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 Service Officer,
North County
Luther Richert
Chief Service Officer,
South County
Leslie Bloom, JD
Vice President of Communications
Catrina Flores, LCSW
Vice President, Internal Staff Development and Training
Richard Janes
Vice President of
Real Estate
Mary Mahon
Vice President of Administration, North County
Cutberto Morales
Vice President of
Information Technology
Mark Ruckdaeschel, LCSW
Vice President of
Contracts Administration
Board of Directors
Raul E. Godinez (Chair)
Immigration Attorney
Law Offices of
Raul E. Godinez, Inc.
Don Ford (Past Chair)
Captain, Palmdale Station (retired)
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Kimberly Finney, PsyD (Secretary)
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Silvano Merlo (Treasurer)
General Manager
Long Beach Courtyard Marriott Downtown
David Ayala
First Vice President
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Susana González Edmond
Vice President
Actum, LLC
Pamela Griffin, MBA
Chief of Staff
Bartz-Altadonna
Community Health Center
Mary Hennessy, MBA
Affordable Housing and
Mediation Consultant
Patti LaPlace, MPA, RTC
Executive Director
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Charles Lew, Esq.
Managing Partner
The Lew Firm APC
Christina Miller, PhD
President and CEO
Mental Health America
of Los Angeles
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