Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Dave Cortese selects new chief of staff

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese has selected a new Chief of Staff, his office announced Friday.

Tara Sreekrishnan will take over as Cortese's Chief of Staff on Monday.

Sreekrishnan, 26, was previously the District 3 Director of Policy and Outreach. She joined Cortese's staff in June 2019 and is a graduate of Mills College.

She is replacing Donald Rocha, who served as the Chief of Staff from January 2019 through Friday. Rocha is leaving Cortese's office to become a supervising program administrator of government relations for the Santa Clara Valley Water District.