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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE
SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
BOARD
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Appoint Maritza Rodriquez Farr, Director of the Family Self Sufficiency Division, as the Social
Services representative on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board.
WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION
At its regular meeting of November 18, 201 1 , by a vote of 18:0 (Beasley, Carter, de la Riva, de
Leon, Didion, Edmonds, Fischer, Gonzalez, Jimenez-Hami, Knitter, Korthuis, Lin, Tucker absent),
the Workforce Investment Board recommended that the City Council appoint Maritza Rodriquez
Farr, Director of the Family Self Sufficiency Division, as the Social Services representative on the
Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board.
DISCUSSION
On March 6, 2000, the Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana
Workforce Investment Board and appointed 35 members. In accordance with the federal
legislation, a majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private
sector. The remaining Board members represent education, non-profit organizations, one-stop
mandated partners and local labor organizations.
Earlier this year, the WIB received a resignation letter from Mr. Ben Blank who had filled the
Orange County Social Services Agency seat on the board. The Orange County Social Services
Agency has submitted a resume and nomination letter to appoint Ms. Maritza Rodriquez Farr to be
its representative on the WIB, noted as Exhibit 1.
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Appointment of Member
to the Santa Ana WIB
December 5, 2011
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Nancy T. E ards
Interim Exe tive Director
Community Development Agency
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Exhibit: 1 . Nomination Letter and Resume
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County of OI•ange
SOCIAL S)CRVICLS AG)GNCY
888 N. MA1N STI2TET
SANTA ANA, CA 92701-3 5 1 8
(714) 541-7700
Lee McMurtray, Chair
Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board
1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite # 200
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Mr. McMurtray,
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The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) has a long and rewarding
partnership with the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (WIB). We are
committed to continuing and strengthening that partnership in the future. Due to
other commitment, Ben Blank resigned his position on the Board effective RAarch
31, 2011. It is with great pleasure that I nominate Maritza Rodriguez Farr, MPA,
Director of the Family Self-Sufficiency Division (FSS), as a Workforce Investment
Board member representing SSA.
Maritza Rodriguez Farr has been a County employee for over 30 years with
progressively responsible positions both within the County and Agency. Maritza
has experience in a diversified number of program areas. In addition, she has
an extensive background in human services contracts including Welfare To
Work. Maritza's resume is attached for your review.
Thank you for consideration of our nomination to represent SSA on the Santa
Ana Workforce Investment Board and we look forward to working closely with
you in the future.
Sincerely,
M? 1 L. ?F?L"iley, Ph.
Director
Attachment
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Maritza Rodriguez Farr
3oclal Services Agency
Director, Family Seif-Sufficiency
S88 North Maio Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714/341-7610
Education Master of Public Administration, CSULB
Bachelor of Arts, Social Welfare, CSULB
Bilingual Spanish
Professional
Experience 201 O -Present County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Director, Family Self-Sufficiency
Responsible for the Agency's Ca1WORKs Family Self-Sufficiency
program services for the County of Orange. Families and individuals in
need of financial aid, food stamps, Medi-cal, and other resources to be
fully employable and become self-sufficient come to the Agency to seek
out the services offered under Ca1WORKs and through other community
entities. Approximately 800 employees in this division have the mission
of ensuring the program meets the needs of the community.
2009 - 2010 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Deputy Director, Admioistration/Operations Management and
Support Services
Responsible for the oversight of the following sections in SSA: Contract
Services staff who oversee the Agency's human services contracts;
Program Integrity; Strategic Planning and Public Relations; and
Research and Development. During this last year the staff was able to
identify critical workloads and implement processes that allowed the
Agency to meet its goals. We were able to present items to the Board of
Supervisors meeting timeframes. In addition, several major Request for
Proposals were completed by the deadlines that prevented any
disruptions to services. Each of the areas is unique and provides services
used by all Agency sections to meet day-to-day performance. I have been
able to provide the support and direction required to assist the Agency in
meeting its goal of serving OC residents.
2004 - 2009 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Deputy Director, CFS (Administrative Services Manager IIn
Responsible for the following functions within the Children and Family
Services (CFS) Division of the Social Services Agency: Quality
Assurance, Operations 8c Support Services, Foster Care, Administrative
Support, Resource Development and Management, Foster Care
investigation 8c Monitoring, and Foster Care Licensing. Tn addition,
assist with the CFS CWS/CMS (the computer system used by all of
CFS). Each of these sections provide support to the CFS staff ensuring
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delivery of services that meets Federal and State mandates and the
community's needs. Assignments within these sections range from
programmatic and fiscal oversight of CFS contracts, oversight of the
CFS allocations and expenditures, child death reviews, social work
client contact compliance, monitoring of group homes and foster family
agencies, investigations of quality of care and child abuse reports in
foster care, employee safety, custodian of records for CFS, and oversight
of CFS technology projects.
