All Appointed Officials

Tyler Barrington

Director of Housing and Community Development (Interim)

The Nevada County Housing and Community Services Program pursues, secures, and administers state and federal funds for efforts which benefit low income households.

Phebe Bell

Director of Behavioral Health 

The mission of the Nevada County Behavioral Health Department is to provide high quality, culturally competent mental health and substance abuse treatment services to Nevada County residents.

Kathy Cahill

Director of Public Health 

The Mission of the Nevada County Public Health Department is to work both as a single entity and in coalition with other health and human service providers to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong and improve the quality of life for all Nevada County residents.

Chris de Nijs

Agricultural Commissioner

The Agricultural Commissioner is responsible for pest, weed, and disease control, product quality monitoring, pesticide safety and use, weights and measures, and wildlife.

Kit Elliott

County Counsel 

The mission of the County Counsel’s Office is to provide high quality legal services to the Board of Supervisors, County Executive Officers, and other County departments and elected officials, as well as dependent special districts.

Brian Foss

Director of Planning 

The Planning Department applies community land use policies while striving to meet the needs of individuals and business. In meeting these needs, it is our goal to protect the environment in order to ensure that Nevada County remains a desirable place to live, work, and recreate.

David Garcia

Director of Public Works 

The Department of Public Works consists of the following divisions: Engineering, Road Maintenance, Fleet Services, Solid Waste, Wastewater, and Transit.

Jeff Goldman

Chief Probation Officer

The Probation Department supports the protection of the community, investigation and preparation of court reports, supervision and enforcement of court directives, and providing services to victims of crime. This mission is carried out through intervention, prevention, suppression, rehabilitation and assistance programs that promote law-abiding responsible behavior in the clients we serve and restoration to victims of crime.

Craig Griesbach

Information & General Services Agency Director (Interim) 

The Information and General Services Agency maintains vital infrastructure and related services that enable county employees to serve the citizens of Nevada County. There is a framework of support services provided by the organization as well as direct core community services.

Ryan Gruver

Health and Human Services Agency Director

Nevada County’s Health and Human Services Agency  is one of the larger agencies within the county with a budget of over $55 million and 175 employees. Its mission is to improve, promote and protect the health of residents and support and encourage their self-sufficiency in partnership with community members, nonprofit agencies, businesses and other institutions, including other branches of government.

Amy Irani

Director of Environmental Health 

The Nevada County Department of Environmental Health is the local implementing agency for a diverse range of state and local laws affecting the public health of the citizens and visitors of Nevada County. The water you drink, the food you eat, businesses where you buy gasoline or have your automobiles serviced and land that is developed are all within the scope of services provided by the department.

Matt Kelley

Code & Cannabis Compliance Director

It is the mission of the Code Compliance Program to work in partnership with the people of Nevada County to promote and maintain a healthy, safe, and desirable living and working environment. In addition, the mission of the Cannabis Compliance Division is to work in partnership with the community to permit and maintain a safe and environmentally responsible cannabis industry.

Ariel King-Lovett

Director of Child Support Services (Interim)

Sierra Nevada Regional Department of Child Support Services provides the following services: Establishing paternity, Locating a parent to establish paternity and/or child support and enforcing child support payment, Establishing, modifying and enforcing a court order to pay child support, Collecting and distributing child and spousal support payments, and Establishing and enforcing medical support (including dental and vision care) and family support orders.

Keri Klein

Public Defender

The Public Defender's Office provides legal defense for those facing criminal allegations who are financially unable to retain an attorney. The Public Defender's Office also provides legal representation for indigent persons involved in civil conservatorships and child support actions.

Alison Lehman

County Executive Officer

The County Executive Office is responsible to the Board of Supervisors for the proper and efficient administration of all County offices, departments, institutions and special districts under the jurisdiction of the County of Nevada. That is, we manage the operations of the many departments within the County government so they can properly provide services to our citizens.

Daniel Macon

Farm Advisor

The Farm Advisor Division is a division of the Community Development Agency. Some important related programs include the UC Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners of Nevada County, UC Cooperative Extension Placer/Nevada, and 4-H of Nevada County.

Rachel Peña

Director of Social Services 

The mission of the Department of Social Services is opening doors, building community, and being of service to County citizens needing social, eligibility, or employment and training services.

Steve Rose

Director of Human Resources

Human Resources is a department that serves the County's Board of Supervisors by performing human resources functions for over 800 employees. We administer the recruitment function to help people find jobs, and we also administer the salary and benefits programs adopted by the Board of Supervisors. 

Jeffrey Thorsby

Chief of Staff/Clerk of the Board

The Clerk of the Board is the official keeper of documents, agendas, minutes and administrative contracts for the Board of Supervisors, the Nevada County Housing Authority, the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1, and the Assessment Appeals Board.

Trisha Tillotson

Community Development Agency Director 

The Community Development Agency (CDA) is comprised of five major departments and the Farm Advisor Division. The five major departments include Agricultural Commissioner, Building, Environmental Health, Planning, and Public Works.

Nick Wilczek

Nevada County Librarian

The Nevada County Library system consists of six library locations. Five of the branches are circulating branches; two of the six locations are station libraries and one is a reference library staffed by the Friends of the Nevada County Libraries experienced volunteers. The Madelyn Helling Library is the main branch library housing the administrative services for the library department.