Napa County Announces New Director Of Human Resources

NAPA, CA - The County of Napa has hired Christine Briceño to serve as director of human resources.

Briceño started with the county in August 2019 as assistant director of human resources and has been serving as interim director of human resources since January — the month after Karen Taylor retired as director.

In her new role, which was effective Monday, Briceño is tasked with helping support over 1,400 county employees and the various labor organizations that represent them.

"I am honored to continue my commitment to Napa County by furthering our efforts to attract and retain high-quality talent who provide critical services so vital to our community," Briceño said in a news release.

Briceño began her career in benefit administration at the California Public Employees Retirement System — CalPERS — where she held various administrative and leadership positions for over 17 years.

She then worked at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System — CalSTRS — where she was responsible for the statewide administration of compensation reporting for the over 1,400 California school districts and its 949,000 members and benefit recipients prior to coming to Napa County.

"Christine brings her extensive public service experience to Napa County from her time working at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), where she was the Director of the Member and Employer Services Division," said Napa County CEO Minh Tran. "She has served as our Assistant Director of HR since August of 2019 and has already proven herself to be a collaborative leader. I look forward to continue working with her in her new role."

The annual salary range for the director of human resources at Napa County is between $187,336 and $227,728.