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Lieutenant Nicole Anderberg has served with the Bakersfield Police Department since 2004. She began her career as a 9-1-1 dispatcher before entering the police academy in 2007. Over the years, she has gained extensive experience in Patrol, Investigations, Internal Affairs, and currently manages the Impact Unit, which addresses quality-of-life issues affecting business owners and residents in Bakersfield.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in public policy and administration from California State University, Bakersfield. Nicole is married to Nathan, a sergeant with the Bakersfield Police Department, and they have two children, Thomas (9) and Eleanor (5).

Lieutenant Anderberg is an active member of Kiwanis – Westchester and serves on the Advisory Board for the Downtown Business Association. In her free time, she enjoys participating in local 5K races and tending to her family ranch, home to horses, cows, and chickens

Lito Morillo has 26 years of administrative experience with the County of Kern and now serves as the Director of Human Services. He oversees in excess of a $533 million budget and more than 1800 employees who provide Child Protective Services, Family Reunification, Foster Care, Adoptions, Family Stabilization, CalWORKs, Cal-Learn and other social services.

Mr. Morillo graduated from CSU Bakersfield with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration. He began his career at the Department of Human Services in 1994 where he served in the roles of Eligibility Worker, Administrative Coordinator and Assistant Program Director. He promoted to Program Director at Aging and Adult Services in 2007.

In 2011 Mr. Morillo became the Director of Aging and Adult Services and served in this role for 11 years. He also serves on various boards including the Independent Living Center, Kern Senior Network and Strata Credit Union. Throughout his career, Mr. Morillo has led collaborative efforts forming numerous partnerships with county agencies, businesses, non-profit groups, faith-based organizations and others to provide vital and innovative services to the vulnerable and this community.

In March of 2024, Dr. Steven Bloomberg was selected to serve as the 7th Chancellor in the history of the Kern Community College District (Kern CCD), which serves students across 24,800 square miles of the Southern San Joaquin Valley. He has more than 30 years of experience as an administrator of higher education, starting in 1994 as the Workforce Development Director for Cerro Coso Community College, which is one of Kern CCD’s three sister colleges, as well as extensive experience in workforce development, community outreach, and continuing education.

Before returning to Kern, Dr. Bloomberg was previously the president of Southeast Arkansas College, where he led the college through many high-profile initiatives such as inmate education, innovative career pathway development, and opening the first phase of housing on the Southeast Arkansas campus.

During his tenure as Kern CCD Chancellor, Dr. Bloomberg has emphasized servant leadership, strategic foresight, and enhanced collaboration between the district’s three colleges. He continues to hold town hall meetings and focus groups with campus stakeholders to address organizational culture and has developed a five-year strategic plan for optimizing student success in alignment with the Vision 2030 initiative championed by the California Community Colleges’ Chancellor’s Office. Dr. Bloomberg launched the Kern CCD Supervisory Leadership Institute to align strategic directions and build rapport between directors, deans, and administrators at Bakersfield College, Porterville College, and Cerro Coso.

As a former student whose life was transformed by his time at Kern CCD, Dr. Bloomberg’s background and philosophy align with the district’s goals of retaining students, increasing enrollments, and preparing the Southern San Joaquin Valley workforce for new careers in emerging technologies. Chancellor Bloomberg has a Ph.D. in Higher Ed Administration from the American College of Education, as well as a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology from West Texas A&M.

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