Our People
First 5 Shasta Commissioners and staff are committed to seeing children and families thrive in Shasta County. Meet our people.Commissioners
Joe Ayer
Chair
Executive Director, Dignity Health Connected Living
Brian Cole
Vice Chair
Captain, Redding Police Department
Kathy Barry
Secretary
Shasta County Board of Education
Elisabeth Cooper
Physician Assistant
Redding Rancheria's Churn Creek Healthcare
Tim Garman
Supervisor District 2
Shasta County Board of Supervisors
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
Tara Shanahan
Deputy Director of Behavior Health and Social Services, Child Welfare Division
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Cindy Vogt
Case Manager
California Heritage YouthBuild Academy
Staff
Committee Members
Kathy Barry
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
Brian Cole
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
Kevin O’Rorke
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
AJ Anderson
Redding School District
Beverly Charsha
Shasta College Early Childhood Education Center
Gordon Chatham
Shasta Head Start Executive Director
Brandy Isola
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Nayan Jesrani
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency, WIC
Tracy Neal
Shasta County Probation Chief
Amy Pendergast
Shasta County HHSA/Public Health
Jennifer Snider
Shasta County Office of Education
Early Childhood Services
Susan Morris Wilson
Community Member