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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, citizens from the community, people with mental illness and families of people with mental illness. Our 2008 Board members are:
Officers
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Anthony Abbate, Chairperson of the Board
Vice President, Los Angeles Region, Health Care Association of Southern California (retired)
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James Skalicky, Ph.D., Chair Elect
Clinical Psychologist; Psychology Instructor at Citrus College
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Areta Crowell, Ph.D., Past Chair
Past Director, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health; Board Member, Mental Health Association of California
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Richard S. Van Horn, President |
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Julia Scalise, , Secretary
Chief Development Officer, MHA |
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Adam Kaufman, Treasurer
Chief Operating Officer, Diabetes Prevention Source
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Directors
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Paula Bjelajac
Mental Health Consumer Advocate |
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Judge Marguerite Downing
Commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court |
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Sherry Gold
Attorney; Alternative Public Defender, County of Los Angeles |
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Katherine Gonzales
Mental Health Consumer Advocate |
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Ron Hansen
Former Health Deputy, Office of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
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Bruce Hoffman
Alternate Public Defender, County of Los Angeles (Retired)
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Kaaren Hoffman, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Medical Education, University of Southern California (Retired) |
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Chief Marc L. Klugman
Commander, Correctional Services
Division, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Retired) |
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John Oliver, Ph.D.
Director, Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach
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Elizabeth Pfromm, M.S., M.P.A.
Executive Director, Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic |
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Sandra Ponce
Volunteer Coordinator, Hoffman Hospice
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Bruce Seldeen
Family Advocate
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Beth Steckler
Housing Advocate
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Larry Thaxton
Head Deputy, Long Beach Office, Alternate Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
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Betty Jean Williams
Family Advocate, National Alliance on Mental Illness
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James Willwerth
Author/Journalist/Lecturer
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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. In Long Beach, the MHA Village Advisory Board
has representatives from the community, service professionals,
people with mental illness and their families. Our Antelope Valley
Advisory Committee is made up of business and civic leaders, nonprofit
colleagues and community citizens.
We have a volunteer advisory board for the Human Services Academy, our collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District to guide students toward careers in mental health and other human services. Our human services colleagues, college educators, high school administrators, and city and county representatives give us input on curriculum, mentoring, work experience and funding.
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Administration
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