County Government Overview (Org Chart)

Board of Supervisors

The 5 member Board of Supervisors is elected to office. Terms are 4 years and are staggered. They are accountable to the electorate.

  • District 1 - Dave Haubert
  • District 2 - Elisa Márquez
  • District 3 - Lena Tam
  • District 4 - Nate Miley
  • District 5 - Nikki Fortunato Bas

County Administrator - Susan S. Muranishi

The County Administrator is appointed by the Board of Supvervisors and implements the Board's policies and decisions.

Department Heads

These Department Heads are appointed by the Board of Supervisors. They report directly to the County Administrator but are ultimately accountable to the Board of Supervisors.

  • Community Development Agency (CDA) - Sanda Rivera, Director
  • General Services Agency (GSA) - Kimberly Gasaway, Director
  • Human Resource Services Department (HRS) - Margarita Zamora, Director
  • Information Technology Department (ITD) - Ram Gurumurthy, Interim Chief Information Officer
  • County Libary - Deb Sica, County Librarian
  • Public Works Agency - Daniel Woldesenbet, Director
  • Registrar of Voters - Cynthia Cornejo, Acting Registrar of Voters
  • Alameda County Health - Aneeka Chaudhry, Acting Director
  • Child Support Services Department - Vangeria Harvey, Acting Director
  • Social Services Agency - Andrea Ford, Director
  • Alameda County Fire Department - William McDonald, Chief
  • Probation Department - Brian Ford, Chief Probation Officer
  • Public Defender - Brendon Woods, Public Defender

Other Board Appointees

These officials are appointed by the Board of Supervisors. They do not report to the County Administrator, but report directly to the Board.

  • Interim County Counsel - Andrea L. Weddle
  • Alameda County Medical Center Board of Trustees
    • Alameda Health System - Daniel Boggan, Interim Chief Executive Officer

Other Elected Officials

Elected Officials work with the County Administrator and Board of Supervisors to implement the Board's policies and decisions. The Board and County Administrator have budget approval authority over the Elected Officials' Departments but otherwise, the Elected Officials operate independently and are accountable to the electorate.

  • District Attorney - Ursula Jones Dickson
  • Sheriff/Coroner - Yesenia Sanchez
  • Auditor/Controller - Melissa Wilk
  • Assessor - Phong La
  • Treasurer/Tax Collector - Henry C. Levy

Elected Board

These board members are elected to office but are independant of the Board of Supervisors and are accountable to the electorate.

  • Zone 7 Board
    • Zone 7 Water Agency - Valerie Pryor, General Manager

ACERA

The Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association (ACERA) is the retirement pension plan for public employees in Alameda County. The ACERA Board of Retirement is responsible for administering the pension plan. It is comprised of 9 members and 2 alternates. Board members include: County Treasurer, Board of Supervisor appointments (4), and members elected by active and retired ACERA association members (6). The ACERA Board of Retirement reports to the Board of Supervisors but is accountable to association members who elected them.

  • Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association - David Nelson, Chief Executive Officer