Assistant Director,

Program Support Bureau

Vanessa Frando is an Assistant Director overseeing the divisions of Eligibility Policy Development & Support Services, Internal Audit, Contracts, Continuous Quality Improvement & Foster Care Ombudsman,  Facilities, Fleet & Mail Services, and Information Technology. She began working for Kern County Human Services in 1999 working in various child welfare programs as a Social Service Worker, Social Service Supervisor, Human Services Program Specialist, Human Services Program Director, and most recently, as an Assistant Director.  Her experience in child welfare programs include Family Services, Court Intake, Emergency Response, Early Intervention Services, Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, Resource Family Approval, and Adoptions, as well as experience leading the County Self-Assessment, System Improvement Plan, and membership in various statewide committees.

Mrs. Frando earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice, as well as a Master’s in Social Work degree, both from California State University, Bakersfield.