County Administration

The Office of the County Administrator works with the Board of County Commissioners to provide effective and quality county programs.

County Administrator

Gary Schmidt
gschmidt@clackamas.us

County Administrator Gary Schmidt serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Clackamas County and is responsible for providing overall direction to county departments and programs consistent with policy established by the BCC.

Gary is a lifelong resident of Clackamas County, a former president of Toastmasters International and was most recently the director of the county’s office of Public & Government Affairs, where he worked in various leadership roles since 2009.

Administrative Support

• Nancy Bush 
  County Operations Officer 
  nbush@clackamas.us
• Celia Nicholson 
  Executive Assistant 
  cnicholson@clackamas.us 
• Andrew Jarocki 
  Clerk to the Board 
  ajarocki@clackamas.us
• Christopher Hawkins  
  ARPA Project Analyst 
  chawkins@clackamas.us

Policy Advisors

Each county commissioner is assigned a dedicated policy advisor. These staff members respond to public inquiries; resolve problems and complaints; maintain commissioner schedules; represent commissioners at public and county meetings; collaborate with departments on policy development related to initiatives; and complete research, reports and recommendations for commissioners.

• Kimberlee DeSantis 
  kimberleedes@clackamas.us
• Caroline Hill 
  carolinehill@clackamas.us
• Emily Klepper 
  emilykle@clackamas.us
• Tony Mayernik
  amayernik@clackamas.us 
• Everett Wild 
  ewild@clackamas.us