Our People
First 5 Shasta Commissioners and staff are committed to seeing children and families thrive in Shasta County. Meet our people.Commissioners
Brian Cole
Chair
Captain, Redding Police Department
Kevin O’Rorke
Vice Chair
Associate Superintendent and Shasta College CEO of North State Together, Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District
Joe Ayer
Secretary
Executive Director, Dignity Health Connected Living
Cindy Bishop
Superintendent of Redding School District, Shasta Elementary School District, and Igo Ono Platina School
Elisabeth Cooper
Physician Assistant
Redding Rancheria's Churn Creek Healthcare
James Mu
Health Officer
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Tara Shanahan
Deputy Director of Behavior Health and Social Services, Child Welfare Division
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Staff
Committee Members
Kevin O’Rorke
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
Tara Shanahan
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
AJ Anderson
Principal, Turtle Bay Elementary School
Kathy Barry
Community Member
Beverly Charsha
Shasta College Early Childhood Education Center
Gordon Chatham
Shasta Head Start Executive Director
Amber Middleton
Shasta Community Health Center
Tracie Neal
Shasta County Chief Probation Officer
April Jurisich
Shasta County HHSA/Public Health
Jennifer Snider
Shasta County Office of Education
Early Childhood Services