools' joke that listed issues Harper has with individual workers in the division (not named).
CFS Update: Our March 19 Meeting with the County CEO's Office
March 21, 2025
Thank you to everyone who supported us in our effort last week when we brought critical CFS issues to the highest level of County governance at the Board of Supervisors meeting. Because of your voices, we forced County leadership to acknowledge the crisis at CFS. The momentum is building and we cannot let up—real change requires continued pressure.
VIDEO: Stunned Silence. CFS Executives DO NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS.
March 12, 2025
Stunned silence. That is how members of the County Board of Supervisors reacted when OCEA representatives took the recent CFS Social Worker survey results to the County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Read this Message for Info on Tuesday's Board of Supervisors Meeting
March 11, 2025
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, representatives from OCEA will attend the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting to communicate that that the time is now to make significant, meaningful change within CFS.
OCEA Delivers CFS Survey Results to County CEO and Board of Supervisors
March 5, 2025
For years, CFS executive managers have gaslit and ignored you, as documented in volumes by 225 of you who took OCEA’s CFS Social Worker Survey. While your executive managers may not have listened to your voices, the County CEO and Orange County Board of Supervisors are listening now.
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY STEWARDS
Kendall Ackroyd
Alfonso Alvarez
Victor Arizmendi
Olivia Astran
Adrian Bogarin
Denise Boyd
Felicia Burkeman
Myrtle Campos
Shannon Captain
Monica Caudle
Yajaira Cervantes
Daniel Cruz
Eva Cruz
Jose Flores
Cheryl Fuller
Jose Gomez
Michelle Grahovac
Tricia Guinto
Stephanie Hardy
Minda Herman
Laura Hosfeld
Jeff Kanarek
Caryn Llewellyn
Randy Lopez
Stephanie Marquina
Debra Martin
Santiago Mendez
Michael Mestas
Jazmin Morales Rosas
Julie T. Ngo
Alma Nichols
Angela Perez
John Provencio
Vanessa Razo
Rhonda Reed
Christina Tompkins
Mariluz Torrez
Frances Tu
Dena Turrietta
Veronica Valadez
Rosa Valencia
Susana Vasquez
CJ Wilkerson
Lois Wilson
Doug Windsor
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OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES
Carolyn Gasga
Labor Relations Specialist
Alisha Greene
Labor Relations Representative
Charles Leon
Labor Relations Representative
Donika Nuñez
Labor Relations Representative
Kerensa Schupmann
Senior Labor Relations Representative