Commissioners and Staff

SHARMAINE MOSELEY

Executive Director

After a national search, Sharmaine Moseley was appointed as the Executive Director for the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission in November 2023. Ms. Moseley has more than two decades of expertise managing and leading civilian oversight of law enforcement boards and commissions as well as building relationships with community members.

Ms. Moseley previously served almost nine years at the City of San Diego, first as the Executive Director of the Community Review Board on Police Practices, and then as Interim Executive Director of the newly chaptered Commission on Police Practices and Director of the Office of the Commission on Police Practices. An expert in police oversight and community relations, Ms. Moseley played an influential role as the San Diego Police Department implemented positive changes, such as ensuring motorists are timely informed of the reason for their contact; modifying procedures regarding citizen complaints, officer shootings, and in-custody deaths; and impacting other policies related to internal investigations, pursuits, use of force, money handling, and shooting at moving vehicles.

Ms. Moseley began her career in civilian oversight of law enforcement in Albany, New York where she was actively involved in the development and managing of the Citizens’ Police Review Board for several years. It was here that Ms. Moseley honed her strong leadership skills in the political and governmental areas, which contributed to her ability to help build consensus, promote transparency, and achieve credibility in police oversight within the community. Earlier in her career, Ms. Moseley served for several years as a Legislative Assistant in the New York State Assembly.

An active member of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), Ms. Moseley serves on various committees, and she is a Certified Practitioner of Oversight. Ms. Moseley has participated as a guest speaker on numerous discussions relating to law enforcement and the community worldwide, and she continues to provide consultation to many government agencies and stakeholders creating oversight of law enforcement entities.

Ms. Moseley attended the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, where she earned an Executive Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Africana Studies. She is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.

BILIKA OCHOA

Deputy Executive Officer

Bikila Ochoa has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Juris Doctor from University of Pennsylvania. He also has a Ph.D. in Social Policy from Harvard University. 

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CHRISTINA VILLACORTE

Communications Manager

Emmy Award nominee Christina Villacorte joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission in December 2024 to serve as its Communications Director with 10 years of experience in media and public relations preceded by 15 years as a journalist.

While working at the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office - Homeless Initiative, she received an Emmy Award nomination from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for documenting the Pathway Home encampment resolution program in a series of videos.

She previously served as a communications deputy to then-Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Zev Yaroslavsky. 

Her extensive background in journalism included working as a television, radio, and newspaper reporter for media outlets in Los Angeles and Manila, including the Los Angeles Daily News, KFWB News 980, City News Service, BusinessWorld, and ABS-CBN.

A graduate of the University of the Philippines, Christina was born and raised in Manila and immigrated to the United States in 2002.

TRACY JORDAN

Principal Staff Analyst

Tracy Jordan has been with the County of Los Angeles for over 32 years and is currently a Principal Staff Analyst for the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors (Board) Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission (Commission). She has been instrumental to the Commission while working with the Budget, Conditions of Confinement, Technology, Immigration Policy Adherence and COVID-19 ad hoc committees. Tracy contributed to the development and coordination of the Commission's sessions at the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) 28th Annual Conference (in 2022) on The Challenge of Prosecuting Police Officers and The Cost of Police Misconduct; and the 29th Annual Conference (in 2023) session on Tasers: A Look at Policy, Implementation, and Investigation.

During her county career, she has worked for the Probation Department, Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney's Office and Treasurer-Tax Collector. As a public servant she has helped individuals while in positions that included that of a Victim Services Representative, a Paralegal, an HIV Program Manager, a Civil Litigation Risk Manager, and a Special Assistant to a Bureau Chief. While at the Sheriff’s Department as the HIV Program Manager, she coordinated community-based organization (CBO) HIV testing, health education and transitional services for incarcerated people in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) jails and was the Executive Director of the LASD Jail HIV Services Video. 

She is a mother of three loving adult children and four awesome grandchildren. In her down time, she enjoys going to museums, beaches and doing puzzles. Tracy has a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and a Master of Arts in Negotiation and Conflict Management from California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). She is a member of NACOLE, the Los Angeles County Management Council (LACMC) Education Committee (vice-chair), the Los Angeles County African American Employees Association (LACAAEA) and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).

ROBERT FLORES

Community Services Coordinator

Robert was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Francisco State University and a master's degree in public administration from California State University, Northridge.

