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Last modified on 03/30/2025

*The County Counsel*
*Attorneys:*
Susan K. Blitch, County Counsel	Department Head; Office Supervision, Legal Advisor to the Board of Supervisors, Board of Supervisor Budget Committee, Board of Supervisors Legislative Committee, Clerk of the Board, County Administrative Office, Communications Team, Office Finance Supervision, Natividad Medical Center – litigation monitoring, Risk Management and Claims, Safety, Civil Grand Jury
Kelly L. Donlon, Chief Assistant County Counsel	Supervising Attorney - Land Use and General Government Divisions; Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Housing & Community Development: (General Plan, Land Use Advisory Committees, Local Coastal Program Update and Long Range Planning), Land Use Fees, Ordinances/County Code, Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD), Planning Commission
Janet L. Holmes Assistant County Counsel	Supervising Attorney – Litigation Division; BETA Insurance Employment Cases Oversight; Board of Supervisors Human Resources Committee, District Attorney, Employee Discipline (Hearings, Arbitrations), Employment Law, Employment Merit System Hearings, Health Department - Litigation Monitoring; Human Resources, Labor Relations, Natividad Medical Center – Litigation Monitoring; Sheriff – Employment
Stacy L. Saetta, Chief Deputy County Counsel	General Government; Auditor/Controller, Board of Supervisors Health, Housing and Human Services Committee, Health Department: (Clinic Services Bureau, Community Health Center Board, General, HIPAA, Subpoenas), Immigration (Employment), Natividad Medical Center: (HIPAA, Subpoenas)
Samuel B. Beiderwell Deputy County Counsel	Litigation and General Government; Bail Bonds, Cooperative Extension Service, Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee, Emergency Communications 911, Impact Litigation, Information Technology, Soledad Cemetery District, Soledad Mission Recreation District
Robert I. Brayer, Deputy County Counsel	Land Use, and Land Use – Litigation; Airport Land Use Commission, Assessment Appeals Board, Board of Supervisors Cannabis Committee, Cannabis Program, Conflict of Interest Codes, Greenfield Memorial District, Greenfield Recreation and Cemetery Districts, Housing & Community Development: (Building Services, Environmental Services, General, Planning- Condition Compliance, Condition of Approval, Current Planning), Health Department - Environmental Health Bureau (Well Application Processing), Hitchcock Road Animal Services Agency and Advisory Committee, Planning Commission
Anne K. Brereton, Deputy County Counsel	General Government; Board of Supervisors Health, Housing and Human Services Committee, Board of Supervisors Homelessness Committee, Homelessness Program, Workforce Development Board, Central California Alliance for Health, Elections (Registrar of Voters), Health Department: (Emergency Medical Services, HIPPA), Natividad Medical Center - HIPAA, Department of Social Services Contracts, Probation Department
Reed W. Gallogly, Deputy County Counsel	Land Use, General Government and Litigation – Land Use; Consolidated Oversight Board, Health Department - Environmental Health Bureau: (General, Ordinances, Solid Waste), Housing Advisory Committee, Housing Community Development: (Housing, Planning, Contracts for Services, Code Enforcement), Local Agency Formation Commission, Monterey Bay Air Resources District Hearing Board, Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Seaside County Sanitation District
Ellen Lyons, Deputy County Counsel	Litigation and General Government; Board of Supervisors Equal Opportunity Committee, Child Support Services, Civil Rights Office, Complex and Constitutional Rights litigation, Equal Opportunity Advisory Commission, Sheriff – Pitchess/Tiffany Motions
Christi McDonald, Deputy County Counsel	Litigation; CARE Court, Probate, Public Administrator/Public Guardian, LPS Conservatorships
Aerin Murphy, Deputy County Counsel	Litigation and General Government; Department of Emergency Management, Wrong Entity, Dangerous Conditions, Employment and Complex litigation, Department of Social Services: (General, Adult Protective Services, Subpoenas)
Mary Grace Perry, Deputy County Counsel	Land Use; Agricultural Advisory Committee, Agricultural Commissioner, Board of Supervisors Capital Improvement Committee, Public Works, Facilities and Parks (Franchises, Architectural Services, Dependent Special Districts, Facilities, General, Job Order Contracting, Leases, Roads, Traffic) Housing and Community Development – (Planning: Certificates of Compliance, Williamson Act, Special Projects Affecting Carmel Lagoon), MCLE Office Presentation Coordination
Hanh B. Phan Deputy County Counsel	Litigation; Labor and Employment, Commission on Disabilities, Health Department – Subpoenas (appearances), Natividad Medical Center – Subpoenas (appearances), Human Resources – Subpoenas, Employment Litigation
Andrew Price, Deputy County Counsel	Litigation; Department of Social Services: Child Abuse Prevention Council, Child Protective Services, Children’s Council, Juvenile Dependency Court, Juvenile Dependency – Writs & Appeals)
Nina Sandhu Deputy County Counsel	Litigation; Child Protective Services, Juvenile Dependency Court, CARE Court
Kevin F. Serrano, Deputy County Counsel	Litigation and General Government; Alternate Defender’s Office, Board of Supervisors Economic Opportunity Committee, CAO Economic Development, Employment Litigation, Health Department: (Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Commission, Public Health Bureau), Land Use Public Records, Library, Public Defender
Henry Bluestone Smith Deputy County Counsel	Litigation; Impact Litigation, Complex and Civil Rights litigation
Wendy Strimling, Deputy County Counsel	Retired Annuitant, Land Use Special Projects
Shane E. Strong Deputy County Counsel	General Government; Assessor/Clerk-Recorder, Contracts/Purchasing, Health Department: (HIPAA), Natividad Medical Center – HIPAA, San Ardo Water District, Transportation Agency for Monterey County, Treasurer/Tax Collector
Michael J. Whilden, Deputy County Counsel	Land Use, and Land Use – Litigation; Board of Supervisors Alternate Energy Committee, CAO Sustainability Program, Carmel Valley Recreation and Park District, Housing Community Development: (former Fort Ord), Parks Commission, Public Works Facilities & Parks: (Contracts, County Service Areas, East Garrison, Fleet Management, Laguna Seca, Parks), Sheriff: (Contracts, Public Records, Subpoenas), Spreckles CSD & Memorial District, Successor Agency
Tucker N. Wisdom-Stack Deputy County Counsel	Litigation and General Government; Bankruptcy, Complex, Civil Rights litigation, Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District
*Legal Support Division:*
Sandra Ontiveros, Administrative Operations Manager	Supervising Manager - Legal Support Division, Closed Session, Special Projects, Oversight of the Civil Grand Jury Program
Cassandra Zarco Management Analyst	Closed Session, Special Projects, IT Liaison, Contract Management, Administrative Support to County Counsel
Dolores Villa, Supervising Legal Secretary	Supervisor, Legal Support - General Litigation and Special Projects
Jacqueline Bose Legal Secretary III	Legal Support – Juvenile Dependency, LPS Conservatorships, General Government
Angelica Brito Legal Secretary III	Legal Support - General Government and General Litigation
Diana Cato, Legal Secretary III	Legal Support - General Government and General Litigation

