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FIRST 5 Siskiyou Children and Families Commissioners
First 5 Siskiyou (formerly Siskiyou Children & Families Commission) was
first formed and began meeting in April 1999.
Seven Commissioners, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, meet monthly on
the 4th Wednesday. Commission meetings are open to the public,
and are held at the Behavioral Health Department,
Red Oak Room, 2060 Campus Drive in Yreka or other locations as posted,
from 8:30am to 11:00am.
Commissioners
Kermith Walters
Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools
Kermith Walters was elected Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools in June of 2006 taking
office on January 8, 2007. He jokes that his first job in education was as a young kid helping
his grandfather, who was in charge of maintenance and operations at Montague Elementary School,
clean the firebox of the school boiler. He was the only one small enough to get inside the
firegox and clean it out. Then he moved on to mowing the lawns. Who have guessed that 30 years
later Kermith would be the Superintendnet at that very school?
Kermith has worked in both the agriculture and logging industries. He has taught Kindergarten thru 8th grade.
Since beginning his career in education, the positions he has held have ranged from a teacher,
a district superintendent/principal and for 5 years superintendent of the Shasta Valley Consortium.
Those were big jobs, but some of his most challenging school experiences have been as a cook, bus driver,
custodian, coach, referee and school secretary. He says, "Each role has been a piece of the whole that
has made my current job possible, and a position that I am most honored to have - that of County
Superinetendent of Schools."
Kermith is eager to have the opportunity to have a positive impact on the students of Siskiyou County.
He supports early childhood education and is working to improve and increase the current level of
services available in Siskiyou County. As a district superintendent he was able to institute two
exemplary preschool programs and an infant and toddler program.
His wife, Shawn, works for the Siskiyou County Public Health Department, and their two children,
Janessa and Jared, are both attending college.
Lauri Hunner, LCSW
Director, Behavioral Health Services
Lauri Hunner has been a Siskiyou County resident for over 20 years. Her
career with the County began in the drug and alcohol field as a prevention
and education specialist where she developed an outdoor adventure wilderness
(intervention) program that served over 300 youth during its twenty year
span. Lauri has always been committed to supporting programs that benefit
the children and youth of our county and continues to advocate for and
participate in collaborative efforts to improve services for children,
adolescents and their families. In her spare time, Lauri enjoys hiking and
backpacking in the wilderness areas, kayaking and teaching at the College of
the Siskiyous as an adjunct faculty member in the Human Services and Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate programs.
Michael Noda
Director of Siskiyou County Human Services
Stephen Perlman, MD:
Public Health Officer
Dr. Perlman has been a resident of SiskiyouCounty over thirty years. He served
as Emergency Department Director at Mercy Mt. Shasta for ten years while residing in McCloud.
He currently lives in Scott Valley and practiced at the Scott Valley Rural Health Clinic for eight years.
He is presently Public Health Officer of Siskiyou County as well as ER physician at Fairchild
Medical Center. Dr. Perlman and his wife Melinda have five children - two girls and three boys -
ranging in age from twenty-three to twenty-eight. His interests include back country skiing,
gardening, biking and exploring the wilderness.
Marcia Armstrong
Siskiyou County Supervisor - District 5
As Supervisor for District 5, Marcia serves the western portion of the county,
including the areas of Scott Valley and Happy Camp. She has strong ties to 22
Siskiyou County organizations as member, liaison or delegate. Prior to her election
to the Board of Supervisors, Marcia was the Executive Director for Siskiyou County
Cattlemen's Association and Siskiyou County Farm Bureau. She attended the
University of Washington and the College of San Mateo.
Kathy Roselli
Community-at-Large
Kathy, the current Commission Chair, is an Early Childhood Developmental Specialist who has been serving
high risk and premature babies for many years. She has been the only
pediatric physical therapist in Siskiyou County since 1993 and has been
involved with the Parent Infant Program in this county since 2002. She has
over 30 years of experience working with young children, both as a physical
therapist and a child development specialist. Kathy has a BA in Physical
Therapy from Stanford University and an MA in Education, Child Development
and Early Education, from Stanford as well as ongoing training over the
years.
Rick Rhoades
Siskiyou Child Care Council (R&R)
Rick's background is in business education, social services and education.
Rick worked for many years with disabled children, and has completed the
Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers Training. Rick is a 2004 Leadership
Siskiyou graduate, and represents his employer, Siskiyou Child Care Council,
on the Family Interagency Council, Siskiyou Early Childhood Team and the
Local Child Care Planning Council and previously served as Commission Chair.
Rick is the Program Director of the Child Care Payment Assistance Program, and
Resource and Referral program.
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