Jill Serrano is the Chief Financial Officer of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. She is responsible for administering the fiscal and financial functions of the department, including the development and monitoring of the department’s $600 million annual budget. She is a member of the Sheriff’s Executive Management Team and advises the Sheriff, Undersheriff and Command Staff on financial matters.

Serrano has been with the County of San Diego for over 20 years, working in the County of San Diego’s Public Safety Group, Probation Department, and the former Department of Social Services.

Prior to joining the Sheriff’s Department, Ms. Serrano was a Project Manager for the County of San Diego, Chief Administrative Office, Public Safety Group. In this role, she was the principal assistant to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, focusing on justice system policy and operations. She also served as an Administrative Officer for the Juvenile Justice Commission. Prior to her position as Project Manager, she was Finance Director.

Ms. Serrano is a member of the Government Finance Officers’ Association. She serves as a lecturer at San Diego State University teaching both Criminal Justice and Public Finance. She also teaches in the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Management Course.

Ms. Serrano is a graduate of the "Women and Power: Leadership in a New World" program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the Senior Management Institute for Police, sponsored by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).

Ms. Serrano was recognized as Finance Manager of the Year for 2010 by the California State Sheriff’s Association and was awarded the 2011 Donald B. Leiffer Outstanding Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in the fields of Criminal Justice and Public Administration by the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University.

Ms. Serrano holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, both from San Diego State University.