Cabinet Meeting, August 27, 2026, Recap of Actions Taken

Cabinet Members Present:

Joe Angelo, Director, Personnel Services
Cephoni Jackson, Chief DEI Officer
Kin Lau (Proxy for Rami Zakaria), Chief Information Officer
Vanessa Smith (Proxy for Dr. Phuong Luu, Public Health Officer)
Eduardo Ameneyro (Proxy for Ethan Dye, Director, Human Assistance)
Michael Sanders (Proxy for Jamal Rowe, Probation)
Amanda Benson, Public Defender
Deanna Montoya, Latino Caucus Representative
Isabel Hernandez, API Caucus Representative
Emily Halcon, Director, Homeless Services & Housing
Jose Trujillo, Chief Fleet Div. Parking Enterprise
Kishwer Vikaas, Public Defender
Brooke Nawrocki (Proxy for Haya Johnson, DPS- Policy Administrator & Hiring Unit Manager)
Julie Gallelo, Executive, Director, First 5 Sacramento Commission
DEI Cabinet Collaborators Present: Quitha Owens, Allison Keene

Actions Taken Agenda Items:	Notes:	Follow-up
Vote to change name of Sacramento County Racial Equity Committee to T.H.R.I.V.E. Council	Cabinet unanimously voted to change the name of the Sacramento County Racial Equity Committee to the T.H.R.I.V.E. Council	None
Vote on amended Bylaws	Cabinet voted on and unanimously approved amended Bylaws to reflect the Council name change	None
Vote to appoint new Vice-Chair	Dr. Luu, Public Health Officer, nominated for Vice Chair by unanimous vote	Dr. Luu graciously declined due to being in her role for a little over 100 days. Another nomination and vote will be carried over to the September meeting.

Actions Taken Agenda Items:

Notes:

Follow-up

Vote to change name of Sacramento County Racial Equity Committee to T.H.R.I.V.E. Council

Cabinet unanimously voted to change the name of the Sacramento County Racial Equity Committee to the T.H.R.I.V.E. Council

None

Vote on amended Bylaws

Cabinet voted on and unanimously approved amended Bylaws to reflect the Council name change

None

Vote to appoint new Vice-Chair

Dr. Luu, Public Health Officer, nominated for Vice Chair by unanimous vote

Dr. Luu graciously declined due to being in her role for a little over 100 days. Another nomination and vote will be carried over to the September meeting.