Commission Information

The First 5 LA Board of Commissioners is comprised of 13 members. The board includes members appointed by by each of the Los Angeles County Supervisors, the L.A. County Departments of Public Health and Mental Health, and the L.A. County Office of Education.

The 13-member Board also includes representatives from other children and families organizations throughout the county. The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 PM at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted 72 hours in advance. Please check our calendar for all updated meeting information and scroll below for Commission meeting packets, agendas and minutes.

Commission Members

Zev Yaroslavsky
Commission Chair
Supervisor, Third District

Jonathan E. Fielding, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chair
Representing: L.A. County Department of Public Health

Nancy Haruye Au
Appointed by: Supervisor Don Knabe, Fourth District

Jane Boeckmann
Appointed by: Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Fifth District

Neal Kaufman, M.D.
Appointed by: Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Third District

Alma Martinez
Appointed by: Supervisor Gloria Molina, First District

Marvin J. Southard, D.S.W.
Representing: L.A. County Department of Mental Health

Antronette K. Yancey
Appointed by: Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Second District

Ex Officio Representatives

Duane Dennis
Representing: Policy Roundtable for Child Care 

Deanne Tilton
Representing: Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN)

Patricia Curry
Representing: L.A. County Commission for Children and Families

Alternates

William Arroyo, M.D.
Deputy Director, L.A. County Department of Mental Health 

Cynthia Harding M.P.H.
Director of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Programs, L.A. County Department of Public Health

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Craig A. Steele