Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (Council) is a multi-agency advisory board established by the Kern County Board of Supervisors pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code §749.22. The Council is required to develop and implement a continuum of county-based responses to juvenile crime. The Council is also responsible for developing a comprehensive, multiagency plan that identifies the resources and strategies for providing an effective continuum of responses for the prevention, intervention, supervision, treatment, and incarceration of male and female juvenile offenders, including strategies to develop and implement locally based or regionally based out-of-home placement options for youth described in WIC §602.



Council Members 








Member
Title
Organization




TR Merickel, Chairman
Chief Probation Officer
Kern County Probation Department




Cynthia Zimmer
District Attorney
Kern County District Attorney




Robin Walters
Deputy Public Defender
Kern County Public Defender




Donny Youngblood
Sheriff
Kern County Sheriff’s Department




Leticia Perez
Supervisor, 5th District
Board of Supervisors




Dena Murphy
Director
Kern County Human Services




Jennie Sill
BHRS System Administrator
Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services




Linda Hoyle
Executive Director, Henrietta Weill

Memorial Child Guidance Clinic		
Community Based Drug and Alcohol Program




Greg Terry
Chief of Police
Bakersfield Police Department




Dr. Mary Barlow
Superintendent of Schools
Kern County Superintendent of Schools




Henry Castaneda
Private Citizen
Community Representative




Jamie Henderson
Commissioner
Kern County Juvenile Justice Commission




Anthony Meeks
Private Citizen
Community Representative




Tamarah Harber-Pickens
Court Executive Officer
Kern County Superior Court




Thomas James Corson
Executive Director
Kern County Network for Children












Meeting Information




Upcoming Meeting: April 2021


Past Meetings:


Date                      Agenda                Minutes              Meeting Documents


04/10/19                Agenda                 Minutes               Kern 2019-20 Annual Plan


11/13/19                Agenda                 Minutes               Meeting Documents


04/29/20                Agenda                 Minutes               Kern 2020-21 Annual Plan


11/18/20                Agenda                                             Meeting Documents