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: OCERS May 2023 Recap
May 24, 2023
Here’s a recap of the May Board of Trustees meeting at the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), the system that administers your pension benefits.
DEADLINE IS TONIGHT: Improved Retiree Healthcare Selection
May 18, 2023
Effective June 16, 2023, the County is transitioning from the current Retiree Medical Grant to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement. The deadline to make your choice regarding the HRA is 11:59 p.m. tonight, Thurs., May 18.
OCEA VIDEO UPDATE: Here's the Current State of Negotiations
May 12, 2023
OCEA’s General Manager and lead negotiator, Charles Barfield, provides an overview of the current status of negotiations. Make no mistake—the OCEA Negotiations Team is fighting to secure a good contract for you and your co-workers!
REMINDER: Negotiations Virtual Meeting this Thursday, May 11
May 9, 2023
To provide a more comprehensive overview of where negotiations stand and to answer any questions, the negotiations team will hold a Virtual Membership Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11.
Improved Retiree Healthcare Selection Deadline is May 18!
May 8, 2023
Effective June 16, 2023, the County is transitioning from the current Retiree Medical Grant to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement. You have two options: 1) ROLLOVER the value of your Retiree Medical Grant to an HRA or 2) RETAIN the frozen Retiree Medical Grant. The deadline to make this choice is by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, May 18.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Mother's Day Sweeptakes
May 8, 2023
Congratulations to these OCEA members who have each won a $100 Gift Card to 1800Flowers.com for Mother's Day from Orange County's Credit Union.
Meeting Postponed for IHSS Summer Vacation Guidelines
May 5, 2023
The County postponed our meeting with SSA Management regarding the Summer Vacation Guidelines recently sent to IHSS workers to Monday, May 11. As you know from our previous email, we need more input from IHSS workers like yourselves. This postponement allows us more time to include the voices of you and your co-workers in this process.
Negotiations Update: May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
The OCEA Negotiations team met with the County on Wednesday, May 3 for our fourth formal negotiations session.
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY STEWARDS
Kendall Ackroyd
Alfonso Alvarez
Victor Arizmendi
Analilia Barajas
Adrian Bogarin
Denise Boyd
Felicia Burkeman
Myrtle Campos
Shannon Captain
Monica Caudle
Yajaira Cervantes
Daniel Cruz
Eva Cruz
Jose Flores
Cheryl Fuller
Tracy Gentry
Jose Gomez
Michelle Grahovac
Tricia Guinto
Stephanie Hardy
Minda Herman
Laura Hosfeld
Pamela Johnson
Jeff Kanarek
Randy Lopez
Maureen Loya
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
HAVE A QUESTION?
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES
Carolyn Gasga
Labor Relations Specialist
Louis “Louie” Gurrola
Labor Relations Specialist
Charles Leon
Labor Relations Representative
Veronica Rodarte
Operations Manager
Kerensa Schupmann
Labor Relations Representative
