Association Board
The First 5 Association of California’s Board, includes:
- The President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer;
- The Chair for each of the subcommittees; and
- The representative of each of the Association’s six regions.
Regional representatives are chosen by their respective regions, and the other members of the Board are elected through an annual vote of the members.
President
Fabiola Gonzalez
First 5 Fresno County
Vice President
Wendy Sims-Moten
First 5 Santa Barbara County
Treasurer
Karen Pautz
First 5 Siskiyou County
Past President
Kitty Lopez
First 5 San Mateo
Policy Committee Chair
Alethea Arguilez
First 5 San Diego County
Bay Area Representative
Jennifer Cloyd
First 5 Santa Clara County
Central Valley Representative
Scott Waite
First 5 Merced County
Northeast Representative
Melody Easton
First 5 Nevada County
Northwest Representative
Heidi Mendenhall
First 5 Tehama County
Sacramento Representative
Ericka Summers
First 5 Yuba County
Southern Representative
Karla Pleitéz Howell
First 5 Los Angeles County
Southern Representative
Julio Rodriguez
First 5 Imperial County
Executive Directors
For a roster of current Executive Directors of First 5 county commissions, click the button below.