Sandra Barry: Commission Chair
Ms. Barry retired from Anaheim City School District (ACSD) in 2009 where she served as superintendent. She began her educational career in Orange County as a junior high English and French teacher and was quickly promoted to director of educational services, assistant superintendent, and then deputy superintendent. She served ACSD as a deputy superintendent before becoming superintendent.
Ms. Barry is active in the Anaheim community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Tiger Woods Learning Center, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Women's Division of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Anaheim Family YMCA, Leadership Anaheim, Salvation Army, and Police Chief Community Advisory Board. Her work in the Anaheim and Buena Park communities has earned her the Woman of Vision Award (We Give Thanks, Inc., of Anaheim) and the Woman of Achievement Award from the City of Buena Park. The International Dare Officers' Association honored her with a Distinguished Educator of the Year Award. Mrs. Barry has served as Vice President for Programs for Region 17 of her professional organization, the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), and was a three-year member of the ACSA State Elementary Curriculum Committee.
Ms. Barry hails from Nebraska where she earned her undergraduate degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She received her Master's from California State University, Fullerton. She and her husband, Ron, have one son, Jeffrey, a graduate of Loyola Law School.
Kimberly Chavalas Cripe: Commission Vice Chair
An expert in children's health, Kimberly Chavalas Cripe is president and chief executive officer of Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Ms. Cripe joined the CHOC staff in 1991 and was named to head the hospital in 1997. Under her leadership, CHOC offers a number of healthcare programs that provide more than 60,000 well-child and urgent care visits each year to underserved children who might otherwise go without critical care.
Ms. Cripe has long been an advocate for children, focusing her efforts on expanding health care access to underserved children and adolescents in the community. Those efforts earned her the 1999 Mentor in Medicine Award from the March of Dimes.
Ms. Cripe did her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California and the University of South Florida. She went on to receive a master's degree in public administration with an emphasis in health services management from Golden Gate University.
She is the mother of three sons and lives with her family in Newport Beach.
Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell was first elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Third District, in January 2003. After serving the remainder of a vacated term, he was elected to his first, full term in March 2004. The Third District includes the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda, as well as the unincorporated areas of North Tustin, Orange Park Acres and Orange County’s canyon communities.
Supervisor Campbell was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pico Rivera. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Loyola Marymount University, and he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.
Supervisor Campbell is a member of the Orange County chapter of Legatus, a Catholic organization for business professionals. He is a former member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, where he served on the International Board of Directors. He is also a member of the alumni associations of both of his alma maters and has served on the Board of Directors of the Loyola Alumni Association.
Supervisor Campbell served in the California Legislature as a represented the 71st District as an Assembly Member from 1996 to 2002. He served as Assembly Minority Leader, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and was a member of the Banking and Finance Committee, the Education Committee, and the Utilities and Commerce Committee.
Supervisor Campbell is the current Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. He was first elected Chairman by his colleagues in January 2005 and served second term in January 2006.
In addition to his duties at the County’s Hall of Administration, he has Chaired the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission and the Santa Ana River Trail and Parkway Advisory Group, and has served as a member of the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Children and Families Commission, the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, the Library Advisory Board, the Orange County Council of Governments, the Orange County Fire Authority, the Orange County Housing Authority, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board (AQMD), the South Orange County Public Financing Authority, and both the San Joaquin and Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor agencies. Additionally, he is an alternate member of the Emergency Management Council and the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency.
Supervisor Campbell and his wife, Mary, reside in Villa Park, where they have lived for over 25 years.
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt's professional and volunteer credentials cover a wide spectrum. He has served as a member of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation, is a partner in the law firm of Hewitt Wolenski, LLP, and is an associate professor of law at Chapman Law School in the City of Orange.
Mr. Hewitt is also a highly-respected television personality winning three Emmys for his well-known television news and public affairs program, Life and Times Tonight. He is also the host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show heard throughout the United States, The Hugh Hewitt Show. Mr. Hewitt also devotes time to writing and is a member of the California Arts Council.
