Sarah Aghassi serves as the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/General Manager for the County of San Diego’s Land Use and Environment Group. LUEG is comprised of the departments of Public Works; Environmental Health; Planning and Land Use; Parks and Recreation; Agriculture, Weights and Measures; Air Pollution Control District; and the Farm and Home Advisor. The departments have a combined workforce of 1550 persons and an annual operating budget of over $400 million.Before appointment to her current position she served as the Director of the County’s Office of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs where she managed the legislative program and policy issues on behalf of the Board of Supervisors and responded to state and federal legislation impacting the operations, fiscal stability,programs and services of the County. Sarah was also the County’s liaison for the American Recovery Act projects, managing over $118 million in federal economic stimulus funds awarded to the County.Prior to joining the County, Sarah was Director of Public Policy for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce where she advocated on behalf of the business community at the local, state and federal levels.Sarah is a licensed attorney in the state of California.