Adán has a history of handling complex strategic planning, and communications challenges excelling in the water and natural resources arena. He has 30 years of experience and understanding of resource and environmental issues through senior leadership roles in government, business, and environmental organizations throughout Southern California, California, and the United States.

Before creating OSG, Adán was Managing Director of Rose & Kindel; Vice President of External Affairs at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Chief California Deputy Secretary of State; and Assistant General Manager of West and Central Basin Municipal Water Districts.

Adán is Chairman of the Mujeres De La Tierra Board of Directors, a Board Director of Sustainable Conservation, and a trustee of the Southern California Water Committee. He is a former board member of the California Water Commission, the State Board of Food and Agriculture, Heal the Bay, the National Audubon Society, and Whittier College.

Adán is a graduate of Whittier College.

Monica Valencia brings more than 20 years of communications experience in journalism, government and non-profits to Ortega Strategies Group. She wrote for several daily newspapers including the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.  Her coverage topics include prisons, politics, education, government and the environment.

After newspapers, Monica served as the Deputy of Press and Legislative Affairs for Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed P. Reyes, who spearheaded the Los Angeles River Revitalization.  She was also an adjunct instructor at the University of La Verne, where she taught news writing and reporting. Monica went on to become the Director of Media Relations for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest Catholic diocese, under the leadership of Archbishop José H. Gomez and Pope Francis.

Monica has served on the boards for The Daily Californian and The Pasadena Symphony.  She received a Society of Professional Journalism award for her coverage of corruption at the Rialto Police Department and was nominated for a local Emmy for a documentary she co-produced on the Los Angeles River Revitalization.

Monica earned a master’s degree in English literature from the University of California, Irvine and a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley.

As OSG’s Managing Director, Denise Peralta Gailey oversees legislative and regulatory analysis, advocacy strategies, and internal and external communications on behalf of clients.

As a registered lobbyist, Denise represents OSG’s clients before the California Legislature and state agencies and departments.
Denise joined OSG in 2013. She has spent the last decade working in government, politics and policy.

Prior to joining OSG, Denise  managed a successful political fundraising consulting business for local and state candidates. She has also served as a staff member in the California State Legislature.

Denise holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Fullerton and master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.

Robin is an award-winning graphics designer whose professional career spans more than 25 years in infographics, illustration, and communications.

As a graphics editor, she was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning news team at the Orange County Register and has also won numerous graphics reporting awards including Best of Gannett/Artist of the Year, Society of News Design, and Society of Professional Journalism. As a Senior Designer, Robin has created print and web design content for UC Riverside and Samuel Merritt.

A gifted visual storyteller, she has produced design and illustration for private aviation companies that include a Boeing supplier, Interaction Research Corp., one of the largest producers of airline safety cards, and Illustrative Evidence, a supplier of courtroom presentations.

More recently, she has produced graphic work educating city leaders and community on environmental measures to improve air quality in south Los Angeles.

Henry Vandermeir began his career as a Computer Science instructor for the University of Maryland before becoming a project management training consultant for Mazda, IBM and other Fortune 500 companies. He has written more than 300 training manuals that have been sold to corporations, NGO’s, schools and universities around the world.

Almost two decades ago, Henry expanded his business, creating Internet strategies which include online advertising, web development, social media and other communication tools that merge an organization’s marketing strategy with their online presence.

Henry has also used his expansive skillset to help candidates and political organizations create successful outcomes, winning in areas that were seen as impossible.  As a result of using his skills within the political arena, Henry was named one of Orange County’s “2016 Most Influential” in government.

Henry has a Master’s Degree from Boston University.