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!
Your Retirement Security: Adele is endorsed by OCEA, Iriss joins OCERS, & Chris Prevatt retires!
February 20, 2025
A union is strong when we leverage our greatest strength, our strength in numbers. This is also true when we are talking about the retirement security of County public workers. Your pension is administered and governed by a nine-person Board of Trustees. Two of these OCERS Trustees are directly elected by you and your co-workers. Currently, you are served by two tireless advocates for retirement security, Trustees Adele Lopez Tagaloa and Iriss Barriga. Adele and Iriss, along with the other Trustees, work to ensure all County public workers can retire with dignity.
The Union is You: Our Strength is in Our Unity
February 13, 2025
As mentioned in my last letter, I’ve been in the trenches with you. I know what it’s like when your concerns are ignored, when speaking up feels risky, and when the system seems more focused on ignoring problems than fixing them.
CONFIDENTIAL SURVEY for OCPC Members: Please Share Your Workload Concerns
February 6, 2025
OCEA has heard from some of your co-workers about increasing workload demands and management issues at OCPC. We take these concerns seriously and want to ensure your voices are heard.
Final Opportunity: CFS Social Worker Survey Deadline Extended to Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
February 6, 2025
As many of you know, we recently launched the CFS Social Worker Survey to elicit your feedback on the challenges you face and the urgently needed CFS changes. We’ve received an overwhelming volume of responses, but we still want to make sure everyone who wants to contribute can—so, we’re extending the survey deadline to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
URGENT: Make Your Voice Heard - CFS Survey Deadline Extended Thru Feb. 3
January 30, 2025
Your survey responses to our recent call for action regarding CFS working conditions have been powerful. For those who haven't yet had the chance to participate, we've extended the deadline for this critical workplace survey to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
A Personal Message: Our Shared Fight for Dignity and Respect
January 23, 2025
Earlier this week you received an email detailing the letter we sent to SSA Executive Management suspending the CFS Labor Management Committee.
Stand With Us: We Will No Longer Accept Management's Inaction
January 21, 2025
As many of you are aware, during the 2023 County negotiations OCEA and the County agreed to form a CFS Labor Management Committee (LMC) to address ongoing challenges faced by CFS social workers. The LMC was intended to create a meaningful space for workers and management to collaborate, share ideas, and find real solutions to some of the most pressing CFS issues. Unfortunately, that objective failed to materialize.
OCEA Responds to County of Orange Budget Memo
January 14, 2025
We are sure many of you are aware of County Interim CEO Michelle Aguirre’s January 3, 2025, memo outlining certain budget mitigation actions in light of perceived potential County budget shortfalls.
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
