Brian Okamoto

• 1. Manage Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program(PAARP).
• 2. Contract administration for 10 contracts in Adoption Services Branch.
• 3. Research and Data Reports administration for 6 CDSS Central Operations and Regional Offices.
• 4. Weekly customer service support for Adoption Policy Unit's mailbox.
• 5. Completion of yearly CDSS legislative bill analysis assignment.
• 6. Writing , reviewing and amending CDSS Regulations.
• 7. Submitting quarterly branch and regional office time reporting reports.
• 8. Review of Adoption Agency program statements.
• 9. Miscellaneous job assignments.

Under the direction of the Branch Chief, my duties were:

• Developed criteria on which to evaluate personnel needs, operating effectiveness.
• Participated on Division Administrative Study Team representing branch. Which included tracking all expenditures, setting up travel/out of state travel budgets, and tracking PCA costs.
• Prepared and/or reviewed Branch personnel documents for recruitment, appointment and various personnel transactions. Maintain Branch organizational chart. Performed duties as Local Site Administrator (LSA) for the Child and Youth Permanency Branch.
• Assisted in administering Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program (PAARP).
• Assisted in development and implementation of policies for statewide recruitment, training and retention programs.
• Analyzed and wrote proposed legislation.
  Researched, analyzed and compiled data, identifying targeted areas for foster parent training and reviewing foster parent educational curriculum.
• Reviewed/maintained Family Builders Inc. and Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and Covenant Industries contracts that cover various recruitment/training programs.
• Administered Resource Family Recruitment, Training, and Retention Annual Report.

• Under direction of bureau chief, I performed variety of clerical duties to support following units: Recruitment Network Development, Placement Services and Support and Independent Living Program Policy. These duties include, typing, proofreading, formatting, as well as maintaining tracking system for all correspondence, legislative analysis, ACL/ACIN and annual yearly reports received from bureau management and staff. I assisted in completion process of Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program (PAARP) Applications, and The California Chafee Grant Program – ILP Eligibility Certification Forms. I was also responsible for maintaining filing and tracking system for completed PAARP claims . Maintained bureau’s computer files and served as Local Site Administrator (LSA) for Child and Youth Permanency Branch. Keyed and maintained incoming data in Microsoft Access of incident reports data base for The Out-Of-State Placement Policy Unit. Serve as bureau’s personnel/attendance clerk. Receive and distribute incoming mail. Reserve conference rooms for bureau staff. Act as back up Branch Secretary.