Commission Information

The First 5 LA Board of Commissioners is comprised of 13 members. The board includes members nominated 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

Gloria Molina
Commission Chair

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

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

Jane Boeckmann
Nominated by: Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Fifth District

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

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

Alma Martinez
Nominated by: Gloria Molina, First District

Evangelina R. Stockwell, Ed.D.
Nominated by: L.A. County Office of Education

Carolyn R. Wilder
Nominated 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)

Harriette F. Williams, Ed.D.
Representing: L.A. County Commission for Children and Families

Alternates

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

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

Chief Executive Officer