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
Joe Ayer
Vice Chair
Executive Director, Dignity Health Connected Living
Kathy Barry
Secretary
Shasta County Board of Education
Tim Garman
Supervisor District 2
Shasta County Board of Supervisors
Kevin O’Rorke
Assistant Superintendent and Vice President of Student Services
Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District
Miguel Rodriguez
Director of Adult & Childrens Services
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Cindy Vogt
Case Manager
California Heritage YouthBuild Academy
Michael Vovakes
Deputy Health Officer
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Elisabeth Cooper
Physician Assistant
Shasta Community Health Center
Staff
Committee Members
Kevin O’Rorke
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
Kathy Barry
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
Miguel Rodriguez
First 5 Shasta Commissioner
AJ Anderson
Redding School District
Michael Burke
Pathways to Hope for Children
Gordon Chatham
Shasta Head Start Executive Director
Tracy Neal
Shasta County Probation Chief
Nayan Patel
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency, WIC
Daniel Walker
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency
Susan Morris Wilson
Community Member
Jennifer Snider
Shasta County Office of Education
Early Childhood Services
Beverly Charsha
Shasta College Early Childhood Education Center