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2007-2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Title Name Association
Executive Committee
President Peter Schroeder California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care
President - Elect Vacant  
Chair, Public Policy John Van Aken MHA, Santa Barbara
Immediate Past President Ramona Davis MHA Alameda
Secretary-Treasurer Susan Gallagher MHA Sacramento

Members at Large
CEO and President Richard Van Horn MHALA
Former Mental Health Director Areta Crowell MHALA
Former State Legislator Scott Baugh Orange County
Executive Director Steve Bischoff MHA, Alameda
Mental Health Advisory Board Karen Bridges Alameda County
Former State Legislator Bruce Bronzan Fresno County
Superintendent Dave Gordon Sacramento County Office of Education
Retired Psychiatrist J.R. Elpers, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles and Orange Counties
Consumer Advocate Steve Leoni State Department of Mental Health
Executive Director Betsy Pfromm Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
Chapter Representative Mary Evelyn Bryden MHA Orange County
Parent Advocate Karen Hart United Advocates for Children of California (UACC)

Chapters Director
MHA, Alameda Steve Bischoff
MHA, Central Valley David Weikel
MHA, Los Angeles Richard Van Horn
MHA, Orange Jeff Thrash
MHA, Sacramento Susan Gallagher
MHA, San Diego Scott Suckow
MHA, San Francisco Belinda Lyons
MHA, San Luis Obispo Jill Bolster-White
MHA, Santa Barbara Annmarie Cameron
MHA, Ventura Marika Collins