Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Valley Mountain Regional Center (VMRC) is guided by a Board of Directors that helps shape our programs and services, ensuring that people with developmental disabilities and their families have a voice in how we operate. Board members bring personal experience, professional knowledge, and community connections to guide our mission and advocate for high-quality services. The board includes members from each of the five counties we serve: three from San Joaquin, three from Stanislaus, and one each from Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties. In addition, there are four to ten at-large directors who can live in any of these counties. By law, at least 50% of the board members must be people with developmental disabilities or their parents/legal guardians, and at least 25% must be people with developmental disabilities. Each year, two additional members join the board—one appointed by the Professional Advisory Committee, and one appointed by the Consumer Advisory Committee.

Serve on Our Board

Make a difference in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families by joining the Valley Mountain Regional Center Board of Directors. We’re looking for community members with diverse experiences and perspectives to help guide our programs, advocate for quality services, and shape the future of VMRC. Apply today to bring your voice and ideas to our board.

Board Members

Erria Kaalund

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 President Parent San Joaquin County

Dr. Jody Burriss

07/01/2023-06/30/2026 Vice President Dir of Special Education Stanislaus County

Dr. Steve Russell

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 Treasurer Parent (Education/Administration) Amador County

Dominque Mellion

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2028 Secretary Other-Community Member San Joaquin County

Alicia Schott

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 Parent San Joaquin County

Candice Bright

7/1/2025-6/30/2027 CLASP Representative San Joaquin County

Crystal Enyeart

1/1/2025-12/31/2025 SAC6 Representative Amador County

Gabriela Castillo

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 Parent Tuolumne County

Jeff Turner

07/01/2023-06/30/2026 Parent Stanislaus County

Jessica Quesada

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2027 Consumer Representative San Joaquin County

Jose Lara

7/1/2025 – 6/30/2028 Parent San Joaquin County

Kenneth Huntley

7/1/2024-6/30/2027 Consumer Representative San Joaquin County

Kyle Cox

7/1/2024-6/30/2027 Parent Tuolumne County

Marisela Cruz

7/1/2024-6/30/2027 Parent Stanislaus County

Other Board Resources

Board Conflict of Interest Tracking