Mental Health Committee

Members

Chair
Beverly Buckles, Director/Chair
Department of Social Work and Social Ecology
Loma Linda University

Consultant
Janet Black


Laura Alongi, Field Faculty
Department of Social Welfare
School of Public Affairs
University of California, Los Angeles

Joanne Altschuler, Professor & Bachelor Program Director
School of Social Work
California State University, Los Angeles

Patsy Andrada, Director of Field Education
Department of Social Work
California State University, San Bernardino

Kim Archuletta, Project Coordinator
School of Social Work
San Diego State University

Christy Berger, MHSA Coordinator
California Board of Behavioral Sciences


Michael Brooks
Center for Clinical Social Work

Barbara Brown
NASW

Eva Carrera, District Chief
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Bill Carter, Deputy Director
California Institute for Mental Health

Robin Carter, Director
Division of Social Work
Sacramento State University

Dorbea Cary, Mental Health Training Coordinator
Master of Social Work Program
California State University, Stanislaus

David Chenot, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
Master of Social Work Program
California State University, Fullerton

Steven Clark, Director of Field Education
Department of Social Welfare
School of Public Affairs
University of California, Los Angeles

Edward Cohen, Director
Center for Social Services Research
University of California, Berkeley

Chad Costello, Director of Public Policy
National Mental Health Association of Greater Los Angeles

Christa Countee, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
Department of Social Work
California State University, East Bay

Rachael Cresci, Director of Field Education
Department of Social Work
California State University, East Bay

Carla Cross, Internship & Training Manager
Ventura County
Behavioral Health Department

Tomas Crowe
Department of Social Work
California State University, Long Beach

John Cullen, Representative
County Welfare Directors Association

Betty Dahlquist, Executive Director
California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies

Rick DeGette, Director of Vocational Services
Alameda County Behavioral Health

Kirsten Deichert, Legislative & Public Information Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Sadhna Diwan, Associate Professor
School of Social Work
San Jose State University

Valerie Edwards, Fieldwork Consultant & Lecturer
School of Social Welfare
University California, Berkeley

Candy Elson, MHTP Coordinator
San Diego State University

Luis Escalante
Training Division
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Carried Eskay, MH Stipend Co-Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, Los Angeles

Geri Esposito, Executive Director
California Society for Clinical Social Work

Charles Floyd, Professor & Field Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, Stanislaus

Marilyn Flynn, Dean
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Christine Ford, Director of Field Education
Social Work Program
California State University, Fullerton

Terrence Forrester, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
Department of Social Work and Social Ecology
Loma Linda University

Gwen Foster, Director
Mental Health Training
CalSWEC

Terri Franklin, Program Manager II
Quality Management
Department of Behavioral Health
San Bernardino County

Betty Garcia, Professor
Department of Social Work Education
California State University, Fresno

Jeff Gorsuch,
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Micki Gress, Senior Fellow
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Bart Grossman, Adjunct Professor
School of Social Welfare
University of California, Berkeley

Beth Halaas, Director of Field Education
Department of Social Work
California State University, Northridge

Sheila Hembury, Program Coordinator
School of Social Work
San Francisco State University

Patricia Henry, Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
California State University, Bakersfield

Rafael Herrera, Director of Admissions
School of Social Welfare
University California, Berkeley

Charley Hodson
Mental Health Stipend Program
School of Social Work
San Jose State University

Denise C. Hunt, Behavioral Health Director
Stanislaus County
Behavioral Health & Recovery Services

Patty Hunter, Director of Field Education
School of Social Work
California State University, Chico

Christian Itin, MSW Director
Department of Social Work
Humboldt State University

Sigrid James, Associate Professor of Social Work
School of Social Work and Social Ecology
Loma Linda University

Donna Jensen, Mental Health Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, Chico

Michael Johnson, Professor
Master of Social Work Program
California State University, Stanislaus

Brian Keefer, Project Manager
Human Resources Committee
California Mental Health Planning Council

Jill Kelly, Director of Field Education
Division of Social Work
California State University, Sacramento

Kristy Kelly, Director
Lake County Mental Health

Marian Klemek
Department of Social Work
California State University, Long Beach

Alfredo B. Larios, Chief
Training Division
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Gerardo Lavina, Field Education Faculty
Department of Social Welfare
School of Public Affairs
University of California, Los Angeles

Judy Lehman,
Children's Services Administration
Riverside County Department of Mental Health

Eileen Levy, Former Director
School of Social Work
San Francisco State University

Ray E. Liles, Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
California State University, San Bernardino

