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Slow Catch-up In the 22 months he's occupied the County Executive's office, Richard Wittenberg has hired three department heads--one Latina, one Latino and one white female--in positions previously held by white males. Still, the county isn't keeping up with San Jose in terms of diversifying its workforce. Only 15 percent of the 20 highest-paid executives in the county are either women or people of color. Since the county has more than twice the number of employees as San Jose, Metro considered 20 executives in its evaluation. Name Position Annual Salary Regina Williams City Manager $158,194 Joan Gallo City Attorney $146,684 Louis A. Cobarruviaz Police Chief $136,594 Ralph Tonseth Director of Aviation $129,178 Gary Schoennauer Director of Plan'g, Bldg & Code Enf $128,918 Debra Figone Assistant City Manager $126, 443 Ralph Qualls Director of Public Works $125,778 Darrell Dearborn Deputy City Manager $125,133 Lou Garcia Director of Environmental Services $123,219 Gerald Silva City Auditor $121,573 Source: City of San Jose Human Resources Department [ Metro | Metroactive Central | Archives ]