Robert joined the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission in 2024. He has experience in program development and community engagement from his prior role with the Department of Health Services.

In addition to his role with DHS, Robert was an elected bargaining team representative with SEIU 721, where he fought tirelessly for wage increases and workers’ rights. In 2024 he lobbied with SEIU California, at the California state legislature in Sacramento, to help pass Assembly Bill 2975.

NUNE PETROSYAN

Management Analyst

Nune Petrosyan is the Management Analyst who joined the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission in 2022. Nune has been working as a public servant in Los Angeles County for the last 17 years. She was a clerk, Eligibility Worker II, Eligibility Supervisor, and a Program Assistant at the Department of Public social Services.

Nune is fluent in Armenian, Russian, and English. She earned her BA degree from Yerevan State College of Humanities in translation and interpretation (English/Russian/Armenian) and a Juris Doctor degree from Yerevan Northern University. She participated in 2002 Philip G. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition arguing before the International Court of Justice the case concerning the regulation of access to the internet.

Nune is a mother of two. She enjoys reading, walking, cooking, and listening to music.

INGRID WILLIAMS

Management Fellow

STARLET J. ATKINS

Management Secretary

Starlet Atkins is a native Angelino who was born and raised in South Los Angeles. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School. She continued her education at Pasadena City College, Los Angeles Southwest College, and is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in public administration at California State University Northridge.

Starlet began her County career as an Intermediate Typist Clerk for the Department of Health Services. She has worked for various departments during her 30-year tenor as a public servant with Los Angeles County. She is a member of the Los Angeles County Management Secretarial Counsel where she has participated in numerous training courses to enhance her skillset. She currently holds the position of Management Secretary III, providing administrative support to the Executive Director, Commissioners, and staff for the past five years. Starlet enjoys reading, playing tennis, attending jazz concerts, and spending quality time with family.

ROBERT C. BONNER

Commission Chair

LUIS S. GARCIA

Commission Co Vice-Chair

HANS JOHNSON

Commission Co-Vice Chair

IRMA COOPER

Commissioner

PATTI GIGGANS

Commissioner

JAMES P. HARRIS

Commissioner

JAMON R. HICKS

Commissioner

ARTHUR CALLOWAY II

Commissioner

HANS JOHNSON

Commission Co-Vice Chair

Hans Johnson is President of Progressive Victory, a nationally renowned consultancy on advocacy strategy and good governance practices in the nonprofit sector.

Hans has worked extensively with foundations, labor unions, congregations, fair-housing and human-rights organizations in every U.S. state and D.C. His columns and commentary on civil and immigrant rights, environmental justice, LGBTQ equality, and government accountability can be read in leading daily news outlets throughout California and the country.

Hans has worked for more than 20 years with local advocates for non-violence in more than 20 states who track hate crimes and train public-safety officers and first responders in LGBTQ awareness, inclusion, and cultural competency.

During the Trump Administration, Hans was a leader in a nationwide coalition to fight implementation of the “Denial of Care” Rule, a sweeping federal regulation designed to allow first responders and health caregivers to withhold treatment selectively to Americans based on a religious objection to a medical treatment or a person’s identity. He also advised immigrant- and civil-rights organizations throughout California and in other states on data-security and crisis preparedness strategies to meet enhanced threats from hate groups and disinformation campaigns. 

Starting in 2019 and through the COVID pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, Hans led a coalition of translators and interpreters in California in a successful push for state legislation to protect their independent contractor status and ability to provide expert, reliable, professional language service in all settings. Language access is a cornerstone of dignity and equality for all Californians, including the more than 20 percent of residents who have limited English proficiency or who are deaf or hard of hearing.

In October 2020, Hans catalogued abuses by the L.A. County Sheriff and his deputies in a complaint to then California Attorney General Xavier Becerra that resulted in the launch of a state investigation into violations of civil rights and civil liberties by Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the Sheriff’s Department.

Hans is fluent in Spanish and earned his BA at the College of Wooster in Ohio, where he created an endowed scholarship devoted to LGBTQ inclusion. With his partner of 18 years Luis López, Hans lives in Eagle Rock.

