County Civil Rights Coordinators

Contact your County Civil Rights Coordinator to file a civil rights complaint or to learn more about your rights.

Civil Rights Coordinators are responsible for receiving and investigating civil rights complaints regarding county programs. They are also responsible for making sure that their county welfare department follows nondiscrimination laws.


Alameda County
Akenja Jones
Alameda County Social Services Agency
2000 San Pablo Avenue, Suite #420,
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510)271-9125
Fax: (510)271-9159
E-mail: Akenja.jones2@acgov.org
Nevada County
Milada Belohlavek
(she/her/hers)
Nevada County Department of Social Services
988 McCourtney Rd
Grass Valley, CA 95949
Phone: (530) 265-1616
E-mail: milada.belohlavek@nevadacountyca.gov

Alpine County
Jarod Wolsey
(he/him)
Alpine County Health and Human Services
75-A Diamond Valley Road
Markleeville, CA 96120
Phone: (530) 694-2235
Fax: (530) 694-2252
E-mail: jwolsey@alpinecountyca.gov

Orange County

Amy Whiteley
(she/her)
Orange County Social Services Agency
Program Integrity - Civil Rights
1928 South Grand Avenue, Bldg. A
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 438-8877
Fax: (714) 435-4545
E-mail:  Amy.Whiteley@ssa.ocgov.com


Amador County
Tina Dal Porto
(she/her/hers)
Amador County Health and
Human Services Agency
10877 Conductor Boulevard
Sutter Creek, CA 95685
Phone: (209) 223-6550
Fax: (209) 227-0242
E-mail: tdalporto@amadorcounty.gov

Placer County
Alexis Madera
Placer County Health and Human Services Agency
11434 B Avenue Suite 100
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 745-3160
Fax: (530) 745-3135
Email: HHSCivilRights@placer.ca.gov
 

Butte County
Karen Gillespie
(she/her/hers)
Butte County Department of Employment
and Social Services
P.O. Box 1649
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 552-6172
Fax: (530) 538-2025
E-mail: DESSCivilRights@buttecounty.net

Plumas County
Jessica Bennett
(she/her/hers)
Plumas County Department of Social Services
270 County Hospital Road, Suite 207
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone: (530) 283-6350
Fax: (530) 283-6368
E-mail:jessicabennett@countyofplumas.com
 

Calaveras County
Toni D. LaFazia , CRC
Calaveras Health & Human Services Agency
509 East St. Charles Street
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: (209) 754-2816
Fax (209) 754-3293
E-mail: TDLaFazia@calaverascounty.gov


Riverside County
Heather Hernandez
(she/her/hers)
Riverside County Department of Public Social Services
4060 County Circle Drive
Riverside, CA 92503
Phone: (951) 358-6206
Fax: (951) 306-3849
E-mail: DPSSCivilRights@rivco.org

Colusa County
Zoua Thao
(she/her)
Colusa County Department of Health and Human Services
251 East Webster Street
Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: (530) 458-0783
Fax: (530) 458-0492

E-mail: zoua.thao@countyofcolusaca.gov


Sacramento County
Shawna Hernandez
(she/her/hers)
Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance
1825 Bell Street Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: (916) 876-4455
Fax: (916) 875-3591
E-mail: HernandezSh@saccounty.gov  

Contra Costa County

Dena Holland-Wilson
Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services Department
400 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, Ca. 94523
Phone: (925) 655-0831
Fax: (925) 655-0846 
dholland@ehsd.cccounty.us


Sacramento County
Tracy Trinh
(she/her/hers)
Sacramento County Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services
9750 Business Park Drive, Suite 220,
Sacramento, CA 98527
Phone: (916)-875-2000
Fax: (916)-854-9443
Email: DCFAS-Ombudsperson@saccounty.gov

Del Norte County
Dorothy Waddelow
(she/her/hers)
Del Norte County Department of Health
and Social Services
880 Northcrest Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
Phone: (707) 464-3191
Fax: (707) 465-1783
E-mail: dwaddelow@co.del-norte.ca.us

San Benito County

Jillian Shaw
(she/her/hers)
San Benito County Health & Human Services Agency
1111 San Felipe Road, Suite 102
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: (831) 636-5041
Fax: (831) 636-4194
E-mail: JShaw@sanbenitocountyca.gov


El Dorado County
Paytin Thrift
She/Her/Hers
El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency
3057 Briw Road, Suite B
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 642-4844
Fax: (530) 626-7734
E-mail: HHSA-CivilRights@edcgov.us


San Bernardino County
Mark Thomas
(He/Him/His)
Supervising Appeals Specialist II
Program Integrity Division
500 Inland Center Drive, Suite 301L
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Phone: (909) 252-4356
Fax: (909) 252-4217
E-mail: Mark.Thomas@hss.sbcounty.gov
 

Fresno County
Deborah Edell
(she/her/hers)
Fresno County Department of
Social Services
P.O. Box 1912
Attention: 5KBB
Fresno, CA  93718-9888
Phone: (559) 600-2996
Fax: (559) 600-7699
E-mail: dedell@fresnocountyca.gov