Francis Catalan Office Assistant II	Front Desk Receptionist and Special Projects
Frances Martinez Legal Secretary III	Legal Support - Probate and LPS Conservatorships, General Government
Laura Guillen, Legal Secretary III	Legal Support - Litigation and General Government, Labor and Employment
*Risk Management:*
David J. Bolton, Risk Manager	Oversight of Risk Management Division
Hans Gillinger, Risk Management Analyst II	Oversight of Insurance Renewals, Risk Transfer, and Insurance Claims.
Erica H. Leal, Finance Manager I	Finance, Accounting, Finance/Risk, Actuarial Internal Service Funds, Claim/Data Analysis and Reporting, Office Finance Management
Cecilia Merillana, Risk Management Analyst III	Oversight of General Liability Claims Program
Andrew Miller, Safety Officer	Oversight of County IIPP, Workplace Violence Prevention, and Health & Safety Programs
Kari Picoli, Senior Secretary	Administrative Support to Risk Manager
Nancy Rice, Workers' Compensation Manager	Oversight of Worker's Compensation Program
Cris Romero, Safety Coordinator/Investigator	Department Safety Program Support for Monterey County Sheriff's Office, Natividad Medical Center, DOT, Accident, Incident, and Claims Investigation
Carmen Rosales, Management Analyst I	Oversight of Ergonomics Program
Vera M. Snyder, Safety Coordinator/Investigator	Department Safety Program Support for Public Works, Facilities & Parks, Accident, Incident, and Claims Investigation
Juaquina Twidwell, Safety Coordinator/Investigator	Department Safety Program Support for County Government Building, Accident, Incident, and Claims Investigation

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