Executive Board

  • Brian Mendiburu

    Brian Mendiburu

    President & Founder

    Kern High School District

  • Larry Reider

    Larry Reider

    Vice President – Community Advisory/Strategic Planning

    Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Retired

  • Valerie Mendiburu

    Valerie Mendiburu

    Vice-President, Operations/Public Affairs

  • JOEL BOCK

    Joel Bock

    Treasurer

    Daniells Phillips Vaughan & Bock

  • Steve Sanders

    Steve Sanders

    Secretary

    Kern County Superintendent of Schools

  • Lyle Martin

    Lyle Martin

    Member At-Large

    Retired, Bakersfield Police Department/Kern County District Attorney’s Office

  • Mike George Bakersfield

    Michael George

    Member At-Large

    Safe 1 Credit Union

  • Steve Matejka

    Valley Strong Credit Union

Board of Directors

  • Dr. John G. Mendiburu

    Dr. John Mendiburu

    Kern County Superintendent of Schools
  • David Carter, Kern High School District

    David Carter

    Kern High School District

  • Derek Jeffery

    KGET Channel 17 & Telemundo
  • Janelle Capra

    Janelle Capra

    ADAKC/CapraPR
  • Dr. Brenda Lewis

    Dr. Brenda Lewis

    Kern High School District
  • Dr. Hemmel Kothary

    Dr. Hemmal Kothary

    Dignity Health
  • Jenny Maitia

    Jenny Maitia-Poncetta

    Wool Growers Basque Restaurant
  • John Surface

    John Surface

    Hall Ambulance Service, Inc.

  • Craig Harrison

  • Ken Keller

    Ken Keller

    Dignity Health/Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
  • Lisa Aguinaga

    Lisa Aguinaga

    Fallgatter Rhodes Insurance
  • Olivia Garcia

    Olivia Garcia

    Bakersfield College/CSUB
  • Rob Meszaros

    Rob Meszaros

    Kern County Superintendent of Schools

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