Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: President Warren Slocum, District 4
Subject: Reappointments to the First 5 Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for reappointments to the First 5 Commission, representing Public member, each for a second term from January 1, 2025 ending December 31, 2027:
A) Naveen Mahmood; and
B) Sylvia Espinoza; and
C) Nkia Richardson.
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BACKGROUND:
The First 5 Commission consists of nine members (a) one member of the Board of Supervisors, (b) the director of the County of Health System, (c) the director of the County Human Services Agency, (d) the County Superintendent of Schools, and (e) five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors from among the following categories: recipients of project services included in the county strategic plan; educators specializing in early childhood development; representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency or a local child care coordinating group; representatives of a local organization for prevention of early intervention for families at risk; representatives of community-based organizations that have the goal of promoting nurturing and early childhood development; representatives of local school districts; and representatives of local medical, pediatric or obstetric associations or societies.
DISCUSSION:
Naveen Mahmood, Sylvia Espinoza, and Nkia Richardson have each served on the commission since their initial terms began in January 2022. Upon approval of these appointments, each 3-year term commences January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
Naveen Mahmood, MD, MPH, FAAP is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Partner Physician-Pediatrician at Palo Alto Medical Foundation since 2002 and was a Staff Physician at Sequoia Hospital from 2...
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