JAMON R. HICKS

Commissioner

Jamon R. Hicks is a Partner at Douglas / Hicks Law, APC in Los Angeles, California. He joined the firm as a name partner after spending four years as a Senior Associate with the Cochran Firm in Los Angeles, California. Jamon also worked for six years at the Law Offices of Carl E. Douglas in Los Angeles, California representing both plaintiffs and defendants, in both civil and criminal cases, in both state and federal courts. He is a trial lawyer extraordinaire. 

Mr. Hicks’ civil litigation experience involves civil rights, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, employment and police misconduct cases. He also has tried numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal cases to verdict including murder, driving under the influence, and drug and gun possession charges.

He has the unique experience of litigating both civil and criminal matters in federal and state courts. In 2020, he settled a wrongful death case for $5 million dollars arising out of a tragic car accident in Alameda, California. In 2019, he achieved a $1.5 million verdict with Engelman Law against a large residential management company for disability discrimination. In 2018, he achieved a $783,000 verdict for the Superintendent of El Monte Unified School District for retaliation. Prior to that verdict, he received a Not Guilty verdict in a Special Circumstances Murder trial. In 2015, he obtained a Not Guilty verdict in a high-profile case where he represented a celebrity esthetician charged with solicitation for murder. In 2018, he settled her civil matter for $275,000. In 2014, he successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the same year, he was also co- counsel on a legal team that obtained a $8.0 million dollar wrongful death verdict against the Los Angeles Sheriffs’ Department. In 2012, he obtained a $1.3 million dollar wrongful death verdict in Long Beach Court. He prides himself on representing David against Goliath.

In addition to practicing law, Mr. Hicks was hired as the youngest member of the adjunct faculty at Loyola Law School as a Trial Advocacy Professor. He is also an adjunct professor at West Los Angeles Law School, where he teaches classes on Evidence. For four years, he coached Loyola’s #4 nationally ranked Byrne Trial Advocacy Team. He currently serves as a guest lecturer teaching trial skills to law and high school students.

Mr. Hicks also participates on and helps organize numerous panels on criminal law, professional development, and other issues relevant to the legal community at various Los Angeles area law schools and community organizations. He has also been quoted and profiled in numerous newspaper publications including LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, CNN, Entertainment News, OC Register and Press enterprise.

Mr. Hicks serves on various professional, educational and community boards. In 2009, Mr. Hicks served as President for the John M. Langston Bar Association, where he was elected as the youngest president in the Association’s history. In 2012, he was elected as the youngest ever President of the California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL). For his outstanding leadership and dedication, Mr. Hicks received the CABL’s President’s Award at the completion of his term. He is a member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Multi-Cultural Bar Association (MCBA), Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (LAJCC) and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (KAY). He is also a member of the prestigious LA Chapter of 100 Black Men. Mr. Hicks was selected as National Bar Association and IMPACT’s Inaugural 2010 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.

PATRICIA GIGGANS

Commissioner

Executive Director, Peace Over Violence

Giggans was appointed to the Commission in December 2016 by then Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, and has served on the Family Assistance and Communication and the Mental Evaluation Team Program Ad Hoc Committees. She has been the Executive Director of Peace Over Violence since 1985. She achieved a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Non-profit Management. A black belt in Karate and master self-defense trainer, she founded Karate Women, the first martial arts school in Southern California in 1976. Giggans also founded Denim Day, an international sexual violence prevention education campaign.

Giggans has held numerous statewide and national leadership and advisory positions in the sexual assault and domestic violence arena, including the California Domestic Violence Advisory Council, 1in6, The Trauma Resource Institute, the Center for Council and The Joyful Heart Foundation. She is the former President of The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault and founding Board member of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence.

Giggans has received the California Peace Prize, and she is a Durfee Foundation Stanton Fellow, among numerous additional awards. She has co-authored What Parents Need to Know About Teen Dating Violence, 50 Ways to A Safer World, and When Dating Becomes Dangerous: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Relationship Abuse.

JAMES P. HARRIS

Commissioner

Former Sheriff’s lieutenant

A lifelong resident of Los Angeles County, Mr. Harris spent 35 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department working in variety of assignments in custody, courts, patrol, and administration. He retired in 2010 at the rank of lieutenant. He was staff to the Sheriff’s Department’s original Executive Force Review Committee.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University Los Angeles and an Executive Masters in Leadership degree with a Certificate in Public Management from the University of Southern California. He attended the 215th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy, and the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police, as well as the Leadership Development Program at Cornell University.

