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Our Board of Directors

MHA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. As the community representatives who direct the policy of our organization, the Board is the driving force behind our mission and growth. Our Board's composition is a blend of business and mental health professionals, volunteers who share a range of business and education expertise, citizens from the community, people with mental illness and families of people with mental illness. Our 2011 Board members are:

Officers

Ralph Vasquez, Chairman of the Board
Business Owner

   

James Skalicky, Ph.D., Past Chair
Clinical Psychologist; Psychology Instructor at Citrus College

   

Adam Kaufman, Ph.D., Chair Elect
Co-Founder and President, Diabetes Prevention Source

   

Rene Castro, M.S.W., Treasurer
Vice President, Programs, The California Conference for Equality and Justice

   
Christina Gutierrez, L.C.S.W., Secretary
Social Worker, Los Angeles County – USC Medical Center
   
Dave Pilon, Ph.D., C.P.R.P., President and Chief Executive Officer
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
   

Richard S. Van Horn, President Emeritus
Mental Health America of Los Angeles

Directors

Eraka Bath, M.D.
Director, Child Forensic Services; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Nuerosypchiatic Institute
   
Areta Crowell, Ph.D.
Director Emeritus, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
   
Judge Marguerite Downing
Commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court
   

Anita Gibbins, M.S.W.
Director, Women and Men's Resource Center, Long Beach City College

   
Dave Haycock, Lt. Col. (Retired)
Tybrin Corporation
   
Bruce Hoffman
Alternate Public Defender, County of Los Angeles (Retired)
   

Kaaren Hoffman, Ph.D.
Associate Proffesor of Medical Education, University of Southern California (Retired)

   
Fred Magenheimer
Businessman; Member, National Alliance on Mental Illness
   

Tim Morrisse, RN, MSN, PMHNP
Clinical Coordinator, Long Beach Veterans Healthcare System

   

John Oliver, Ph.D.
Director, Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach (retired)

   

Elizabeth Pfromm, M.S., M.P.A.
President, Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic

   

Ruth Teague
Director, Los Angeles Program, Corporation for Supportive Housing

   

Maria Tirado
Toyota Financial Services

   

Chief Alex Yim
Chief, Correctional Services Division, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Our Advisory Committees

We are fortunate to have the volunteer involvement of community leaders and concerned citizens to advance opportunities for people with mental illness. Our Long Beach Advisory Committee has representatives from the community, service professionals, people with mental illness and their families. In the Antelope Valley, our Advisory Committee is made up of business and civic leaders, nonprofit colleagues and community citizens.




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