Santa Ana, CA (June 10, 2025) – The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted today in closed session to appoint Interim Orange County Executive Officer (CEO) Michelle Aguirre to be the County’s CEO. Ms. Aguirre assumes her role immediately. The Board of Supervisors will consider her employment contract at the June 24, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Michelle Aguirre has served as the County of Orange’s Interim CEO since September 2024. In her role, she is responsible for executive management of the County’s $10 billion, 23 department, 19,000 position budget. Prior to serving as Interim CEO, Michelle served as Acting CEO, Chief Financial Officer, County Budget Director and Director of Administration for the Orange County Probation Department as part of her 35 years of dedicated service to the County of Orange.
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