About Us

What is the Children’s Services Network (CSN)?
The CSN is a collaborative working together to strengthen families.

The CSN Vision
All children and families in Tulare County have access to high quality, culturally appropriate services and affordable resources that maximize their opportunities to be safe, healthy and thrive.

The CSN Mission
To strengthen services and support systems for children and families in Tulare County through advocacy, increased service collaboration, and coordinated funding processes.

The CSN Members, Officer, and Staff The membership body is made up of a multi-disciplinary team from education and early learning, juvenile justice, child welfare, mental health, health, community-based organizations and faith-based organizations.

If you are interested in attending the Children’s Services Network committee meetings, please contact Kristi Barnhart at 624-8079, or by email at klbarnha@tularehhsa.org.

 

CSN Members

Karen Cooper - Chair
Irma Rangel - Vice-Chair
Kristi Barnhart - Secretary

Steering Council 

Name

Agency

Afreen Kaelble

Tulare County District Attorney's Office

 Beth Wilshire

 CASA of Tulare County

 Bev Anderson

 CAPC

 Carla Calhoun

CSET 

 Cathy Volpa

Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health

 Cheryl Duerksen

 Tulare County Mental Health

 Ernie Hernandez

 United Way of Tulare County

 Gloria Guzman

 Central Valley Regional Center

 Irma Rangel

Woodlake Family Resource Center

 Janet Hogan

 First 5 Tulare County

 Janet Honadle

 Tulare County Probation

 Janie Elson

 Lindsay Healthy Start

 Jeff Fly

 Turning Point

 John Davis

Tulare County Health and Human Services

 John Rozum

 Tulare County Juvenile Justice

 Juan Guerrero

 Proteus, Inc.

 Karen Cooper

Family Services of Tulare County

 Kaye Van Gilluwe

Tulare County Office of Education

 Kris Wilson

Porterville Unified School District

 Linda Paredez

 College of the Sequoias

 Maxine Epperson

 Bright Start

 Cheryl Lennon-Armas

 Tulare Youth Services Bureau

 Morri Nash

 Visalia Rescue Mission

Ray Chavez

Tulare County Office of Education

Renee Smylie

Tulare County HHSA - Child Welfare Services

Shamra Tripp

Aspira Foster Family Services

Steven Palmer

Family Health Care Network

   

 Alternates

 

Amy Costa

Tulare County Counsel

Christie Myer

Tulare County Probation

David Sweeney

Koinonia Family Services

Larry Gillham

Tulare County Office of Education

Marilyn Barr

CAPC

Michele Morrow

First 5 Tulare County

Juliet Webb

Tulare County HHSA-Child Welfare Services

General Membership 

Name

Agency

Adam Valencia

Tulare County Office of Education

Brooke Frost

Big Brothers, Big Sisters

Cynthia Garcia

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District

Erma Montion

Goshen Family Resoure Center

Galen Quenzer

Boys & Girls Clubs, Tulare County

Greg Gonzalez

Woodlake Union School District

Jody Magill-Rivera

Visalia Unified School District

Kari Wilson

Tulare County Office of Education

Larry Dodson

New Life Ministries

Mike Gibson

Parenting Network

 

 

 Support Staff

 

Kimberly Xavier

Tulare County Health and Human Services

Kristi Barnhart

Tulare County Health and Human Services