leadership

Officers

Tony Wright
(he/him/his)
​Vice Chair of the board

​Jan Dunlap
(she/her/hers)
CFO and Treasurer
treasurer@thecenterbak.org

board  members

Tony Wright (he/him/his)
Cindy Smith (she/her/hers)
Anthony Valdez (he/him/his)​

PAST CHAIRS OF THE BOARD

Tony Wright (July 2022- Present)
Jaime L. Ortiz (Jan 2022-June 2022)
​Brie Chartier (2021)
Brie Chartier (2020)
​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
(she/her/hers)
Executive Director
execdirector@thecenterbak.org

Jan Hefner
(she/her/hers)
Administrative Consultant
adminmgr@thecenterbak.org
Siona Huyck
(she/her/hers)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Engagement Specialist
deiengagement@​thecenterbak.org ​

Shay Dowdle
(she/her/hers)
​Administrative Assistant
assist@thecenterbak.org
​

Dani Muñoz
(they/them/theirs)
Youth & Outreach Coordinator
​youthoutreach@thecenterbak.org ​
​Kas Friend 
(they/them/theirs)
Youth Program Specialist
​youthprogramassist@thecenterbak.org ​

Stephanie Ann Heart
​(she/her/hers)
Client Advocate
clientadvocate@thecenterbak.org 
Lzyette Salgado
(she/they/he)
Client Advocate
clientadvocate2@thecenterbak.org 
​

Iz McCann
(they/them/theirs)
Workshop Specialist
​supportworkhopst@thecenterbak.org ​
Christine Paulsen
(she/her/hers)
Therapy Consultant
lcsw1@thecenterbak.org

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Key Contacts

services

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

Shay Dowdle
Adminstrative Assistant
Assist@thecenterbak.org
​

Volunteer Program
David Madding
Volunteer Coordinator 
volcoordinator@thecenterbak.org

 giving

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

​
​Cindy Smith 
Give Big Kern
cindys@thecenterbak.org​
​

 media

​Anne-Natasha Pinckney
Executive Director
execdirector@thecenterbak.org
​661-367-1098

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