Barbara Lapp


Charter Member: February 2001

Barbara represents the Shasta Children and Families First Commission. She has served on the Commission since its inception in March 1999. Prior to her retirement as an early childhood educator, Barbara was the teacher/director of the Redding Cooperative Preschool and an instructor at Shasta College. She currently sits on the Local Child Care Planning Council, is a member of the Association for the Education of Young Children, and has served as co-president of the League of Women Voters.

Barbara believes that "young children deserve our strongest commitment since what happens to these children is important to all of us in the community."