Leadership
BKRHC is led by a nine-member Executive Board with fiduciary and legal responsibility for the operations of the organization and managed by a full-time professional staff. The work of the Continuum of Care (CoC) is maintained and conducted by a twenty-one-member Governing Board, authorized by the Voting Members of the CoC to conduct the work and structure defined in the CoC Governance Charter. The Executive Board and Governing Board fulfill unique and important roles in managing BKRHC and meeting different corporate and policy requirements.
Executive Board
The Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative (BKRHC) Executive Board is responsible for appointing and overseeing the Executive Director, BKRHC finances, contracts and media relations, with the goal of ending homelessness in Kern County’s communities. The Executive Board was established in 2019. The nine-member Executive Board includes two representatives each from the County of Kern and City of Bakersfield, four subject matter experts and one at-large member appointed by the Governing Board.
Regular Meetings of the Executive Board are held on the first Thursday of the month at 2:00 P.M. They are open to the public to attend.
Executive Board Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Materials are available here
Rebecca Moreno
Chair
Director of Housing & Supportive Services
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Lauren Skidmore
Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer
The Open Door Network
Christian Clegg
Treasurer
City Manager
City of Bakersfield
Alison Burrowes
Secretary
Director
Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Theo Dues
Kern County Regional Manager
Mercy House
Jim Wheeler
Executive Director
Flood Ministries
Stacy Kuwahara
Assistant County Administrative Officer
Kern County Administrative Office
Traco Matthews
Chief Health Equity Officer
Kern Health Systems
Misty Eaton
Economic & Community Development Manager
City of Bakersfield
Governing Board
The work of the Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative is maintained and conducted by a twenty-one member Governing Board, authorized by the Voting Members of the collaborative to conduct the work and structure defined in BKRHC’s Governance Charter. The Governing Board directs the work of BKRHC, conducts hands-on work and facilitates committees and task groups necessary for the proper and efficient functioning of BKRHC, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program (Bakersfield/Kern County CA-604) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program support.
The Governing Board meetings monthly (except December) on the last Wednesday of the month at 9:45 AM. Meetings are open to the public.
A full list of Governing Board committees and working groups is available here.
More information regarding Governing Board Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Materials are available here.
Steve Peterson
Chair
Director of Programs
The Mission At Kern County
Kassie Mullican
Co-Chair
Director of Community Development
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
Heather Kimmel
Secretary
Assistant Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of Kern
Marcia Chacon
HMIS Lead Agency
Kern Health Systems
VACANT
Veteran
Gennessa Fisher
Youth Advisory Board
Renee Garcia
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Funding
Shelter Director
Women’s Center–High Desert
Curt Williams
Education Representative
Director
Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS)
Joseph Aguilar
CES Lead
Program Manager- CES
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Patrick Talburt
Lived Experience
Juan Rocha
At Large Service Provider
Kern County Department of Human Services
Jimmie Soto
At Large Service Provider
Independent Living Center
Elizabeth Susaita
At Large Service Provider
Flood Ministries
Ilene Parra
At Large Service Provider
The Open Door Network
Roque Munoz
At Large Service Provider
Director of Operations
CityServe
Jessica Armstrong
At Large Service Provider
Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Brigiett Guzman
At Large CoC Non-Funded
County of Kern Administrative Office
Priscilla Martinez
At Large CoC Non-Funded
City of Bakersfield
Diane Contreras
At Large CoC Non-Funded
Casa Esperanza
Angel Galvez
At Large CoC Non-Funded
Bakersfield American Indian Health Center
Randy Martin
At Large CoC Non-Funded
Covenant Community Services
VACANT
Elected Public Official
Law Enforcement
Probation
Victor Cotera
Deputy Chief Probation Officer Adult Services Bureau
VACANT
Elected Public Official
Law Enforcement
Bakersfield Police Department
Nicole Anderberg
Lieutenant Special Operations/ Impact
Staff
Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative is led by an Executive Director who reports to the Executive Board.