Taylor, Harry
Harry Taylor, PhD, is the Clinical Program Head at Palmdale Mental Health Center in the Antelope Valley. Transcript
Sylvann, Brook
Brook Sylvann, a theater, film and television actor and comedy host, leads the Improv Comedy Group at Edelman Mental Health Center. Transcript
Steinberg, Darrell
Darrell Steinberg has been the President pro Tempore of the California State Senate since 2008. Steinberg worked as an employee rights attorney for the California State Employees Association, an Administrative Law Judget, and a mediator before beginning his career in public service by serving on the Sacramento City Council from 1992 to 1998. Steinberg served […]
Southard, Marvin
Marvin Southard earned his MSW at UC Berkeley and his DSW at UCLA. He served as Director of Clinical Services at El Centro Human Services Corporation in East LA for seven years and as Director of Mental Health in Kern County for five years, prior to being appointed Director of the Los Angeles County Department […]
Sofro, Victoria
Victoria Sofro grew up in Northern California and attended USC School of Social Work, where she was certified in psychosocial rehab counseling. She had her first exposure to people with mental illness in her early twenties through taking care of a family member. She later worked as an art therapist for a group called the […]
Mayberg, Stephen
Stephen Mayberg, PhD, retired as Director of the California Department of Mental Health in December 2010, after serving in this capacity for more than 17 years. During his tenure, he embarked on an ambitious agenda that included major initiatives to reform the mental health system. These reforms reflected changes based on programmatic research, and program […]
Sheppard, Gloria
Gloria Sheppard is Mental Health Clinical Program Head at the American Indian Counseling Center in Cerritos, California. Transcript
Wengerd, Jerry
Jerry Wengerd first worked in a psychiatric hospital as a conscientious objector and found his true calling there. He earned his master’s degree summa cum laude from California State University Fresno in 1975. Wengerd served as Director of Mental Health in Mariposa County (1980-88) and in Fresno County (1988-2005), where he was also Director of […]
Sheehe, John
John Sheehe is the Co-Occurring Disorders System-wide Coordinator for LAC-DMH, part of the Office of the Medical Director. He earned his BA at San Francisco State and spent several years in the airline industry before returning to school to become certified as a Chemical Dependency Counselor and then to complete a Master’s in Social Work […]
Hood, Carol
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, […]