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Terrie Hardy

Director, Child Support Services
Child Support Services

Ms. Terrie Hardy began her appointment as the Director of Child Support Services for Los Angeles County on March 8, 2021.  Prior to her appointment, Ms. Hardy served as the Director of the Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services.  Appointed by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in June 2006, she served as the Department Head for more than fourteen (14) years. 

During her tenure with Sacramento County she led the department in achieving record level performance outcomes; seeing significant improvement, in all performance outcome measures. 

Ms. Hardy has a passion for the well-being of children.  Organizational culture change, leadership development, and collaboration have been key focus areas of Ms. Hardy’s leadership; from developing partnerships to address child support issues with incarcerated parents, collaborating with the Black Child Legacy Campaign of Sacramento County to reduce African-American child deaths, to working with the Sacramento Family Justice Center to serve victims of domestic violence child support needs, each of these efforts has served to bring about better outcomes for children and families.  

Ms. Hardy looks to continue to have a positive impact on the well-being of children in her role in Los Angeles County.

Ms. Hardy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in management from California State University, Bakersfield.  She also earned a Master of Art in Organizational Leadership and a certificate in Servant Leadership from Gonzaga University.