Board of Directors

Officers of the Board

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Jeffrey Jamerson

President

Jeffrey Jamerson, Board President

Jeffrey L. Jamerson, Ph.D. Is the Vice President of Programs and Services at Aviva Family & Children’s Services in Los Angeles. He has more than 25 years of experience, serving Children and Families in various capacities and currently oversees Aviva’s direct service areas, which include Supportive Housing for Women and Children, Foster and Adoption, Mental Health Services, and Crisis Intervention.

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Jolene Treadaway

President Elect

Jolene Treadway, President Elect

Jolene is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, operating in the private non-profit sector. She has experience in rural non-profit leadership, community engagement, Medi-Cal service delivery system, fund development, and local and statewide advocacy.

Her passion includes improving delivery systems, building creative teams who work with individuals to find their path through recovery, helping them create lasting changes, and applying the tools they adopt to help others through advocacy, peer counseling, and therapeutic service programming.

She is currently the Clinical Director of Client Services with Redwood Community Services Inc (RCS), where she has worked in various leadership roles over the last decade. She is an alumnus of California State University Long Beach.

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Tanya McCullom

Past President

Tanya McCullom, Past President

Tanya McCullom is a Program Specialist for the Office of Family Empowerment at Alameda County Behavioral Health Care. She has been working in children’s public behavioral health for over 15 years as a family member. She has worked across the children’s system of care from early childhood to transition-aged youth. Prior to joining the Office of Family Empowerment, Tanya worked for a non-profit, family-run organization as a Family Partner and later the Program Director of the Family Partnership Program in Alameda County. Tanya, along with the Office of Family Empowerment, provide technical assistance to parent/caregivers, providers and other community members on working together in the best interest of children and youth. Tanya looks forward to continuing to speak up on behalf of parents, caregivers, children and youth across the state.

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Steve Elson

Treasurer

Steve Elson, Treasurer

Steve Elson is an independent consultant helping mission-driven nonprofit organizations build capacity, develop new lines of business, improve service performance, strengthen Board knowledge and skills, and create strategies/plans in sync with community needs and market trends. 

Steve’s career includes thirty-five years’ experience in executive leadership of organizations providing mental health and residential services to children and youth with complex trauma and/or presenting challenging and disruptive behavioral/emotional issues. Steve was the founding director of Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families in Ventura County and served as CEO for 26 years.  Prior to that he was the executive director of Sycamores in Pasadena.  He holds a doctorate in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. 

Steve has been actively involved in all significant public policy initiatives affecting child welfare and children’s mental health in California.  Industry leadership includes serving on the Board of five state-wide and one national association.  He served as President of each of these six associations.  

A member of the CMHACY Board of Directors for many years, Steve has served as President and is currently the Treasurer. 

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Veronica Coates

Secretary

Veronica Coates, Secretary

Veronica Coates is an Assistant Superintendent for a rural Northern California Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) and feels inspired and humbled to serve in a leadership position for students with disabilities. Prior to being a SELPA Administrator, she held other leadership positions in special education. She was one of the first ERMHS coordinators after the passage of AB 114 and assisted in building a model school-based mental health program. Her origin in education is as a school psychologist and is proud to always go back to this foundation. Veronica is passionate about serving students with risk factors and ensuring that the educational systems and processes are safe and positive for youth and families. Veronica’s passion and heart is to be a strong equity leader and she continues to work on learning and listening. Veronica is the proud parent to Holden and Destiny and partner to Jesse. When she is not working she is often on the pool deck watching her son competitively swim!

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Directors

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Angela Brand

Angela Brand

Angela Brand (she/her) is a dedicated behavioral health professional with experience in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors.  She has extensive experience in providing team leadership, community engagement, coalition building, programming, advocacy, and training with a focus on working across systems and structures between the state and local level.

As a parent and consumer advocate, her passion includes working with individuals, families, and youth to support dynamic and meaningful involvement in all aspects and levels of decision-making to improve access to care through community-based and recovery-focused programs that are reflective of and responsive to the needs of diverse populations.

She is currently the Associate Project Director with the Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) TA Center with the Center for Applied Research Solutions. She has previously held positions at NAMI California, Mental Health America California, the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and United Advocates for Children and Families. She holds a degree in Sociology from Arizona State University, with emphasis on how the intersection of race, class, sexuality, and gender impact social justice issues.

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Mary Bush

Mary Bush

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Joymara Coleman

Joymara Coleman

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Elizabeth Engelken

Elizabeth Engelken

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Dominique-Eugene

Dominique Eugene

Dominique Eugene

Dr. Dominique Eugene is a Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor, a Certified Trauma Specialist, and an Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist.  Dr. Eugene has focused her practice in the areas of children, family, and community well-being. Her current research interest focuses on female perpetrators of intimate partner violence with a history of childhood maltreatment. Residing in Monterey County, she is a multicultural clinician whose research and treatment reflect her background and interests. 

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Tony Kildare

Tony Kildare

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Robert Layne

Robert Layne

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Matthew Patterson

Matthew Patterson

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Peter Stoll

Peter Stoll

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Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang

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Staff

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Marty Giffin

Marty Giffin, Staff

Marty Giffin has worked as a clinical psychologist, in the field of children’s behavioral health, for over 35 years. He has experience at the practice, program and policy levels, serving in the roles of clinician, supervisor, administrator and executive director. Marty has been a leader at the county, state and federal levels in developing the Children’s System of Care.

Marty was a past president of California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth (CMHACY) for 18 years. He is currently staff to CMHACY as the Special Projects Officer.

Marty is a parent with lived experience as his daughter was born with Cerebral Palsy and is challenged with significant mental health issues.

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Friends of the Board

Tonya Bauhofer
Lisa Bertaccini
Maureen Burness
Sriya Chilla
Marika Collins
Carolyn Cooper
Nhgia Do
Elizabeth A. Estes
Danielle Gabrei Mole
Marty Giffin
Laura Heintz
Steve Hornberger
Shelley Lopez
Dave Neilsen
Nancy Netherland
Gina Perez
Rick Saletta
Mike Schertell
Jay Scoffield
Nancy Shea
Chezia Tarleton
Lynn Thull
Lorraine Viade
Rich Weisgal