leadership

Officers

Brie Chartier
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
brie@thecenterbak.org

Tim Lafond
Vice President
timl@thecenterbak.org

​Jan Dunlap
CFO and Treasurer
treasurer@thecenterbak.org
​661-201-2630

board  members

Cindy Smith
cindys@thecenterbak.org

Jose M Granados
Joseg@thecenterbak.org

Deidre O’Rourke​
deirdre@thecenterbak.org

Jaime L. Ortiz
jaimeo@thecenterbak.org

David Gordon
davidg@thecenterbak.org

PAST Presidents and CHAIRS OF THE BOARD

Lou Medina/Cindy Smith (2019)
Emily Fisher (2018)
Emily Fisher (2017)
Allen Belluomini (2016)
Jan Hefner (2015)
Cindy Smith (2014)​
David Trujillo (2013)
Cindy Smith (2012)
David Trujillo (2011)

STAFF

​Anne-Natasha Pinckney
Executive Director
execdirector@thecenterbak.org
​661-404-5209

Jan Hefner
Administrative Manager
adminmgr@thecenterbak.org
661-404-5209

Shannon (Shay) Dowdle
Program Assistant
Assist@thecenterbak.org
​661-404-5209

​Dani Muñoz
Youth & Outreach Liaison
​youthoutreach@thecenterbak.org ​
​​661-404-5209

Stephanie Ann Heart
​Client Advocate/MFT Intern
clientadvocate@thecenterbak.org 
​661-404-5209​

Reyes Arreola
Client Advocate
​clientadvocate2@thecenterbak.org 
​661-404-5209

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Key Contacts

services

​Anne-Natasha Pinckney
Executive Director
execdirector@thecenterbak.org
​661-404-5209

Shannon (Shay) Dowdle
Program Assistant
Assist@thecenterbak.org
​661-404-5209​

Volunteer Program
Jaime L. Ortiz
jaimeo@thecenterbak.org

 Giving

Jan Hefner
Administrative Manager
adminmgr@thecenterbak.org
661-404-5209
​
​Cindy Smith 
GiveBig Kern
cindys@thecenterbak.org​
661-201-2631​

 media

​Anne-Natasha Pinckney
Executive Director
execdirector@thecenterbak.org
​661-404-5209

Jan Hefner
Administrative Manager
adminmgr@thecenterbak.org
661-404-5209

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