Gene Parks

Gene Parks has been a resident of the Kern River Valley since 1984, moving here from Colorado. He opened Parks Insurance to contribute to the community and has been involved in various local associations. In 1995, he was elected Mayor of Whiskey Flats, earning the nickname “Gentleman Gene.”

He has held leadership roles in the Lake Isabella Chamber of Commerce, the Kern Valley Visitors Council, the Kern Valley Exchange Club, and the Kern Valley Hospital Foundation, and served on the board of Alta One Federal Credit Union. In 2019, he joined the Kern Valley HealthCare District Board of Directors to help create positive changes for the community.