Board of Directors/Officers 2024 - 2026
President – Laura Beadles, LCSW, Director of Services, San Diego Youth Services
Vice President – Sergio Soto-Alvarez, LMFT, Supervising Director of Social Services, Neighborhood House Association
Treasurer – Celica Garcia-Plascencia, Vice President Development, TURN BHS
Secretary – Vanessa Arteaga, LMFT, Integrated Community Behavioral Health Director, Harmonium Inc.
Immediate Past President – Golby Rahimi Saylor, LMFT, Executive Director, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego
Children’s At-Large Representative – Aisha Pope, LCSW, Chief Programs Officer-Community Programs, San Diego Center for Children
Adult At-Large Representative – Mary Wheeler, LMFT, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations, CRF (Community Research Foundation)
TAY At-Large Representative - Joshua Zhang, LMFT, Mental Health Director, Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)
Health Care Policy At-Large Representative - John Laidlaw, LMFT, Director of Behavioral Health, OPSAM Health
Membership- Judi Holder, Director of Community and Youth Services, NAMI San Diego & Imperial Counties