Engaged and Invested Leaders
Our Board of Directors governs Kern Community Foundation, sets policy and makes final grant decisions. All members are volunteers serving a maximum of nine years.
Aaron Falk CEO & President
President/CEO, Kern Community Foundation
Jeffrey A. Gutierrez, Chair
President, DeWalt Corporation
Carlos Sanchez, Vice Chair
Broker Owner, Solutions Realty, Inc.
Martha Terrazas, Treasurer
Finance Director, Aera Energy LLC
Tanya D. Alsheikh, Secretary
Attorney, Chain Cohn Stiles
Joe Gregory
President, Grapevine MSP
Jay Hershey III
Manager, JCH2 Enterprises, LLC
Justin Leland
Financial Advisor, Moneywise
Kristen A. Beall Watson, Ed.D.
Chief of Staff, California State University, Bakersfield
Vincent J. Oddo
Attorney, Klein DeNatale Goldner
Susan Hopkins
Manager of Philanthropy, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation
Lydia Chaney
Owner, South Street Digital, Inc.