Appointed by Supervisor Knabe and re-appointed by Supervisor Hahn, Mr. Harris is an original member of the Civilian Oversight Commission and serves on 8 of its ad hoc committees.

ROBERT C. BONNER

Commissioner Chair

Robert C. Bonner is a former United States District Judge and a former United States Attorney for the Central District of California, appointed to the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission by then Supervisor Michael Antonovich. He served on the seven-member Citizens Commission on Jail Violence (CCJV) that examined the use of unnecessary and excessive force within the Los Angeles County Jail System, and he is the former Chair of the California Commission on Judicial Performance.  Aside from his public service, Bonner was a practicing lawyer in Los Angeles, engaged in both civil litigation and criminal defense.

Judge Bonner is currently engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and serves as both a neutral mediator and arbitrator of disputes. Judge Bonner is affiliated with Phillips ADR‘s distinguished panel of neutrals, is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Master Mediation Panel, and is a member of FedArb, a panel of former federal judges who function as arbitrators and mediators. Judge Bonner is a retired former partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.   

Besides serving as a federal judge, Bonner’s government service includes heading several federal agencies, including his service as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs Service and, following the homeland security reorganization, as the first Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier in his career, Bonner was the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  

Judge Bonner is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  He is also a member of Caltech’s Board of Trustees and Chair of its Audit and Compliance Committee. He has served on several committees of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, including the CBP Integrity Advisory Panel that evaluated use of force, transparency and other issues.  

Judge Bonner received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Maryland and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

IRMA COOPER

Commissioner

An experienced nurse with leadership skills in health care management with a excellence record in working with physician and health care providers in utilization management, increased efficiency of review processes, improved financial of unit by managing patient care to appropriate levels of care, and streamlining operations for non-profit and for-profit healthcare organizations.

A self-directed leader who adapts to a variety of health care delivery setting and applies a flexible management approach that meets the current demands of the health care environment. Expertise includes outstanding skills in utilization management for clinical operations, communication skills, and Health Care Regulations Federal and State.

Education:

• University of California, San Francisco: School of Nursing, California Master of Science, Clinical Specialist, Nursing Administration
• Sonoma State University: Bachelor of Science, Nursing
• University of California, Berkeley: Bachelor of Science, Public Health
• Merritt College: Associate of Science, Nursing with Honors

Military:

United States Army Reserve, Colonel Retired, Army Nurse Corp, Bronze Star Recipient, Graduated from Army War College and held three Commands including one in Iraq.

LUIS S. GARCIA

Commission Co Vice-Chair

Dr. Luis S. Garcia is a Senior Program Manager at Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), a behavioral health consulting firm. He is also a registered associate clinical social worker, providing private-practice psychotherapy. His 20+-year career spans multiple sectors. He holds a steadfast commitment to addressing societal issues through a person-centered approach, including behavioral health access and the complex clinical needs of justice-involved populations.

He received his Ed.D. in educational leadership for social justice from Loyola Marymount University and M.S.W. from the University of Southern California. He earned his B.A. in theology from Loyola Marymount University.

ARTHUR CALLOWAY II

Commissioner

Arthur Calloway II is an Air Force veteran, advocate for racial justice and prevention of domestic violence, and manager at a major defense contractor. A father of three, he lives in Lancaster. 

As a Commissioner focused on countywide accountability of the Sheriff’s Department and its personnel, Arthur is the first resident of the Antelope Valley to serve on the Civilian Oversight Commission. 

Respected for his roots in community and independence, Arthur created two organizations to inform and inspire civic engagement in northern Los Angeles County, where voter participation has lagged and representation has not reflected the increasing diversity of the population. In 2017, Arthur launched the r3AV Summit to build bridges among leaders and organizations in the Antelope Valley and, through nonpartisan training, to demystify the process of running for elected office. In 2020, Arthur co-founded Vote Your Power Back, a nonpartisan organization to channel anguish over several civilian fatalities during encounters with law enforcement into local community service and civic engagement.

Arthur has extensive experience in small business and serves as chair of the Antelope Valley Black Chamber of Commerce. Arthur is vice president of the Democratic Club of the High Desert (DCHD), boardmember of The Wow Flower Project, boardmember of MomsHouse, a life member of the NAACP and a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He also sits on the board of Three Hart Connection devoted to preventing sexual abuse, sheltering survivors of domestic violence including children, and supporting them on paths of safety, resilience, and advocacy.