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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:
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Ralph Vasquez, Chairman of the Board
Business Owner
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James Skalicky, Ph.D., Past Chair
Clinical Psychologist; Psychology Instructor at Citrus College
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Adam Kaufman, Ph.D., Chair Elect
Co-Founder and President, Diabetes Prevention Source
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Rene Castro, M.S.W., Treasurer
Vice President, Programs, The California Conference for Equality and Justice
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Christina Gutierrez, L.C.S.W., Secretary
Social Worker, Los Angeles County – USC Medical Center |
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Dave Pilon, Ph.D., C.P.R.P., President and Chief Executive Officer
Mental Health America of Los Angeles |
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Richard S. Van Horn, President Emeritus
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
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Directors
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Eraka Bath, M.D.
Director, Child Forensic Services; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Nuerosypchiatic Institute |
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Areta Crowell, Ph.D.
Director Emeritus, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health |
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Judge Marguerite Downing
Commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court |
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Anita Gibbins, M.S.W.
Director, Women and Men's Resource Center, Long Beach City College
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Dave Haycock, Lt. Col. (Retired)
Tybrin Corporation |
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Bruce Hoffman
Alternate Public Defender, County of Los Angeles (Retired) |
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Kaaren Hoffman, Ph.D.
Associate Proffesor of Medical Education, University of Southern California (Retired)
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Fred Magenheimer
Businessman; Member, National Alliance on Mental Illness |
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Tim Morrisse, RN, MSN, PMHNP
Clinical Coordinator, Long Beach Veterans Healthcare System
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John Oliver, Ph.D.
Director, Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach (retired)
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Elizabeth Pfromm, M.S., M.P.A.
President, Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
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Ruth Teague
Director, Los Angeles Program, Corporation for Supportive Housing |
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Maria Tirado
Toyota Financial Services |
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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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Administration
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