Our leadership team
Our Team
We are able to fulfill our mission with more than 400 experienced and multi-disciplinary professionals which include: Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recreation Therapists, Case Managers, Special Education Teachers, Behavior Specialists, Psychiatric Nurse, and Administrative/Support Personnel.
Board of Directors
Jeanette Ward
Chair | Community Advocate
Rick Pearson
Vice Chair | Cushman & Wakefield
Sam Bachstein, CPA
Treasurer | HCVT, LLP
Tarini Ramaprakash
Secretary | City National Bank
Joyce L. Barkin
Community Advocate
Pamela Blackman
Community Advocate
Sophia Bliziotis, Esq.
Vanaman German LLP
Melissa Broadwell
Matadors Community Credit Union
Linda Drescher
Community Advocate
Kathy Fergen
Community Advocate
Lisa M. C. Gooden, Esq.
Law Office of Lisa M.C. Gooden
Xiomara Flores-Holguin, MSW
CSUN, Department of Social Work
Kristen Mays, MBA
Environmental Contracting (ECC)
Ann McKeown
Community Advocate
Sari Scheer
Community Advocate
Ken Teasdale
Armanino LLP
Gary Terrasi
American Business Bank
Executive Leadership Team
Kathleen Welch-Torres, Ph.D.
President/CEO
Duc Tu, BS
Chief Financial Officer
Darren Takemoto, CPA
Vice President of Finance
Sheryl Lesner Kramer, LMFT
Vice President, Quality and Clinical Operations
Caroline Nersessian, LCSW
Vice President, Programs
Alpa Patel, MD
Medical Director
Mona Trevino
Vice President, Human Resources
Senior Leadership Team
Ruth Azrael, LCSW
Senior Director
Susan Hall-Marley, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Training
Sara Klausner, Psy.D.
Senior Director, QA/QI and Staff Development
Evy Lowe, LCSW
Senior Director, Outreach and Outpatient Treatment Services
Gilbert Munoz
Senior Director of Education | Northpoint School
Lisa Thompson-Boudreau, LCSW
Senior Director, Antelope Valley Services
Chris Tucker
Senior Director, Information Technology
Donna Venezio, LCSW
Senior Director, Community Resource Services