Staff

Julie Ramirez

Julie currently serves as the Interim Director for the County of Santa Clara Office of Women’s Policy. Following a nearly two-year departure to help start up The Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention, she returned in June 2021 to lead Women’s Policy in its mission to elevate and empower women and girls. With a focus on gender equity, she has trained and facilitated work groups on human trafficking, pay equity and youth leadership. Her high-quality work and can-do attitude serve as an anchor for the collaborative nature necessary to make syst

Administrative Assistant

Cecelia Carrillo

Cecelia Carrillo has been the first Administrative Assistant to Office of Women’s Policy since they were created in 1998. Cecelia joined the OWP team in September of 2017. She jumped right in supporting the work OWP was involved in and assisted with hosting County of Santa Clara Domestic Violence Council 24^th Annual Domestic Violence Conference.

Senior Management Analyst

Ketzal Gómez

Ketzal Gómez was born and raised in San José, attended Evergreen Valley College for a Sociology Associates degree, and transferred to San Francisco State University, attaining a B.A. in American Studies with an emphasis in Women and Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies. She comes from a family of community organizers and artists. As a community leader, Ketzal Gomez has actively fought for the civil rights of workers, indigenous communities, immigrants, LGBTQ+, women, students, and incarcerated individuals.

Management Analyst

Laura Kim

Laura Kim is a Management Analyst with the Office of Women’s Policy bringing over a decade of experience working with children and families in variously resourced communities throughout California. Raised below the poverty line to South Korean immigrant parents, her lived experience and practice as a direct service provider in early intervention, education and community health lends a unique perspective to intersectional policy work.

Community Outreach Specialist

Rose Luerra

Rose Luerra has dedicated 26 years of her life to serving high-risk populations in our County through various capacities as an Intervention Specialist Manager. This includes providing case management, crisis intervention, best practices through trauma informed approach, program management and re-entry resources for vulnerable populations, especially those exiting the Adult and Juvenile Justice System of incarceration for reintegration into the community.