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The California Children and Families Act, passed by voters in 1998, called for the formation of a State Commission to oversee and support the funding of education, health and child care programs for children ages 0 to 5 and their families. This Commission, also known as First 5 California, also works with 58 First 5 County Commissions statewide to develop and fund programs for young children that are tailored to the needs of local communities (more information).

First 5 California’s Commission is made up of seven members appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Rules Committee. The Secretaries of the California Health and Human Services Agency and Education also appoint two additional ex-officio members to the Commission. Following are the names and brief bios for each of the First 5 California Commissioners:

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  January 27, 2010

Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
300 J Street
John Q Ballroon, 16th Floor
Sacramento
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Joseph Munso

Joseph Munso of Sacramento, with over 37 years of state service, currently serves as the Undersecretary for the Health and Human Services Agency focusing on Health Information Technology, emergency preparedness, and health privacy issues. He also was responsible for the budget development process for the entire Health and Human Services Agency.

Previously, he served as Chief Deputy Director of the California Children and Families Commission. Joe was responsible for the start up of the State Commission and assisted in the development of many of the Commission’s early initiatives such as health care for all children 0-5 in California, and many other early learning programs.

Joe served as Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Services where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of a $35 billion budget and a number of public health programs, including the Medi-Cal program, preventative health services and primary care and family health services programs.

Joe also served many years as the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Social Services.

  Carla Dartis

Carla Dartis is part of the executive team at Tides responsible for the integrated management of the Tides organizations.  As Managing Director of Tides Center, Ms. Dartis directs its operations, including fiscal sponsorship services for more than 200 Tides Center projects.  She has spent more than 25 years in nonprofit management and economic development, providing support to vital nonprofit efforts.

Before joining Tides, Ms. Dartis was Vice President of Community Investment for the East Bay Community Foundation, and she has a list of other stellar accomplishments: Program Officer for Children, Families, and Communities at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation Children and Families Leadership Fellow; Vice President for the Bank of America Community Development Bank; President of the Drew Economic Development Corporation; and Principal Loan Officer for the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development in Los Angeles.

Ms. Dartis is a member of First 5 California Commission and serves on the boards of the Zions Bank Community Investment Corporation and the Mercy Housing Loan Fund.  She holds a B.S. in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

  Maria E. Minon, M.D.

Dr. Maria E. Minon, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina currently serves as Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a position she has held since 1998. In this capacity, Dr. Minon works to facilitate and oversee the activities of the medical staff, medical quality and patient safety, Psychology Training Program, Graduate and Continuing Medical Education, CHOC's Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Cancer Institutes and Clinical and Basic Science Research departments. Dr. Minon also served on the CHOC Board of Directors for three years. 

Dr. Minon has made a strong commitment to helping the community. Dr. Minon is the current Chair of the Orange County Children and Families Commission. She served the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA) as President for the 2000-2001 term. She has also served as OCMA's Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Minon is a Vice Chair for the Orange County Ronald McDonald House Board of Trustees as well as serving as Director for the Ronald McDonald House of Southern California Charities Board of Directors. She participates on the Latino Health Access Board of Directors. Dr. Minon is a diligent advocate for Health Care in Orange County as evidenced by her service on the California Medical Association Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, Nominating Committee and House of Delegates. She has served as President of the California Chapter IV of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and participated for six years on the AAP's Committee on Child Health Finances. 

Honors awarded to Dr. Minon include the 2007 OCMA Physician of the Year, the Charlie Hester Philanthropy Award, Outstanding Pediatric Student by the Orange Pediatric Society and Cum laude Honors from the UCI School of Humanities.

Dr. Minon earned her Medical Degree at University of California, Irvine . She conducted her post-graduate training at UCI Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Orange County, where she was appointed Chief Resident. UCI College of Medicine appointed Dr. Minon a faculty position as Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Minon worked in private practice for general pediatrics and adolescent medicine from 1979 to 1998.


Molly Munger

Molly Munger is a co-founder and director of the Advancement Project, a national organization founded in 1998 to create and promote new strategies for achieving inclusion and equity.  A 25-five year litigation veteran, she is also a co-founder and partner in the Los Angeles civil rights law firm English, Munger & Rice.  Between 1994 and 1998, Munger served with her current law partner, Connie Rice, as Western Regional Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Between 1974 and 1994, she served as an assistant United States Attorney, a partner in the all-women litigation firm Baird, Munger & Meyers, and a partner in the Los Angeles office of New York-based Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.  

Munger is a graduate of Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School. She serves on the boards of the James Irvine Foundation, Occidental College, Children Now, Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools, and Westridge School for Girls.

  Sumi Sousa

Sumi Sousa serves as the health care advisor to Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, and oversees all health legislation and health budget issues on her behalf in the California State Assembly. She was the staff person responsible for Assembly Bill 8 (Núñez) and Assembly Bill 1x (Núñez), California’s most recent attempt at comprehensive health care reform. She has served as the health advisor to the last three Assembly Speakers.

Ms. Sousa has concentrated primarily in health policy and budgeting, and state and local finance. From 1999 – 2003, she served as Executive Director to the California Health Facilities Financing Authority. During her 4 years as Executive Director, Ms. Sousa oversaw several billion dollars in financing for the state’s non-profits hospitals and spearheaded innovative loan and grant programs to assist California’s safety net providers in expanding their services to the state’s uninsured and underserved populations.

She previously served as Special Assistant to San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., handling the health and human service budgets for the City and County of San Francisco. Throughout the years, she has worked in several offices of the California State Assembly and California State Senate, serving on the staff of Assemblymember Phillip Isenberg, Senator Herschel Rosenthal, and the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation.
  Patrick Duterte

Patrick Duterte has served as director of the Solano County Department of Health and Social Services since 2001. He previously worked in Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara County Human Services Agency as Director of Employment and Benefit Services, and managed child welfare and employment programs in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. He also has worked as a rehabilitation counselor and counseling supervisor.

In addition to the First 5 California State Commission, Mr. Duterte serves on the boards of United Way of the Bay Area, the National Association of County Human Services Administrators, Partnership Health Plan of California and Workforce Investment.

Following a tour of duty in Vietnam, Mr. Duterte received his bachelor and master degrees from University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco State, respectively.

Mr. Duterte and his wife, Diane, have been married for 31 years, and have five children ranging in age from 13 to 29. They currently reside in Fairfield, CA.



  Ex Officio Members

S. Kimberly Belshé, Ex Officio Member
Health & Human Services Agency

Dr. Glen Thomas, Ex Officio Member
Office of the Secretary for Education



 
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