The First 5 LA Board of Commissioners is comprised of 17 members (nine voting, four ex-officio, four alternates). The Board includes voting members appointed by each of the Los Angeles County supervisors and the L.A. County departments of Children and Family Services, Public Health and Mental Health. The Chairman of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors also serves as Chairman of the First 5 LA Commission.
The Board also includes representatives from other educational, children and families organizations throughout the county. The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted at least 72 hours in advance. Please check our calendar for all updated meeting information and scroll below for Commission meeting packets, summaries, and minutes.
Our Board

Sheila Kuehl
Commission Chair / Los Angeles County Supervisor

Judy Abdo
Commission Vice Chair / Appointed by: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Third District
Commissioners

Bobby D. Cagle
Representing: Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Barbara Ferrer
Representing: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Astrid Heppenstall Heger
Appointed by: Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Fifth District

Yvette Martinez
Appointed by: Supervisor Janice Hahn, Fourth District

Jonathan E. Sherin
Representing: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Romalis J. Taylor
Appointed by: Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Second District

Marlene Zepeda
Appointed by: Supervisor Hilda Solis, First District
Ex Officio Representatives

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

Karla Pleitéz Howell
Representing: Policy Roundtable for Child Care and Development

Jacquelyn McCroskey
Appointed by: Commission for Children and Families

Keesha Woods
Representing: Los Angeles County Office of Education
Commission Alternates

Linda Aragon
Representing: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Victor Manalo
Appointed by: Supervisor Janice Hahn, Fourth District

Terry Ogawa
Appointed by: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Third District

Frank Ramos
Representing: Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Carol Sigala
Appointed by: Supervisor Hilda Solis, First District

Sylvia S. Swilley
Appointed by: Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Second District

Christopher Thompson
Representing: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Arturo Valdez
Representing: Los Angeles County Office of Education
Commissioners Committee Assignments
Board of Commissioners Committee Assignments F5LA 2021
MEETING MATERIALS
All First 5 LA Board and Committee Meeting Agendas are posted online according to open meeting rules (California Brown Act)…
CALENDAR
The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated, at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public, and agendas are posted on our website at least 72 hours in advance.
FINANCIALS
The Commission has received the Certificates of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for ten consecutive years beginning in FY 2007-08…