Ms. Zahry serves as legal counsel for KCERA management staff and the Board of Retirement. Before joining KCERA in 2013, she served as Deputy County Counsel for the County of Kern from 2002 to 2012. Ms. Zahry was also a law clerk for the United States Magistrate Judge of the Eastern District of California, Jennifer L. Thurston. She began her legal career with the County of Kern in 2000 as a child support attorney. Ms. Zahry served as President of the Kern County Bar Association in 2014. She earned a J.D. from the University of Santa Clara’s School of Law, a B.A. in Business Economics from University of California at Santa Barbara, and an A.A. in Economics from Bakersfield College.
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KCERA is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, KCERA
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
KCERA has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
KCERA regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.