Carl C. McCraven trained as an engineer at Howard University and was working in the aerospace industry in Los Angeles when he became Chairman of the Board of the new Pacoima Memorial Hospital.  The Community Mental Health Center was founded as part of the Hospital in 1966.  He earned a master’s degree in Health Sciences Administration and became an Associate Administrator of the Hospital.  In 1973, he became Executive Director of the Mental Health Center.  Eva S. McCraven was trained in Health Science and Psychology and became director of Health Education at the Pacoima Memorial Hospital.  When the hospital was forced to close in 1984, the McCravens salvaged the Community Mental Health Program and have continued to operate the Hillview Mental Health Center in their ethnically diverse low-income community.  They were particularly active in developing housing sites and programs for mentally ill offenders and for transitional age youth.  Eva became CEO in 2004 and Carl continued to serve as CFO until his death in 2012.

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