Vaccine Task Force
The SLO County Vaccine Task Force is a countywide, multi-sector collaboration addressing impacts of COVID-19 and working towards community recovery and resilience. Task force members provide input from the public about community needs and barriers to access. The task force is focused on ensuring that vulnerable community members have timely and equitable access to the vaccine, and other COVID-19 recovery services.
Meeting minutes and presentations
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Task Force Members
Task force members reflect sectors recommended by the CDC for ensuring broad public input and insight on equitable vaccine distribution. Members include:
Emergency Services
- Vince Pierucci, EMS
- Chief Jonathan Stornetta, Fire
- Sheriff Ian Parkinson, Law Enforcement
Community Health Centers
Long Term Care (seniors)
- Karen Jones, Ombudsman, SLO County
Business Community (Chamber nominated)
- Kristen Yetter, Promega Biosciences
Occupational Health
- Brian Roberts, MD, MedStop
Health Insurers
- Karen Hord, MD, CenCal Health
Education
- James Brescia Ed.D, County Office of Education
- Courtney Kienow, Cal Poly-Higher Education
Child Care
- Raechelle Bowlay, CAPSLO Child Care Resource Connection
Corrections
Religious Leaders
- Pastor Tim Thuele
- Pastor Jason Sisk-Provencio
Organizations serving racial and ethnic groups
- Erica Heredia-Ruvalcaba, Latinx
- Cheryl Vines, NAACP
Organizations serving people with disabilities
- Diva Johnson, Tri-Counties Regional Center
Organizations serving people with limited English proficiency
- Irebid Gilbert, Herencia Indigena
- Griselda Reyes, MICOP
Community Representatives
- Lynn Enns, Health Commission
- Betsy Whitaker, Med Anthropologist
Older Adults (Adult Service Policy Council)
- Kim Chartrand, Hospice, ASPC Chair
Unsheltered and Housing Security Organizations
- Janna Nichols, 5 Cities Homeless Coalition
- Elaine Archer, Housing Authority San Luis Obispo
Voluntary Organizations
Behavioral Health
- Jill Bolster-White, Transitions Mental Health Assoc.
Utilities
- Samantha Caldwell, PG&E Diablo Canyon
- Bill Robeson, City of Arroyo Grande Water/Wastewater/Trash
Agriculture
- Brent Burchett, Farm Bureau
Transportation
Youth Serving Organizations
- Jason Wells, First 5, SLO County
- Michael Boyer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast