Veronica Kelley, DSW, LCSW is the Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA). Dr. Kelley has more than 33 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Previously, she was HCA’s Director of Behavioral Health Services, overseeing the public behavioral health system. She also serves as the Alcohol & Drug Administrator for Orange County, which allows the county to receive federal funds to address substance use disorders. Dr. Kelley spent 13 years serving the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health, with six years as the Behavioral Health Director. During that time, she led the county’s crisis response and recovery efforts following the 2015 terrorist attack. Dr. Kelley remains active at the state level, addressing behavioral health issues as a Board member of NAMI California and the Past President of the County Behavioral Health Directors Association, is an appointee to the Governors No Place Like Home Advisory Committee and a Steering Committee member for the Department of Health Care services Community Mental Health Equity Project. Dr. Kelley earned a Doctor of Social Work from Capella University, Minnesota and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of California. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Loma Linda University Department of Social Work & Social Ecology, and a part time lecturer at CSU Fullerton, School of Social Work.