Melissa B.

Melissa B. has extensive experience in human resources and administration, currently serving as Deputy Director/Division Chief of Administration for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department since June 2022. Melissa also holds the position of Chief Administrative Officer & Advocate at Three Hart Connection, where involvement as a board member and certification as a domestic violence victim advocate in California are key contributions. Previous roles include Labor Relations/ADA Manager at Bernalillo County, where oversight of employee relations was a primary focus, and Senior Human Resources Analyst at Arlington County, where contract analysis and recruitment vendor management were executed. Additional experience encompasses a variety of human resources functions across multiple organizations, supplemented by a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management from Brandman University and a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from San Jose State University.