MHALA Leadership

Christina Miller, Ph.D.
President and CEO

Monica Davis, MBA
Chief Evaluation and Contracts Officer

Lucia Kung
Chief Financial Officer

Molly Ann Woods, CFRE
Chief Development & Communications Officer

Luis Montes, MBA, CPRP
Chief Services Officer, North County

Luther Richert
Chief Services Officer, South County

Silvia Miramontes
Chief Human Resources Officer

Judy Cooperberg, M.S., CPRP
Chief Advancement Officer, North County

Joe Ruiz
Chief Workforce Development Officer

Richard Janes
Vice President of Real Estate

Board of Directors

Patti LaPlace (Chair)
Lecturer
California State University Long Beach

Don Ford (Chair Elect)
Captain, Palmdale Station (retired)
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Raul E. Godinez (Secretary)
Immigration Attorney
Law Offices of Raul E. Godinez, Inc.

Ken Sofge (Treasurer)
Senior Vice President, Community Lending and Investment
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Jeff Berg
Minister
Lutheran Church of the Master

Kimberly Finney, Psy.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Southern California

Jean Harris
Alpha Brain Performance

Jordan Held
Clinical Psychotherapist
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

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

Richard Van Horn
Founder
Mental Health America of Los Angeles

Christina Wun
Art Operations Director
Riot Games

Christina Miller, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Mental Health America of Los Angeles