Meet Our Board

John H. Tomkins

John Tomkins is a long time Lake County resident who has worked as a Self-employed Tax Accountant since 1971. He completed his B.S in accounting from Syracuse University. N.Y in 1960. He worked on additional undergraduate work at Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y and New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse, N.Y. John has worked as a controller for both Los Angeles YMCA and the Houston YMCA where he was also the Assistant General Manger. John is a certfied finaicial planner and enrolled to practice before the IRS. John is a member of the Business Education Citizens Advisory Committee of Mendocino College, Secretary of the Upper Lake Fire Protection District for 33 years, an orginal member of the North Shore Business Association, member of Sutter Lakeside Advisory Council, board member of SPCA of Clearlake, Trustee of Mendocino-Lake Community College District, member of Lake County Chamber of Commerce and a member of Lake County Friends of Mendocino Foundation.

Stephanie Simon-Woodard

I was raised on the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California located in South Lake County. I graduated from Middletown High School in 1993 and earned my Degree in Restaurant & Hotel Management in 2014. My husband and I have raised our 3 sons and 1 daughter in Middletown, we are blessed with two wonderful granddaughters (from our oldest son). I currently am the Facilities Coordinator at our tribal gaming facility, Twin Pine Casino & Hotel for the last 9 years. Over the last 26 years I have been involved in the tribal government(Tribal Council), our Tribal Regulatory Agency (Backgrounds Investigator) and Twin Pine Casino & Hotel (Casino Floor Supervisor, Front Desk, Cashier and Maintenance/ Housekeeping Manager).

Shelly trumbo

Shelly Trumbo serves as the Vice President of Well-Being for Adventist Health system. Passionate and dedicated to transforming individual, organizational, and community well-being, Shelly started her career in early childhood education. For the past decade, her work has focused on leading collaborative transformation initiatives to drive measurable improvement in well-being. Her work on system design and process improvement brings together multiple health and human agencies to address priorities in the community as seen through the success of initiatives that achieved significant well-being improvement and reductions in services utilization of vulnerable community members. Shelly grew up in Northern California. When Shelly isn’t working, she loves performing and visual arts, gardening, and books.

Karlene ellis

Karlene Ellis is a native Californian. She has served on the board of Lake FRC for several years. Karlene raised two sons and a daughter in Burlingame. She was an active volunteer in the San Mateo County School district. Karlene was a young nurse when the hospice movement started in the US. She worked as a hospice nurse for over 25 years, when she retired to live in Kelseyville. She has enjoy’s being active in her community, a volunteer at the Kelseyville Senior Center lunch program. Karlene likes to travel, work in her garden, bird watching and hiking. A proud Nana of three young grandchildren.

Buz Dereniuk

Buz Dereniuk moved to Lake County as his retirement home in 2005. He is the owner of Cat’s Paw Vineyard and is a member of several community organizations. Born in Cincinnati Ohio, Buz graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. A retired Navy pilot Dereniuk holds a Masters in Accounting and retired as a Senior Manager after a long career with the U. S. Treasury. In addition to working in his vineyard, Buz is former President and a long time member of the Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise and served for eight years on the Board of the Lake County Winegrape Commission. Of his role on the Lake FRC Board, Buz says, “I am privileged and honored to be a member of the Board of LFRC.

Genee Woodson

She has maintained involvement in multiple capacities with the agency since 2012 proud to support their talented efforts of turning visions into community action for Lake County. Previously, she served LFRC as Chair of the Parent Policy Council, an advisory committee within Early Head Start, a LFRC program 2 of her own children have greatly benefited from enrollment in. A long time resident of the community, she has called Lake County home since the mid 1980s when she moved here from southern California as a teen, quickly becoming a staple in the community for her passion for children, eventually becoming a licensed child care provider and volunteer involved in local youth clubs. Now a parent and a grandparent to children with special needs, she is even more driven to preserving a culture of community. She serves on two Boards of Directors committed to contributing to programs that keep local neighbors empowered, healthy, and
thriving. Occasionally, free time presents itself. During these golden moments, Geneé enjoys writing freelance for publications, serving as a women’s ministry counselor, exploring coastal waters, singing, music, and travelling the U.S.

Dr. Becky salato

Superintendent of Konocti Unified School District

Ilene Dumont

Lake County is my home and where I have spent over 45 years serving many community needs. I believe Lake County has some of the best non-profits available to meet a variety of needs throughout the County. I recently retired from a 45-year career developing and directing People Services, Inc. into a multi-service Agency serving those with developmental/intellectual disabilities. At the same time, I was involved in many other non-profits, including Lake Family Resource Center since 2004. LFRC is a multi-service Agency meeting the needs of a wide spectrum of needs throughout the County. Its Leadership Team is amazing and dedicated and committed to excellence in service. I would encourage all to keep LFRC on their radar for volunteering and gifting. They are a valuable resource in our communities and they need our support.