CHAIRMAN

Barry Kielsmeier is a 34 year resident of Huntington Beach. He is a graduate of USC and UC Berkeley and the former head of the Department of Harbor, Business and Transit for the City of Redondo Beach. Barry has been active in non profit causes and has been on the Board of Directors of Circulo De Amigas and Congregation B’nai Tzedek.

VICE CHAIRMAN

Jevon joined Beach Cities Interfaith Services in 2024 because he was moved by the increasing number of homelessness persons in his community. That’s when he did some research and liked the way, BCIS quickly and directly helped people in need of housing assistance. That’s when he asked to be considered as a board member and was quickly approved to participate in all of BCIS’ initiatives. When asked about some of the core values that guide him, he responded: Always do the right thing for my clients, friends and family, and for my community. Enjoy the journey. We have chosen this path. We bring the passion and the joy through our work. Deliver excellence in everything I do. Build lasting relationships based on trust. Without true partners, family, and friends, we are simply just existing. Be authentic, empathetic, grateful, and humble. Jevon attended the University of Fairbanks, Alaska with a BBA, International Business and Nagoya Gakuin University in Japan to learn about Japanese culture and to speak Japanese. He enjoys riding his motorcycle, attends a few bourbon tastings and likes to have a nice cigar with friends on occasion..

LEGAL/HR and MARKETING

Kayla is an HR consultant and employment defense lawyer with experience in compliance and risk mitigation. She joined the Board of Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS) because of the clear wealth disparity she sees in our communities. People pay high rents, while  homeless people live out on the streets right outside their doors. Nonprofits like BCIS are stepping up to intervene in this crisis. Contributing even a modest amount of time or money can make a big difference in peoples' lives.

GRANTS

Barbara K Robinson earned an MS in Psychology/Counseling from California State University at Fullerton. After a 40+ year career in the California’s service delivery system for individuals with a developmental disability, she has retired to a life of volunteer work: as President of the Board for HOPE-Homes in Long Beach and as Secretary for the Board of Literacy Volunteers of Huntington Valley, and works with Heifer International. She is committed to the BCIS mission of preventing homelessness. In her spare time, she enjoys leisure time with her children and grandchildren plus their one dog and two cats and has published seven novels in the last eight years.

MARKETING

SECRETARY

Linda Rose is a retired HS chemistry/anatomy physiology teacher. She became a member of the BCIS Board in 2014. She has been collecting and distributing mail for those without permanent housing since 2018, in cooperation with St Peters by the Sea Presbyterian Church.

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MARKETING

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