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Chief Administrative Office
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Don W. Turko
Don W. Turko
Director of Human Resources
County of San Diego | | Don Turko was appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer as the Human Resources Director on May 12, 2011 and administers the County’s Human Resource Department and its several component divisions.
Don has worked in the field of Human Resources and labor management relations for 37 years, with the last 24 years as a local government Human Resources executive. During his public service career Don has served for a number of public employers including Employee Relations Administrator for the Sacramento City Schools, Director of Labor Relations for the County of Sacramento, and as Human Resources Director for the Counties of Butte, San Joaquin, Solano and now San Diego County. |
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Don has a unique perspective on local government human resources and labor management relations due to his experience on both sides of the public sector bargaining table. Before beginning his career as a public employer representative Don served for 13 years as a union negotiator and staff manager for several labor organizations. His last union assignment was with the 80,000 member California State Employees Association, SEIU Local 1000, where he served as Civil Service Division Administrator and chief negotiator for Local 1000 in contract negotiations with the state of California’s Department of Personnel Administration.
Don has a proven track record as a Human Resources process engineer in the areas of recruitment, leadership development, succession planning, and wellness program development. Current initiatives include the Mentor-Mentee Program for County managers, the 2012 Workforce Planning Survey, and the launch of an Expanded Wellness Program for County employees.
Don is a past President of the County Personnel Administrator’s Association of California (CPAAC), a former board member of the North Bay Chapter of the International Public Management Association (IPMA) and an active member of the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CalPELRA) where he has served on numerous occasions as a conference speaker and labor academy instructor.
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