Angel LeSage (Chair)
Angel LeSage has been the Amador County Public Health Nursing Director since 1983. She holds a bachelors degree in nursing and is a pediatric nurse practitioner. She has devoted the last twenty years to the improvement of health for women and children. Angel has been a serving member of both the Child Abuse and the Domestic Violence Prevention councils. She is also an active volunteer in the 4-H program.

Supervisor Richard Forster
Richard Forster has resided in Amador County since 1975 and is a fifth generation Californian. He graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural and Managerial Economics. He is a commercial cattle rancher and is employed with the California Youth Authority. Supervisor Forster has served as an active member on the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors, the Ione Planning Commission, and numerous community organizations. Richard and his wife, Laurie, have two daughters, Lindsey and Tyler.

Shelly Hance
Shelly Hance is the Executive Director of the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency. She has over 20 years experience in Amador County, developing, organizing, and overseeing projects focused on assisting individuals and families toward self-sufficiency. She has a passion for community involvement, collaboration, and recognition of community strengths as key to success in community endeavors. Last, but not least, she is a committed, loving parent.

Dorothy Putnam-Smith
Dorothy Putnam-Smith has worked in the in the Early Education Field for over 35 years, eight of those years in Amador County.  She has worked at HRC Child Care Resources in Amador and is the current Director of Amador State Preschools. Working with parents, staff and the community - Dorothy’s passion is bringing a high quality preschool experience to all children and families.  She is an active member of the Amador Child Care Council, the Amador Child Abuse Prevention Council, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, County Office of Education Program Administrators of Child Development, Northern California Early Childhood Education Conference Committee and stays active in many other local community organizations. She has a very close relationship with her family which includes two sons and two grandsons.

Cyndie Landergen
Cyndie is a parent and owner/operator of a large family day care in Jackson.  She has lived in Amador County for over 30 years and is a graduate of Amador High School.  Cyndie has worked with the adult disabled as a community skills worker, helping promote self-efficacy.  She has also worked for the Amador County Unified School District as an aide.  After having her third child, she decided to open a family day care.  She has been in the business since 2004 and is still going strong.