Commission Meetings

First 5 San Francisco is a department of the City and County of San Francisco. It is guided by a nine-member commission and two standing committees.

Our Commissioners

Linda Asato*
Executive Director
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network

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Supervisor Myrna Melgar
District 7
San Francisco Board of Supervisors

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Aline Armstrong*

Director Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health

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Zea Malawa*
Perinatal Equity Medical Director, Maternal Child Adolescent Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health

E’leva Hughes Gibson*
Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools Cohort 5 San Francisco Unified School District

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Lynn Merz*
Executive Director Emerita
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund

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Maria Su*
Director
Department of Children,
Youth and Their Families

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Joan Miller*
Deputy Director
Family and Children’s Services

*Commissioner has completed Implicit Bias Training.

About Commission Meetings

For questions about the meetings please contact Kahala Drain. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at the meetings. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

About the Commission

Four seats on the First 5 San Francisco Commission are reserved for representatives of City agencies:

Director of Public Health, or designee
General Manager of the Human Services Agency, or designee
Member of the Board of Supervisors
Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, or designee

The Commission’s remaining five seats are appointed by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to four-year terms and represent these community constituencies:

County services for children, public health, behavioral health, social work or tobacco and substance abuse prevention and treatment
Recipients of services provided by the County Strategic Plan
Educators specializing in early childhood development
Local childcare resources or referral agencies, or the Childcare Planning and Advisory Council
Local organizations for prevention or early intervention for families at risk
Community-based organizations for early childhood development
San Francisco Unified School District
Local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations

First 5 San Francisco and the Commission are counseled by the Program and Fiscal Committees. The Program Committee reviews the performance of our programs and considers new initiatives. The Fiscal Committee oversees financial matters, including overall financial planning, our annual budget, and monitoring of expenses.