Mercy Behavioral Health Summit Speakers
MEET THE 2026
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Joe Avelino, RN, BSN, MHSA, CPHQ
CEO | College Medical Center Hospital
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Clayton Chau, M.D., Ph.D, MASL
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer | National Healthcare & Housing Advisors
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Gayani Desilva, M.D.
Behavioral Health Medical Director | San Bernardino County DBH
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Kalene Gilbert, L.C.S.W.
Mental Health Program Manager IV
LA County Dept. of Mental Health -
Michael Hunn
CEO | CalOptima Health
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Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM
Medical Director, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Hugo Izquierdo
Lead Data Analyst
Social Model Recovery Systems, Inc. -
Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, FAAFP
Director, Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention
LA County Dept. of Public Health -
Yun Hee Anna Lee, DSW, LCSW
Director of Innovation
Social Model Recovery Systems, Inc. -
Katherine Li, MBA
Section Manager, Integrated Health Initiatives
Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
LA County, Dept. of Public Health -
Vanessa Ramos, CYT
Senior Advisor
Disability Rights California -
Michelle Smith
Senior Behavioral Health Manager
OC Health Care Agency -
Susan Stone MD MPH FACEP FAAHPM
Senior Medical DirectorL.A. Care Health Plan
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Eddie Turner
Founder & Principal
Common Goal Consulting -
Ali Zadeh, MD
Chief Medical Officer
LANES -
Warren Yamashita, M.D.
Director of Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine | Harbor Community Health Centers
MBHS 2025 Speakers
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Jerry P. Abraham, M.D., MPH, CMQ
Director of Integration & Public Health | Kedren Health
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Eric Arimoto, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor | Long Beach MET Team
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Joe Avelino, RN, BSN, MHSA, CPHQ
CEO | College Medical Center Hospital
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Michael Brodsky, M.D.
Senior Medical Director, Community Health | L.A. Care Health Plan
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Lei Portugal Calloway
AOT Peer Team Lead | Telecare Corporation
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Jury Candelario, LCSW
Division Director | APAIT - a division of Special Service for Groups, Inc.
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Clayton Chau, M.D., Ph.D, MASL
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer | National Healthcare & Housing Advisors
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Gayani Desilva, M.D.
Behavioral Health Medical Director | San Bernardino County DBH
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Ebony Nicole Funches, DNP, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner III | Venice Family Clinic
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Anna Grauerholz, LMFT
(FCT) Clinical Supervisor | Masada Community Mental Health Services
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Steven Hochman, MD, MPH, AAHIVS
Medical Director of Street Medicine | AkidoCare, Los Angeles County
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Michael Hunn
CEO | CalOptima Health
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Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM
Medical Director, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Carmen Katsarov, LPCC, CCM
Executive Director, Behavioral Health Integration | CalOptima Health
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Steve Kim, L.C.S.W.
Executive Director | Project Kinship
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Alison King
Director of Health and Human Services | City of Long Beach
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Paul Leon, RN, BSN, PHN, FAAN
CEO | National Healthcare & Housing Advisors
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Aubree Lovelace, MFT
Division Chief, Countywide Engagement Division | LA County Department of Mental Health
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April McClellan, MS, LMFT
Director of FSP | Masada
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Shayan Rab, M.D.
Associate Medical Director | LA County Department of Mental Health
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Amrita Rai
Clinical Director, Community Behavioral Health | Inland Empire Health Plan
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Kaitlyn Wagner, MSOL
Implementation Director | Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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Noah Warren
Partner & Business Development Director | Roots Through Recovery
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Lisa M. Whittington, MS, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy | USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Warren Yamashita, M.D.
Director of Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine | Harbor Community Health Centers
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Glareh “Gigi” Zanganeh, MSW
Homeless Court Coordinator | City Prosecutor’s Office, Long Beach