San Diego County
Eric Rubio
San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
1255 Imperial Ave., #400
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 338-2833
Fax: (619) 338-2972
E-mail:Eric.Rubio@sdcounty.ca.gov

Glenn County
Jennifer Warren
Glenn County Health & Human Services Agency
P.O. Box 611
Willows, CA 95988
Phone: (530) 934-1578
E-mail: jwarren@countyofglenn.net

San Francisco County

M’Kia McCright
(she/her/hers)
San Francisco County Human Services Agency
P.O. Box 7988
San Francisco, CA 94120-7988
Phone: (415) 290-9562
Fax: (415) 557-5061
E-mail: mkia.mccright@sfgov.org


Humboldt County
Paige Plummer
(she/her/hers)
Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services
507 F. Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: 707-441-5408
Fax: 707-441-5581
E-mail: pplummer@co.humboldt.ca.us

San Joaquin County
Melissa Sangalang
(she/her/hers)
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
102 South San Joaquin Street
Stockton, CA 95201
Phone: (209) 468-2027
Fax: (209) 932-2625
E-mail: msangalang@sjgov.org

Imperial County
Martha O. Castaneda
Imperial County Department of Social Services
2995 South Fourth Street #105
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 337-7861
Fax: (760) 337-5095
E-mail:  marthacastaneda@co.imperial.ca.us

San Luis Obispo County
Suzie Freeman
(she/her/hers)
County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services
3563 Empleo St. 
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 863-2653
Fax: (805) 788-1660
E-mail:  dss-civilrights@co.slo.ca.us


Inyo County
Lori Bengochia
Inyo County Department of Health & Human Services
1360 N. Main St.
Bishop, CA 93514
Phone: (760) 872-3273
E-mail: lbengochia@inyocounty.us

San Mateo County
Lulu Lopez
(she/her/hers)
San Mateo County Human Services Agency
472 Harbor Boulevard, Bldg. C
Belmont, CA 94002
Phone: (650) 802-5192
Fax: (650) 596-3478
E-mail: ldlopez@smcgov.org

Kern County
Maria Montoya
Kern County Aging and Adult Services
5357 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: (661) 868-1053
E-mail: montoyamar@kerncounty.com

 

Santa Barbara County
Rachel Lipman (she, her, hers)
Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services
234 Camino del Remedio
Santa Barbara, Ca 93110
Phone (805) 681-4620
Fax (805) 346-8377
E-mail: rlipman@countyofsb.org

Kern County
Jennifer Meyer
(she/her/hers)
Kern County Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 511
Bakersfield, CA 93302
Phone: 661-633-7376
Fax: 661-633-7359
E-mail: glennj@kerndhs.com

Santa Clara County
Jackie Howe
County of Santa Clara, Social Services Agency
373 W. Julian St., 5th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
Hotline: (408) 755-7998
E-mail:  CRC@ssa.sccgov.org


Kings County
Anthony Valdez
Kings County Human Services Agency
1400 West Lacey Boulevard, Bldg. 12
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: (559) 852-4892
Fax: (559) 584-2749
E-mail: Anthony.valdez@co.kings.ca.us

Santa Cruz County
Bernadette Erlach
(she/her/hers)
Santa Cruz County Human Services Department
Mailing address: PO Box 1320, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Desk (831) 454-4113
Fax number (831)454-4869
Email: Bernadette.Erlach@santacruzcountyca.gov

Lake County
Jennifer Alfinda
(she/her/hers)
Lake County Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 9000
Lower Lake, CA 95457
Phone: (707) 995-4361
Fax: (707) 995-4294
E-mail: : Jennifer.Alfinda@lakecountyca.gov

Shasta County
Amy Andrews
(she/her/hers)
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency
P.O. Box 496005
Redding, CA 96049
Phone: (530) 225-5588
Fax: (530) 225-5239
Email: aandrews@shastacounty.gov
 

Lassen County

Natalie Ruegger
(she/her/hers)
Community Social Services
P.O. Box 1359
Susanville, California 96130
Phone: (530) 251-8156
Fax: (530) 251-8149
Email: nruegger@co.lassen.ca.us


Sierra County
Jamie Shiltz
(she/her/hers)
Sierra County Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1019
Loyalton, CA 96118
Phone: (530) 993-6732
Fax: (530) 993-6967
E-mail: jshiltz@sierracounty.ca.gov

Los Angeles County
Maritza Gomez
(she/her)
Los Angeles County Aging &
Disabilities Department
510 S. Vermont Avenue, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 610-1589
Email: mgomez@ad.lacounty.gov

Siskiyou County
Joan Hoy
(she/her/hers)
Siskiyou County Health and Human Services Agency
818 South Main Street
Yreka, CA 96097
Phone: (530) 841-2700
Fax: (530) 841-4399
E-mail: jhoy@co.siskiyou.ca.us

Los Angeles County
Therese Batungbacal
(she/her/hers)
Los Angeles County Department
of Children and Family Services
501 Shatto Place, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 371-0492
Complaint Hotline: (213) 371-0632
E-mail: BatunT@dcfs.lacounty.gov

