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PVPSA Names Jasmine Nájera CEO • Jobs in Santa Cruz County CHP: Smart Start for Young Drivers
PVPSA Names Jasmine Nájera CEO
Jasmine Nájera is the new CEO of Pajaro
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Valley Prevention & Student Assistance, earning a promotion from interim CEO.
Dr. Nancy Bilicich, president/chair of the PVPSA board, said, “It was a unanimous decision.”
Nájera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who worked with the Health Services Agency of Santa Cruz County for 20+ years.
She has experience in Adult Behavioral Health and Children’s Behavioral health and worked as a mental health client specialist, forensic services supervisor, forensic services program manager, and children’s behavioral health supervisor. Since the beginning of 2022, she became clinical intern supervisor for PVPSA, and in August interim CEO. “I look forward to this transition into the leadership role at PVPSA where I can continue to support our incredible staff in delivering high quality Behavioral Health services in the Pajaro Valley. I will continue to develop and foster our partnerships and collaborations to best support and uplift the children, youth and families in our community,” said Nájera. “I am also passionate about mentoring and coaching staff in ongoing professional development to ensure that our team continues to grow in their service to our community.” A lifelong resident of Santa Cruz County, Nájera serves on the Pajaro Valley Health Care District board, and chairs the Monarch Services board. She received her master’s in social work from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005
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and a bachelor’s in history from the UC Santa Cruz in 1997. She is married and the mother of two.
PVPSA has been providing comprehensive health education, mental health services, substance abuse and intervention and prevention services, and direct counseling to the students and families of the Pajaro Valley since 1991. With a commitment to addressing the social determinants of health, the agency uses an upstream approach to achieving community health and wellness. n
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Jobs in Santa Cruz County Sector Sept. 2022 Change from Sept. 2021
Government 22,300 Up 1,800 Private education 17,600 Up 600 & health Manufacturing 7,800 Up 300 Construction 5,100 Up 300 Other 4,800 Up 300 Trade/transportation 16,500 Up 200 /utilities Professional/business 10,700 Up 100 services Financial 3,300 Up 100 Leisure/hospitality 13,000 0 Information 600 0 101,700 Up 3,700 9,800 Down 100 Total 111,500 Up 3,600 ~~~ Labor force 137,600 Up 1.9% Employment* 132,900 Up 3.7% Unemployment 4,700 Down 31.9% Unemployment rate 3.8% 5.1%
Count is on the 12th of the month *Includes commuters out of the county
Source: California Employment Development Department
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Unemployment in Santa Cruz County ticked down from 3.8% in August to 3.4% in September as the labor force dipped from 138,400 to 137,600.
Unemployment hovered around 3.8% in the summer compared to 17+% in 2020, fueled by pandemic restrictions.
Construction, a typically higher-paying sector, is healthy with more than 5,000 jobs. So is manufacturing, at 7,800 jobs. •••
CHP: Smart Start for Young Drivers
The California Highway Patrol is launching new Start Smart classes for teens who are new drivers and their parents.
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