Commissioners

Jackie Filbeck

Chair

Jackie Filbeck was appointed to First 5 Orange County’s Board of Commissioners in 2019. She has served on the Anaheim Elementary School District Board since 2015 and is a Delegate for the CA School Board Association. She also serves on the Executive Board for the Anaheim Family YMCA and is a Sister City Commissioner for the city of Anaheim. Previously, Filbeck worked as a Field Representative for the California State Assembly, where she assisted with public policy issues.

She has been an active volunteer for more than 30 years receiving awards from the Anaheim Women’s Division Chamber of Commerce, California State PTA and recognized by the California State Assembly as a Woman of Distinction.

Filbeck works as a Real Estate Agent and Property Manager in Anaheim. She has two children, Jonathan and Katie, and two granddaughters.

Soledad Rivera

Vice Chair

Soledad Rivera is the Community Relations Manager at CalOptima Health. Before joining CalOptima Health, she was the Director of Business Development for Families Together of Orange County, and prior to that role she was the Family System Director for the Family Solutions Collaborative. Rivera played a vital role in that position, and she helped develop and manage the Family Coordinated Entry System for homeless families in the county. Prior to that, she worked as a Community Liaison for Tustin Unified School District for 17 years.

Riveraholds a BA degree in public relations from the Escuela Nacional de Relaciones Publicas in Santiago, Chile. Since relocating to Orange County in 1985, Rivera has served on many boards and committees including: Chair for the District Language Advisory Committee (DELAC), Board Member at Safe Health Medicine Coalition, Vice Chair, Board at Families Together of Orange County, Tustin Community Foundation Advisory Committee, Orange County Domestic Violence Task Force, Orange County Continuum of Care Board, Tustin Chamber of Commerce Board, Tustin Police Department Chief Advisory Board, and Co-Chair for the County of Orange Homeless Providers Forum. Rivera is often recognized for her passion and devotion to the community. During her time off, Rivera enjoys volunteering, gardening, going to the beach, and spending time with her daughter. 

Ramin Baschshi, M.D.

Ramin Baschshi, M.D. serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unlimited Possibilities (UP) and is currently the Chair of the First 5 Orange County Board of Commissioners. Through six comprehensive programs, UP’s caregivers, specialists, and therapists empower and challenge every person in our care to look beyond limitations and grow toward a life of independence, joy, and fulfillment. She is committed to enhancing and creating opportunities for UP to become the cornerstone of the disability community, while increasing referrals and support services. Previously, Dr. Baschshi served as Chief Operating Officer of Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles.

Dr. Baschshi is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Xavier University School of Medicine in 2008. She earlier earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology at California State University, Fullerton in 1999 and Medical Science at the University of Sint Eustatius in 2003. She lives in Lake Forest with her husband and three children.

Doug Chaffee

Supervisor Doug Chaffee was elected Orange County Board of Supervisor in November 2018. Prior to his election, Supervisor Chaffee served as Mayor of the City of Fullerton and is a longtime Fullerton resident graduating from Fullerton Union High School in 1961. He has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Redlands, a JD from the Northwestern University School of Law, and has been practicing law in the City of Fullerton for more than 40 years.

Supervisor Chaffee has worked as Special Projects Manager for the Anaheim Community Development Department to provide more affordable housing and enhance the quality of the life to the residents of Anaheim.

He is active in the community as a member of many organizations and founding member of the Western Youth Services, a nonprofit organization providing comprehensive and collaborative mental health services to children, youth and families since 1972.

Supervisor Chaffee represents the Fourth Supervisorial District which includes the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, Placentia, and unincorporated communities. He has been married to his wife Paulette for 42 years, they have sons, and one grandson.

Kimberly Goll

President & CEO

Kimberly Goll was appointed President/CEO of First 5 Orange County in 2016 after serving as the Director of Strategy and Operations since 2002. With a wealth of experience and understanding of First 5’s extensive operations, Goll is transforming the organization from a funding resource to a data-driven organization focusing on building a system-wide infrastructure to support early childhood development.

She relies on data collected through the Early Development Index (EDI) that measures child development and school readiness, to inform investments to improve health, education and wellness for young children and families. She is elevating the profile of First 5 among national and state organizations, and encouraging private and public sectors to prioritize early childhood development. Goll serves on the statewide First 5 Association Executive Committee as Vice-President.

She holds a Master in Urban and Regional Planning from University of California, Irvine, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from University of California, Davis. Goll lives in Aliso Viejo with her husband and three school-aged children.

