Office of Equity
In the summer of 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors created the Sonoma County Office of Equity and took a meaningful step to recognize and celebrate our powerful role in unseating racial inequity in our communities.
In January 2021, the Board approved a 5 year strategic plan, which includes a Racial Equity and Social Justice pillar. The pillar is made up of specific goals and objectives that will lead to normalizing, organizing, and operationalizing a new way of seeing our challenges, conducting analysis, and implementing new policies to ensure a workforce reflective of the community we serve and to achieve racial equity in County service provision.
Find more information about the Racial Equity and Social Justice pillar and check back for more updates about our work.
Melissa Valle appointed permanent Director of the Sonoma County Office of Equity
Melissa Valle, Interim Director for the Sonoma County Office of Equity since April 2024, has been appointed to direct the Office permanently. The appointment by County Administrator Maria Christina Rivera is scheduled to be considered for approval by the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24.
Resources
Sonoma County Five-Year Strategic Plan
Racial Equity and Social Justice Pillar
Learn about our work to achieve racial equity in County service provision and to ensure a workforce reflective of the community we serve.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds
Equitable distribution of ARPA funds
Learn about our shared work to equitably distribute and track the impacts of ARPA funding in the communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.