Our Team

Tom Klein

Coordinator of KRV CERT

Former on-call firefighter/paramedic

Owner/Operator of Klein's Fire Protection

Search and Rescue, 28 years experience in the fire relateed business.

27 year resident of Kern River Valley

Reason for being part of CERT: I feel rewarded in helping others.

Karla Chidester

Bakersfield Team Member

I enjoy helping people physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Harley rider enthusiast.

Dion Graham

Bakersfield Team Member

In training to become an instructor for the Bakersfield CERT Team.

Harley rider enthusiast.

Michael Batelaan

Bodfish Team Member

Owner of Lake Design & Lake Images

Bibianna Branam

Bodfish Team Member

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels & Church

Robin Carstens

Bodfish Team Member

Rosky Gonzalez

Bodfish Team Member

Enjoying 1st Year of Retirement

Linda Potts

Bodfish Team Member

Nancy Puckett

Bodfish Team Member

CERT Trainer

Works for Kernville School District

Bonita Burns McGrath

Bodfish Team Member

Works at The Furniture Store

Prior military, USMC as a helicopter electrician and US Army as a helicopter mechanic.

Bob Bodenhamer

Caliente Team Member

Gail Brannon

Caliente Team Member

Christine Effinger

Caliente Team Member

Roger Friend

Team Leader Cap Canyon

Jim Porter

Cap Canyon Team Member

Breeder of mules & donkeys

Julie Porter

Cap Canyon Team Member

Breeder of mules & donkeys

Paula Walke

Cap Canyon Team Member

Walker in 3-Day Against Breast Cancer

Victoria Ray

Lake Isabella Team Member

Kern Valley Resident for 54 years

Feels blessed to become part of the CERT Team

Joseph "Skip" Reymann

Lake Isabella Team Member

Nancy Reymann

Lake Isabella Team Member

"I am a people person"

Dan Disney

Team Leader Walker Pass

Karen Davis

Walker Pass Team Member

Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer

Owner of Touch of Class Hair Salon in Ridgecrest

Charlotte Disney

Walker Pass Team Member

Karen Luhn

Walker Pass Team Member

Steve Luhn

Walker Pass Team Member

Bob Peterson

Walker Pass Team Member

Sally Peterson

Walker Pass Team Member

Colleen Silberberg

Walker Pass Team Member

Glen Wellman

Weldon Team Leader

Paul Kuttig

Weldon Team Member

Home Health Aid/Nurse

Raised in Kern Valley

Andrea Kyt

Weldon Team Member

Shirley Steele

Weldon Team Member

Loves the Valley & Being CERT Volunteer

John Steers

Weldon Team Member

First Aid & CPR Instructor for Red Cross

Gloria Wellman

WeldonTeam Member

Volunteer for "Adopt-A-Highway"

Craig Hayes

Team Leader Wofford Heights

CERT Trainer

First Aid & CPR Instructor for Red Cross

Adela Browne

Wofford Heights Team Member

I'm a retired nurse who is CPR certified and I hope to use my skills in CERT.

I have been living in Kern Valley for the past 6 years.

Donald Debolt

Wofford Heights Team Member

John Hoffman

Wofford Heights Team Member

Sondra Hoffman

Wofford Heights Team Member

Enjoys helping people

Dennis Kelley

Wofford Heights Team Member

I like to help others in the community.

Dean Ott

CERT Trainer

Retired firefighter/paramedic

Jason Taylor

Wofford Heights Team Member

Student at Cerro Coso College

Teena Wescott

Wofford Heights Team Member

Loves to fish on days off

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