Solano County
Dianne L. Johnson
(she/her)
Solano County Health & Social Services
275 Beck Ave MS 5-200
Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 784-3198
E-mail: Diljohnson@SolanoCounty.gov   


Los Angeles County
Marcia Blachman-Benitez, CRC
(she/her/hers)
Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
12860 Crossroads Parkway South
City of Industry, CA 91746
Phone: 562-908-8501
E-mail: DPSSCivilRights@dpss.lacounty.gov

Sonoma County
Nicolas Yañez
(he/him/his)
Sonoma County Human Services Department
P.O. Box 1539
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-1539
Phone: (707) 565-1309
Fax: (707) 565-5222
E-mail: nyanez@schsd.org

Madera County
Maria Rodriguez
(she/her/hers)
Madera County Department of Social Services
1626 Sunrise Ave
Madera CA 93638
Phone: (559) 675-7841
Fax: (559) 675-7761
E-mail: maria.rodriguez@maderacounty.com

 
Stanislaus County
Tanya Lund
(she/her/hers)
Stanislaus County Community Services Agency
251 E. Hackett Rd., Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 558-2397
Fax: (209) 558-2189
E-mail: lundt@stancounty.com


Marin County
Roger Crawford
(he/him/his)
Marin County Department of Health & Human Services
20 North. San Pedro Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 473-2095
E-mail: roger.crawford@marincounty.gov

Sutter County
Patrick Larrigan
(he/him/his)
Sutter County Social Services Division
446 Second Street
Yuba City, CA 95991
Phone: (530) 822-7327 ext. 212
Fax: (530) 822-9417
E-mail: plarrigan@co.sutter.ca.us

Mariposa County
Rhonda M. Cole
(she/hers)
Mariposa County Health & Human Services Agency
P.O. Box 99, Mariposa, CA 95338
Phone: (209) 742-0989
E-mail: rcole@mariposacounty.org

Tehama County

Matthew Franssen
(he/him)
Tehama County Department of Social Services
310 South Main Street
P.O. Box 1515
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Phone: (530) 528-4931
Fax: (530) 527-5410
E-mail:  mfranssen@tcdss.org


Mendocino County
Antonio Renteria
Mendocino County Department of Social Services
747 S. State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: (707) 467-5860
E-mail: renteriaa@mendocinocounty.org

Trinity County
Elizabeth Hamilton
(she/her/hers)
Trinity County Health and Human Services Department
51 Industrial Park Way #1
PO Box 399
Weaverville, CA 96093
Phone: (530) 623-1265
Fax: (530) 623-1250
E-mail: hhscivilrights@trinitycounty.org

Merced County
Roxanne Alcivar
(She/Her )
Merced County Human Services Agency
2115 West Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA, 95341
Phone: (209) 385-3000 ext. 5315
Fax: (209) 724-4042
E-mail: Roxanne.Alcivar@countyofmerced.com

Tulare County
Michelle Villarreal
Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency
5957 South Mooney Boulevard
Visalia, CA 93277
Phone: (559) 624-8078
E-mail: MVillarr@tularecounty.ca.gov
E-mail: TCCivilRights@tularecounty.ca.gov

Modoc County
Karena Nield
Modoc County Department of Social Services
120 North Main Street
Alturas, CA 96101
Phone: (530) 233-6501 x 1324
Fax: (530) 233-2136
E-mail: karenanield@co.modoc.ca.us

Tuolumne County
Jennifer Lynch
(she/her/hers)
Staff Services Analyst II
101 Hospital RD, 3rd Floor
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 533-5750
E-mail: jlynch@co.tuolumne.ca.us

Mono County
Cathy Young
(she/her/hers)
Mono County Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 2969
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Phone: (760) 924-1780
Fax: (760) 924-5431
E-mail: cyoung@mono.ca.gov
 

Ventura County
Francisco Mora, CRC
(he/him/his)
Ventura County Human Services Agency
855 Partridge Drive
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 477-5166
Fax: (805) 477-5191
E-mail: francisco.mora@ventura.org

Monterey County
Lorena Paniagua-Castro
(she/her/hers)
Monterey County Department of Social Services
1000 South Main Street, Suite 308
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 796-1555
Fax: (831) 755-8404
E-mail: paniagua-castrol@countyofmonterey.gov
 

Yolo County
Faisal Alfatly
Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency
25 North Cottonwood Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Phone: (530) 661-2637
E-mail: HHSA-CivilRights@yolocounty.org

Napa County

Matt Highland
(He/Him/His)
Napa County Health & Human Services Agency
2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Building B Napa, CA 94558
CRC (707) 259-8344
Desk (707) 253-4174
Matt.Highland@countyofnapa.org


Yuba County
Maria Garcia
Yuba County Health and Human Services Department
5730 Packard Avenue, Suite 100
Marysville, CA 95901
Phone: (530) 749-6804
E-mail: mgarcia@co.yuba.ca.us

Contact Us

Civil Rights Unit
P.O. Box 944243, M/S 9-7-041
Sacramento, CA 94244-2430
Phone:  (916) 654-2107
Toll free:  1-866-741-6241
Email: crb@dss.ca.gov