Health Services Leadership

Nolan Sullivan
Director of Health Services
The role of the Director of Health Services is to provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the 700+ staff and four divisions within the Department — Administration, Public Health, Behavioral Health and Homelessness Services — in order to protect the health and well-being of members of the community.

Jennifer Pimentel 
Assistant Director
Jennifer works closely with the Director to assist with planning, organization and oversight of department-wide operations. Her primary focus is to provide guidance and stability to the following dedicated teams: Health Data and Epidemiology, Human Resources and Privacy and Security, and to oversee administrative program support for the Administration and Behavioral Health divisions.

Gabriel Kaplan, PhD
Assistant Director
Gabriel works closely with the Director to assist with planning, organization and oversight of department-wide operations. His primary focus is to provide guidance and stability to the following teams: Facilities, Fiscal, Contracts and Board Items, Information Technology, and to oversee administrative program support for the Public Health and Homelessness Services divisions.

Amelyn “Amy” Olson, DrPH
Public Health Division Director
The Public Health division director leads day-to-day operations, including directing, organizing and coordinating activities, programs and functions of the division. The director provides oversight for budgeting, reporting, financial planning and statistical analysis; reviews and analyzes legislation; determines effects on divisional procedures and operations; and evaluates and supervises division staff.

Jan Cobaleda-Kegler, PsyD, LMFT
Behavioral Health Division Director
“Dr Jan” leads and manages the largest division within Health Services, prioritizing, coordinating and implementing its mandates, goals and objectives; identifying service gaps across our communities; and advocating for the changes needed to heal inequities. A champion of trauma informed care, she fosters community partnerships and engages in legislative affairs. 

Nolan Sullivan
Interim Homelessness Services Division Director
Fostering strong, collaborative relationships with county partners in order to develop and implement impactful solutions to homelessness, Nolan oversees a team of about 35 staff members and four key programs, including Homeless Encampment Assistance and Resource Team (HEART), HOMEKEY Cohort, Ending Homelessness Team and the Interdepartmental Multi-Disciplinary Team.

The county Health Officer provides leadership for the protection of public health and enforcement of public health regulations. She also serves as an advisor on matters affecting health and safety to elected and appointed officials, members of the medical profession and the public.

Gabriel Kaplan, PhD
Interim Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer leads the Department Finance unit, overseeing both the Accounting and Budgeting teams.

Jennifer Pimentel
Interim Compliance Officer
Jennifer works closely with the Administration, Behavioral Health, Public Health and Homelessness Divisions to maintain an effective Department Compliance Program. This includes, but is not limited to, compliance policies and procedures, governance committees, training and education, auditing and monitoring, and compliance-related investigations.

Josh Fabugais
Health Care Privacy and Security Officer
Josh directs and administers the Department’s comprehensive Health Care Privacy, Security and Records Management Program to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations, and manages and updates countywide policies and procedures related to the security, use, access, disclosure and integrity of protected health information.