Health Care Agency
OCEA members in the Health Care Agency are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Health Care 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 Health Care Agency. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Health Care 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!
Thank You for Stepping Up to Make History with Us!
November 21, 2022
Thank you for stepping up to make history with us at the polls to ensure our OCEA-endorsed candidates won their elections! For the first time since OCEA was founded in 1937, the Orange County Board of Supervisors will be comprised of a staunchly labor-friendly majority.
Honoring the Ultimate Public Servants on Veterans Day
November 14, 2022
Earlier this week, we watched millions of Americans head to the polls to honor our fundamental right to vote—giving us as individuals a say in our democracy. With Veteran’s Day ending the week, the correlation between those who served and sacrificed for our rights and the preservation of democracy and society at home and abroad could not be more evident.
THANKSGIVING SWEEPSTAKES: Win a $100 Grocery Card!
November 4, 2022
Orange County's Credit Union is teaming up with OCEA to host a special THANKSGIVING 2022 SWEEPSTAKES!
VOTE SOON: Election Day is This Tuesday, Nov. 8!
November 3, 2022
ELECTION DAY IS THIS TUESDAY, NOV. 8! Have you turned in your ballot yet?
LAKERS TICKETS ARE 1/2-OFF for these select games!
November 1, 2022
Don't miss these OCEA DISCOUNTED LAKERS GAMES in November ... tickets are available now for 1/2-OFF the discounted OCEA member price!
Here's Your 2022 OCEA Voter Guide!
October 7, 2022
IT'S ELECTION SEASON and your vote is critical to protecting your economic and job security! Please review the 2022 General Election OCEA Voter Guide below, which features the key races and down-ballot contests where your vote will make a difference for you and your family!
2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Extended to December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 152 (AB 152), which extends 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) to December 31, 2022. However, AB 152 does not provide additional EPSL hours. Workers will have to use their existing EPSL hours for absences that meet eligibility requirements.
Adele for OCERS: Today's the Day to Vote!
September 29, 2022
PROTECT YOUR RETIREMENT SECURITY! The deadline to re-elect Adele Tagaloa to the OCERS Retirement Board is by 9 a.m. THIS TUESDAY, Oct. 4.
California 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ends Oct. 1
September 28, 2022
We’re writing to inform you that California Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 will end effective Oct. 1, 2022. This constitutes a significant change to your COVID-19 related leave options. The last pay period you will be able to post EPSL/SPSL will be pay period 21 through Sept. 30, 2022.
MHRS: OCEA's Meeting with Dr. Kelley
September 28, 2022
Thank you to everyone who provided responses to the survey we sent in August aimed at gaining further insight into the current state of HCA from members at various clinics.
HEALTH CARE AGENCY STEWARDS
Tina Aguilar
Darlene Amaya-McDonald
Cheri Azodi
Huda Bayaa
Karen Blanchard
Nabila Bolisay
Mackenzie Bray
Erin Brown
Robert Brown
Bridget Burgos
Catherine Canneto
Marisol Chavez Canales
Mary Chavez
Tina Chen
Frank Cienfuegos
Maria Corona
Colette Craig
Elvira Dodd
Sandra Duarte
John Duckson
Nichole Duplesse
Marco Escobedo
Virginia Espinoza
Francis Evaldez
Pamela Garcia
Christopher Goffredo
Rosa Gonzalez
Marilyn Hernandez
Jennifer Hoang
Yen Hong
Thomas Hsuing
Scott Huffman
Gayana Jones
Lauren Juarez
Paul Juarez
Kathy Kendrick
Karim Khalil
Katherine La Sure
Peter Lai Dinh
Juliet Le Rankin
Cecilia Leon
Kim Long
Luz Lopez
Angelo Lugo
Guadalupe Madrid-Long
Amy Marchen
Maria Marin
Veronica Martin Navarro
Jesse Martinez
Diane Mason
Alexandra Merrit
Vida Mofidi
Francisca Moreno Martinez
Faith Morrison
Fernanda Morton
Jennifer Negro
Carol New
Kassandra Nguyen
Yadith Orellana
Veronica Ortiz
Nisha Pagan
Luyen Pham
Sarah Phan
Anthony Ragazzo
Janice Richardson
Milfred Dwain Salwasser
Bianca Sandoval
Fatiha Shannon
Shouka Sharifpour
Catherine Shreenan
Janeth Silenski
Kim Sligar
Suzette Smith
Crystal Swart
Alfredo Valle
Sharmie Joy Velasco
Genesis Velez
Alyssa Vergara
Vuthy Yam
Victoria Young
Elizabeth Zayas
Martha Zuniga
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OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

Carolyn Gasga
Labor Relations Representative

Donika Nuñez
Labor Relations Representative

Mariela Ortiz
Labor Relations Representative

Sam Rice
Labor Relations Specialist

Veronica Rodarte
Operations Manager

Michelle Rubio
Senior Labor Relations Representative