MHALA Leadership
Christina Miller, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Monica Davis, MBA
Chief Evaluation and
Contracts Officer
Lucia Kung
Chief Financial Officer
Kristin Candy, MSHR
Chief People Officer
Luis Montes, MBA, CPRP
Chief Services Officer,
North County
Luther Richert
Chief Services Officer,
South County
Jennifer D’Alvarez, MBA, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
Leslie Bloom, JD
Vice President of Communications
Judy Cooperberg, M.S., CPRP
Vice President of External Affairs, North County
Richard Janes
Vice President of Real Estate
Rose Lopez, Ph.D.
Vice President of Training
and Education
Christine Petit, Ph.D.
Vice President of Public Policy
and Advocacy
Cutberto Morales
Vice President of
Information Technology
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.
The Lew Firm APC
Monica Lounsbery, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health and Human Services
California State University, Long Beach
Silvano Merlo
General Manager
Long Beach Courtyard Marriott Downtown
Dr. Mary Ann Takemoto
Vice President of Student Affairs (retired)
California State University, Long Beach