Commission on Children and Youth Advisory Board

BOARD FUNCTION/PURPOSE

The 20 members of the Kitsap County Commission on Children and Youth Advisory Board are volunteers from throughout the county appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for three-year terms. They represent health and social services, law and justice, military, education, parks and recreation, business, youth and the general community. The Commission also serves as an advisory board to the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners, and the Local Public Health and Safety Network.

The Youth Commission's charge is to:

Advise County Commissioners and residents on the needs of children, youth and families based on periodic assessments;

Facilitate coordination of information among agencies to maximize resources; and to

Advocate for an environment that fosters healthy, self-sufficient, responsible and productive children, youth, and families.

The key focus areas the Youth Commission has targeted include:

  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Youth Substance Abuse
  • Youth Engagement/Drop-Out Intervention
  • Youth Violence


Background

In 1992, as a step towards improving state services for children, Washington State lawmakers officially established the Family Policy Council, charged with making social programs and policies more responsive to the needs of families. Community Public Policy Health and Safety Networks were established by the Legislature in 1994 - using Family Policy Principles - as a way to give communities a larger role by tackling their own social problems. The Commission on Children and Youth became the local Community Public Health and Safety Network for Kitsap County in August of 2000. The Youth Commission supports activities that increase the capacity for the community to build developmental assets among youth.


The Commission on Children and Youth is accepting applications for new youth members!

We have or will have vacancies for youth from Bainbridge Island, North Kitsap, Central Kitsap and South Kitsap! To apply to the Kitsap County Commission on Children and Youth, please complete this application along with the Application Supplement. A position description is available here. Please contact Rebecca Pirtle at Kitsap County Volunteer Services if you have questions about the application and appointment process at rpirtle@kitsap.gov.


​Members and Staff​Representing​Term
Abigail Stevenson
​At Large3/8/24 - 3/7/27
Bethany Wecks​At Large​6/27/22 - 6/26/25
Elisabeth Nilsson​At Large

​Business​VACANT
Josh Lane
Education
11/13/23 - 11/12/26
Brandon Taga​Education12/11/23 - 12/10/26
Crista Magneson
Faith-Based​7/25/22 - 7/24/25
Kimberly Riley
​Health7/10/23-7/9/26
Amanda WilliamsonLaw and Justice​11/13/23 - 11/12/26
Cathy Adams-Bomar​Military4/11/22 - 4/10/25
Dragan Kardzic
​Out-of-School Programs10/11/21 - 10/10/24
Danielle Jenkel
​Social Services7/22/24 - 7/21/27
VACANT
​Social Services
​Emily Main​Tribal​9/12/22 - 9/11/25
Natasha Minger
​Tribal
​6/12/23 - 6/11/26
VACANT​Youth (Central Kitsap)
Lynne Tabone
​Youth (Bremerton)7/10/24 - 7/9/25
​VACANT​Youth (Bainbridge Island)
Camden Singer
​Youth (North Kitsap) 9/12/22 - 9/11/24
VACANT
​Youth (South Kitsap)

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Meeting Time 
First Thursday of every month at
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

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Location 

**Currently meeting remotely via Zoom.

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2024 Meeting Schedule

Click on date below for meeting agendas and minutes.

January 4- Cancelled

February 1

March 7

April 4

May 2 select Zoom link below

June 6

July 11 *Virtual only

August 1

September 5

October 3

November

December

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Phone: 1-253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 868 1958 3040

Passcode: 845096

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Previous Years

2023 Agenda Packets

2022 Agenda Packets
2021 Agenda Packets
2020 Agenda Packets

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Contact Us

Laura Hyde, Program Coordinator
(360) 337-4879or lhyde@kitsap.gov

Doug Washburn
Director, Department of Human Services
dwashburn@kitsap.gov