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
Carlos Baldovinos
Chairman
Executive Director
The Mission at Kern County
Traco Matthews
Vice Chairman
Chief Health Equity Officer
Kern Health Systems
Alison Burrowes
Behavioral Health Director
Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Anthony Valdez
Secretary
Assistant City Manager
City of Bakersfield
Carol Beecroft
Executive Director
Women’s Center High Desert
Christian Clegg
City Manager
City of Bakersfield
Stacy Kuwahara
Assistant County Administrative Officer
Kern County Administrative Office
Rebecca Moreno
Director of Housing & Supportive Services
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Lauren Skidmore
Chief Executive Officer
The Open Door Network
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
Theo Dues
CO-Chair
Program Manager
Mercy House
Heather Kimmel
Secretary
Assistant Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of Kern
Marcia Chacon
HMIS Lead Agency
Kern Health Systems
Deborah Johnson
Veteran Representative
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
Jerry Winkle
Lived Experience
Juan Rocha
At Large Service Provider
Kern County Department of Human Services
Jimmie Soto
At Large Service Provider
Independent Living Center
Jim Wheeler
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
Bridget Guzman
At Large CoC Non-Funded
County of Kern Administrative Office
Priscilla Martinez
At Large CoC Non-Funded
City of Bakersfield
Valentin Narvaez
At Large CoC Non-Funded
GBLA
Angel Galvez
At Large CoC Non-Funded
Bakersfield American Indian Health Center
Staff
Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative is managed by a full-time professional staff, led by an Executive Director who reports to the Executive Board.
Destiny Reveles
Programs Administrator
Cassandra Denna
Administrative Coordinator
Christopher S. Vargas
Executive Director