Christine Barker
Christine is the executive director of Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries. She is a Fresno native and joined the Fresnoland board of directors in 2021.
Amber Crowell
Dr. Amber Crowell is Associate Professor of Sociology and co-director of the Center for Community Voices at California State University, Fresno. Her areas of expertise include residential segregation, social inequality, housing and evictions, and race and racism. She has published several articles and a book on these topics and has received several grants to support her research on residential segregation and housing and her work alongside the community to address social inequality in the San Joaquin Valley. She moved to Fresno from Texas in 2016, where she planted roots. She and her husband have two children, both born and being raised in Fresno. Amber joined the Fresnoland board in 2022.
Kimberly Gibson
Dr. Kimberly Gibson is a researcher at the Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology, and Agriculture (VISTA) at UC Merced. She studies inclusive innovation in agricultural technology and climate adaptation. Born and raised in Fresno, her work is rooted in the Central Valley and guided by a deep commitment to the region’s people, land, and future. Prior to starting her academic career, Kimberly worked in nonprofit management consulting in San Francisco and taught English in Yucatán, México through Proyecto Itzaes, a nonprofit community education organization where she now serves on the Board. In 2025, she also joined the Board of Fresnoland, whose reporting she has long admired.
Michael Manjarrez
Michael Manjarrez is an investment advisor with Whelan Financial. He joined the Fresnoland board of directors in 2025.
Kathleen Schock
Dr. Kathleen Schock is an instructor at Fresno City College, where she leads the journalism program and serves as the adviser of The Rampage, FCC’s student-run media organization. Before her career in education, Kathleen worked as a broadcast journalist and in public relations. Her community involvement includes serving on the Journalism Association of Community Colleges board and the Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State advisory committee. She joined the Fresnoland board of directors in 2024.
Former Board of Directors
Mike Osegueda (2022-2026)
Miguel Arambula (2022-2025)
BoNhia Lee (2022-2025)
Tim Haydock (2019-2024)
Danielle Fox (2021-2023)
Diego Arambula (2019-2022)
Angie Garcia-Nguyen (2019-2021)
Sarah Moffat (2018)