Chris Bobbitt
Board President
Chris joined the board in 2010. She has 27 years’ experience working in probation in San Bernandino and Merced Counties. She approved and monitored the 52 week Batterer’s Treatment Programs in San Bernandino County and became passionate about domestic violence and other victim safety issues. Chris lives in Merced and works as a Program Manager at the Merced County Human Services Agency. She is commited to public service and is active in her community.
Kathy Delaney
Vice President
Kathy is a retired Prevention Sprecialist and Mariposa Safe Families Executive Director. As a stakeholder in the early development of Intimate Partner Violence services for Mariposa County, she was inspired by founder, Candy O’Donel-Browne. She joined the board of directors to support the work of MCS and encourage community prevention efforts.
Candy O'Donel-Browne
Secretary
Candy was involved in the domestic violence movement of the 1970’s, and has been active in various organizations ever since. She served on the original board of the Jersey Battered Women’s Service in Morris County, New Jersey, and was on the first executive committee of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women. After moving west, she was a founding member of Mountain Crisis Services in Mariposa, California, and a strong advocate for establishing the Valley Crisis Center in Merced, California. She and her family owned the Yosemite Mariposa KOA Campground and RV Park in Midpines, California for over a decade. After it was sold, she became the Executive Director of the Mariposa County Economic Development Corporation. She is now retired. She is an experienced volunteer board member, having been involved for 37 years in many civic organizations ranging from healthcare, economic development and the arts to public transportation. She has always been deeply concerned about the welfare of victims of interpersonal hostilities, and has been active in developing services that improve their lives.
Armando Martinez
Treasurer
Father Stephen C. Bulfur
Father Stephen was ordained a priest in 1973. He served in Porterville, Bakersfield, CSU Fresno St. Paul Newman Center, former Pastor of St. Patrick’s, Merced; St. Mary’s, Fresno. He is currently Pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mariposa since 1994. His hobbies are motorcycle riding, kayaking, sailing, and X-C skiing. His favorite food is popcorn. His best place on vacation is Sir Francis Drake Straight, U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Father Bulfur is from Fresno, California and he has 59 first cousins on his father’s side alone!
Aurora Segura
Aurora Segura is a passionate and dedicated nurse with over twelve years of nursing experience. She has six years of experience in Medical-Surgical Nursing at Mercy Medical Hospital and six years of experience in Public Health Nursing at Merced County Department of Public Health.
She received her Masters of Science in Nursing degree from Holy Names University in May of 2020. She is enjoying her new nursing role as a nurse educator and is passionate about health education and teaching the next generation of nurses. She is motivated by the mission to help others and to positively affect the well-being of the entire community.
Claudia Noemi Juarez
Claudia was born and raised in Watsonville, CA. She attended UC Davis earning her Bachelors in Arts in 2001 with a double-major in English and Spanish and a minor in History with an emphasis in Latin America.
Claudia moved to the Merced area after graduating UC Davis and now residing in Atwater since 2003. She has three children: A daughter Alyssa age 19 and two sons; Daniel age 17 and Elijah age 15.
Claudia has worked as a teacher’s aide, substitute teacher and an advocate for A Woman’s Place. In 2005 Claudia joined Merced Superior Court and started law school in 2016 at San Joaquin College of Law in Clovis, CA graduating in 2020. Upon successfully passing the bar in 2020, Claudia was promoted to Staff Attorney at Merced Superior Court.
Claudia currently serves as board member for Merced County Law Library.
