Children's Council of Monterey County
Legislative Reference:
The Board adopted Resolution 92-256, dated June 9, 1992, forming the Children’s Council, an Interagency Children’s Services Coordination Council; Bylaws amended October 6, 1998; Bylaws amended by Resolution 01-450, dated November 20, 2001. Bylaws amended June 26, 2007. Bylaws amended 04-08-14.
Mission Statement:
The Children’s Council provides leadership and policy direction to encourage the development of a comprehensive and collaborative delivery system of services to children and youth in Monterey County.
Membership:
A Representatives - consists of nineteen representatives:
- Deputy Director, Family and Children's Services Division Department of Social Services
- Executive Director, Housing authority of the County of Monterey
- Bureau Chief, Monterey County Health Department
- Chief Probation Officer
- Director, Monterey County Health Department
- Director, Monterey County Department of Social Services
- The presiding judge of the County’s Superior Court, Juvenile Division
- The County Superintendent of Schools
- One Member of the County Board of Supervisors
- District Attorney
- Sheriff
- One member of the Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC)
- Public Defender
- County Counsel
- Executive Director of First 5 Monterey County
- President of United Way of Monterey County
- Chair of the Child Care Planning Council
- President of California State University at Monterey Bay
- President of a local community college
B Representatives - consists of two school superintends, including at least one of a unified school district, appointed by the Superintendent’s Council (2 Members)
C Representatives - consists of seven appointees of the Board of Supervisors:
- A representative of a private non-profit corporation which has a goal of entering into a public/private partnership with the County to meet the needs of children that are not adequately met by existing public and private funds
- A representative of a local agency addressing the needs of special needs children and youth
- A representative of the city or County Parks and Recreation Department
- A representative of libraries
- Two at-large members
- A representative from a non-profit organization that provides services to children and youth in the areas of alcohol and drugs.
Terms:
Members appointed by the Board of Supervisors and the Superintendent's Council shall serve three year terms beginning July 1 of each year. A member in category C serves a 3 year term with a maximum of 2 continuous terms.
Meeting Date, Time, Location:
The Board meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Monterey County Office of Education Board Room, 901 Blanco Circle, Salinas CA
Staff Contact
Arlene Boyd, Department of Social Services, 831-755-4430
"A" Representatives
"A" Representatives | Name |
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Deputy Director, Family and Children's Branch, Monterey County Department of Social Services |
Lori Medina 07-12-16 to 07-01-19 |
Executive Director, Housing Authority of Monterey County | Jean Goebel |
Monterey County Health Department, Bureau Chief | Amie Miller |
Chief Probation Officer | Marcia Parsons |
Director, Monterey County Health Department | Elsa Jimenez |
Director, Monterey County Department of Social Services | Elliott Robinson |
The presiding judge of the County's Superior Court, Juvenile Court | Judge Stephanie Hulsey |
The County Superintendent of Schools | Dr. Nancy Kotowski |
One member of the County Board of Supervisors | Supervisor Parker Supervisor Salinas(Alternate) |
District Attorney | Dean Flippo |
Sheriff | Stephen Bernal |
One member of the Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) | Dr. Valerie Barnes |
Public Defender | Jeremy Dzubay |
President, California State University at Monterey Bay | Dr. Eduardo Ochoa |
Monterey County Counsel |
Charles McKee |
Executive Director of First 5 Monterey County | Francine Rodd |
President of United Way of Monterey County | Katy Castagna |
Chair of the Child Care Planning Council | Shannan Watkins 06-28-16/Pleasure |
President of a Local community college | Walter Tribley |
"B" Representatives
"B" Representatives | Name |
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School Superintendent | Kari Yeater, Superintendent |
School Superintendent - Gonzales Unified School District | Elizabeth Modena, Superintendent |
"C" Representatives
"C" Representatives | Name |
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Private Non-profit public/private partnership with County of Monterey | Dan Baldwin |
Local agency addressing the needs of special needs children | Lori McDonnal - Special Kids Crusade |
City or County Parks and Recreation Department | Kristan Lundquist |
Non-profit organization providing services to children and youth in the areas of alcohol and drugs | Robin McCrae, Community Human Services |
Libraries | Jayanti Addleman, Monterey County Free Libraries |
At - Large | Jodi Hansen |
At - Large | John Rose (08-23-16/07-01-19) |
Staff Support
United Way Monterey County | Vanessa Robinson |
Probation Department | Elizabeth Balcazar |