Executive Board of Directors

Gabriel A. Godinez
Chairman
Godinez Law

Cecilia Tomono
Immediate Past Chairwoman
Adventist Health, Bakersfield

Marilyn Maldonado
Vice Chair
Valley Republic Bank

Chris Bernal
Treasurer
Bernal Tax & Accounting Services

Gabriela Mello
Secretary
Citizens Bank

Jay Tamsi, President/CEO
Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

Jorge Barrientos
Chain | Cohn | Clark Law Firm

Pam Alvarez
Beautiful You Medical Aesthetics

Michael Bowers
Centric Health

Kevin Burton
Klein DeNatale Goldner

David Caracas 
Adventist Health

Ganesh Acharya
Aspire Counseling Services

Anthony Cordova
Bakersfield College

Dr. Vin Dang
Empire Eye & Laser Center

Board of Directors

James Galindo
KGET–17 / Telemundo

Kenan Patel
Valley Strong Credit Union

John Heath
Alpha Technologies & Alarm Systems, Inc.

Manuel Aguilar
Trends Collision Center

Ravi Rai
Rai Law Firm

Christina Ruiz
Bootleggers, Toasted, La
Mina and EZ Epoxy