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Commission

Brynn Carrigan

Brynn Carrigan

Chairperson

Director
County of Kern, Public Health Services Department
Term ends at end of Tenure

Debbie Wood

Debbie Wood

Vice Chairperson

Retired, Coordinator for School Health
Bakersfield City School District
Term ends 03.31.25

Debbie Wood Vice Chairperson Retired, Coordinator for School Health Bakersfield City School District Term ends 03.31.25 Jennie Sill

Jennie Sill

Secretary

(for KBHRS Director)
Mental Health Systems Administrator
County of Kern, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Term ends at end of Tenure

Lito Morillo

Lito Morillo

Treasurer

Director
County of Kern, Department of Human Services
Term ends at end of Tenure

Vivian Cao

Vivian Cao

Commissioner

Manager, Philanthropy Operations
Adventist Health
Term ends 03.31.26

Supervisor Phillip Peters

Supervisor Phillip Peters

Commissioner

County of Kern, Board of Supervisors – 1st District
Term ends 12.31.24

Deborah Murr

Deborah Murr

Commissioner

Chief Compliance and Fraud Officer
Kern Health Systems
Term ends 03.31.24

Aaron Resendez

Aaron Resendez

Commissioner

Superintendent
McFarland Unified School District
Term ends 03.31.25

Russell Sentes

Russell Sentes

Commissioner

Deputy Superintendent, Local Initiatives and Innovation
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Term ends 03.31.25

Meeting, Schedules, and Documentations

Download Commission & Committee Meeting Agendas

The First 5 Kern Commission meets on the first Wednesday of every other month to conduct its business and includes the review of funded programs, funding decisions, public presentations, consideration of proposals, and other business. Meetings are open to the public (unless in closed session) and subject to The Brown Act.
 
Agendas are posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the scheduled Commission meeting, and minutes of all Commission meetings are posted after they are approved at a subsequent Commission meeting in accordance with The Brown Act. Click the date to view pdf documents.

December TAC Agenda

December 16, 2024

December Commission Meeting Agenda

November 26, 2024

October Special Meeting Minutes

November 29, 2024

October Special Meeting Agenda

October 25, 2024

October Commission Meeting Minutes

November 19, 2024

October Commission Meeting Agenda

October 2, 2024

August Commission Meeting Minutes

September 11, 2024

August Commission Meeting Agenda

August 7, 2024

June Commission Meeting Minutes

June 5, 2024

Reports

First 5 Kern carefully and collaboratively exercises oversight of our funded programs. Through financial reporting, site visits, audits, and evaluation assessments. Additionally, the First 5 Kern Commission reports to the state and community through various means.

Our goal through these reports is to share with the community the impact of our investments and the benefit that these programs provide to parents and young children.

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Reports to the Community

Our annual Report to the Community provides insight into our funded programs, stories, and details from their work during the fiscal year.

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Evaluation
Report

Each year, an independent evaluator reviews the data from programs receiving First 5 Kern funding and uses “results-based accountability” to measure their impact.

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Annual
Report

This report, issued every fiscal year and submitted to First 5 California, outlines our revenue and expenditure summary.

Special Reports

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First 5 Kern
Data Packet on the Children and Families of Kern County

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First 5 Kern Developmental
Screenings Gap Assessment
2024

First 5 Kern FY2023-24 Independent Auditor's Report