2023-2024
Board Officers

Toni Navarro
President

Antonette “Toni” Navarro, LMFT, is the Director of Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Health Wellness with over 35 years of experience in community behavioral health in California. In her prior role (from 2008-2021) she served as an executive for the Tri-City Mental Health Authority, a Joint Powers Authority providing outpatient specialty mental health services to the cities of Claremont, La Verne, and Pomona, CA. Toni has been a Governing Board Member of CBHDA since 2014.

Joe Hallett
Secretary-Treasurer

Joe Hallett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been involved in the human services field for over 14 years. With most of his experience focusing on the Behavioral Health field, he has held multiple roles over the years including being a direct service provider, Program Manager, independent contractor, and since February 2022, the Behavioral Health Director for Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency. For the last decade, Joe has been extensively involved in local Behavioral Health Policy Work and Initiatives, and has been dedicated to implementing and strengthening systems of care in rural communities.

 

Dr. Jei Africa President-Elect

Dr. Jei Africa PsyD, MSCP, CATC-V, FACHE, is the Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services for San Mateo County. Prior to his current role, he served as the Assistant Director of Human Services Agency, Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services for Marin County, and the Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity within San Mateo County Health. Dr. Africa, the first openly transgender county behavioral health director in the United States, is passionate about integrating effective culturally responsive practices into the core functioning of County health services. He has led efforts to expand community outreach and treatment services to underserved communities, including expanding the continuum of care for justice-involved clients and opening the first multi-disciplinary behavioral health LGBTQ+ community center in San Mateo County.  

Ryan Quist
Past President

Ryan Quist, Ph.D., is the Behavioral Health Director in Sacramento County. His focus is on mental health and substance abuse services for the homeless population, criminal justice population, and bolstering the crisis continuum of care to prevent psychiatric hospitalizations. For children’s services, he is dedicated to promoting field-based and school-based services and collaborating to support the foster youth and probation populations.

 

MEMBERSHIP

CBHDA represents the behavioral health directors from each of California’s 58 counties and two cities. Below is a listing of these counties as well as contact information.

ALAMEDA COUNTY

Karyn Tribble PsyD, LCSW
2000 Embarcadero Cove, Suite 400
Oakland, California 94606
https://www.acbhcs.org/

ALpine County

Nichole Williamson
75 A Diamond Valley Road
Markleeville, CA 96120
https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/192/Behavioral-Health-Services

AMADOR COUNTY

Melissa Cranfill, LCSW
10877 Conductor Blvd. Suite #300
Sutter Creek CA 95685
https://www.amadorgov.org/services/behavioral-health

BERKELEY CITY

Jeffrey Buell
2180 Milvia St
Berkeley, CA 94704
https://twitter.com/cityofberkeley

BUTTE COUNTY

Scott Kennelly, LCSW
3217 Cohasset Road
Chico, CA 95973
https://www.buttecounty.net/behavioralhealth/

CALAVERAS COUNTY

Wendy Alt
509 East St. Charles Street
San Andreas, CA 95249
https://mentalhealth.calaverasgov.us/

COLUSA COUNTY

Tony Hobson, PhD
162 E Carson Street
Colusa, CA 95932
Behavioral Health | Colusa County, CA - Official Website (countyofcolusa.org)

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Suzanne K. Tavano, PHN, PhD
1340 Arnold Drive Suite 200
Martinez, CA 94553
https://cchealth.org/bhs/

DEL NORTE COUNTY

Ranell Brown, MSML, IPMA-SCP
880 Northcrest Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
https://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/departments/BehavioralHealth

EL DORADO COUNTY

Nicole Ebrahimi-Nuyken, LMFT
768 Pleasant Valley Rd., Suite 201
Diamond Springs, CA 95619
https://www.edcgov.us/Government/MentalHealth

FRESNO COUNTY

Susan Holt
1925 E. Dakota Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702
https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/Site-Features/Contact-Us

GLENN COUNTY

Joe Hallett, LCSW
242 North Villa Ave.
Willows, CA 95988
https://www.countyofglenn.net/dept/health-human-services/behavioral-health/welcome

HUMBOLDT COUNTY

Emi Botzler-Rodgers, MFT
720 Wood St.
Eureka, CA 95501
https://humboldtgov.org/329/Behavioral-Health

IMPERIAL COUNTY

Leticia Plancarte-Garcia
202 N. 8th Street
El Centro, CA 92243
https://bhs.imperialcounty.org/

INYO COUNTY

Anna Scott
1360 North Main Street
Suite 124
Bishop, CA93514
https://www.inyocounty.us/behavioral-health

KERN COUNTY

Alison Burrowes
P. O. Box 1000
Bakersfield, CA 93301
https://www.kernbhrs.org/

KINGS COUNTY

Lisa Lewis, PhD
1400 W. Lacey Boulevard
Hanford, CA  93230
http://www.kcbh.org/

LAKE COUNTY

Elise Jones, MA
P. O. Box 1024
Lucerne, CA 95458
https://www.lakecountyca.gov/173/Behavioral-Health-Services

LASSEN COUNTY

Tiffany Armstrong
555 Hospital Lane
Susanville, CA 96130
https://www.lassencounty.org/dept/behavioral-health/behavioral-health

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Lisa Wong, PsyD
550 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, 90020
https://dmh.lacounty.gov/

MADERA COUNTY

Christine Doss
P. O. Box 1288
Madera, CA 93637
https://www.maderacounty.com/government/behavioral-health-services

MARIN COUNTY

Todd Schirmer, PhD CCHP
20 North San Pedro Road
Suite 2021
San Rafael, CA 94903
https://www.marinbhrs.org/

MARIPOSA COUNTY

Kristina Kehely, PhD
P. O. Box 99
Mariposa, CA 95338
https://www.mariposacounty.org/250/Behavioral-Health-Recovery-Services

