Roy Marshall is President and CEO of the San Fernando Valley Child and Family Guidance Center, a multisite mental health center which provides services to vulnerable and at-risk children and their families in the San Fernando and Antelope Valleys. Mr. Marshall grew up in Encino; his parents were members of the group that founded the […]
Mrs. Stella March was an early founder and organizer of NAMI in California. She graduated from Hunter College, worked with the Red Cross in the Pacific in World War II, organizing shows for the troops, and as an advertising and radio copywriter in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Her son’s illness sparked her involvement […]
Ron Schraiber is a longtime consumer activist leader in California. He had his initial encounter with the mental health system as a graduate student at UC Irvine, followed by experiences in several different cities. He began reading Thomas Szasz’ work, which appealed to him, and founded a client group which he named CAPABLE – Citizens […]
Carol S. Hood earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of California and her Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, before joining the California State Department of Mental Health’s Systems of Care Division in 1988. She managed the State’s effort to shift Medicaid mental health services to a managed care system in the 1990’s, […]
Russell “Rusty” Selix, J.D., was one of the most important advocates for increased funding and innovation in the California mental health system in recent years. He attended Northwestern University and earned his law degree at the University of California at Davis, before becoming a policy advocate. After working as the deputy city attorney for the […]
Lisa Wong originally planned to become a physician but became fascinated by psychology in medical school and instead chose a career in social work. During twenty-three years at Downtown Mental Health Center, she saw many change in the Skid Row area. At the time of the interview, she was Clinical Program Head for the Wellness, […]
Stacy Williams is a nurse with a Master’s in Health Administration. She finished her graduate degree just as the DMH clinics were beginning to transform under MHSA, which she saw as an exciting opportunity. After serving as head of Crisis Resolution at Downtown Mental Health Center, and later of the Wellness and CalWORKS programs there, […]
Suzane Wilbur received her master’s degree in nursing in 1983 and led mental health crisis units at Metropolitan State Hospital, at the Skid Row Mental Health Center (now Downtown Mental Health Center), and at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. In 1991, she worked with Dr. J.R. Elpers and the South Bay Chapter of NAMI to set up […]
Dan E. Weisburd is a distinguished writer, producer, director, story editor, publisher, and corporate executive who has worked for over 50 years in the motion picture, television, and educational media industries. In 1980, Dan’s eldest son David was diagnosed with schizophrenia while attending Harvard University. Frustrated by the difficulty of getting quality care for David, […]
Cathy Warner was named Deputy Director of the Adult System of Care for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) in 2008. Ms. Warner earned her Masters’ in Social Work from San Diego State and undertook diverse responsibilities during her career at DMH, running programs for adults with HIV and serving as the […]