MHALA Leadership
Christina Miller, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Monica Davis
Chief Evaluation and Contracts Officer
Lucia Kung
Chief Financial Officer
Molly Ann Woods
Chief Development & Communications Officer
Luis Montes, CPRP
Chief Services Officer, North County
Luther Richert
Chief Services Officer, South County
Silvia Miramontes
Chief Human Resources Officer
Judy Cooperberg, CPRP
Chief Advancement Officer, North County
Joe Ruiz
Chief Training Officer
Chad Costello, CPRP
Vice President of Policy
Richard Janes
Vice President of Real Estate
Board of Directors
Christina Miller, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
Jeff Berg
Minister
Lutheran Church of the Master
Kimberly Finney
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Don Ford (Chair Elect)
Captain, Palmdale Station (retired)
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Raul Godinez
Immigration Attorney
Jean Harris
Alpha Brain Performance
Jordan Held
Clinical Psychotherapist
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Adam Kaufman (Past Chair)
CEO and President
Canary Health
Patti LaPlace (Chair)
Lecturer
California State University Long Beach
Charles Lew, Esq.
The Lew Firm APC
Monica Lounsbery
Dean, College of Health and Human Services
California State University Long Beach
Silvano Merlo
General Manager
Long Beach Courtyard Marriott Downtown
Ken Sofge (Treasurer)
Senior Vice President, Community Lending and Investment
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Richard Van Horn
Founder
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
Miki Webber (Secretary)
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
LA County Department of Mental Health
Christina Wun
Art Operations Director
Riot Games