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Maritza Rodriguez Farr <br />3oclal Services Agency <br />Director, Family Seif-Sufficiency <br />S88 North Maio Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />714/341-7610 <br />Education Master of Public Administration, CSULB <br />Bachelor of Arts, Social Welfare, CSULB <br />Bilingual Spanish <br />Professional <br />Experience 201 O -Present County of Orange, Social Services Agency <br />Director, Family Self-Sufficiency <br />Responsible for the Agency's Ca1WORKs Family Self-Sufficiency <br />program services for the County of Orange. Families and individuals in <br />need of financial aid, food stamps, Medi-cal, and other resources to be <br />fully employable and become self-sufficient come to the Agency to seek <br />out the services offered under Ca1WORKs and through other community <br />entities. Approximately 800 employees in this division have the mission <br />of ensuring the program meets the needs of the community. <br />2009 - 2010 County of Orange, Social Services Agency <br />Deputy Director, Admioistration/Operations Management and <br />Support Services <br />Responsible for the oversight of the following sections in SSA: Contract <br />Services staff who oversee the Agency's human services contracts; <br />Program Integrity; Strategic Planning and Public Relations; and <br />Research and Development. During this last year the staff was able to <br />identify critical workloads and implement processes that allowed the <br />Agency to meet its goals. We were able to present items to the Board of <br />Supervisors meeting timeframes. In addition, several major Request for <br />Proposals were completed by the deadlines that prevented any <br />disruptions to services. Each of the areas is unique and provides services <br />used by all Agency sections to meet day-to-day performance. I have been <br />able to provide the support and direction required to assist the Agency in <br />meeting its goal of serving OC residents. <br />2004 - 2009 County of Orange, Social Services Agency <br />Deputy Director, CFS (Administrative Services Manager IIn <br />Responsible for the following functions within the Children and Family <br />Services (CFS) Division of the Social Services Agency: Quality <br />Assurance, Operations 8c Support Services, Foster Care, Administrative <br />Support, Resource Development and Management, Foster Care <br />investigation 8c Monitoring, and Foster Care Licensing. Tn addition, <br />assist with the CFS CWS/CMS (the computer system used by all of <br />CFS). Each of these sections provide support to the CFS staff ensuring <br />13 B-4