Our People
First 5 Shasta Commissioners and staff are committed to seeing children and families thrive in Shasta County. Meet our people.Commissioners
Cindy Bishop
Chair
Superintendent of Redding School District, Shasta Elementary School District, and Igo Ono Platina School
Tara Shanahan
Vice Chair
Deputy Director of Behavior Health and Social Services, Child Welfare Division Shasta County Health and Human Services
Joe Ayer
Secretary
Executive Director, Dignity Health Connected Living
Brian Cole
Captain
Redding Police Department
Elisabeth Cooper
Physician Assistant
Redding Rancheria's Churn Creek Healthcare
James Mu
Health Officer
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Kevin O’Rorke
Associate Superintendent and Shasta College CEO of North State Together, Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District
Matt Plummer
Shasta County Board of Supervisors
District 4
Chere Sullivan
Associate Director of Client Services, Children's Division
Far Northern Regional Center
Staff
Committee Members
Gordon Chatham
Shasta Head Start Executive Director
AJ Anderson
Redding School District
Tracie Neal
Shasta County Chief Probation Officer
Heidi Gonzales
Shasta College, Early Childcare Education
April Jurisich
Program Manager, HHSA Public Health/WIC
Kathy Barry
Former Commissioner, Community Member
Amber Middleton
Shasta Community Health Center
Daniel Walker
Supervising Epidemiologist, HHSA Public Health
Wendy Dickens
Executive Director
Elizabeth Poole
Deputy Director
Matt Plummer
First 5 Commissioner
Brian Cole
First 5 Commissioner