MHALA Leadership
Christina Miller, PhD
President and CEO
Monica Davis, MBA
Chief Administrative and Contracts Officer
Lucia Kung
Chief Financial Officer
Kristin Candy, MSHR
Chief People Officer
Deanna Campbell, MPA
Chief Development Officer
Luis Montes, MBA, CPRP
Chief Services Officer,
North County
Luther Richert
Chief Services Officer,
South County
Leslie Bloom, JD
Vice President of Communications
Richard Janes
Vice President of
Real Estate
Rose Lopez, PhD
Vice President of
Curriculum Development
Cutberto Morales
Vice President of
Information Technology
Mark Ruckdaeschel, LCSW
Vice President of
Contracts Administration
Board of Directors
Don Ford (Chair)
Captain, Palmdale Station (retired)
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Patti LaPlace (Past Chair)
Lecturer
California State University, Long Beach
Raul E. Godinez (Secretary)
Immigration Attorney
Law Offices of Raul E. Godinez, Inc.
Kimberly Finney, Psy.D. (Treasurer)
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Susana González Edmond
Vice President
Actum, LLC
Charles Lew, Esq.
Managing Partner
The Lew Firm APC
Monica Lounsbery, PhD
Dean, College of Health and Human Services
California State University, Long Beach
Silvano Merlo
General Manager
Long Beach Courtyard Marriott Downtown
Mary Ann Takemoto, PhD
Vice President of Student Affairs (retired)
California State University,
Long Beach
Donnie Watson, PhD, CCFE, CATC V
Program Director
Thelma McMillen Recovery Center at Torrance Memorial