HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02132007 - PR.3 IN THE MATTER OF HONORING DANNA FABELLA RESOLUTION NO. 2007/34
ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT
WHEREAS,Danna Fabella joined Contra Costa County in 1994 as the Assistant Agency Director of the Services
Bureau overseeing Child Welfare,Adult Services and Aging programs, and later became the Children and
Family Services Bureau Director responsible for child welfare services; and
WHEREAS,Danna's leadership,integrity.and commitment to service excellence increased performance and
accountability and improved the overall Child Welfare Performance Outcomes in Contra Costa County;and
WHEREAS,Danna has devoted the majority of her professional career to the field of child welfare and
demonstrated a passionate commitment to ensuring the safety and well being of children and families here in
Contra Costa County and throughout thenatlone Shehas provided her leadership on such groups"as First 5
Contra Costa, the System of,Care Policy{Council, the AdvisoryBoard of the Child and Family Policy Institute
.of California, the Children'sC;ornmittee of the Clvld'Welfare Directors'Association, the Executive
Committee of the American Public Humari"Services Association, and other organizations too numerous to
mention; and �.
WHEREAS, under Donna's leadership and guidance, Contra Costa County has developed and implemented a vast
array of innovative programs serving children and families including-the Children's,Interview Center, the
Independent Living"Skills Transitional Housing Program for emancipating foster youth,Kinship and Shared
Family Care,Receiving:Centers, and Welcome'Home Baby, ands,
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WHEREAS,Danna,h_as-been and continues tobe a leader-at-both local and state levels in the design and
implementation of numerous new service delivery models such as Concurrei-.it Planning,;Family to Family
Initiative/Team Decisi6ii Making,and Child Welfare Redesign%Drfferenttal Response that were created to
improve the,wellbeing of children in the"fosteh�care system,and [ c
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WHEREAS �Danna's:leadership ofChild>en and Family Services forged strong collaborattye relltionships with other
County`depai tnents including local law enforcement-agencies,"Alcohol and Other Drug Services,Juvenile
Probation,Family Court,Pubic' ___cdlth, Children's Mental I ealth,Countl7 Office of Education, and local
communtty colleges,,among others;and
WHEREAS,Danna always strived to improve-issues ofIfairness and�equify by enhancing the"cultural competence of
all child welfare staff;by initiating open dialogue and providinga comprehensiveser `s of trainings on cultural
competence and disproportionality;and z
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WHEREAS,Danna°.received special recognition for her,work```in 2005w6om, sta County Board of
Supervisors,Affirinadv'e Action Program;an
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WHEREAS,Danna served as the I'nterun;Director of the Employment and"Human Services Department in 2006
and provided exemplary leadership during a critical period of"transition; and
WHEREAS,Danna has most recendy served in,�the County,Admirnstrator's Office as the first Director of the Office
of Children's Services creating the blueprint'-for a countywide-strategy to increase the overall coordination of
services for children across County departments and child-serving community- based organizations.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that . Boar )of Supervisors honors Danna Fabella upon her
retirement after 12 years of exemplary s_rv� to on j,a Costa County and a combined 27 years of service to
the children and families of California.
ARY N. PI PHO—
Chair
ABSENT District III Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA �AGAYLE B:61LKEMA
District I Supervisor DiStrlct I1 Supe or
SUSAN A. BONILLA FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV-Supervisor District V Supervisor
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
♦ _ ' and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supmisors on the date
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A'ITI:SfED: rebruan•13,2007
co, 1014N CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
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