After serving for six years in the Reagan Administration, Mr. Hewitt was chosen as the founding director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Birthplace where he continues to serve on the library's board of directors.
Hugh Hewitt has an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
Crystal Kochendorfer
A children's advocate of many years, Crystal Kochendorfer is a former member of the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Directors where she was first elected in 1988 and served as its president, vice president and clerk. She has also been a member and president of the Capistrano Laguna Beach Regional Occupational Program governing board.
Ms. Kochendorfer has been involved in volunteer activities for many years. She has been active in the Girls Club of Laguna, the Niguel Children's Center, the Special Olympics and the United Way. She has also been a volunteer for youth sports, the National Charity League and the South Coast YMCA child care committee.
Her years of volunteerism earned her the Marian Bergeson Award for outstanding school board and community service, the PTA Honorary Service Award, and the Association of California School Administrators' Award for legislative action.
Ms. Kochendorfer is a graduate of the University of Southern California, with a degree in sociology and earned her teaching credential from the University of California, Irvine where she also did graduate work in social psychology. She lives with her husband, Paul, in Dana Point and is the mother of two grown children.
Maria E. Minon, M.D.: Commission Chair Pro-tem
Dr. Maria Minon is a veteran of more than 20 years of private practice in general pediatrics and adolescent medicine. She serves as the Vice President of Medical Affairs for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a post she has held since 1998.
Active in many community-based organizations, Dr. Minon sits on the CalOptima Provider Advisory Board and the National Committee on Child Health Finances for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Minon has served as president of the Orange County Medical Association. She was also selected to serve in the California Medical Association House of Delegates and as chair of the advisory board for the Ronald McDonald House.
Dr. Minon received her medical degree at the University of California, Irvine.
David L. Riley
David Riley is the Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA), a complex and multi-faceted agency with 2,600 employees working in over 100 separate locations. He is responsible for the overall direction and operation of four core service areas: Public Health, Behavioral Health, Medical and Institutional Health, and Financial & Administrative Services.
Mr. Riley has had an extensive career in Orange County government progressing through a number of management roles at the Health Care Agency and at other county departments. Previously he served in senior management positions as HCA’s Assistant Director and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Division Manager for Correctional Medical Services and Emergency Medical Services, and Program Manager for Public Health Clinical Services.
Health care programs have long been a high priority for Mr. Riley. Through prudent fiscal resolve, he has provided leadership to allow the Health Care Agency to maintain essential health care services while living within extremely stringent fiscal requirements. He also worked to establish a community coalition to address and improve access to care for the uninsured.
Mr. Riley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from California State University of Fullerton and is a recent graduate of the Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Program at Harvard University.
Michael Riley, Ph.D.
Dr. Riley joined the County of Orange in 1997 and has held several management positions in the Social Services Agency. He served as Director of Children and Family Services before being appointed as the Agency’s Chief Deputy Director. On July 30, 2010, the Orange County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Riley as Director of the County’s Social Services Agency.
Dr. Riley received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska.
He is a recognized leader in children’s welfare and has received numerous professional appointments and awards.
Sally Snyder, R.N.
Commissioner Sally Snyder is a long-time healthcare professional who oversaw the Irvine Unified School District health program for 12 years and continues her relationship with the school district today as a health services consultant.
Ms. Snyder was involved with the Children and Families Commission before her 2001 appointment as commissioner, serving as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee. In that capacity, she joined other committee members in reviewing and identifying programs for funding consideration by the Commission.
As a commissioner, Ms. Snyder has focused her efforts on expanding opportunities to include health professionals in school readiness centers and teen pregnancy/teen parenting programs in order to add another dimension of experience to these crucial programs.
Ms. Snyder is a graduate of Ball State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in nursing. Over her career, she has been active in a number of professional and volunteer health organizations including the National Association of School Nurses, the American School Health Association, and the California and Orange County school nurse organizations. She was named Orange County Outstanding School Nurse Administrator in 1997. Ms. Snyder has also been a board member of the Irvine chapter of the American Cancer Society since 1995.