2000 - 2004 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Contract Services Manager (Administrative Services Mgr. II/ML-7)
Responsible for the oversight of 20 staff, which included Sr. Staff
Analyst (Sr. Contract Administrators), Staff Analysts (Contract
Administrators), and other support staff. Contract Services was
responsible for fiscal management of over 300 contracts/agreements
totaling over $140 million. Areas of the Agency supported through
contracts included Family Self-Sufficiency, Children and Family
Services, Adult Services and Assistance Payments, and Families and
Communities Together (Family Resource Centers). implemented all
essential fiscal and service delivery tracking reports to ensure service
delivery met Federal and State regulations, and County Purchasing
guidelines. Created a team that was able to communicate effectively with
Board offices, county counsel, community based agencies, and SSA
directors.
1999-2000 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
SSA Program Manager II (MLr6)
Responsible for managing support staff in Children Rc Family Services in
the County Family Preservation Program, foster home recruitment and
retention, Foster Care Licensing, and Foster Family Agencies and Group
Home Monitoring and Investigation. These supportive services allowed
CFS to meet its service delivery goals and supported the foster parent
community.
1998-1999 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Senior Contract Administrator (MI.-5)
Responsible for the supervision of a portion of the Contract Services
staff which handled Children 8c Family Services contracts, and
Employment and Ca1WORKs related contracts. Duties included
supervision, development and monitoring of the CFS contracts budget,
development of request for proposals (RFPs), proposal evaluation
panels, Agenda Item Transmittals for the Board, and review of contracts
and any related compliance requirements.
1994-1998 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Contract Administrator (ML-4)
Managed the majority of CFS contracts and related RFPs, CFS contracts
budget, Memorandums of Understanding, Families First grant, and the
Oi?ice of Child Abuse and Prevention grant. Duties required working
closely with CFS program staff to ensure providers met service delivery
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workload contract requirements.
1990-1994 County of Orange, EMA
Staff Ansiyst III (MI.-4)
Developed policies and procedures with staff and any other outside
impacted organizations. Tracked and coordinated the delivery of over $2
million in furniture. Assisted with space planning and made
recommendations on use of facilities. Worked with in-house staff and
State staff to create the first full service one stop permit center to
enhance customer service.
1990 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
EDP/SSIl2S (SS3S)
Provided Social Services Reporting System (SSRS) program support to
CFS Child Abuse Registry and Emergency Program staff (computer
system for CFS). Reviewed system technical documentation and
prepared procedures for data entry of child abuse reports, and developed
system recommendations for program management reports. Attended
meetings with county representatives in the State to ensure system
maintenance and development was consistent with our Agency needs.
1987-1990 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Senior Social Services Supervisor/StafiDevelopment
Provided and coordinated training for management, supervisors and line
staff in Adult Services and CFS. Responsibilities included designing,
conducting and evaluating training. Assisted CFS program management
staff in the development of the SSRS training program; developed a
Juvenile Court Report training program for Senior Social Workers in
CFS that provided them with the tools needed to create quality court
reports; and attended the State Greater Avenues for independence
Training for Trainers and assisted in the development of the Agency
training program.
1983-1987 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Seofor Social Services Supervisor
Supervised Senior Social Work staff in a Permanency Planning Unit.
Planned and directed the activities of the unit consistent with court
orders, State regulations, and County policies and procedures.
Participated in recruitment panels and selection of personnel, and
reviewed proposed policies and procedures and made recommendations
on the potential impact if implemented.
1979-1983 County of Orange, Social Services Agency
Senior Social Worker
Casa management of Juvenile Court dependents in out of home care or
under the Court's supervision with their parents. Prepared court reports
and maintained case documentation for each assigned case. Prepared the
first Agency handbook on the State Foster Care Information System used
by staff to enter data on all minors placed in foster care.
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1979 County of Orange, Public Defender
Interviewer
Reviewed police reports on misdemeanor and felony cases, prepared
written summazies For the public defenders that were informative and
concise for pre-trial hearings, and completed investigations upon request
on misdemeanor and felony cases.
1977-1979 County of Orange, Health Care Agency
Mental Health Worker
Conducted individual and group therapy sessions with adult clients,
maintained case documentation, and participated in case reviews.
Assisted the team psychiatrist during med clinics. Prepared training
materials for staff on case documentation, established program
evaluation criteria, and assisted with program monitoring activities.
1977 Hillhaven Skilled Nursing Facility
Social Work Internship
Conducted multidisciplinary patient care conferences to review patient
needs. Met with family members to discuss patient and family issues and
service needs. Provided group sessions for patients to enhance their
quality of life.
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