Meet The Team
Board Members
David Wright, President
Owner Wright Bros. Welding
Kay Gibson, Secretary
Assistant Director (retired), San Benito HHSA
Anthony J. Morales, Board Member
Mechanical Engineer
Chief Team
Kendra Bobsin, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Kendra Bobsin continues to enjoy a career full of diverse experiences within the field of early childhood education. During the last 30-plus years, she has worked in both the direct services and administration of large and small childcare facilities. Her background includes grant writing, as well as monitoring contracts. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Business Administration. Kendra lives in Hollister with her husband, Pete and they have two adult children, Gus and Jack. In her free time, Kendra enjoys reading, watching movies, and continues to write children’s books with her family as “Gram and the Girls”.
Jessica Kranz, MA
Chief Compliance Officer
Jessica Kranz is the Chief Compliance Officer for Go Kids, Inc. Jessica oversees the departments of Enrollment, Training, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance. She has worked for Go Kids, Inc. for twenty-seven years. She started as an aide in one of our sites in Hollister. She enjoys being with her family, travel, and great food.
Andrea LaCroix, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Andrea LaCroix is the CFO at Go Kids, working her way up from an Alternative Payment Specialist. She has been with the Agency for 10 years. She has over 30 years experience in the accounting field and considers herself a “forever student” eager to learn and expand her knowledge. She enjoys hiking, walking her dogs, reading, watching reality TV and spending time with her family.
Todd Tevis, MSHRM
Chief Human Resource Officer
Todd Tevis is a Chief Human Resource Officer with over 15+ plus years’ experience working at Go Kids in human resource positions. He has been a member of Go Kids since 2000 with various positions within the agency. In his current position, he oversees all aspects of human resource management for more than 180 employees throughout four different counties. He holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management from Florida International University based out of Miami, Florida. He has received a Golden Key International Honor Society scholarship for his academics and has held Employee Law Credentials from Society of Human Resource Management.
Hobbies: College & Professional sports, Travel, Dining, Running, and Hiking.
Director Team
Kendra Allen
Family Child Care Director
Kendra Allen is an accomplished nonprofit professional with over two decades of experience across the Early Childhood Education industry, directing center-based care, training staff, planning events and workshops, consulting and advocating for children and families. Kendra finds great joy promoting access to high-quality education opportunities and services inclusive of all children and families.
Kendra received a BA in Child Development from San Jose State University and holds a Program Director Permit from the California Department of Education. Kendra serves on the Board of Directors for the South County chapter of the California Association for the Education of Young Children. She lives in Morgan Hill and has been a part of the community for over forty years. In her spare time, Kendra enjoys reading and spending time outdoors with her family.
Kendra currently serves as the Family Child Care Director at Go Kids, Inc. She is privileged to work alongside a dedicated team to provide a supportive environment for approximately 200 Family Child Care Providers serving over 500 children in the following counties: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz.
Rocio Hernandez
Accounting/Payroll Director
Rocio Hernandez is an Accounting/Payroll Director with a strong passion for helping children, families, and her community. She has been part of Go Kids, Inc since 2004 and her commitment is to contribute to a framework that fosters a suitable environment to help kids evolve and families strive. She found her Ikigai "life purpose" in her work, and she is enjoying what she does and what she can offer to enhance future generations. To better serve those within the organization, Rocio has achieved a Master's Degree in Human Development with an emphasis on Leadership, BA in Human Development, and AA in Accounting; all of which have equipped her with the necessary tools and knowledge to fulfill this role. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys being with family and friends, gardening, traveling, and participating in high school exchange student programs to get immersed in other cultures. She believes in life learning and constantly seeks opportunities for self-improvement.
Joe Hernandez
I.T. Director
Joe provides in-house innovation, I.T support, and Information Security to the Go Kids team. Joe is a San Jose native, a devout San Francisco 49er and Boston Celtic’s fan, and a music enthusiast. He has successfully climbed the I.T career ladder within the nonprofit community as a Technician, Supervisor, Manager, and Director over the last four and a half years. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University, a Certificate in Information Security, and a Masters Degree in Information Technology Management from Keller University. Joe has actively served his country as a Marine for four years, enjoyed coaching youth football, baseball, basketball and continues to provide support to his community. Joe’s passion for the nonprofit sector as an I.T Director at Go Kids continues to drive his continued innovative forward mentality to streamline our processes not only for our employees, but for the families we strive to aide on a daily basis.
Mayola Rodriguez
Special Projects Director
Mayola Rodríguez is the Special Projects Director and has been with Go Kids since 2010, although she has been in the field of early childhood education since 1993. She manages the First 5 funded project that is providing Care Coordination and Home Visiting to families of children ages 0-5 in Monterey County. She also provides oversight of the Child Development Resource Center (Resource & Referral) office in Hollister in San Benito County, which serves as the lead for the R&Rs in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and Monterey Counties. In addition, she serves as our agencies Appeal Officer. Her background also includes grant writing and monitoring contracts. Mayola is bilingual/bicultural in Spanish. She obtained her B.A. at U.C.L.A. in 1990 in Spanish Literature and Linguistics and three years later, earned her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Monterey Institute of International Studies. Her hobbies include hiking, knitting, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Keith Morales
Director, Community & Parent Engagement
Was born to immigrant parents and grew up in East San Jose. At an early age, Keith was inspired by the stories of his parents and grandparents to work in social justice and support the most marginalized communities. His parents made immense sacrifices to ensure he attained an education as the primary means of achieving their vision for a better life for their children and future generations.
Keith graduated from Archbishop Mitty High School where he developed the sense of compassion and responsibility to his loved-ones and the general community. In the mid 90’s, Keith graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in sociology/criminology. Upon graduation, Keith began working with youth and their families involved in Juvenile Probation. Realizing the challenges families faced were rooted in inequities within systems and communities, Keith sought to address the root-cause issues and promote family strengthening. As a result of this shift, Keith established partnerships with local system leaders to establish eleven community-led family resource centers in Monterey and Santa Clara Counties. Since 2016, Keith has worked as Deputy Chief of Family Strengthening & Support at FIRST 5 Santa Clara County and pushed for policy and systems change efforts to expand on the support for the community and ensuring the efforts are led by the community. Today, Keith is working at Go Kids, Inc. and is continuing these efforts in the central coast region (Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties).
For fun, Keith coaches youth football and mentors youth struggling to find their gifts and talents.
Katrina Uribe
Family Service Director
Katrina Uribe is a Family Service Director at Go Kids, Inc. with 7 years helping families access affordable childcare. Specializing in subsidized childcare, Katrina uses that experience to expand services to the neediest families.
By focusing on adapting to the needs of our ever changing communities, Katrina has played in role in moving the Family Service Department to meet families where they are. She is committed to further developing her skills and knowledge by pursuing a Master of Science in Non-profit Management with an emphasis in Leadership and Communication. She finds the most rewarding thing is helping families provide for their families by making childcare less of a financial burden and being able to give children the opportunity to access quality care. She believes every story counts.
Outside of work and school, Katrina enjoys spending time with her friends, family and dog named Cookie. She also loves baking, especially around the holidays.