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Angie Dillon-Shore has served as executive director of First 5 Sonoma County since 2016, guiding strategic investments in local early childhood programs and systems. First 5 Sonoma is the administrator of a countywide sales tax approved by voters in 2024 to strengthen child care and early learning systems and increase access to supports for children's health and perinatal mental health. Angie has over 35 years of experience in the fields of human services and education and has earned master’s degrees in counseling psychology and special education.

Prior to coming to First 5, Angie spent much of her career working in community-based settings, including Sonoma Community Action Network, where she oversaw school readiness, parent education, school health, housing and youth development programs. Throughout her career, she has been inspired by the resilience of the children, youth and families she has had the privilege to serve. Working across sectors – public education, nonprofit and government – has taught her that to solve social problems, communities must invest in prevention and strive to co-create solutions to structural inequality and eliminating gaps in opportunity, especially for young children. Angie lives in Guerneville with her wife, Nancy and their three French Bulldogs. In her free time, she loves RV travel and taking in as much live music as possible.