Napa County Native Belia Ramos Elected Vice President Of ABAG

NAPA, CA — Napa County Supervisor Belia Ramos, a Napa County native and mother of three children, has been elected to serve as vice president of the Association of Bay Area Governments, county officials announced in a news release. Ramos' two-year term as VP begins in January, as does Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin's new leadership role as president of ABAG.

Founded in 1961, ABAG is the regional planning agency for the Bay Area's nine counties and 101 cities and towns, and is recognized as the first council of governments in California.

"What an honor it is to be elected alongside Jesse Arreguin by our Bay Area peers to lead such an important organization as ABAG," said Ramos, who represents District 5 encompassing American Canyon, portions of the city of Napa and the County's industrial area.

Ramos was elected to the Napa County Board of Supervisors in 2016 after serving on the American Canyon City Council from 2012 to 2016.

Born in Napa, Ramos grew up in St. Helena and in Pope Valley. She and her children now reside in American Canyon.

She is a 1999 graduate of Saint Mary's College of California and a 2004 graduate of University of California Hastings College of the Law.

Ramos has served on a wide range of local and regional committees and boards, including the Napa Valley Transportation Authority, Napa County Fire Services Advisory Committee, Napa County Local Food Advisory Board, Emergency Medical Care Committee, Napa County Fire Services Advisory Committee and Airport Industrial Area Subcommittee.

Regionally, in addition to ABAG, Ramos has served on the North Bay Water Reuse Authority, SR-37 Policy Committee, Latino Caucus of California Counties, North Bay Watershed Association, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and Rebuild Northbay Foundation.

"The New Year will bring new opportunities for regional cooperation and political problem solving, and I look forward to being a part of the consensus building that ABAG fosters for the entire Bay Area," Ramos said.