Our Board

Board Meetings

Board Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month (except where otherwise noted) from 5:00pm to 7:30pm via Zoom. The public is welcome to attend the open session beginning at 6:00pm. Zoom meeting access can be found in the meeting agenda documents linked below.

Meeting dates and agendas are as follows:
January 18, 2023
February 15, 2023
March 15, 2023
June 21, 2023
September 20, 2023
November 15, 2023

Meeting packets are found below: 
January 18, 2023
February 15, 2023
March 15, 2023
June 21, 2023
September 20, 2023

Board Members

Officers

Jack Jacobsen

As the longest tenured board member, Jack has been a part of overseeing the agency since its inception. He has a strong commitment to social justice and ensuring the most marginalized have access to services. He attributes his dedication to others from his family’s experience of surviving the holocaust.

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Ryan is a Sr. Administrative Analyst for the Santa Cruz County Administrative Office. He previously worked as a transit planner for the Santa Cruz METRO and a land use/transportation planner for AMBAG. With his deep knowledge in land use, transportation and economic development he hopes to help Community Bridges tackle a variety of challenges in the community including personal mobility, early childhood education and care, and health and nutrition.

Sara Siegel, Secretary
Sara previously worked at Community Bridges’ Mountain Community Resources Center as a probation youth advocate, teen program coordinator, parent education class coordinator and information and referral advocate. Sara has seen what resources and support can do for our community and she believes that Community Bridges is solving those needs. Sara has BA in Community Studies from UCSC and an MS from SJSU in Criminology-Concentration in Global Criminology.

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Attention Santa Cruz County residents with disabilities! Community Bridges’ Lift Line Access for All program has launched, bringing affordable, accessible transportation to your doorstep. For just $5, you can travel anywhere within the county. That’s right: Watsonville to Santa Cruz? $5. Felton to Capitola? $5. Ben Lomond to Aptos? $5.This first-of-its-kind program ensures equitable transportation for our friends, family, and neighbors with disabilities – creating a more accessible Santa Cruz County. Our self-service mobile app will be the primary scheduling point of contact, similar to ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft. Users can schedule rides up to seven days in advance, with a pickup available as early as the same day requested. To register for the program and receive a login for the app, contact the Community Bridges Lift Line office at 831-688-9663. ... See MoreSee Less
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