Meeting Minutes - Final  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Advisory  
Council on Equal Employment Opportunity  
9:30 AM  
Friday, December 5, 2025  
2530 Arnold Drive, Martinez  
Call-In: 1-214-765-0478  
Conference Code: 480778  
Meeting ID: 817 3241 0745  
Password: 400478  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Online Guests: Matt Brega, Kaitlyn Jeffus, Deb Johnson and Rasaan Johnson  
Lynette Hart, Rameet Kohli, and Oravanh Thammasen  
Amrita Kaur, and Leonard Ramirez  
Lauren Traylor  
Present  
Excused  
Absent  
2.  
3.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
Guest Speaker: Matt Brega and Kaitlyn Jeffus (Department of Child Support Services)  
Matt Brega and Kaitlyn Jeffus of the Department of Child Support Services presented on their exit  
interview process. Due to the size of their department, the number of annual interviews conducted is  
small. Process done internally and is willing to make updates using the suggestions from the advisory  
council. Social Workers have thankless job and mental support for staff is recommended towards all.  
4.  
Attachments:  
Quorum standards not met, vote is tabled until next meeting.  
This Consent Item was tabled.  
5.  
The HR Off Boarding sub-committee has upcoming meeting with a surrounding county on  
how they handle exit interviews. They have identified which departments already conduct  
interviews, gathered best practices, and will finish compiling findings to present to the full  
council and HR at a later date. Overall suggestion made that an engagement survey should  
be conducted to get ahead of employees leaving departments or county.  
6.  
Brief review of the annual report and advisory body entered input for all questions asked.  
Implicit Bias Training for advisory group on hold until further notice. Approval of report at  
next monthly meeting.  
7.  
Roundtable/Public Comment  
Recruitment Flyer made with the help of recruitment sub-committee. Needs to present to advisory body,  
then Equity committee, then approved by Board of Supervisors before Clerk of Board can use to  
promote advisory body.  
8.  
Adjourn  
Meeting adjourned at 11:02 A.M.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for January 23, 2026.  
The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend  
the Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any  
disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by  
the County to a majority of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are  
available for public inspection at 2530 Arnold Drive lobby, during normal business hours. Staff reports  
connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If the  
connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote  
access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day  
prior to the published meeting time.  
For Additional Information Contact: Kiara Allen, (925) 335-1417  
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY MEMBERS  
LABOR-TRADE MEMBER SEAT:  
(VACANT)  
BUSINESS MEMBER SEAT:  
DeVonn Powers  
COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #1:  
Rameet Kohli  
EDUCATION MEMBER SEAT:  
Roosevelt Gipson Jr.  
COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #2:  
Lauren Traylor  
DISABILITY SEAT:  
(VACANT)  
COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #3:  
(VACANT)  
UNION MEMBER SEAT #1:  
Oravanh Thammasen  
COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #4:  
Lynette Hart  
UNION MEMBER SEAT #2:  
(VACANT)  
MANAGEMENT MEMBER SEAT #1:  
(TBD)  
VETERAN'S SEAT:  
Leonard Ramirez  
MANAGEMENT MEMBER SEAT #2:  
Amrita Kaur  
STAFF TO ACEEO:  
- Antoine Wilson  
- Kiara Allen