Mitzi Lowe, Assistant Professor/Field Coordinator
Department of Social Work Education
California State University, Fresno

Deborah Lowery, Director
Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice
University of California, Davis

Dianne Mahan, Director of Field Education
School of Social Work
San Francisco State University

Mitchell Maki, Dean
College of Health & Human Services
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Peter Manoleas, Faculty
School of Social Welfare
University California, Berkeley

Arelis John Martinez, Supervisor
Mental Health Intern Program
San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health

Sally Mathiesen, Associate Professor
School of Social Work
San Diego State University

Donna Matthews, Program Manager
Working Well Together
California Institute of Mental Health

Robert Mejia, Lecturer
Department of Social Work
California State University, Bakersfield

Nancy Meyer-Adams, Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
California State University, Long Beach

Lorraine Midanik, Principal Investigator/Dean
School of Social Welfare
University California, Berkeley

Jane Middleton, Director
Department of Social Work Education
California State University, Fresno

James Midgley, Professor
School of Social Welfare
University California, Berkeley

Laurel Mildred, Former Executive Director
California Network of MH Clients

Marcia Mindell, Mental Health Consultant
Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services

Teresa Morris, Chair
Department of Social Work
California State University, San Bernardino

Kate Mortimer, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
Department of Social Work
California State University, Northridge

Carol Mroz, Faculty Liaison/CalSWEC Consultant
Department of Social Work
California State University, Northridge

Susan Nakaoka, Director of Field Education
College of Health and Human Services
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Sean O'Connor, Outreach Coordinator
California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Deborah Pitts, Clinical Faculty
Department of Occupational Science & Therapy
University Southern California

Julie Poirier, MH Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, San Bernardino

Lee Pullen, Program Manager
Marin County Adult Services

Allan Rawland, Director
San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health

Mary Rawlings, BASW Program Director
Department of Social Work
Azusa Pacific University

Dina Redman, Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
San Francisco State University

Paul Riches, Executive Director
California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Mary Ann Ruffalo
San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health

Dianne Rush Woods, Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
California State University, East Bay

John Ryan

David M. Schoelen
Riverside County
Department of Mental Health

Adrienne Shilton, Program Director
Workforce, Education, and Training
California Mental Health Directors Association Designee

Marcie Siegel, Coordinator of Field Instruction
School of Social Work
San Diego State University

Dianna Simon, Associate Professor
Department of Social Work and Social Ecology
Loma Linda University

Vicki Smith, Director
Adult Services
California Institute for Mental Health

Kathy Sniffen, Coordinator
CalSWEC Aging Initiative

Marvin Southard, Director
Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health

Dan Souza, Representative
California Mental Health Directors Association

Steve Steinberg, Mental Health Services Manager
Riverside County Department of Mental Health

Linne Stout, Bureau Chief
Resource Development & Training Bureau
California Department of Social Services

Tim Stringari, Coordinator
Human Services Program
College of San Mateo

Jolene Swain, Assistant Director
Field Education
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Narkesia Swanigan, Staff
Human Resources Project
California Mental Health Planning Council

Ronnie Swartz, Chair
Department of Social Work
Humboldt State University

Linda Tarke, Training Development Coordinator
Academy for Professional Excellence
San DiegoState University

Blanca Tavera, Faculty
School of Social Work
San Jose State University

Sarah Taylor, CalSWEC II Project Coordinator/Lecturer
Department of Social Work
California State University, East Bay

Susan Taylor, Coordinator
MHSA Training Department
School of Social Work
California State University, Sacrament

CaSonya Thomas, Interim Deputy Director
San Bernardino County
Department of Behavioral Health

Zoey Todd, Chief
Prevention, Education and Training
California Department of Mental Health

Toni Tully, Workforce Development Manager
Alameda County Behavioral Health Service

Harvey Tureck, Manager of Mental Health
City of Berkeley

Inna Tysoe
MHSA Workforce Education & Training
California Department of Mental Health

Ellen Walker, Program Executive
Zellerbach Family Foundation

Sabine Whipple, Project Director
Health & Human Services
California Institute of Mental Health

Patricia Lopez White
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Donna M. Wigand, Director
County Costa County Mental Health Division

Ginger Wilson, Director of Field Education
Department of Social Work
California State University, Los Angeles

Debbie Winters, Field Education Faculty
School of Social Welfare
University of Southern California

Janlee Wong, Executive Director
NASW, California Chapter

Marlene Wong, Assistant Dean/Director of Field Education
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

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Last updated: September 22, 2009