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 sixteen-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

Allison 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

Treasurer

City Manager

City of Bakersfield

Stacy Kuwahara

Chief Operations 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 9:00 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

Amisha Pannu

HMIS Lead Agency

Vanessa Webster

Veteran Representative

Programs Officer

California Veterans Assistance Foundation

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)

Louis Gil

CES Lead

Director

Community Action Partnership of Kern

Andy Miskiewicz

Lived Experience

Juan Rocha

At Large Service Provider

Kern County Department of Human Services

Diane Contreras

At Large Service Provider

Casa Esperanza

Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance

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

Amanda Ruiz

At Large CoC Non-Funded

Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst

County of Kern Administrative Office

Nina Carter

At Large CoC Non-Funded

Homeless Services Principal

City of Bakersfield

Valentin Narvaez

At Large CoC Non-Funded

Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.

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

Compliance Coordinator

Jackeline Soto

By-Names List Data Coordinator

Jaki Sevieux

Administrative Assistant

Career Opportunities