March 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM - Advisory Committee Regular Meeting

A. Call to Order – Kari Middleton-Hendrix, Advisory Chair

A.1. Pledge of Allegiance

A.2. Roll Call – Lynn Stephens, Executive Assistant IV or Martina Guevara, Commission Coordinator

B. Public Comments (for items not listed on the agenda) – Kari Middleton-Hendrix, Chair

C. Commission and Advisory Committee Business – Kari Middleton-Hendrix, Chair

C.1. Advisory Committee Recognition for Malinda Margiotta and Jiles Smith - Charna Widby, Executive Director; Lynn Stephens, Executive Assistant IV

C.2. Oath of Office for Advisory Committee Member Jennifer Briseño - Kristine Bell-Valdez, Supervising Deputy County Counsel

C.3. Director Updates – Charna Widby, Executive Director; Michael Knight, Assistant Director; Patricia Perez, Deputy Director

C.4. Public Information Updates – Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist and Michelle Rodriguez, Public Information Specialist

C.5. Advisory Committee Comments 

C.6. First 5 Riverside County Advisory Committee Annual Chair and Vice Chair Process/Elections — Kristine Bell-Valdez, Supervising Deputy County Counsel

D. Presentation/Information Items – Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Information Items and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

D.1. Inland So Cal United Way — Guaranteed Income Pilot Project Presentation — Dr. Danielle Kilchenstein, Dr.PH, Director, Guaranteed Income and Joanna Osorio, Guaranteed Income Pilot Project Manager

D.2. Help Me Grow Inland Empire Presentation — Megan Daly, Director, and Chad Vercio, M.D., Division Chief of Pediatrics, Med-Peds, and Pediatric Hospitalists, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

D.3. Brown Act Training and Presentation on 2026 Updates — Kristine Bell-Valdez, Supervising Deputy County Counsel

D.4. 2027-2030 First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan Update — Charna Widby, Executive Director

E. Consent Items – Chair (A copy of all Consent Items and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

E.1. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Advisory Committee September 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes

E.2.
Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Advisory Committee January 21, 2026 Meeting Minutes

F. Presentation/Action Items - Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Action Items and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

F.1. 26-01: Review and Recommend Nominations for 2026 Champion for Children Award Recipients — Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist 

G. Future Agenda Items:

G.1. First 5 Riverside County Updates

G.2. Quality Early Learning Provider and Family Survey Key Finding

G.3. HealthySteps Presentation

G.4. Communications Plan

G.5. 2027-2030 First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan Update

H. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Advisory Committee  to be held on May 13, 2026, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at:
First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Office
585 Technology Court — Conference Room A
Riverside, CA 92507