Veronica Kelley, DSW

Dr. Veronica Kelley is the Director of the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) and a First 5 Orange County Commissioner. Dr. Kelley has served as the Chief of HCA’s Behavioral Health Services division since December of 2021 and holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in social work. Since joining the HCA, she successfully reorganized the department to help prepare Orange County for the myriad of behavioral health changes on the horizon. This includes preparation and advocacy for significant changes to Medi-Cal via CalAIM which allows for more services to be delivered to those in need.

Dr. Kelley has more than 33 years’ experience in the field of behavioral health and has been a licensed clinical social worker for nearly 25 years. Dr. Kelley began her career with the HCA in 1999, where she started the Office of Cultural Competency & Multiethnic Services in Behavioral Health and then transitioned to San Bernardino County, where she spent 13 years with the Department of Behavioral Health and was appointed the Behavioral Health Director for six years. During her tenure, she led the county’s crisis response and recovery efforts to the 2015 Terrorist Attack.

Yvette Lavery

Yvette Lavery is the owner of consulting firm, Tionchar Global, where she manages strategic operations and public affairs campaigns for local, state and national clients and initiatives.

Lavery’s passion is working with community programs advocating for health policy. As the founding executive director of the Patients Rights Action Fund, she led the non-profit organization in protecting the rights to autonomy and self-determination for patients, people with disabilities, elders, and people living in poverty. She initiated the first Orange County United Way public policy and advocacy program and worked with United Ways of California to help lobby legislators to approve and protect much-needed funding for families in need, including California’s Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Lavery has worked with several First 5 funded programs, including Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County and the American Academy of Pediatrics. While at Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County, she created a mobile dental outreach program to serve children living in homelessness.

Lavery earned master’s degrees from Harvard and Sciences Po-Paris, as well as a bachelor’s degree from USC. She has a certificate in child development from Mt. San Antonio College. In 2018, she was an American Association of Political Consultants Top 40 Under 40 Awardee. She lives in Tustin with her husband and daughters.

Irene Salazar

Irene Salazar is the Senior Vice President of Community Education & Outreach for Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC). With over 18 years at PPOSBC, she oversees the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program as well as the Health Education and Outreach department, where she manages all community education initiatives and programming. She also serves as a co-chair for the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee, collaborating with her team to foster an inclusive and supportive work environment.

Throughout her tenure, Salazar has been a vocal advocate for nutrition education, early childhood development, and comprehensive health education at both state and national levels. She has served as the Board President for the California WIC Association and continues to contribute as a member at large. Additionally, Salazar has been actively involved in her community, serving as treasurer for her District PTA and participating in PTA activities for several years.

Salazar holds a Master of Science in Leadership & Management from the University of La Verne and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from California State University, Fullerton. She lives in La Mirada with her husband and two daughters, one of whom is in high school and the other attending college.

Angie Rowe

Angie Rowe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Beyond Blindness, which empowers children with visual impairments and other disabilities to achieve their fullest potential. Rowe is committed to the integrative and comprehensive Journey of Care provided by Beyond Blindness, which gives families the security of knowing they will receive needed support throughout their child’s lifetime.

Rowe serves as treasurer and is a founding board member of California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CAABVI), is the Orange County regional representative and Treasurer of the board for California Private Special Education Schools (CAPSES), Orange County Disability Coalition (OCDC), and is a member of OneOC’s Non-Profit Advisory Board. She is also a graduate of the highly selective Octane OC Non-Profit Accelerator program.

Rowe has a Master of Science in Public Policy and a Certificate in Industrial Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resource Management from Penn State University. She has two grown sons, Colin and Brady. She lives in Aliso Viejo with her husband, Bob, and rescue dog, Urbi.

An Tran

An Tran started his public service career with the County of Orange in 1998 and has worked in various county departments, including the Social Services Agency, Health Care Agency, County Executive Office/County Budget Office and OC Waste & Recycling. In the Social Services Agency (SSA), Tran started as an eligibility worker in the Medi-Cal and CalWORKs programs and acquired positions of higher responsibilities including supervisory and management assignments in Training & Career Development and Financial Services. In his management role in Financial Services, he led the team overseeing the Family Self-Sufficiency and Children & Family Services budgets.

In 2015, Tran was named SSA’s Administrative Services Director and was appointed to the role of Chief Deputy Director in 2019.

Tran holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Business from Cal State Fullerton. In addition, Tran received his Master of Business Administration from UC Irvine. Tran and his family currently live in Irvine.