Director of Kern County Public Health
Sep 15, 2021 6:45 AM
Brynn Carrigan
Director of Kern County Public Health

Brynn Carrigan has been the Director of Kern County Public Health since March of this year after serving as Assistant Director since 2012. Among her diverse responsibilities in managing departmental programs and services, she has served as Incident Commander for Public Health’s Department Operations Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brynn has been instrumental in the development of innovative community based programs such as Waste Hunger Not Food, Certified Healthy and Know Your Numbers. She has almost 14 years of experience working for the County of Kern. She graduated from South High School and California State University Bakersfield with a degree in Business Administration. Born and raised in Kern County, Brynn has a heart for serving her community and strives to improve the health of Kern County residents. Brynn is married and has two children.