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Commissioners & Committee Members

Chris Lopez

Chris Lopez

Chair

District 3 Supervisor, Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Roderick Franks

Roderick Franks

Commissioner

Director, Monterey County Department of Social Services

Monica Lal

Monica Lal

Secretary

President/CEO, Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Clarisa Reyes-Becerra

Clarisa Reyes-Becerra

Vice-chair

Managing Attorney, California Immigration Project

Miriam Mendoza

Miriam Y. Mendoza

Commissioner

Assistant Director of Health Services, Monterey County Health Department

Relindis Diaz

Commissioner

Mental Health Consultant and Reflective Practice Facilitator

Ralph Gómez Porras

Commissioner

Deputy Superintendent,

Monterey County Office of Education

Chris Lopez

Chris Lopez

Chair

Clarisa Reyes-Becerra

Clarisa Reyes-Becerra

Vice-Chair

Monica Lal

Monica Lal

Secretary

Monica Lal

Monica Lal

COMMITTEE Chair

Roderick Franks

Roderick Franks

Committee Member

Miriam Mendoza

Miriam Y. Mendoza

Committee Member

Clarisa Reyes-Becerra

Clarisa Reyes-Becerra

Committee Chair,

Commissioner

Relindis Diaz

Committee Chair,

Commissioner

Julie Drezner

Committee Member
(Community Representative)

Retired, Community Foundation for Monterey County

Michael Applegate

Committee Member
(Community Representative)

College Instructor & Systemic-Equity Researcher

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