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Jenine Miller, PsyD
1120 S. Dora Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
https://www.mendocinocounty.org/departments/behavioral-health-and-recovery-services

MERCED COUNTY

Kimiko Vang, DSW, LCSW
P. O. Box 2087
Merced, CA 95341
https://www.countyofmerced.com/directory.aspx?did=56

MODOC COUNTY

Dolores Navarro Turner, LCSW & Stacy Sphar, DNP, PMHNP-BC
441 N. Main St.
Alturas, CA 96101
https://behavioralhealth.co.modoc.ca.us/

MONO COUNTY

Robin Roberts, LMFT
P. O. Box 2619
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
https://monocounty.ca.gov/behavioral-health

MONTEREY COUNTY

Melanie Rhodes, LMFT, LPCC, CCISM
1270 Natividad Road
Salinas, CA 93906-3198
https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/behavioral-health/bh-home

NAPA COUNTY

Cassandra Eslami, LMFT
2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive
Napa, CA 94559
https://www.countyofnapa.org/3282/Mental-Health

NAPA COUNTY (AOD)
2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive
Napa, CA 94559
https://www.countyofnapa.org/160/Alcohol-Drug-Services

NEVADA COUNTY

Phebe Bell, MSW
500 Crown Point Circle
Suite 120
Grass Valley, CA 95945
https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/430/Behavioral-Health

ORANGE COUNTY

Ian Kemmer, LMFT
405 W. 5th Street, Room 726
Santa Ana, CA 92701
https://www.ochealthinfo.com/services-programs/mental-health-crisis-recovery/mental-health

PLACER COUNTY

Amy Ellis, MFT
11512 B Avenue, DeWitt Center
Auburn, CA 95603
https://www.placer.ca.gov/2166/Mental-Health-Services

PLUMAS COUNTY

Sharon Sousa, LMFT
270 County Hospital Rd., Suite 109
Quincy, CA 95971
https://www.plumascounty.us/87/Behavioral-Health

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Matthew Chang, MD
4095 County Circle Drive
Riverside, CA 92503
https://www.rcdmh.org/

SACRAMENTO COUNTY

Ryan Quist, PhD
7001 A East Parkway, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95823-2501
https://dhs.saccounty.gov/BHS/Pages/BHS-Home.aspx

SAN BENITO COUNTY

Dana Edgull, LCSW
1131 San Felipe Road
Sacramento, CA 95823-2501
https://www.cosb.us/departments/behavioral-health

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

Georgina Yoshioka, DSW, MBA, LCSW
303 E. Vanderbilt Way
San Bernardino, CA 92415
https://wp.sbcounty.gov/dbh/

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Luke Bergmann, PhD
3255 Camino Del Rio South, MS: P531C
Hollister, CA 95023
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/hhsa/programs/bhs/

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

Hillary Kunins, MD, MPH, MS
1380 Howard Street, Room 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
https://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/oservices/mentalHlth/CBHS/default.asp

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

Genevieve Valentine, LMFT
1212 N. California Street
Stockton, CA 95202
https://www.sjcbhs.org/

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

Star Graber, PhD, LMFT
2180 Johnson Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Health-Agency/Behavioral-Health.aspx

SAN MATEO COUNTY

Jei Africa, PsyD, MSCP, CATC-V, FACHE
2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 235
San Mateo, CA 94403
https://www.smchealth.org/bhrs

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Toni Navarro, LMFT
300 N. San Antonio Rd., Bldg. 3
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
https://www.countyofsb.org/274/Behavioral-Wellness

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Sherri Terao, EdD
828 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95128
https://bhsd.sccgov.org/home

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Karen Kern, MPA
P. O. Box 962
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
https://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/BehavioralHealth.aspx

SHASTA COUNTY

Christy Coleman
1313 Yuba Street
Redding, CA 96001
https://www.shastacounty.gov/

SIERRA COUNTY

Sheryll Prinz-McMillian
P. O. Box 265
Loyalton, CA 96118
https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/181/Behavioral-Health

SISKIYOU COUNTY

Sarah Collard, PhD
2060 Campus Drive
Yreka, CA 96097
https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/behavioralhealth

SOLANO COUNTY

Emery Cowan, LPCC, LMHC
275 Beck Avenue
Fairfield, CA 94533
https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/mhs/default.asp

SONOMA COUNTY

Jan Cobaleda-Kegler, MA, PsyD
2227 Capricorn Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/behavioral-health

STANISLAUS COUNTY

Tony Vartan, LCSW
800 Scenic Drive
Modesto, CA 95350
https://www.stancounty.com/bhrs/

TEHAMA COUNTY

Natalie Shepard
1850 Walnut Street
Red Bluff, CA 96080
https://www.tehamacohealthservices.net/services/behavioral-health-services/

TRI-CITY MH CENTER

Ontson Placide
2001 N. Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA 91767
https://www.tricitymhs.org/

TRINITY COUNTY

Connie Cessna Smith, MPA
P. O. Box 1640
Weaverville, CA 96093
https://www.trinitycounty.org/Behavioral-Health

TULARE COUNTY

Natalie Bolin, DSW, LCSW
5957 S. Mooney Boulevard
Visalia, CA 93277
https://tchhsa.org/eng/mental-health/

TUOLUMNE COUNTY

Tami Mariscal
2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/220/Behavioral-Health

VENTURA COUNTY

Loretta Denering, DrPH, MS
1911 Williams Drive, Suite 200
Oxnard, CA 93036
https://www.vcbh.org/en/

YOLO COUNTY

Tony Kildare
137 N. Cottonwood Street, Suite 2500
Woodland, CA 95695
https://www.yolocounty.org/government/general-government-departments/health-human-services/mental-health